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Practive-Based learning in LIS education: An overview of current trends

Huggins, Sujin

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https://hdl.handle.net/2142/98548

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Title
Practive-Based learning in LIS education: An overview of current trends
Author(s)
Huggins, Sujin
Issue Date
2017
Keyword(s)
  • Practice-Based learning
  • Library and Information Science (LIS) education
  • Library and Information Science
Abstract
Practice-based learning (PBL) has been a staple of the preservice curricula of Library and Information Science (LIS) programs. While the status/importance of PBL continues to be debated in LIS education in the United States, an increasing number of programs offer these experiences to their students in the form of practicums, internships, fieldwork, service learning, or community-based projects. This article will look at the most recent statistical data on fieldwork experiences offered by LIS schools and examine the ways in which these practical experiences are organized and infused throughout the curricula. While the focus will be programs accredited by the American Library Association in the United States, reference will be made to international curricula where applicable.
Publisher
John Hopkins University Press
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/98548
DOI
10.1353/lib.2017.0025
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Copyright 2017 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

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Library Trends 66 (1) Summer 2017: Practice-Based Learning in LIS Education: Conventions and Innovation PRIMARY
Practice-Based Learning in LIS Education: Conventions and Innovation Sujin Huggins, Issue Editor