[Asis-l] Interested in strong LIS education? 2017 IFLA Open Session, 24 August 2017

[Keren Dali]

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Contribute to building strong LIS education. Save this date and time at the
2017 IFLA WLIC: Thursday, 24 August 2017 (10h45-12h45)

The LIS Education in Developing Countries SIG, Education and Training and
Library Theory and Research Sections will jointly present an Open Session on
Thursday, 24 August 2017 (10h45-12h45) at the 2017 IFLA World Library and
Information Congress, Wroclaw, Poland, 19-25 August 2017.  (Congress
website:   <http://2017.ifla.org/> http://2017.ifla.org/)

The Open Session is titled Building Strong LIS Education: Work-In-Progress
and Critical Engagement and aims to:

*  present findings from a first international survey on qualification
requirements (education, certification, individual credentialing system) for
library and information 'professional' practice toward a better
understanding of the equivalence of credentials and the role of LIS
education;

*  critically engage participants in the implications of similarities and
differences among countries for transferability or reciprocity of
professional qualifications; and,

*  map the way forward for the next steps in building strong international
LIS education, based on the exploratory study conducted.

Input from the Open Session will inform the development of a white paper on
Building Strong LIS Education that will be presented at the 2018 ALISE
Conference.  Be part of this exciting space in international LIS education.



 

 

Keren Dali, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor

School of Library & Information Studies

University of Alberta

3-05 Rutherford South

Edmonton, Alberta

Canada T6G 2J4

https://kerendali.wordpress.com/ 

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Keren_Dali 

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