During the last decade, the library profession has been
confronted by a serious problem. More than 15 accredited graduate
library schools in the United States have closed, including
distinguished programs at the University of Chicago, the University
of Southern California, and Columbia University. The closing of
these schools raised critical issues about the future of the
library profession, the place of library schools in higher
education, and the role of libraries in society.
This book explores the causes and consequences of the recent
closures of American library schools at a time when various other
professional schools have expanded. The authors consider the theory
that library schools have closed because of poor marketing and
management and the theory that schools have closed because
insufficient attention has been paid to the intellectual history
and theoretical foundations of librarianship, leaving library
school leaders with no guiding principle to assist in reforming the
curriculum. The book places library schools in an historical
context and discusses opportunities to reform library
education.
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