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"A Nation at Risk" librarian response was "Libraries and the Learning Society."

  • 1.  "A Nation at Risk" librarian response was "Libraries and the Learning Society."

    Posted Dec 12, 2023 06:43 AM
    When "A Nation at Risk" was issued it ignored libraries. "A Nation at Risk" is 40 years old now so there have been stories about it  in the news today.
    Librarians responded with "Alliance for Excellence" and the report, "Libraries and the Learning Society."
    It is interesting to note how expansively librarians responded.
     
    Alliance for Excellence: Librarians Respond to "A Nation at Risk." Recommendations and Strategies from Libraries and the Learning Society. (1984)
    (Available free to download here: ED243885.pdf
    In response to the National Commission on Excellence in Education's Report, "A Nation, at Risk," the Department of Education's Center for Libraries and Education Improvement, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, invited leaders inthe library and information science community to a meeting in September 1983 to
    help launch a project to be known as "Libraries and the Learning Society."
     
    Bowen: A new research series from the Hoover Institution details the breadth of the reform efforts the landmark report inspired.
    www.the74million.org
    -Kathleen


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    Kathleen de la Peña McCook
    Distinguished University Professor
    School of Information
    University of South Florida
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