Special Section: Integrating Social Theories into LIS Research
Metatheory in Library and Information Science: A Nascent Social Justice Approach by Kevin Rioux, p. 9
Theories-in-Use and Reflection-in-Action: Core Principles for LIS Education by Phillip M. Edwards, p. 18
Research Articles
Educating Future Academic Librarians: An Analysis of Courses in Academic Librarianship by Edgar C. Bailey, Jr., p. 30
WISE Economics: ROI of Quality and Consortiums by Bruce Kingma and Kathleen Schisa, p. 43
Editors’ Notes
Integrating Social Theories into LIS Research by Laurie J. Bonnici and Manimegalai M Subramaniam, p. 1
Also Included in This Issue by Kathleen Burnett and …

Theories-in-Use and Reflection-in-Action: Core Principles for LIS Education by Phillip M. Edwards

Introduction
JELIS is a scholarly double-blind peer-reviewed publication of ALISE. As such, the goals of ALISE are foundational to the vision statements of the JELIS editors. Capps andHinson noted that, “both co-editors [Burnett and Kazmer] strongly agree with the need to address how the changing needs of libraries affect the education of librarians. Other current goals they hold for JELIS include: (a) what is taught, (b) how to teach the topics, (c) what is known about research, and (d) how the research is used” (2009, p. 64). These goals are in …