This paper describes the 20-year evolution of an information studies program from one primarily focused on librarianship, to one that now encompasses a range of interdisciplinary topics including knowledge management, user-experience design, data science, and bioinformatics, among others. The program revisions, course development, and faculty…

Storytelling, as a practice and process, is a longstanding tool and non-textual pedagogy in the field of library and information science. Storytelling is also the topic of a graduate course taught for the past eleven years by the author as a tool for all forms of professional communication. This article explores the non-textual (and selected…

Due to the large number of students, instructors teaching high enrollment courses often rely on traditional assignments such as scantron exams and research papers. While these types of assignments are functional and satisfy a purpose, they are typically not meaningful or pleasurable for students. In an introductory information technology course,…

Provides a survey of twelve undergraduate information science programs accredited by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA). Outlines the programs of study for Bachelor of Applied Science (Information and Library Studies) and Bachelor of Science (Communication and Information Technology) degrees. Includes a state-by-state (and…

In 1996, Florida State University implemented a four-year undergraduate program in information studies. This article describes the development of the curriculum, which drew from bachelor's programs at the University of Pittsburgh, Drexel University, and Syracuse University. Includes an outline of the program syllabus, course descriptions, and a…

Describes the contents, requirements, and pedagogy of a course in information resources management at the College of Business at Eastern Michigan University. Highlights include types of required assignments; how assignments are graded; assessment techniques; class structure; and student attitudes regarding the course. (Author/LRW)

Discussion of the scope of information society studies focuses on a syllabus for an ideal module in information society studies, comprising aims, learning outcomes, attained skills, and indicative content. Considers critical thinking, theoretical sensitivity, and an interdisciplinary approach that incorporates history. (Author/LRW)

At the Technical University of Budapest (Hungary), abstracting is taught in "Professional Documentation," a class designed to make Hungarian students of English translation familiar with written genres that are not translation but which a translator might be required to write: calls for papers, scientific articles, research proposals and…

Discusses revisions in the curriculum at the Royal School of Librarianship (Denmark) for educating and training information professionals, especially for the nontraditional library sector, and introduction of a new Department of Design and Implementation of Specialized Information Services focusing on nontraditional skill development. Courses…

The primary aim of the training information specialists (TRAIN-ISS) program at the University of Sheffield's Department of Information Studies was to train information service specialists from the less favored regions of the European Union. Describes the course design; selection of participants; student assessment, support, and placement; program…

Describes the implementation of an international joint course developed by Queen Margaret College in Scotland and the Royal School of Librarianship in Denmark introducing undergraduate students to tools and issues relevant to teleworking, or working at home. Discusses course objectives, class assignments, student assessment, and program…

Description of undergraduate program at the School of Librarianship and Information Studies, Polytechnic of North London, focuses on course objectives, the teaching sequence, and conceptual relationships between the major curriculum elements. Problems of integrating diverse teaching approaches and of forming a taxonomy of objectives in…