Since my colleagues have not weighed in yet, I will.  We have two Ph.D. 
programs.  The Ph.D./LIS program is a traditional on-site program in 
which students do research in any area of study within LIS.  The 
Ph.D./MLIP (Managerial Leadership in the Information Professions 
"emphasizes leadership competency development and original research in a 
non-residential program." (Simmons website)  The MLIP program evolved 
from the DA program which had management as its emphasis, but the DA 
program itself is no more.

Melanie Kimball


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> From: Open Lib/Info Sci Education Forum [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Charley Seavey [[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 12:05 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: DLS
>
> If memory serves the Columbia DLS was a Ph.D. in everything but name. I'm not
> sure of the whys of the name, but that was the situation.
>
> I'm sure somebody from Simmons will weigh in on the DA question.
>
> charley seavey
> The Professor
> Ranganathan said it all!
>
>
> Quoting "Williams,Delmus"<[log in to unmask]>:
>
>> Got what I think is a quick question that dates me terribly.  Was
>> thinking this morning about professional doctorates (e.g., EdD, JD,
>> PsyD,Doctor of Nursing Practice) that seem to be coming out of the
>> woodwork these days, and the DLS (Doctor of Library Science or Doctor
>> of Library Service) came to mind.  It was my understanding that it
>> was the only doctorate that Columbia offered when they had a library
>> science program, and the last person that I knew who held one was a
>> person who got his at Southern Cal before that school closed.  There
>> it was a way around the university requirement that PhD programs have
>> residential requirements.  My question is, do any of these programs
>> still exist.  I know that Simmons has a DA program, but is that the
>> only non-PhD doctoral program offered by LIS programs these days?  No
>> reason for wanting to know, just curious.
>>
>> Del Williams
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Open Lib/Info Sci Education Forum [[log in to unmask]] On
>> Behalf Of Kennan, Mary Anne [[log in to unmask]]
>> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 9:48 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Doctoral Expectations and Frameworks
>>
>>
>> G’day,
>> Interesting discussion. The answers in my (albeit limited) experience
>> would be no, and no.  However, the discussion makes me question
>> whether the responses from the students may be subliminally linked.
>> Most theory grows and develops from earlier theory, or has, at least,
>>   some relationship with other theories. To really understand theory
>> one needs to engage with past writing - the original on the theory
>> and subsequent developments. To not go back beyond 2006, how could
>> one engage thoughtfully and in an informed way with (almost) any
>> theory or theoretical framework? Certainly most would be unable to be
>> read in the original ....  Or perhaps in another sense -  I have
>> heard a student claim that they were using grounded theory and so
>> didn’t need a theoretical framework (which of course provoked an
>> interesting discussion itself). And finally :), perhaps the first
>> student was only understanding theory, or theoretical frameworks in
>> the narrowest possible sense...
>> Cheerio
>> Mary Anne
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>>
>>
>> From: Open Lib/Info Sci Education Forum
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of [log in to unmask]
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 2:23 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Doctoral Expectations and Frameworks
>>
>> Two incidents in the past month lead me to raise a question on this
>> list about doctoral studies. I want to be very careful to frame the
>> question so that it is clear that I am seeking to understand
>> expectations not to criticize them.
>> At a recent doctoral student presentation the candidate was asked
>> about the theoretical framework for the study. The response was that
>> the institution did not require a theoretical framework (for some of
>> us this is a distinguishing feature between master’s and doctoral
>> work). Is this the case at your institution? Is this a change?
>> Today a doctoral student from another institution asked me about
>> recent research in a specific area. The institution “requires that
>> I use research no further back than the year 2006.” (I will set
>> aside whether there is any relationship between the topic of study
>> and the date prescription.) Again, is this the case at your
>> institution? Is this a change?
>> I have not encountered these before and wonder if there are changes
>> underway or I am less aware of expectations elsewhere or whether
>> these are unique.
>> Thank you.
>> [cid:image001.png@01CBF5E2.2E08E520]
>> Ken Haycock
>> voice: 778-689-5938
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