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CLASS: LIS 60601 Information Sources and Reference Services
PROJECT: Pathfinder Project
MLIS PLO(s):
PLO1 – Apply the field's foundational theories, principles, values, ethics, and skills to everyday practice.
PLO3 – Analyze and engage in the changing cultural, educational, and social roles and responsibilities of librarians/information professionals and the environments they work in within the global society.
ALA Core Competencies (ALACCs):
ALA Core Competencies (ALACCs):
This paper aligns with one out of ALA’s nine Core Competencies – specifically the sixth (i.e., "Reference and User Services"). [Details of this competency is listed below.]
A person graduating from an ALA-accredited Master's Program in Library and Information Science should be familiar with and be able to apply, when applicable, the following ALACC:
Competency #6: “Reference and User Services”
6A. Employ techniques used to discover, retrieve, evaluate, and synthesize information from diverse sources for use by varying user populations and information environments.
6B. Understand and apply methods and practices necessary to provide consultation, mediation, instruction, and guidance in using recorded knowledge and information for all user populations and information environments. Emphasize problem-solving skills to determine informational needs during the reference interview process.
6C. Apply the RUSA Behavioral Competencies in the ethical practice of reference and user services.
6D. Implement principles, concepts, and techniques for understanding and assessing the information needs of a community, and understand the ways the library can assist and collaborate in meeting those needs.
6E. Engage in the evaluation and assessment of programs, services, and partnerships, with input from the community being served.
6F. Practice cultural humility while planning, offering, and evaluating library reference and user services.
References
American Library Association. (2022). Core competencies. http://www.ala.org/educationcareers/careers/corecomp/corecompetences
ANNOTATION: This project was the final assignment for the LIS 60601 Information Sources and Reference Services course. This project required students to create a pathfinder (or guide) for patrons on a specific topic. [A pathfinder is intended to help patrons see what resources an information institution has available on a topic.] I chose to create a pathfinder for the Dayton Metro Library on Dayton funk music resources since Dayton, Ohio has a history of funk music – especially since Dayton has even been called “the land of funk” due to the number of funk bands from the city.
This project aligned with both the MLIS PLO(s) and ALACC(s) stated above since this project applies reference skills to the everyday practice of librarians (e.g., creating pathfinders).
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