The true meaning of “meta”: Contributions of LIS to social work education in a globalized learning environment

Abstract

In light of the growing global interest in using technology for social justice and community engagement, this paper will focus on the potential contributions of information science to social work education and professional practice. It will demonstrate how information science approaches can help social workers revise their accreditation guidelines by organically integrating requirements for technology and information education, and it will introduce an example of a graduate course on technology and information taught by an LIS faculty member to SW students.