GlobaLIS: An Effort to Describe Trends in Japanese LIS Education for Global Collaboration MAKIKO MIWA Center of ICT and Distance Education, The Open University of Japan, miwamaki@ouj.ac.jp YUMIKO KASAI College of Education, Tamagawa University, ykasai@edu.tamagawa.ac.jp SHIZUKO MIYAHARA Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Sagami Womens’ University, s-miyahara@star.sagami-wu.ac.jp

Outline Background GlobaLIS Project A model for Level and Qualification of LIS Professionals GlobaLIS Goals Methodology

Background Clobal Trends of LIS Quality Assurance ALA established LIS accreditation system for North America in the 1950s CILIP accredits LIS programs in England and some European countries ALIA has been engaged in the accreditation of Australian LIS programs North America, England, and Australia attained mutual accreditation at a global level in 1990s. EUCLID has been engaged in developing a European common LIS education program compatible with the Bologna Process In Southeast Asia, CONSAL members proposed a common quality assurance and accreditation system based on the North American model and discussion has been kept at A-LIEP. IFLA SET has been engaged in the development of procedures for determining the equivalency of degrees granted and the reciprocity of recognition of job qualifications of LIS programs all over the world.

Background Quality Assurance of LIS Education in Japan Library Law in 1950 established qualification of public librarians School Library Law in 1951 established qualification of teacher librarians in schools No official qualification system exists for academic and/or special librarians. LIPER I (2003–2005) proposed: introduction of an LIS examination introduction of a graduate level standard curriculum for information professional education LIPER II (2006-2009) : Implementation of the LIS examinations on a trial basis MEXT introduced a new standard curriculum for undergraduate level LIS programs to be implemented in 2012

GLOBALIS Project Identified Problems of Japan’s Current LIS Education Public Library: Education for “shisho” or public librarian offered as undergraduate minors does not secure job opportunity =>Many public libraries outsource their services. School Library: Education for “shisho-kyoyu” or teacher librarian as a part of teacher education produces teachers who oversees school libraries as a side job. Academic Library: No qualification system for academic library professionals => Many academic libraries outsource their services. Research Activities: A majority of faculty members who teach professional training courses for “shisho” were library practitioners who did not have formal research training; Few collaboration with overseas researchers. Professional System: JLA does not grapple with professional accreditation, nor collaborate with international counterparts to cope with the globalization of LIS professional systems.

GLOBALIS Project Identified Requirements for Globalizing Japan’s LIS Professional Education Establish an Office Responsible for Preparing and Administering Mutual Accreditation of LIS Programs with Overseas Counterparts Implement the LIS Examination as a Means to Initiate an Outcome-based Assessment of LIS Education Establish Graduate Level LIS Professional Education Programs to be Mutually Exchangeable with Overseas Counterparts

A model for Level and Qualification of LIS Professionals Qualifications Skill Requirements Level 3: Doctorate Level 2: Master’s Level 1: Bachelor’s in LIS Level 0: Bachelor’s non-LIS major Education and Research Effectively use methodologies Administration & Preparation for Research Effectively use tools Introductory Level Professional Use practical knowledge and skills

GLOBALIS Goals International Transparency of the Japanese LIS Professional System Arouse Japanese LIS Educators’ Interests in Global Trends Comparison of the LIS Curriculum Contents with Overseas Counterparts Develop a comparable Framework for LIS Education in the Context of Asia and Pacific

Methodology Participatory Action Research A form of experimental research that focuses on the effects of the researcher's direct actions of practice within a participatory community with the goal of improving the performance quality of the community or an area of concern. Hult, M., and Lennung, S. (1980). "Towards a Definition of Action Research: A Note and Bibliography," Journal of Management Studies, Vol.17, No. 2.pp. 242–250

Method I: Compare Global LIS Curriculum Contents Fundamentals of LIS Fondamentals of Information Internshpip Research methods Basics of LIS Information Users Information Resource Organization Information Media Information Services Information Systems Management Digital Information Digital library; Digital contents Information seeking behavior Uer instruction Library management; Information Resource Management; Planning Library /Information Services Core Fields of LIS Bibliographic description; cataloguing; classification; subject indexing; Abstracting Characteristics of various media; Collection development; Preservation Information systems for libraries; IR; Database development Basic understandings of information service; Practicum of information services

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Method II WORKSHOPS FOR SCHOOL LIBRARY PRACTITIONERS IN ASIA & PACIFIC SLAP 2013 Forum Tokyo, Japan 12-13 January 2013 Information will be updated at: http://www.globalis-net.com/ Join the SLAP community at wiki on GlobaLIS website! (coming soon!) All participants with interest in school librarianship, from any region of the world, are welcome. 18

Method III Publish a Book “International and Comparative Studies in Library and Information Professional Education” Three research areas; 1. Quality assurance system of professional education 2. Transparency and reciprocity of professional qualification and academic degrees in LIS 3. International comparative study on LIS education Important dates for authors 30 September 2011 Deadline for abstract submission 30 November 2011 Notice of abstract acceptance 31 March 2012 Deadline of full paper submission

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