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Ed Cortez, PhD
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School of Information Sciences
University of Tennessee
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From: Michael Seadle <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thursday, December 19, 2013 7:19 AM
To: ischools Deans <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: [Ideans] IFLA - SET History - Please forward as appropriate

Dear colleagues,

the Section on Education and Training  (SET) of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) is preparing a history as part of its 40th anniversary. Since some iSchools grew out of library programs, the call may interest some of your faculty (or doctoral students). Please see below.

Best wishes … Michael

Section on Education and Training (SET) Celebrates its 40th Anniversary
 
Over the past few decades, the Section for Education and Training (SET) has supported and enhancedlibrary and information science (LIS) education and training based on research and professional practice on an international scale to encourage collaboration and development across the profession.
 
In 2014, SET will be celebrating its 40th anniversary in two parts:
 
1) An off-site summit as part of the 2014 IFLA World Library and Information Conference in Lyon
2) A 40th anniversary book to be published in 2015 featuring historical chapters and insights into the future of LIS education and training
 
The summit will be a special one-day off-site session at the 2014 IFLA conference and will address SET’s history and future by creating a collaborative forum for critical discussion. Components of the event includes panels, keynotes, and Ignite sessions (see Call for Proposals).
 
The goal of the anniversary book (see Call for Book Chapters) will be to examine the past 40 years of SET’s history and its role in LIS education and training as well as to make future projections of LIS education and training in 2050. The book will include both historical chapters examining lessons learned over the past 40 years as well as position papers addressing key issues of LIS education and training. Some potential thematic issues the book will address are the integration of hands-on knowledge, reputation of the LIS profession, how the library of the future might look and how to prepare LIS students for it, and future research in LIS.
 
More details regarding the celebration activities are forthcoming (see http://www.ifla.org/set).For more information, please contact Clara Chu, [log in to unmask], or Michael Seadle, [log in to unmask].