Resources

International LIS and LIS Education Organizations

The following organizations have a robust web presence and are good places to hunt down current news and events about LIS and LIS education globally: 

• The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
  https://www.ifla.org/
  • Section on Education and Training (SET)
    https://www.ifla.org/set
  • LIS Education in Developing Countries (LEDCSIG)
    https://www.ifla.org/lis-education-developing-countries 
  • Library Theory and Research Section (LTR)
    https://www.ifla.org/library-theory-and-research
  • Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Section (CPDWL)
    https://www.ifla.org/cpdwl 
• American Library Association
  http://www.ala.org/
• Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE)
  https://www.alise.org/ 
• The Chartered Institution of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP)
  https://www.cilip.org.uk/
• Australian Library and Information Association
  https://www.alia.org.au/ 
• European Association for Library and Information Education and Research (EUCLID) https://www.euclid-lis.eu/
• The European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations (EBLIDA)  http://www.eblida.org/ 
• African Library and Information Associations & Institutions (AFLIA) https://web.aflia.net/

• Asian Pacific American Library Association (APALA)
  http://www.apalaweb.org/ 
• Asociación de Educación e Investigación en Ciencia de la Información de Iberoamérica y el Caribe Association for Education and  Research in Information Science  of Ibero-America  and the Caribbean (EDICIC)
  http://www.edicic.org/ 
• Library Assembly of Euroasia (LAE)
  http://www.rsl.ru/
• Pacific Islands Association of Libraries and Archives (PIALA)
  http://www.uog.edu/rfk/piala/piala.html
• Special Libraries Association – Asian Chapter
  http://www.sla.org/chapter/cas/index.html 
• Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS)
  http://www.salis.in/ 

Future of LIS Education

• Abels, Eileen G.; Howarth, Lynne C.; Smith, Linda C.  Envisioning our Information Future and How to Educate for It.  August 2017.
• Bertot, John Carlo and Percell, Johnna. Re-envisioning the MLS: Issues, Considerations, and Framing.  September 30, 2014.
• iSchool of Illinois Students. 2015 Symposium on LIS Education https://lisedsymposium.wordpress.com/

International and Comparative Librarianship

• ICL Communitas https://iclcommunitas.wordpress.com/

LIS Education – Specializations

• Abdullahi, I., Kajberg, L., & Virkus, S. (2007). Internationalization of LIS education in Europe and North America. New Library World, 108(1/2), 7-24. https://doi.org/10.1108/03074800710722144
• Abubakar, B. M. (2021). Library and Information Science (LIS) Education in Nigeria: Emerging Trends, Challenges and Expectations in the Digital Age. Journal of Balkan Libraries Union, 8(1), 57-67. https://doi.org/10.16918/jblu.932134
• Al‐Aufi, A. S., & Lor, P. J. (2012). Development of Arabic library and information science: An analysis utilizing Whitley’s theory of the intellectual and social organization of sciences. Journal of Documentation. https://doi.org/10.1108/00220411211239066
• Alenzuela, R., & Kim, H. (2020). Globalization in LIS Education: Perspectives From iSchools in South Korea and the Philippines. In Internationalization of Library and Information Science Education in the Asia-Pacific Region (pp. 178-206). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-2273-8.ch008
• Alenzuela, R., & Terry, M. A. (2020). Diversity, Indigenous Knowledge, and LIS Pedagogy: Conceptualizing Formal Education in Library and Information Studies in Vanuatu. In Internationalization of Library and Information Science Education in the Asia-Pacific Region (pp. 50-77). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-2273-8.ch003
• Asundi, A. Y., & Karisiddappa, C. R. (2007). Library and information science education in India: International perspectives with special reference to developing countries. DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology, 27(2), 5. https://gndec.ac.in/~librarian/sveri/dbit2702005.pdf
• Audunson, R. A., & Shuva, N. Z. (2016). Digital library education in Europe: a survey. SAGE Open, 6(1), 2158244015622538. https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244015622538
• Baker-Gardner, R. (2021). Graduate Students’ Perception of a New Online Library and Information Science Program at a Regional Library School in the Caribbean: A Preliminary Investigation. Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, e20200101. https://doi.org/10.3138/jelis-2020-0101
• Boamah, E. (2019). A Reflection on the Development of an Erasmus Mundus Digital Library Learning (DILL) Programme. International Information & Library Review, 51(2), 151-162. https://doi.org/10.1080/10572317.2019.1600777
• Chancellor, R. L. (2018). Crossing the globe: Why studying abroad is essential to the future of LIS education. Journal of Education for Library & Information Science, 59(3), 41-52. https://doi.org/10.3138/jelis.59.3.2018-0012.05
• Chen, H. L., Aparac‐Jelušić, T., Fourie, I., Hirsh, S., & Huang, R. (2017). How international is your LIS/IS program in the global higher education era?. Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 54(1), 549-553. https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.2017.14505401069
• Cherry, J. M., Freund, L., & Duff, W. M. (2013). Students’ perceptions of information programs in Canada. Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 174-190. http://www.jstor.org/stable/43686947
• CLN, J. O. A., & CLN, J. A. N. (2019). Survey of Library and Information Science Education in Nigeria: The Case of Two LIS Schools. Library Philosophy and Practice, 1-17. https://www.proquest.com/openview/25ca9511b648dfd40ccfd8d74c7ea90e/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=54903
• Dali, K., & Caidi, N. (2016). A two-way street: Building the recruitment narrative in LIS programs. New Library World. https://doi.org/10.1108/NLW-03-2016-0020
• Engseth, E. (2021). Global competency and international mindedness in LIS education. Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, e20200104. https://doi.org/10.3138/jelis-2020-0104
• Goodsett, M. (2018). Exploring culminating experiences: Bridging the gap between theory and practice in LIS education. In Re-envisioning the MLS: Perspectives on the Future of Library and Information Science Education. Emerald Publishing Limited. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0065-28302018000044A010
• Gruszka, Z. (2020). Institutional contexts of LIS education in Poland. Education for Information, 36(4), 457-469. https://doi.org/10.3233/EFI-190291
• Harris-Byrne, S., & Wikman, M. (2020). Engaging Students through Collaborative Projects and International Higher Education Partnerships. In Improving Classroom Engagement and International Development Programs: International Perspectives on Humanizing Higher Education. Emerald Publishing Limited. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2055-364120200000027014
• Hickok, J. (2020). The Changing Curricula of LIS Education in Southeast Asia. In Internationalization of Library and Information Science Education in the Asia-Pacific Region (pp. 103-130). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-2273-8.ch005
• Hossain, M. A., & Sormunen, E. (2019). ICT skills of Library and Information Science (LIS) students in Bangladesh. International Information & Library Review, 51(4), 285-299. https://doi.org/10.1080/10572317.2018.1559661
• Howard, K. (2010, August). New paradigm, new educational requirements? Australian viewpoints on education for digital libraries. In 76th IFLA World Library and Information Congress. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/83927/
• Iribe Ramirez, Y., & Tari, M. (2020). “I find myself wondering why I wanted to do this:” Identifying barriers for students of color in the LIS field. Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 57(1), e419. https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.419
• Jelušić, T. A. (2017). Education for digital libraries: from European perspective. Libellarium: journal for the research of writing, books, and cultural heritage institutions, 9(2). https://hrcak.srce.hr/clanak/260469
• Khanchandani, V. (2019). LIS education in India: emerging trends and challenges. Library Herald, 57(3), 315-326. https://doi.org/10.5958/0976-2469.2019.00018.6
• Koltay, T., & Boda, I. (2008). Digital library issues in Hungarian LIS curricula: Examples from three library schools. Library Review. https://doi.org/10.1108/00242530810886706
• Maestro, R. S., Ramos-Eclevia, M., Eclevia Jr, C. L., & Fredeluces, J. C. L. (2018). Teaching diversity, becoming inclusive: Perspectives and possibilities in ASEAN library and information science schools. Journal of the australian library and information association, 67(2), 96-115. https://doi.org/10.1080/24750158.2018.1467142
• Malik, A., & Ameen, K. (2020). The employment landscape and LIS education in Pakistan: challenges and prospects. Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication. https://doi.org/10.1108/GKMC-11-2019-0146
• Malik, A., & Ameen, K. (2021). Appraising the Current Status, Issues and Challenges of Library and Information Faculty Members in the Universities of Pakistan. International Information & Library Review, 53(2), 187-198. https://doi.org/10.1080/10572317.2021.1909270
• Marcum, Deanna. Educating the Research Librarian: Are We Falling Short? May 7, 2015. https://doi.org/10.18665/sr.241061
• Mehra, B., & Curtin, L. (2019). How international are we? Mapping of “global” intersections in the LIS curriculum. Curriculum. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/105346
• Mo, Y., Seon, E., Park, G., & Kim, H. (2019). Course analysis of library and information science in Korea. Information, 11(1), 19. https://doi.org/10.3390/info11010019
• Munyoro, P. K., & Mutula, S. (2018). Impact of ICT Integration into the LIS Curricula in Zimbabwe. Mousaion, 36(1). https://hdl.handle.net/10520/EJC-13c87d6e03
• Nakamura, Y., & Morita, E. (2019, October). International Collaboration in School Library Education Programs: Needs and Requirements. In IASL Annual Conference Proceedings. https://doi.org/10.29173/iasl7401
• Ndumu, A., & Betts-Green, C. (2018). First impressions: A review of diversity-related content on North American LIS program websites. The International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion (IJIDI), 2(3). https://www.jstor.org/stable/48644438
• Oguz, F., Chu, C. M., & Chow, A. S. (2015). Studying online: Student motivations and experiences in ALA-accredited LIS programs. Journal of education for Library and Information Science, 56(3), 213-231. https://doi.org/10.3138/jelis.56.3.213
• Okeji, C. C., & Mayowa-Adebara, O. (2020). An evaluation of digital library education in library and information science curriculum in Nigerian universities. Digital Library Perspectives. https://doi.org/10.1080/10572317.2021.1988393
• Raju, J. (2020). Future LIS education and evolving global competency requirements for the digital information environment: an epistemological overview. Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 61(3), 342-356. https://doi.org/10.1108/DLP-04-2020-0017
• Robinson, L., & Bawden, D. (2010). Information (and library) science at City University London; 50 years of educational development. Journal of Information Science, 36(5), 631-654. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0165551510383086
• Robinson, L., & Bawden, D. (2013). ‘So wide and varied’: the origins and character of British information science. Journal of Information Science, 39(6), 754-763. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0165551513492257
• Rukwaro, M. W., & Bii, H. (2016). Library and information science (LIS) education and training in Kenya: Emergence, evolution, challenges and opportunities. http://ir-library.kabianga.ac.ke/handle/123456789/115
• Shan, S. M., Gul, S., & Shah, T. A. (2020). Digital Library Education in India: present status with a view to frame a future model curriculum.
• Sibiya, T., & Shongwe, M. (2021). South African Library and Information Science (LIS) Students’ Perceptions, Motivations and Reasons for Enrolling in the LIS Program. Libri, 71(2), 159-170. https://doi.org/10.1515/libri-2019-0041
• Smith, A. J. The evolution of experiential learning for diversity education in a library science program through short-term global experiences. Uluslararası medeniyet çalışmaları dergisi, 1(1), 163-170. https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/inciss/issue/57396/813430
• Xue, C., Wu, X., Zhu, L., & Chu, H. (2019). Challenges in LIS education in China and the United States. Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 60(1), 35-61. https://doi.org/10.3138/jelis.60.1.2018-0006
• Yadav, A. K. (2021). An Evaluation of Library and Information Science Curricula and Professional Perspectives in India. International Information & Library Review, 1-13. https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/inciss/issue/57396/813430

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