LIS Forum in March

On March 11th New York-area librarians affiliated with Radical Reference are holding a Library Education Forum for library school students and recent grads (though faculty and not-so-recent grads are also invited) to talk over LIS education. Among the questions they expect to discuss:

• If technology is changing the nature of our profession, how should LIS programs reflect this?
• Should LIS curriculums be more practical or theoretical?
• Were there glaring omissions in your education? Are there skills that you have gained after graduating that you wish had been part of your curriculum?
• What are the profession's core values? How should LIS programs reflect them?
  

It sounds interesting - so interesting, in fact, that the Librarian in Black hopes someone will host a webcast with participant chat. Stay tuned...

Barbara