Greetings,
Now we are going to look at programs for the high school graduate.
(WHATT?? Yes, it is a program for these folks sponsored by the American
Library Assn.) Read on.
In this thread, we have covered the lead-up to the requirement for the
Masters degree for the well-fought for and earned designation of a
"professional librarian" from a historical perspective. Those mentioned
are great resources.
Yes, we are leading up to a taxonomy of educational principles and
strategies for LIS education for the worker in some kind of institution or
society, from high school through the doctorate. I carefully distinguish
between what the consumer of information needs to know, from what the
individual person who claims to KNOW that the consumer of these
information resources needs to know, and presumes to instruct them (the
latter being LIS people, information professionals, or whatever). All of
these exist programs exist today.
We have looked at undergraduate components to some sort of degree for a
librarian. We have looked at community college contributions to some sort
of instruction and knowledge base for those in that setting as Dr. Mrs.
Joe Biden asks us to do.
We can assume knowledge in this audience about master's programs, and PhD
programs.
We have not looked at undergraduate programs for the general
undergraduate student in LIS issues, such as evaluating information
resources.
I must add to the mix programs prepared for high school students and
graduates. I call your attention to
http://ala-apa.org/lssc/
the American Library Assn / Library Support Staff Certification program,
sponsored by the ALA-APA (Allied professional Association).
I had never heard of this organization until a few days ago.
I note their competency sets at
http://ala-apa.org/lssc/for-candidates/competency-sets/
(I'm avoiding being snarky about wishing that Master's students had
these)
I note their info about course providers at
http://ala-apa.org/lssc/for-course-providers/
(Don't have to have much re academic qualifications)
I note approved courses at
http://ala-apa.org/lssc/for-course-providers/
(I looked at
http://ce.fresno.edu/cpd/ParaProfessional/coursedetails.aspx?courseCode=LIB-77
as an IT course, it is not so bad or inadequate. At least it covers
assistive technologies. I invite graduate teachers to look at these
syllabii and comment.
Most of the links to approved courses take you to an
institution/enrollment page, and not the actual syllabus itself. This
makes it hard to evaluate these courses.
But the point here is that there is an LIS educational system in LIS
designed for high school graduates. Sponsored by the ALA. I had no idea
it existed until a few days ago. I can't tell who is teaching the courses
because the links are just e-mail addresses to non-descript addresses with
no web pages or accountability.
Based on the examination of one course only, I don't see much
difference between this high-school level course and one that could be
offered at a graduate level. Again, I can't get to the actual syllabi
for other courses.
We as a discussion group continue to work on the taxonomy of LIS
educational programs and opportunities offered by institutions of higher
learning and certified by professional associations such as ALA. Workshops
sponsored by conferences and the like don't count in this analysis.
Interesting problem/discussion.
--gw
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Gretchen Whitney, PhD, Retired
School of Information Sciences
University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA [log in to unmask]
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