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professionalism

the best thing I learned at library school:

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what does professionalism mean?

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a qualification?

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a job?

an identity?

a community of practice?

an attitude?

a way of working?

a performance?

an experience for Library users?

is it...

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what I learned about professionalism in library school

inclusiveuniversal

accountablepositive impact

high professional standards

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“Librarianship doesn’t need professionals”

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vulnerability, emotional intelligence, authenticity, empathy and risk-taking

Vs. “professionalism”, conformity, etc.

(Sullivan, 2016)

how should an information professional be?

“... keep your head up, pay attention, ask questions, make waves. Take responsibility for the outcome of your work. Create new services, tweak old ones, push forward...”

(Mazar, 2016)

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“Librarianship is, in its very essence, an ethical activity embodying a value-rich approach to professional work with information” (IFLA, 2012)

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“...obliges librarians and other information workers to develop a principled critique of

relevant law and to be prepared to advise and, if appropriate, advocate the improvement of both

the substance and administration of laws” (IFLA, 2012)

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the value of informationlibrary licensing and criminal laws

(Sims, 2011)

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LAI code of professional practice

professionalismimpartiality

integrity

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#critlib

“...is the inflection of critical theory in library and information science”(Garcia, 2015)

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#critlib“...the development of critical thinking, information literacy, and lifelong learning skills in students, as well as engagement with diversity, information ethics, access to information, commodification of information, labor, academic freedom, human rights, engaged citizenry, and neoliberalism”(Garcia, 2015)

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making my own code

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promote academic/intellectual freedom

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develop a teaching philosophy

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What are elements of effective learning environments?How should teaching be conducted to facilitate the learning

process?What is the student's role in this process?

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librarianship is a politically-charged profession; abandon neutrality!

(Gregory and Higgins, 2013)

keep communicating!

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Qualifications & experience

Engagement with:Codes of ethics and professional practice

(IFLA, LAI, CILIP, ALA)Critical librarianship

Community of practice – committees and conferences

what makes us information professionals?

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ReferencesALA. (2008, January 22). Code of ethics of the American library association. Retrieved February 7, 2016, from

http://www.ala.org/advocacy/proethics/codeofethics/codeethics

CILIP. (2015, December 16). Code of professional practice. Retrieved February 7, 2016, from http://www.cilip.org.uk/about/ethics/code-professional-practice

Danner, R. A., & Bintliff, B. (2006). Academic freedom issues for academic librarians. Legal Reference Services Quarterly, 25(4), . doi:10.1300/J113v25n04_03

IFLA. (2012). IFLA code of ethics for librarians and other information workers (full version). Retrieved February 7, 2016, from http://www.ifla.org/news/ifla-code-of-ethics-for-librarians-and-other-information-workers-full-version

LAI. (2013). THE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND CODE OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE. Retrieved from https://libraryassociation.ie/sites/default/files/Code%20of%20Professional%20Practice%202013_council%20approved.pdf

Garcia, K. (2015, May 19). Keeping up with... Critical Librarianship. Retrieved February 7, 2016, from http://www.ala.org/acrl/publications/keeping_up_with/critlib

Gregory, L. & Higgins, S. (2013). Information literacy and social justice: Radical professional praxis. Sacramento, CA: Library Juice Press.

Sims, N. (2011). Library licensing and criminal law. College & Research Libraries News, 72(9), 534–537. Retrieved from http://crln.acrl.org/content/72/9/534.full

Sullivan, M., & Rochelle, M. (2016, January 19). Librarianship Doesn’t need professionals. Retrieved February 7, 2016, from ACRLog, http://acrlog.org/2016/01/19/professionalism/

Swanson, T. A., & Jagman, H. (Eds.). (2015). Not just where to click: Teaching students how to think about information. Chicago: ALA Editions.

University of Texas Libraries. (2014, August 14). Teaching philosophy. Retrieved February 7, 2016, from http://www.lib.utexas.edu/services/instruction/tips/tf/tf_philosophy.html Genevieve.larkin@mie.ie