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professionalism
the best thing I learned at library school:
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what does professionalism mean?
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a qualification?
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a job?
an identity?
a community of practice?
an attitude?
a way of working?
a performance?
an experience for Library users?
is it...
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what I learned about professionalism in library school
inclusiveuniversal
accountablepositive impact
high professional standards
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“Librarianship doesn’t need professionals”
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vulnerability, emotional intelligence, authenticity, empathy and risk-taking
Vs. “professionalism”, conformity, etc.
(Sullivan, 2016)
how should an information professional be?
“... keep your head up, pay attention, ask questions, make waves. Take responsibility for the outcome of your work. Create new services, tweak old ones, push forward...”
(Mazar, 2016)
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“Librarianship is, in its very essence, an ethical activity embodying a value-rich approach to professional work with information” (IFLA, 2012)
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“...obliges librarians and other information workers to develop a principled critique of
relevant law and to be prepared to advise and, if appropriate, advocate the improvement of both
the substance and administration of laws” (IFLA, 2012)
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the value of informationlibrary licensing and criminal laws
(Sims, 2011)
LAI code of professional practice
professionalismimpartiality
integrity
“....requires judgement within the context of each different situation” [email protected]
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#critlib
“...is the inflection of critical theory in library and information science”(Garcia, 2015)
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#critlib“...the development of critical thinking, information literacy, and lifelong learning skills in students, as well as engagement with diversity, information ethics, access to information, commodification of information, labor, academic freedom, human rights, engaged citizenry, and neoliberalism”(Garcia, 2015)
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promote academic/intellectual freedom
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develop a teaching philosophy
Used by permission of the University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin. [email protected]
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What are elements of effective learning environments?How should teaching be conducted to facilitate the learning
process?What is the student's role in this process?
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librarianship is a politically-charged profession; abandon neutrality!
(Gregory and Higgins, 2013)
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Qualifications & experience
Engagement with:Codes of ethics and professional practice
(IFLA, LAI, CILIP, ALA)Critical librarianship
Community of practice – committees and conferences
what makes us information professionals?
ReferencesALA. (2008, January 22). Code of ethics of the American library association. Retrieved February 7, 2016, from
http://www.ala.org/advocacy/proethics/codeofethics/codeethics
CILIP. (2015, December 16). Code of professional practice. Retrieved February 7, 2016, from http://www.cilip.org.uk/about/ethics/code-professional-practice
Danner, R. A., & Bintliff, B. (2006). Academic freedom issues for academic librarians. Legal Reference Services Quarterly, 25(4), . doi:10.1300/J113v25n04_03
IFLA. (2012). IFLA code of ethics for librarians and other information workers (full version). Retrieved February 7, 2016, from http://www.ifla.org/news/ifla-code-of-ethics-for-librarians-and-other-information-workers-full-version
LAI. (2013). THE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND CODE OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE. Retrieved from https://libraryassociation.ie/sites/default/files/Code%20of%20Professional%20Practice%202013_council%20approved.pdf
Garcia, K. (2015, May 19). Keeping up with... Critical Librarianship. Retrieved February 7, 2016, from http://www.ala.org/acrl/publications/keeping_up_with/critlib
Gregory, L. & Higgins, S. (2013). Information literacy and social justice: Radical professional praxis. Sacramento, CA: Library Juice Press.
Sims, N. (2011). Library licensing and criminal law. College & Research Libraries News, 72(9), 534–537. Retrieved from http://crln.acrl.org/content/72/9/534.full
Sullivan, M., & Rochelle, M. (2016, January 19). Librarianship Doesn’t need professionals. Retrieved February 7, 2016, from ACRLog, http://acrlog.org/2016/01/19/professionalism/
Swanson, T. A., & Jagman, H. (Eds.). (2015). Not just where to click: Teaching students how to think about information. Chicago: ALA Editions.
University of Texas Libraries. (2014, August 14). Teaching philosophy. Retrieved February 7, 2016, from http://www.lib.utexas.edu/services/instruction/tips/tf/tf_philosophy.html [email protected]
