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Download full textHelkenberg, Davin; Schoenberger, Nicole; Kooy, S. A. Vander; Pemberton, Amanda; Ali, Karim; Bartlett, Sarah; Clair, Jillian; Crombleholme, Sydney; Dee, Alison; DePierro, Kristy; Greenwood, Timothy; Lobzun, Meagan; Petersen, Cassandra; Saunders, Sabrina Redwing; Tarzi, Mary; Ward, Kristyn; Zip, Stacey – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2018
This paper was produced as a collaborative project by a Progressive Librarianship class at an ALA-accredited Masters of Library and Information Science (MLIS) program located in Canada. Recent research in LIS has identified a need for issues of social justice to be discussed more prominently in LIS education. From a uniquely student perspective,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Justice, Information Science Education, Library Science
Peer reviewedFlood, Barbara – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 2000
Drexel Institute of Technology began an information science (IS) curriculum in 1963. This article deals with the eight years of the separate degree program from fall 1963 to fall 1971. The author recalls the background, need, and Drexel's response as learned from her experience as student and faculty member in the program, and comments…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Information Science, Information Science Education
Peer reviewedSineath, Timothy W.; Cveljo, Katherine – Journal of Library Administration, 1992
The first of two articles discusses the place of information science and its expanding definition within the curricula of schools of library and information studies. The second article describes the history of foreign students in U.S. library and information science schools, their current role, and the major problems they face. (51 references)…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Foreign Students, Higher Education, History
Taylor, Robert S. – Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science, 1993
Discusses changes in the information science field based on personal reminiscences and suggests an agenda for the future. Topics addressed include information relevance; the reference process, including question negotiation; curriculum changes in information science; the value of information; and how people use information. (LRW)
Descriptors: Change, Curriculum Development, Futures (of Society), Information Science
Direct linkAchterman, Doug – School Library Journal, 2006
The most critical challenges that school librarians face are not about finding and organizing resources. The real dillemas lie in working with faculty to plan lessons that take advantage of the resources and tools school libraries have at their disposal, in identifying the skills students need to negotiate new information formats; in anticipating…
Descriptors: Schools of Education, Media Specialists, Information Science Education, School Libraries
Peer reviewedForgionne, Guisseppi A. – Education for Information, 1991
Examines information needs in today's society; reviews major programs of information science education and research in areas including information science, computer science, business, professional education programs, engineering, and communications; and proposes an alternative educational organization that focuses on information systems. (46…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Information Needs, Information Science Education
Haefner, Klaus – Technological Horizons in Education, 1982
Ways the informational environment has changed, and how it will change in the near future are discussed. Justification of educational funding in the future must come from new notions, in light of changes brought about through new information technology. A crisis over the next decade is predicted. (MP)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Technology
Peer reviewedKibirige, Harry M. – International Library Review, 1989
Discusses the need to restructure information science education programs for developing nations in such a way that the programs are appropriate and relevant to the special needs of these countries. A definition for a new discipline called Development Information Science is presented. (14 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Educational Needs
Peer reviewedMuddiman, Dave – Education for Information, 1994
Presents an alternative discussion of recent trends in the United Kingdom's information and library science curriculum based on an analysis of shifts in higher education policies and ideologies. It is concluded that this new vocationalism jeopardizes independence among professionals and the development and preservation of specialized skills and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedStieg, Margaret F. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 1993
Presents arguments for the importance of a historical approach in the library and information science curriculum. Highlights include learning from past mistakes; understanding the reason for successful ventures; censorship and intellectual freedom; professional identity; and integrating historical background into each course. (Contains five…
Descriptors: Censorship, Curriculum Development, Educational History, Higher Education
Peer reviewedKrummel, D. W. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 1993
Discusses the importance of historical studies for librarians and how knowledge of the past contributes to the research base. Social science and historical perspectives on library research are considered; and hypothesis testing, the study of causality, and the history of information practices are examined. (Contains eight references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Historical Interpretation, History
Peer reviewedJeng, Ling Hwey – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 1993
Compares traditional and nontraditional curricula in the area of organization of information and proposes a new model for organization of information in which information is redefined and cataloging is perceived as a mode of organizational behavior. Some implications of this model on the core curriculum for organization of information are…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Change Strategies, Core Curriculum, Course Descriptions
Cook, Michael – UNESCO Journal of Information Science, Librarianship and Archives Administration, 1980
Provides recommendations for the formal education of archivists and for coordination of training programs with those of library and information science. (RAA)
Descriptors: Archives, Coordination, Curriculum Development, Educational Facilities
Peer reviewedWelburn, William C. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 1994
Presents a conceptual framework for the discussion of cultural diversity and library and information science curriculum. Discussion includes the core elements of a transitional course; a definition of diversity; and a rationale for including such a course. (three references) (KRN)
Descriptors: Courses, Cultural Differences, Curriculum Development, Higher Education
Peer reviewedCurras, Emilia – Education for Information, 1993
Discusses the development of the information science program in the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid in relation to the history of the department. Topics discussed include changes in the university library system from a central library to a network of libraries; library automation; government's role; and teaching and research tasks. (nine…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Curriculum Development, Faculty Workload, Foreign Countries
