Trends in LIS Education

Michèle V. CloonanDean & ProfessorSimmons College GSLIS

Museum StudiesAt Pratt: “Through the dual-degree [library science & history of art and design], students become art historians and librarians and are able to carry out art history research.  They learn to design information systems and networks, use digital technology, apply the theories, research and practice of information science and use the Internet and Web to convey meaning and communicate content effectively and creatively in the arts across diverse cultures and societies of today's  global digital landscape.

Also available at Florida State University

Health InformaticsAt University of Pittsburgh:“The intent of this graduate education program is to orient prospective health information professionals to the theory, methodology, and practice of medical information management (including but not limited to medical librarianship). The curriculum is designed to support the concept that medical librarians and medical information managers are team players in the integrated information environments characteristic of modern medicine.”

Also available at UNC

Community InformaticsAt University of Michigan: “Explores the changing role of information and technology in a civil society, including community networks, E-governance, and information and communications technologies for development. This course of study prepares graduates for positions as public interest information professionals and technical leaders for nonprofit organizations, government agencies, community development agencies, and entrepreneurial social ventures. ”

Also available at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Certificate Programs (a sampling)

International Development (UNC-CH)Aging (UNC-CH)Human-Computer Interaction (Michigan)Data Curation (Urbana-Champaign)Conservation (UT Austin)Information Literacy Instruction Certificate (URI)

Web-based Information Science Education (WISE)

Web-based Information Science Education (WISE) is a unique and groundbreaking opportunity in online education. Leading library and information science schools have extended their reach on a global basis to broaden the educational opportunities available to students.  WISE uses advanced online technology to enrich education and foster relationships among students, faculty, and universities.The vision of this initiative is to provide a collaborative distance education model that will increase the quality, access, and diversity of online education opportunities in library and information science.www.wiseeducation.org

WISE ParticipantsLong Island UniversityManchester MetropolitanUniversityRutgers UniversitySan Jose State UniversitySimmons CollegeSyracuse UniversityUniversity of British ColumbiaUniversity of Illinois atUrbana-ChampaignUniversity of Maryland

University of North CarolinaUniversity of PittsburghUniversity of Texas at AustinUniversity of Western OntarioUniversity of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeVictoria University of Wellington

Spring 2008 WISE CoursesInformation Industry StrategiesGlobalization and the Information Society: Information, Communication and Development Health Consumer Resources and ServicesManaging Information System Projects Advanced Info. Technology Tools: Building the Social Library Online Applications in Medical Informatics Human Information Interactions Gender and Culture in Children's Picture BooksInformation Services for Specific Populations

Simmons CollegeMission StatementThe mission of the School … is to impart a rich body of knowledge, principles, and practices that will enable information professionals to cope with the ever-changing challenges of today and tomorrow that are cross-disciplinary, interdisciplinary, and international in nature. The School is committed to excellence in instruction and a leadership role within the local, regional, national, and international community of library and information science, and allied disciplines.

The Generalist

Archives

Preservation

Preservation Course Planning - Archivists

4 or 5 core coursesArchives courses (5):

438 Intro. To Archival Methods and Services440 Archival Access & Use456 Managing Records in Electronic Environments441 Appraisal of Archives & Mss. or 442 Establishing Archival & Mss. Programs

Preservation courses (3)439 Preservation Management

Additional preservation electivePreservation internship (optional)

Preservation Course Planning - Librarians

4 or 5 core courses439 Preservation Management in Libraries/Archives462 Digital Libraries or 531K or 456453 Collection Management or 418 Technical Services451 Academic Libraries or 425 History of the Book424 Moving Image CollectionsPreservation courses (3)

438 Intro. To Archival Methods and Services448 Preservation Technologies or 531K Archiving & Preserving Digital Media or 447 Collection Maintenance

Preservation internship (optional)

Preservation Course Planning – Visual Resources

4 or 5 core courses470 Visual Communication or 425 History of the Book438 Introduction to Archives471 Photographic Archives446 Art Documentation or 462 Digital Libraries or 424 Moving Image CollectionsPreservation Courses (3)

439Preservation Management in Libraries/Archives448 Preservation Technologies or 531K Archiving & Preserving Digital Media

Preservation Internship (optional)

School Library Teacher

Youth Services Librarianship

IT Paths

Organization of Information

Management