The Portable MLIS: Insights from the Experts

I chose my class based on how this textbook looked and was reviewed, and I chose well. I love this textbook. Each chapter is written by a different professional librarian, and they are informative, engaging, interesting, and fun to read. It is a great introduction to the field of librarianship and truly enjoyable reading. It does not feel like a textbook at all, more like fun reading. If you are considering becoming a librarian, this would be a great introduction to the field.I have found some typos in the text, basic grammatical errors and homynym errors (i.e. their instead of there) but hopefully future edits of this book will clean up those errors.

I have not finished the entire book, but it is a wonderful introduction to the MLIS when considering an MLIS degree. If I weren't reading five books already, this one would be read in a short period of time. I have loved every essay and article I have read so far on freedom of speech and freedom of information, etc. Liberating and purposeful.

This review is for the Kindle version. I'm using this book for my intro class in library school. This book is better than the other ones I've read (i.e., Foundations of Library Science; Libraries in the Information Age), which were painfully dull and largely theoretical. Of the couple of chapters I've read, I could tell that this book is different. I especially liked Laura Kane's contributions, which made me laugh, a first for me while reading a library textbook!However, aside from the need for more proofreading of this book, the Kindle version was annoyingly cumbersome to use. I thought the TOC was hyperlinked because the chapter titles were underlined, but was I wrong. I had to use the Search function to get to a specific chapter. Also, if I press the Prev Page button more than twice, I end up at the beginning of the chapter!I appreciate the convenience of having this title on Kindle, but for the price, I wish it had better navigation.

This book was a gift for a friend studying library science. I got it from a seller new to Amazon. I decided to give her a try as she is from my home state of MI. The book is in great condition and arrived much earlier than it's scheduled arrival time. I would definitely buy from this seller again.

This book was an excellent resource during library school. Part of my degree completion was putting together a portfolio about how I connected what I learned with library standards. The Portable MLIS refreshed my memory and helped me synthesize the information. .

Exceeded my expectations! If you want to get insight into our profession, or just want a heads-up on your capstone class/competency requirements, this is the book for you!

This was a good companion book to Librarianship: An Introduction. It was a much easier read than Librarianship.

I recently completed my MLIS and used this book as one of many tools to review for my comprehensive exam. I found the text most useful in summarizing and highlighting ethics issues, especially those discussed in the ALA's labyrinthine Intellectual Freedom Manual. Still, if you're looking for depth and substantial context, you're better off using the authors' original works (especially Rubin and Taylor). If you're thinking about going to library school, this is a good overview of what you'll be learning in the core courses. You may find it to be very relevant material, especially if you've never worked in a library before (which, personally, I HIGHLY recommend before you commit to a graduate school program). Overall, I'd recommend checking this book out from the library before committing to buying it at such a steep cover price.

アメリカの専門職資格である図書館情報学大学院での受講生が学ぶポイントを1冊にまとめたもの。欧米では図書館員の司書資格取得には専門職大学院の修士課程を修了する必要性がある。さらに日本とは異なり、この大学院の品質管理を担当しているのはアメリカ図書館協会（ＡＬＡ）であり、ＡＬＡが認証した大学院を修了しないと専門職としての認知がない。この大学院で学ぶ、科目内容を第1部　基盤、価値と内容　第2部　機能と能力　第3部　境界を超えて　付録からなる。執筆者にはＡＬＡが認定した専門職大学院の名誉教授などヴェテランが当たっている。特著名なのは目録規則英米目録規則の編集者マイケル・ゴーマンが職業倫理を説いている。自らの専門を超えて、職業的共通の基盤的な知識を体系的に整理した教科書的な編集だが、網羅的な観点で執筆されていて参考になる。司書課程関係の教員には示唆される事柄多い。