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Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 12:17:40 -0400
From: Suzanne Stauffer <[log in to unmask]>
To: Open Lib/Info Sci Education Forum <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: RE: Web sites for LIS programs

As we went through the process of creating a new web site about a year 
ago, my response is that, at least at LSU, much of our site is controlled 
by the university. I know that we are not the only school in that 
position; "branding" has become the fad of the day.

That being said, I frequently find it quite ironic how poor we in LIS are 
at providing information about ourselves. We need to apply the principles 
and concepts that we teach our students to ourselves.


Suzanne M. Stauffer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
School of Library and Information Science
Louisiana State University
277 Coates Hall
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
(225)578-1461
Fax: (225)578-4581
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Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge?
Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?

--T.S. Eliot, "Choruses from The Rock"

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From: Open Lib/Info Sci Education Forum [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Gretchen Whitney [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 8:40 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Web sites for LIS programs

Greetings,
    I've been poking around web sites for LIS programs internationally this
evening, and I was struck by their inconsistencies.
    Some offered complete program descriptions.  Others offered labels but
no specifics.  Some said what country they were in.  Others offered no
clue as to what US state they were in. Some offered syllabi, others did
not.  Some offered IT requirements, others did not.
    Tom Wilson's inventory of LIS programs seems to have disappeared. The
ALISE list of paying customers offers a limited view of academic programs.
The iSchools collectively offer a different approach to IS education, but
offer few details.

But I wonder if individual programs can take up the slack. And be more
specific about what they offer.

    Can individual schools within this discussion group agree to what data
elements should be included in a description of what an LIS school offers,
and is included on their web pages?

    Here's a start:

    The name of the School
    The University with which it is associated
    The name of the country in which it is located
    The minimal requirements for a professional degree in its country
    The minimal requirements for a less professional degree
    The required courses for a professional degree

    The percent of the degree which can be accomplished entirely on line.

    Is this a good thing?

    Is tis enough of a discussion?  Talk to me.

    --gw


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Gretchen Whitney, PhD, Retired
School of Information Sciences
University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA           [log in to unmask]
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