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LIS education in Europe: an overview
Ángel Borrego
Universitat de Barcelona
Facultat de Biblioteconomia i Documentació
Questions
• How many schools and departments deliver LIS education in Europe?
• In which disciplines can these schools and departments be classified?
• What is the size of these schools and departments?
• Is there any experience of collaboration between these schools and departments?
• What are the characteristics of the programmes that these schools and departments deliver?
Data collection
World Guide to Library, Archive and Information Science
Education. 3rd ed. IFLA, 2007
Internet surfing
Scope
28 member states of the European Union as of June 2014
Limitations
• Linguistic diversity of the countries involved.
• Fragmentation of the LIS community into different faculties,
schools and departments.
Special thanks to….
Limitations
• Linguistic diversity of the countries involved.
• Fragmentation of the LIS community in different faculties,
schools and departments.
How many schools?
The IFLA Guide included 283 educational centres in 26 European
countries. However, 63 institutions were removed or merged, for
four reasons:
• Some were professional associations or national libraries
offering short LIS courses addressed to active professionals.
• Some institutions seemed to have dropped their degrees in LIS.
• Some institutions have merged since the publication of the IFLA
guide in 2007.
• When two schools or departments in a single university offered
LIS-related education, only the one closer to the field was
considered for classification purposes.
Country Population
(in millions)
Institutions
delivering LIS
education
Institutions delivering
undergraduate
LIS education
Institutions delivering
postgraduate
LIS education
Austria 8.4 3 2 3
Belgium 11.1 11 9 4
Bulgaria 7.3 2 2 2
Croatia 4.3 3 3 3
Czech Republic 10.5 7 7 5
Denmark 5.6 1 1 1
Estonia 1.3 2 1 2
Finland 5.4 4 4 3
France 65.3 31 28 25
Germany 80.3 17 16 14
Greece 11.1 3 3 0
Hungary 9.9 10 10 5
Ireland 4.6 1 1 1
Italy 59.4 58 53 22
Latvia 2.0 1 1 1
Lithuania 3.0 1 1 1
Malta 0.4 1 1 0
Netherlands 16.7 6 6 1
Poland 38.5 12 12 8
Portugal 10.5 4 4 3
Romania 20.0 3 2 2
Slovakia 5.4 1 1 1
Slovenia 2.1 1 1 1
Spain 46.8 15 12 13
Sweden 9.5 7 4 6
United Kingdom 63.5 15 9 15
Total ≈ 500 million 220 194 142
Classification of LIS schools and departments
Communication Library & Information
Computing Management & Policy
Education Science & Engineering
Humanities Social & Behavioural
Based on: Wiggins and Sawyer (2012)
Classification of LIS schools and departments
School Department Classification
Social Sciences Information
Science
Library &
Information
Social Sciences - Social &
Behavioural
Social Sciences Information and
communication Communication
Classification of LIS schools and departments
Schools and
departments %
Communication 34 15.5
Computing 20 9.1
Education 3 1.4
Humanities 70 31.8
Library & Information 62 28.2
Management & Policy 6 2.7
Science & Engineering 4 1.8
Social & Behavioural 3 1.4
None 18 8.2
Disciplinary classification of LIS educational institutions
Institutions %
Communication 34 15.5
Computing 20 9.1
Education 3 1.4
Humanities 70 31.8
Library & Information 62 28.2
Management & Policy 6 2.7
Science & Engineering 4 1.8
Social & Behavioural 3 1.4
None 18 8.2
Humanities
Most European LIS-related educational programmes are
delivered by schools and departments that can be classified
under the heading of “Humanities”.
However, this figure is, to a certain degree, misleading. If we look
more closely at these 70 schools and departments, we observe
that most of them (49) are faculties of Language, Philosophy
and related disciplines based in Italian universities that offer
degrees in cultural heritage (beni culturali).
A full-time student is expected to take 60 credits in an academic year.
Other LIS degrees in humanities schools and departments
• Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" (Bulgaria)
– Faculty of Philosophy
• Library and Information Studies
• Université d'Angers (France)
– Faculté des Lettres, Langues et Sciences Humaines
• Traitement et gestion des archives bibliothèques
• Universidade Católica Portuguesa
– Faculdade de Filosofia
• Ciências da Informação e da Documentação
• Universidade da Coruña (Spain)
– Facultade de Humanidades e Documentación
• Información e documentación
Czech Republic
Masaryk University
Faculty of Arts
Department of History and
Archives
Department of Czech Literature
and Library Studies
Degree in
Archival studies
Degree in
Information and Library Studies
Czech Republic
Charles University
Faculty of Arts
Department of Auxiliary Historical
Sciences and Archive Studies
Institute of Information Studies
and Librarianship
Degree in Archive Studies and
Auxiliary Historical Sciences
Degree in
Information Studies and
Librarianship
Hungary
Eötvös Lóránd University
Degree Major
History Archival Science
Information and Library Studies
Book History
Information and Knowledge
Management
EU Information
Archival Studies, Fachbereich Informationswissenschaften, Fachhochschule Potsdam (Germany)
Disciplinary classification of LIS educational institutions
Institutions %
Communication 34 15.5
Computing 20 9.1
Education 3 1.4
Humanities 70 31.8
Library & Information 62 28.2
Management & Policy 6 2.7
Science & Engineering 4 1.8
Social & Behavioural 3 1.4
None 18 8.2
Higher education in France
Information et communication, Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier (France)
La licence Information et communication propose aux étudiants d’acquérir des connaissances sur les différents aspects théoriques et pratiques de l'information et de la communication. Elle vise à donner aux étudiants les moyens de s’approprier les outils conceptuels, méthodologiques et techniques afin de s’adapter à un éventail de métiers de la communication (chargé de communication, attaché de presse, community manager…) et à des pratiques professionnelles en mutation permanente.
Information et communication,
Université catholique de Louvain (Belgium)
L’homme est un être de communication. Pour informer, expliquer, transmettre des connaissances,
il invente sans cesse des supports, des machines, des dispositifs de communication. Comme les
techniques qui les véhiculent, ses messages prennent ainsi des formes toujours nouvelles. Les
études universitaires en communication allient la maîtrise théorique et analytique aux
apprentissages de techniques professionnelles de haut niveau.
Nos diplômés trouvent un emploi dans
– le journalisme (écrit, radio, télé, multimédia);
– les relations publiques, la communication interne, la communication externe,
l’intervention d’entreprise, la communication politique, la publicité sociale, la
vulgarisation scientifique, la sensibilisation, la prévention, l’éducation aux médias, la
formation par les médias;
– l’animation et la communication culturelle, le multimédia, l’analyse des médias, la
recherche et l’enseignement, etc.
Licence professionnelle in Traitement et gestion des archives bibliothèques, Université d’Angers
A one-year specialisation open to students and professionals:
• étudiants titulaires d’un DEUG ou de quatre semestres de licence validés (120 ECTS)
• étudiants titulaires d’un DUT Information communication, d’un DEUST Métiers du livre, d’un BTS Communication, d’un BTS Édition ou d’un diplôme de niveau équivalent.
• personnels des services d’archives, centres de documentation et bibliothèques désireux de parfaire leurs acquis professionnels et de valider leurs compétences par un diplôme universitaire (dossiers soumis à la commission de validation des acquis de l’expérience, VAE)
Université d'Aix-Marseille
• Institut Universitaire de Technologie
– DUT Information-Communication “orienté vers les métiers de la bibliothèque, de l'édition et de la librairie, il forme des médiateurs spécialisés dans la promotion et la diffusion du livre, des revues et des autres supports d’édition (sonore, vidéo, numérique...).”
• École de Journalisme et de Communication
– Undergraduate degree in Information-Communication.
Information, Medien & Kommunikation Fachhochschule Burgenland (Austria)
Disciplinary classification of LIS educational institutions
Institutions %
Communication 34 15.5
Computing 20 9.1
Education 3 1.4
Humanities 70 31.8
Library & Information 62 28.2
Management & Policy 6 2.7
Science & Engineering 4 1.8
Social & Behavioural 3 1.4
None 18 8.2
Institut für Informationswissenschaft & Sprachtechnologie, Universität Hildesheim
(Germany)
Hungary
• Eötvös Lóránd University
– Institute of Informatics and Library Science
• College Of Nyíregyháza
– Faculty of Science and Information Technology
• Information Technology Librarian
• Ferenc Kölcsey Teacher Training College of the Reformed Church
– Institute of Communication and Social Science
• Informatics Librarian Programme
Licenciatura em Ciência da Informação
University of Porto (Portugal)
Este curso resulta de uma parceria entre a Faculdade de Letras
e a Faculdade de Engenharia, cujas valências complementares
nesta área permitiram construir um plano de estudos sólido e
atualizado, em que se cruzam saberes tradicionais com
aplicações teórico-práticas nas áreas das tecnologias da
informação e da comunicação.
United Kingdom
Six out of 15 departments offering LIS-related training can be classified
under the “Computing” category:
• Department of Computer Science and Creative Technologies
(University of the West of England)
• School of Computing (Edinburgh Napier University)
• Computer and Information Sciences (University of Strathclyde)
• School of Computing, Creative Technologies & Engineering (Leeds
Metropolitan University)
• School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences (Liverpool John
Moores University)
• School of Computing and Technology (University of West London)
Disciplinary classification of LIS educational institutions
Institutions %
Communication 34 15.5
Computing 20 9.1
Education 3 1.4
Humanities 70 31.8
Library & Information 62 28.2
Management & Policy 6 2.7
Science & Engineering 4 1.8
Social & Behavioural 3 1.4
None 18 8.2
Gestão de Informação Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Gestão de Informação Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Disciplinary classification of LIS educational institutions
Institutions %
Communication 34 15.5
Computing 20 9.1
Education 3 1.4
Humanities 70 31.8
Library & Information 62 28.2
Management & Policy 6 2.7
Science & Engineering 4 1.8
Social & Behavioural 3 1.4
None 18 8.2
Institut d'Enseignement Supérieur Social des Sciences de l'Information et de la
Documentation (Belgium)
Institut d'Enseignement Supérieur Social des Sciences de l'Information et de la
Documentation (Belgium)
“Library and Information Services” Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences (Finland)
…Specialised skills, such as storing data and acquiring information, knowledge of literature and other library materials, customer service skills, social skills and computer skills, are emphasised in the programme…
…There is a study module available in English (25 cr) ...
…The studies consist of … work placement (30 cr) …
“Applied Information Science”, Institut für Informationswissenschaft, Fachhochschule Köln
The Bachelor study programme in “Applied Information Science” focuses on the handling of information content in enterprises, associations, public bodies and other organizations. Both technical and information science-related facets as well as economic aspects are examined.
Conservatory and music libraries, general libraries with music sections, church and private archives, request the use of specialized staff capable to catalogue according to national and international standards.
The new School is aimed at creating this special professional figure through the adoption of an innovative study plan enhancing the cataloguing practice, but also providing for the study of subjects that help build a wider range of skills: music philology, music IT, music history, music theory, music palaeography, the history of staff notation, music iconography.
Postgraduate education
Postgraduate education
Bachelor Master
Fachhochschule Burgenland
(Austria)
Bachelorstudiengang Information,
Medien & Kommunikation
Masterstudiengang Information
Medien Kommunikation
Université libre de Bruxelles
(Belgium)
Bachelier en Information et
communication
Master en Information et
communication
Sofia University "St. Kliment
Ohridski" (Bulgaria)
Bacherlor of Library and
Information Studies
Master of Library and Information
Sciences and Cultural Policy
University of Zadar
(Croatia)
Undergraduate programme Library
and Information Science
Graduate programme Library and
Information Science
Masaryk University
(Czech Republic) Information and Library Studies Information and Library Studies
Tallinn University
(Estonia)
Information Science, Bachelor
programme
Information Science, Master
programme
Abo Akademi University
(Finland) Information Studies Information Studies
Université libre de Bruxelles
En prolongeant le Bachelier [en information et communication]
par un Master en information et communication, l'étudiant
pourra s'orienter directement vers les métiers suivants…
Institut für Informationswissenschaft, Fachhochschule Köln (Germany)
“This four-semester Master’s
program qualifies graduates of
any academic discipline as well
as librarians holding at least a
Bachelor’s degree for highly-
specialized responsibilities and
leadership positions in libraries
and other information centers.”
Master of Science (MSc) in Information Science and Cultural Communication, Royal School of Library and Information Science (Denmark)
The MSc in Science in Information Science and Cultural Communication programme is a 2-year full-time postgraduate programme for those with a degree in LIS or an equivalent background.
Postgraduate topics
• Library & Information Management; Knowledge Management...
• Archival Science; Archival Studies; Archive Administration; Records management...
• Information and Communication
• Digital curation; Digital libraries; Información digital...
• Business Information Services; Business Intelligence; Systèmes d’Information & Management de l’Entreprise
• Advanced Analytics; Data analytics; Estatística e Gestão da Informação; Statistics and Data Mining
Domestic collaboration
There are few examples of collaboration among universities,
both at the domestic or at the international level:
• Master of Archival Science: Cultural Heritage and Records
(Belgium), Vrije Universiteit Brussel (coordinator), Universiteit
Antwerpen, Universiteit Gent, KU Leuven
• Master in Digital Content Management (Spain), Universitat
de Barcelona (coordinator), Universitat Pompeu Fabra
• Master in School Libraries and the Promotion of Reading
(Spain), Universitat de Barcelona (coordinator), Universitat
Autònoma de Barcelona
Tallinn University (Estonia) & University of Parma (Italy)
Digital Library Learning (DILL) is a two-year international
master’s programme for elite information professionals to
provide them with the skills and competencies necessary to
navigate through the rapidly evolving world of digital libraries. It
is offered in cooperation between Tallinn University (Estonia) and
the University of Parma (Italy). Students will spend at least one
semester at each institution
Berlin School of Library and Information Science
• Joint Study Profile "Information Science and Cultural
Communication" together with the Royal School of Library
and Information Science (RSLIS), Copenhagen
• Joint Study Profile "Digital Curation" in cooperation with
Kings College, London
Summer schools
The summer school is a collaboration
between University of Washington (UW)
and RSLIS and is offered to UW students
as part of UW's Study Abroad-program
Conclusions (I)
• There is no common European approach to LIS education with different orientations of training in each country.
• There are very few experiences of international (or even domestic) collaboration for delivering degrees in partnership.
Conclusions (II)
• Most undergraduate degrees in librarianship combine a general culture background with courses in technology, languages and practical training.
• Other undergraduate degrees seem to be more oriented towards business information management.
Conclusions (III)
• There are no clear differences between undergraduate and graduate programmes, which have similar names and lack specific target audiences.
• In addition to postgraduate degrees in librarianship and archive studies, most programmes revolve around digital curation, business information services and data analytics.
Thank you!
Comments? Questions?