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Dr. Ellen Rubenstein, Fall 2024
Course Description
Course Description
This course acquaints students with the nature of knowledge and information; national and global organizational information infrastructure; the role of information and knowledge professionals in the knowledge society; information policy; economics of information; information industries; legal and ethical considerations in information and knowledge systems (SLO 1, PLG 3). The goal of the course is to provide an introductory conceptual foundation for your career in library and information studies. Classic and contemporary readings will provide threshold concepts for thinking like an information professional in today’s globally connected world (ALA 1).
Analysis
Analysis
As this was one of my first classes within the program, this course laid the foundation of librarianship for me. I learned fundamental vocabulary and concepts of information sciences (SLO 1) and through interacting with other students in the class, I was able to learn more about types of librarianship that I do not have experience with (ALA 1E). I used the final project to further explore ethical dilemmas (ALA 1A) present in the field where I delved into the topic of archivists balancing preservation versus access. This course also introduced me to the history of librarianship and where the field may go in the future.
Reflection
Reflection
While I was very interested in understanding the history behind library practices and organizations (ALA 1C), I have been pushing myself towards exploring ethical issues within the library field as I set a personal goal to develop my understanding of ethics in librarianship (SLO 1). I used class assignments to dive deep into ethical considerations related to the integration of AI in libraries (ALA 9B), as many libraries are trying to get ahead of the AI curve (PLG 3.1). As this course was very early in my MLIS journey, I utilized the final project to increase my confidence in the ongoing war between preservation and access in archives (ALA 1D). Prior to starting library school, I was in the “keep everything” group. Through research, I have grown my knowledge of other factors to keep in mind during archival appraisal and that it is not so simple to keep all materials in a collection permanently. I plan on using my newly changed perspective to better balance the roles of access and preservation in archives to benefit research needs in institutions in the future.
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