The Portable MLIS: Insights from the Experts (Paperback)

~ Ken Haycock (Editor), Brooke E. Sheldon (Editor)
Key Phrases: obtrusive evaluation, unobtrusive testing, surrogate records, The Portable, New York, American Library Association (more...)

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For the layperson or the beginning librarian, Haycock and Sheldon bring together the work of 18 leading educators and practitioners in the field of librarianship. Separated into three parts, this is a broad overview of the profession, answering the age-old questions, “What is it that you do?” and “Why do you need to go to school?” Beginning with 5 essays on the foundations, values, and context of the field, the work continues with 11 chapters on the functions and competencies of librarianship, followed by 2 chapters on “Moving beyond Boundaries.” Twelve appendixes provide documents of importance to librarians and their field. Notes for each chapter are presented in a listing at the end of the work, along with an extensive index. --Sara Marcus

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“For the layperson or the beginning librarian, Haycock and Sheldon bring together the work of 18 leading educators and practitioners in the field of librarianship. Separated into three parts, this is a broad overview of the profession, answering the age-old questions, "what is it that you do?" and "why do you need to go to school?" Beginning with five essays on the foundations, values, and context of the field, the work continues with 11 chapters on the functions and competencies of librarianship, followed by two chapters on "Moving beyond Boundaries." Twelve appendixes provide documents of importance to librarians and their field. Notes for each chapter are presented in a listing at the end of the work, along with an extensive index to assist the user in locating the area of importance to them.”–Booklist

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Product Details

• Paperback: 316 pages
• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited (July 30, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591585473
• ISBN-13: 978-1591585473
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #214,872 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Overview for the Newbie, November 23, 2009

By	me2too (New Orleans, LA) - See all my reviews

I recently completed my MLIS and used this book as one of many tools to review for my comprehensive exam. I found the text most useful in summarizing and highlighting ethics issues, especially those discussed in the ALA's labyrinthine Intellectual Freedom Manual. Still, if you're looking for depth and substantial context, you're better off using the authors' original works (especially Rubin and Taylor). If you're thinking about going to library school, this is a good overview of what you'll be learning in the core courses. You may find it to be very relevant material, especially if you've never worked in a library before (which, personally, I HIGHLY recommend before you commit to a graduate school program). Overall, I'd recommend checking this book out from the library before committing to buying it at such a steep cover price.

3.0 out of 5 stars Kindle version, February 8, 2010

By	M. S. Javier "hopelessly addicted to books" (Southern California, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This review is for the Kindle version. I'm using this book for my intro class in library school. This book is better than the other ones I've read (i.e., Foundations of Library Science; Libraries in the Information Age), which were painfully dull and largely theoretical. Of the couple of chapters I've read, I could tell that this book is different. I especially liked Laura Kane's contributions, which made me laugh, a first for me while reading a library textbook!

However, aside from the need for more proofreading of this book, the Kindle version was annoyingly cumbersome to use. I thought the TOC was hyperlinked because the chapter titles were underlined, but was I wrong. I had to use the Search function to get to a specific chapter. Also, if I press the Prev Page button more than twice, I end up at the beginning of the chapter!

I appreciate the convenience of having this title on Kindle, but for the price, I wish it had better navigation.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Portable MLIS, September 10, 2009

By	M. L. Harding "stainless steel" (new york) - See all my reviews

This was a good companion book to Librarianship: An Introduction. It was a much easier read than Librarianship.