Home1st Congress on Professional Education

Follow-up actions:

• 2nd Task Force on Core Values
• Task Force on Core Values 
• Task Force on Core Competencies
  • Penultimate Report 
  • Draft Statement
  
  
• Task Force on External Accreditation 
• Task Force on Library Career Pathways (formerly Stratification)

The final report of the Steering Committee, including recommendations, is now available.

Panel presentations, summaries of events, and reports of the Steering Committee will be posted to the Congress website as they become available.

A press release, which contains a brief summary, is now available.

The final agenda for the conference is also available.

Second Online Conference Transcript
The transcript from the second online conference in relation to the Congress on Professional Education (April 12, 1999) is available as well.

Issues

Content Subcommittees
Includes invited papers.

• Issues in Higher Education 
• Issues in Library and Information Studies Education 
• Issues in the Profession 

Submitted Papers
Includes papers received from the Call for Papers.

• Papers from Individuals   (Last Updated June 14, 1999)
• Papers from Organizations   (Last Updated June 14, 1999)
• Topic Index
  • Higher Education 
  • Library and Information Studies Education 
  • The Profession 

Participants

• Steering Committee Members 
• List of Invited Delegates 

Background information

Charge from ALA President Ann K. Symons
The Congress on Professional Education, planned for April 30–May 1, 1999, is the first step in what may be a longer series of discussions and events—focusing on increasingly broader issues to the field. The focus of this year’s activities and the May meeting will be on the initial preparation of librarians, i.e., ALA accredited programs, NCATE programs, and some of the issues that have surfaced over the last year on the various Discussion lists and at Council. These issues include the “L” word, perceived omission of core competencies in the field of librarianship, perceived lack of preparation to serve particular groups, etc.

There are many other issues surrounding education for librarians and Other library workers such as continuing education, certification, recruitment, etc. It will be the intent of the Steering Committee to identify these issues for further exploration and study in the future.

It is important that we within the short time frame we have this year, we address the immediate issues raised by many ALA members.

Charge from the ALA Executive Board
During its Spring 1998 meeting, the ALA Executive Board:
“Voted, To ask staff to present a funding/program plan by the fall 1998 Board meeting for the creation of a summit on library education to be conducted no later than the year 2000 Annual Conference; and that representatives from appropriate constituencies be included in the planning process.”

Reports of the Chair

Steering Committee’s Background Reading
This bibliography includes items Steering Committee members read and consulted prior to and during their work.