Linda C. Smith: Fifty Years of Library and Information Science Education by Design

IF 0.3 4区管理学 Q4 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE Library Trends Pub Date : 2023-05-19 DOI:10.1353/lib.2023.0001

L. Howarth, E. Abels

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Abstract:Professor emerita Linda C. Smith designed a plan of study including her bachelor's degree, various master's degrees, a PhD, and a certificate along with practical experience that prepared her for her career as a library and information science (LIS) educator, researcher, and administrator. The pairing of a deep respect and admiration for content and delivery is the common thread that weaves reliably across Smith's fifty years in LIS as an innovator, educator, and researcher. All that she has initiated and accomplished across that time and moving forward can also be said to be "by design"—a potent mix of experience, anticipation, an eye for identifying what is missing, and a determination to doggedly research and implement an elegant "fix" for addressing that gap. This paper explores the common thread of Smith's innovations as a LIS educator, tracing her past and continuing influence on the evolution of LIS curriculum content and delivery, and where it is reflected in, even predicted for contemporary and future graduate programs in information. Suggesting a tenet of design thinking, the authors examine Smith's career path and many contributions to confirm that one can get here from there.

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琳达·C·史密斯：设计的图书情报学教育五十年

摘要：荣休教授Linda C.Smith设计了一份学习计划，包括学士学位、各种硕士学位、博士学位和证书，以及实践经验，为她作为图书馆和信息科学（LIS）教育家、研究员和管理员的职业生涯做好了准备。对内容和交付的深深尊重和钦佩是史密斯作为创新者、教育家和研究者在LIS工作五十年的共同主线。在那段时间里，她所发起和完成的一切，以及向前迈进的一切，也可以说是“精心设计的”——经验、预期、发现缺失的眼光的有力结合，以及顽强研究和实施优雅“修复”以解决这一差距的决心。本文探讨了史密斯作为一名LIS教育家的创新的共同主线，追溯了她过去和未来对LIS课程内容和交付的演变的影响，以及它在信息中的反映，甚至预测了当代和未来的研究生课程。作者提出了设计思维的原则，考察了史密斯的职业道路和许多贡献，以证实人们可以从那里走到这里。

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Library Trends INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-

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