Academic Librarianship: Anchoring the Profession

Much has been written recently about the status of the profession of librarianship, i.e. whether or not it should still be considered a “profession,” are the same credentials still required/enough, should things change dramatically in SLIS programs in response to the new normal, and what is the impact of hiring PhD’s in disciplines outside of librarianship.

Major topics covered include:

State of the profession of librarianship today

Status of librarians

Tenure or not

Move away from faculty status in some (more) academic libraries

Contributions to the profession — scholarship

What is produced       Academic Librarianship

How are librarians conducting research

Where is it taking place — who is producing scholarship

Why

Trends

Contribution to the profession — service and professional associations

LIS Education

Tomorrow — what are the implications for the future of our profession

Author Marcy Simons explores the history, current status, and future of the profession of academic librarianship. She clearly demonstrates the need for a shared understanding of how we will work together in order to continue our transformation.