Don't Call It Apprenticeships: Teaching Libraries in Library Science Education

Abstract

This article is a thought piece on the needed changes to library science education brought on by a fieldwide transition to centering the library in the community. It presents a number of examples, and then lays out the need for library science education, across topics, to be participatory, action oriented, constructivist, and incorporating innovation from beyond the field. Finally, it presents two models for future library and information science (LIS) preparation, the hybrid classroom with students and in-the-field professionals working together, and the teaching library based on medical training.