#LISprochat lead-in - topic & questions for Mon Oct 2 2017 - 8:30pm ET

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TOPIC

Professionalism and the library industry

This is a topic I think a lot about, I have very strong opinions about "professionalism" as a concept. So instead of telling you about my personal opinion now (I figure that's better saved for the chat), I've got 4 inspiration articles for you with contrasting viewpoints on the idea of professionalism both in and out of the library industry:

1. The Importance of Professionalism by Katie Clausen over at Hack Library School
2. You Call It Professionalism; I Call It Oppression in a Three-Piece Suit by Carmen Rios at Everyday Feminism
3. The Ten Commandments of Professionalism by Paula Black at Slaw.ca
4. Librarianship Doesn’t Need Professionals by Sarah Crissinger at the ACRLog

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QUESTIONS

We post the questions here in advance of the chat so you can decide whether or not this topic is of interest to you and/or prepare your answers in advance.

Q1 When someone says you need to look or act professionally what does that look like to you?

Q2 Do you think the concept of professionalism as it currently stands still works in our 2017 context? Or is it completely outdated?

Q3 How do you see professionalism at work in the LIS profession? Do you see any problems with it? What are they?

Q4 If we were to re-define the concept of professionalism for the current times what would it look like?

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