Service learning : linking library education and practice / edited by Loriene Roy, Kelly Jensen, and Alex Hershey Meyers.

Other author Roy, Loriene.
Other author Jensen, Kelly.
Other author Meyers, Alex Hershey.
Format Book
Publication InfoChicago : American Library Association, 2009.
Descriptionxii, 220 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects
Library education--United States.
Service learning--United States.
Library schools--Curricula. --United States.
Library science--Fieldwork.

Contents A brief history of service learning in LIS / Lorna Peterson -- Human rights as a framework for reflection in service learning : "para que otro mundo es posible" / Kathleen de la Peña McCook -- Beyond service learning : toward community schools and reflective community learners / Ann Bishop, Bertram C. Bruce, and Sunny Jeong -- Service learning from three perspectives : administrative, faculty, and student / Rae-Anne Montague, Martin Wolske, and Beth Larkee -- Experiential education : the student role and experience / Sara Albert and A. Arro Smith -- The school library media practicum as service education / Johan Koren -- Service learning and international students / Gilok Choi -- Service learning connecting diverse communities and LIS students and faculty / Loriene Roy -- Puentes de la comunidad : exploring the impact of LIS service learning on library services to Latino youth in the Carolinas / Jamie Campbell Naidoo -- Highlights of service learning experiences in selected LIS programs / Sara Albert -- Working from within : critical service learning as core learning in the MLIS curriculum / Clara M. Chu -- Cultural heritage initiatives at the University of Michigan School of Information / C. Olivia Frost -- The Internet public library as service-based experiential learning / Denise E. Agosto ... [et al.] -- A road map for integrating socially relevant research projects into a required library and information science course : from a service model to community engagement / Bharat Mehra -- LIS students as community partners in elective courses : applying community-based action research to meet the needs of underserved populations / Bharat Mehra and Robert J. Sandusky -- Virtual worlds : new spaces for service learning / Joe Sanchez -- Evaluation of field-based experiences and assessment of student learning / Gary Geisler and Elaine Yontz -- Practicum and internship experiences in LIS education : a perspective from ALA emerging leaders / Molly Krichten, Sarah Stohr, and Stefanie Warlick.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 191-205) and index.
LCCN 2008045377
ISBN9780838909812 (alk. paper)
ISBN0838909817 (alk. paper)