Abstract
This article discusses the results of an exploratory research project in which library and
information studies (LIS) faculty and education faculty were asked about their views on teaching
pre-service school librarians and teachers 21st Century Skills (as defined by the Partnership for
21st Century Skills) and librarian-teacher collaboration. Researchers used a case-study
approach to investigate and compare the views and experiences of LIS faculty and education
faculty at a research institution. Participants indicated their sense of which skills were taught in
each discipline. In addition, they described their own experiences in collaborating with teachers
and/or librarians, as well as their views on where collaboration was taught in their respective
curricula, where it could be taught, and how it might be taught most effectively. Findings
indicate that while education faculty members tend to have a broader view of LIS than do LIS
faculty and see education and LIS as having largely overlapping concerns, collaboration is more
likely to be a topic of discussion in LIS classes than in education classes. Faculty in both
disciplines acknowledged that, while collaboration is desirable, it is often difficult to achieve in
practice