LIS Education, Rights, and Justice: Educating Future Librarians to Foster Digitally Inclusive and Socially Equitable Communities

Webinar Date: Monday, October 19, 2015

Webinar Leader:
Paul T. Jaeger Ph.D., J.D., is professor, Diversity Officer, and MLS Program Director in the College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland.

Description:
This webinar will explore the needs for preparing future libraries to be ready to fulfill major rights and justice roles of libraries (e.g., education, inclusion, and social services), the educational courses programs that already exist in these areas among LIS schools, and the reasons for resistance to teaching these areas among some in the field. It will also address best practices and the economic, policy, political, and social incentives that LIS schools and professionals have to prepare future librarians for rights and justice roles in their communities.  

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