Student Learning Objective 1
The student assesses the philosophy, principles, and ethics of the library and information field.
Click on the speech bubbles to read about an interview I had with a seasoned librarian.
Click on the icon above to see a presentation of an interview I had with a seasoned librarian.
Click on the pencil above to see a paper I wrote on Transliteracy for my LIS 600 class.
For my LIS 600 class, I wrote a paper on transliteracy. Its funny but before writing the paper, I had never heard of the word "transliteracy" before. It was only until I researched the meaning of the word and read how librarians put it into action that I could understand the importance of what transliteracy is. Basically, transliteracy is the idea that we, as librarians, span our teachings and ideas across different formats, such as digital, print, and verbal, in order to reach a wider audience. You can read my paper on transliteracy by clicking on the icon above.
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As librarians, we must try to reach not only the people that frequent the library or the students that come into the library on a daily basis, but also reach out to those that may not frequent it. We are to be diverse and inclusive, not limited and biased. Our ethics need to go beyond our personal ones and be broad and comprehensive to include all races, ethnicities, genders, and ages. We cannot be limited to what we believe to be right personally, but what is right to the public.
The same holds true for the information field libraries encompass. Our libraries should include a wide range of materials and resources for all who enter the library's doors, a collection that has not been censored according to our own beliefs. It should be a collection of information and resources that play to the needs of all. Transliteracy is one way to be sure that self-censorship is not employed and the contents of the library meet the needs of everyone.
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While I was working in an elementary school library, I found that transliteracy could best serve students at the diverse school through the selection of materials available to teachers and students alike as well as frequent collaboration between them and the librarian. The school consisted largely of military families, had a Spanish immersion program, and was deemed a Title I school due to the large underpriveleged student body.
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For my second artifact for SLO 1, I chose an interview I had with a seasoned librarian to find out what a librarian's job actually entails. Since this was done at the beginning of my MLIS venture, I shared the public's misconceptions about what a librarian actually did. This was a learning experience for me as well as a reflective experience for me to reassure myself that I was indeed, making the right choice in pursuing a Library Science degree.
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The librarian I interviewed filled me in on the jobs I already knew were performed by a librarian as well as many new job duties I had no idea a librarian was expected to perform. Just as with a teacher, a librarian's job is not from 7:30-3:00 as so many people believe. It is so much more and the hours put in are far greater than the regular school day.
A librarian wears many hats, as you can see in the interview I performed for my LIS 650 class by clicking on the speech bubble icons above. We must be aware of student's/ patron's rights and be willing to uphold the principles of our libraries and be ethical in our practices.