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So You Want an Undergraduate Major? (SIG ED).
Newby, Gregory B. – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 2000
Presents a proposal for a panel discussion that intended to increase the coordination and understanding among the many and varied information science undergraduate programs. Topics to be discussed included the possible role of ASIS (American Society for Information Science) in identifying a common model curriculum and opportunities for student…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Information Science Education, Student Recruitment, Undergraduate Study
The Economics of Information for the Information Professions.
Wallace, Danny P. – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1994
Discusses the information economy and the economics of education for information professions. Topics include the diversity of academic disciplines for information professional education, supply and demand in professional areas, costs of education, lifelong learning, and expenditures for schools with American Library Association accredited Master's…
Descriptors: Costs, Educational Economics, Higher Education, Information Science Education
The Teaching of Economics of Information in Schools of Library and Information Science in the U.S.--A Preliminary Analysis.
Weech, Terry L. – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1994
Presents a preliminary report on a survey of the American Library Association accredited schools of library and information science to determine the extent to which courses dealing with the economics of information are taught. The elements of a model syllabus for an economics of information course are presented. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Organization, Information Management
Information and Information Practice: Implications for the Education of Information Professionals.
Kirk, Joyce – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1993
Discusses the nature of information and considers objective versus subjective views of information; examines concepts dealing with information practice, including access to and use of information; and discusses impacts on the education of information professionals based on a course offered at the University of Technology (Australia). (Contains 13…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Case Studies, Course Content, Foreign Countries
Staffing an Integrated Information Center and Its Implications for the Education of Information Professionals.
Rohde, Nancy Freeman; Herther, Nancy – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1993
Discusses experiences at the Integrated Information Center at the University of Minnesota regarding staffing considerations and suggests that, to operate effectively in this new environment, information professionals will need knowledge and skills not formerly emphasized in their educational programs. Highlights include communication skills,…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Higher Education, Information Centers, Information Networks
Information Receiving: A Primary Mode of the Information Process.
Giannini, Tula – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1998
This study, based on a survey of 40 library/information science students and observations made from online information retrieval instruction, focuses on information receiving, one of the three primary modes of the Information Process. Compares the modes of the Information Process and examines the role of the World Wide Web. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Information Dissemination, Information Retrieval, Information Science Education
Abstracts of SIG Sessions.
Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1995
Presents abstracts of 15 special interest group (SIG) sessions. Topics include navigation and information utilization in the Internet, natural language processing, automatic indexing, image indexing, classification, users' models of database searching, online public access catalogs, education for information professions, information services,…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Automatic Indexing, Classification, Conferences