Unfinished business
Subtitle: race, equity, and diversity in library and information science education
By: edited by Maurice B. Wheeler.
Contributors: Wheeler, Maurice B.
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 203
Subjects: Library education -- United States; Information science -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States; Minorities in library science -- Recruiting -- United States; Library schools -- Curricula -- United States; Minorities -- Education (Higher) -- United States; Multicultural education -- United States; Affirmtive action programs -- United States
Description: "In the wake of the fiftieth anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision, Unfinished Business: Race, Equity, and Diversity in Library and Information Science Education provides evidence that few, if any, library and information science (LIS) programs were ever integrated. With an impressive cast of contributors that includes experienced faculty and students, Unfinished Business tackles the issue of diversity from three distinct perspectives: external and environmental forces, student recruitment, and faculty/curriculum issues.".

"Unfinished Business points to all of the spokes on the wheel of library and information science education, from racial issues in the financial-aid process to the impact of technology on LIS students of color, and from the recruitment of minority students to faculty development. Beyond showing where LIS programs have fallen short, the contributors to this volume reinvigorate the discourse regarding the future. Unfinished Business is a catalyst for hope and strength in meeting the challenges of fully realizing the promise of the Brown v. Board of Education decision."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Brown v. Board of Education and its effect on libraries and library and information science education : mapping and storytelling a historical journey fifty years in the making / Elizabeth Figa and Janet Macpherson; title: Evolving issues : racism, affirmative action, and diversity / DeEtta Jones; title: In union there is strength : library and information science educators and librarians' associations of color / Cora P. Dunkley and Kathleen de la Penã Mccook; title: ALA Spectrum Initiative : a student's view / Trina Holloway; title: Affirmative action : the role of LIS dean / Em Claire Knowles; title: Race-based financial aid : an overview / Susan Webreck Alman, Marva J. Bryant and Anne Steffans; title: Minority student recruitment in LIS education : new profiles for success / Teresa Y. Neely; title: A Web model of recruitment for LIS doctoral education : weaving in diversity / Laurie Bonnici and Kathleen Burnett; title: Creating opportunities and opening doors : recruiting and mentoring students of color / Loriene Roy; title: The effect of technology on library education and students at risk / Linda Schamber; title: Curriculum reform and diversity / Lorna Peterson; title: Communication and difficult topics in LIS education : teaching and learning about diversity in the classroom / Mark Winston; title: Faculty development and cultural diversity in teaching : LIS education's last frontier / Maurice B. Wheeler.