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An exploratory community-engaged framework to operationalize building bridges between public library education and praxis

Williams, Reba; Mehra, Bharat

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https://hdl.handle.net/2142/130771

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Title
An exploratory community-engaged framework to operationalize building bridges between public library education and praxis
Author(s)
  • Williams, Reba
  • Mehra, Bharat
Issue Date
2024-10-16
Keyword(s)
  • Praxis and theory
  • community engaged scholarship
  • bridge building
  • underserved community
  • Community engagement
  • underserved population
  • operation framework
  • impact assessment & evaluation
  • library education
Abstract
This article explores an exploratory/emerging framework collaboratively developed by a public librarian and library and information science (LIS) educator to operationalize community-engaged programming through critical autoethnographic reflections from Williams (first author) doctoral journey. The authors propose a novel framework, emphasizing elements crucial to a community-embedded approach, and employ a critical autoethnographic methodology to provide a nuanced understanding focused on generating community impact. The findings apply elements of a community-engaged framework in relation to both authors’ contributions with regard to the performance of their roles as a public librarian (and doctoral student) and LIS educator respectively. The discussion critically addresses the emerging challenges and presents opportunities with potential implications for LIS education.
Publisher
Association for Library and Information Science Education
Series/Report Name or Number
Proceedings of the ALISE Annual Conference, 2024
Type of Resource
text
Genre of Resource
  • Conference Paper
  • Presentation
Language
eng
Handle URL
https://hdl.handle.net/2142/130771
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21900/j.alise.2024.1667
Copyright and License Information
  • Copyright 2024 Reba Williams, Bharat Mehra
  • This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).

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Proceedings of the ALISE Annual Conference: ALISE 2024 PRIMARY
The Ethics and Evolution of Truth and Information