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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 ______________ > 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 >> -- >> Mary Anne Kennan, PhD >> School of Information Studies >> Charles Sturt University >> Locked Bag 588 >> Wagga Wagga NSW 2678 >> AUSTRALIA >> Phone: +612 6933 4893 | email: >> [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Recent publications: >> http://tiny.cc/aqjt4<https://weboutlook.csu.edu.au/owa/redir.aspx?C=25c10c727aee4abeb7d2fb75252e930c&URL=http%3a%2f%2ftiny.cc%2faqjt4> >> >> >> 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:[log in to unmask]] >> Ken Haycock >> voice: 778-689-5938 > -- *********************************************** Melanie A. Kimball, Assistant Professor Graduate School of Library and Information Science Simmons College 300 The Fenway Boston, MA 02115-5898 Phone: (617) 521-2795