Inglorious Pedagogy: Difficult, Unpopular, and Uncommon Topics in Library and Information Science Education. This item is unavailable.Inglorious Pedagogy: Difficult, Unpopular, and Uncommon Topics in Library and Information Science Education

Topics and issues in library and information science education pedagogy are commonly discussed in panels, conferences, peer-reviewed articles, professional articles, and dedicated monographs. However, in this abundance of education-oriented discussions, there are several noticeable gaps and omissions. Not always do education-oriented publications involve theoretical grounding that could make them stronger in argumentation and more generalizable to other contexts.
Addressing these gaps, the book stands to strengthen the less covered areas of library and information science (LIS) pedagogical thought; it enriches a theoretical foundation of pedagogical discourse and broadens its scope. This volume brings together a collection of essays from LIS educators from around the world who delve into difficult, unpopular, and uncommonly discussed topics—the inglorious pedagogy, as we call it—based on their practice and scholarship.
Presenting perspectives from Australia, Canada, China, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, each chapter is a case study, rooted not only in the author’s experience but also in a solid theoretical or analytical framework that helps the reader make sense of the situations, behaviors, impact, and human emotions involved in each. The collective thought woven in the book chapters leads the reader through the milestones of (in)glorious pedagogy to a better understanding of the potentially transformative nature and wasted opportunities of graduate LIS education and higher education in general.

Keren Dali, Ph.D., is a faculty member at the Research Methods & Information Science Dept., University of Denver. She holds BA in social work, Master of Information Studies, and Ph.D. in Information Science degrees. Keren has also earned certificates in Diversity & Inclusion and Project Management from Cornell University. With almost two decades of research and publishing experience, as well as graduate teaching experience in the U.S and Canada, Keren holds the inaugural ALISE/Connie Van Fleet Award for Research Excellence in Public Library Services to Adults; the Outstanding Reviewer distinction and the Outstanding and Highly Commended Paper distinctions from the Emerald publisher. She has chaired committees for both ALISE and ASIST; she’s also a co-founder of the ALISE “Disabilities in LIS” SIG. In 2020, she was a co-Chair of the ALISE annual conference. From 2017 to 2019, Keren served as the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion (IJIDI). Under her leadership, the journal turned from an experimental and unknown entity into a noteworthy publication in the LIS field, with a set record of excellence, innovation, and daring scholarship in the field of diversity, inclusion, and social justice. For many years, Keren has been serving on the editorial boards of the Library Quarterly, Journal of Librarianship & Information Science, and the Journal of Education for Library & Information Science. In 2019, Keren received the ALISE Norman Horrocks leadership award. Keren also holds the inaugural Outstanding Instructor Award from the iSchool, U of Toronto (2013).

Brandon R. Grafius is assistant professor of biblical studies at Ecumenical Theological Seminary.