Library Education

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This paper discusses the history of library education in the United States. The paper examines the five periods in the development of library education and looks at the contention that active learning rather than lectures are more effective in educating librarians.

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"Michael Lorenzen asserted that from the very beginning of academic library instruction in the United States, it was noted that lecturing was not necessarily the most effective way of educating students about the library. Many key actors in developing library education argued in favor of active learning rather than lectures as the primary and best approach to providing future librarians with an in-depth understanding of the profession and its demands. Building upon concepts advanced by Jean Jacques Rousseau and John..."

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