RSS - Comments.ĭavid Lankes challenges librarians, and library staff, not to be passive as change occurs in the profession. This starter kit will present case studies from a wide variety of settings including: public, federal, and academic libraries library vendors and, of course, the LIS research and education community.RSS - Posts. As part of this effort, project researchers are seeking input from library and information science LIS faculty and students on how participatory concepts can be integrated into curricula and to identify ongoing related research. Participatory librarians approach their work as facilitators of conversation. Since libraries are in the knowledge business they are, therefore, in the conversation business - in both the digital and physical worlds. Simply put, participatory librarianship recasts library and library practice from the fundamental concept that knowledge is created through conversation.
It also leads to a spate of new services and functions that are sometimes awkward to integrate into existing research, operations and curricula. However, these dynamic forces also lead to confusion and conflict. New technologies, new practices, and new theories are the sign of an active field. Springfield, IL.Abstract: The library landscape is constantly in flux. Please help in preparing our communities for better libraries.
So consider this a call for crowd sourcing.
These resources will include online learning events for library decision makers, a physical and digital workbook, and an ongoing series of engagements to advocate for greater community focus and involvement in libraries. Since that time thousands have used the book to start conversations, teach students, do board development, and even shape director and dean searches. Future of Librarianship: From Dos to Discovery I put together this short video to try and answer those questions. Is this an act of politics? This video has French captioning. Libraries as Platforms of World Domination from R. Special thanks to Cheryl Gould for sharing her facilitation methods. This session wraps in 9 states to work on the issue. Making community expertise a direct part of what the library offers - what the library is is not only possible, but essential. Abstract: Integrating the community into the collection is not a gimmick or a fad.