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Teaching Library Science: Aspects of Effectiveness in Academic Life

Teaching Library Science: Aspects of Effectiveness in Academic Life G.E. GORMAN The Educator in a Tertiary Setting In 1980 Ralph Conant completed bis important review of library science education in the United States, including in it a set of proposals for reform of the System. These substantial proposals, many of which have profoundly affected the educational provisions for librarians in the last few years, include some attention to the ideal qualities of library science educators. According to Conant, the teaching staff in a library science programme should combine the following traits: 1. 2. 3. 4. a distinguished background in librarianship and/or scholarly work, mastery of the several areas of librarianship, proven effectiveness in instruction, ability to apply theory to practice and to encourage in students a conceptual approach to problem solving, 5. skill in utilizing libraries äs laboratories for instructional purposes. [1] Now, Conant does not set down the ways in which these traits are to be measured, but some of them can be evaluated fairly objectively. Thus "distinguished background" can be looked at in terms of degrees and where earned, places and levels of employment, publications, awards and honours. "Mastery of the several areas of librarianship" can best be determined in part by looking at the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Libri - International Journal of Libraries and Information Services de Gruyter

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de Gruyter
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Copyright © 2009 Walter de Gruyter
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0024-2667
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1865-8423
DOI
10.1515/libr.1988.38.4.297
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G.E. GORMAN The Educator in a Tertiary Setting In 1980 Ralph Conant completed bis important review of library science education in the United States, including in it a set of proposals for reform of the System. These substantial proposals, many of which have profoundly affected the educational provisions for librarians in the last few years, include some attention to the ideal qualities of library science educators. According to Conant, the teaching staff in a library science programme should combine the following traits: 1. 2. 3. 4. a distinguished background in librarianship and/or scholarly work, mastery of the several areas of librarianship, proven effectiveness in instruction, ability to apply theory to practice and to encourage in students a conceptual approach to problem solving, 5. skill in utilizing libraries äs laboratories for instructional purposes. [1] Now, Conant does not set down the ways in which these traits are to be measured, but some of them can be evaluated fairly objectively. Thus "distinguished background" can be looked at in terms of degrees and where earned, places and levels of employment, publications, awards and honours. "Mastery of the several areas of librarianship" can best be determined in part by looking at the

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Libri - International Journal of Libraries and Information Services – de Gruyter

Published: Jan 1, 1988

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