Publication Title
Twenty-First-Century Access Services: On the Front Line of Academic Librarianship, Second Edition
Publication Date
Spring 2023
Document Type
Book Chapter
First and Last Page
207-220
Abstract
Much of the focus in the library and information science field centered on the recognized traditional elements on subjects such as organizing information, information-seeking behaviors, reference resources, and collection development. These concepts were not foreign to access services professionals because our daily work involved identifying the parts of bibliographic records, creating abstracts, and understanding reference questions. However, there are many topics daily that the Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) programs does not address. There is a disappointment amongst the authors that no course addressed the core concepts of access services that is experienced daily. If access services were addressed at all, it was an afterthought or an add-on to another topic. This chapter seeks to find a place in the LIS field for access services.
Recommended Citation
Krasulski, M. J., & McCaslin, D. (2023). Access Services in Library and Information Science Education. Twenty-First-Century Access Services: On the Front Line of Academic Librarianship, Second Edition, 207-220. Retrieved from https://poetcommons.whittier.edu/lib/6