Information science education and library and information studies education: Transnational conversations

Terry Weech; Clara M. Chu; Sandra Hirsh; Heidi Julien; Mary Anne Kennan; Diane L. Velasquez; Bhuva Narayan

doi:10.1002/pra2.98

Information science education and library and information studies education: Transnational conversations

Terry Weech, Clara M. Chu, Sandra Hirsh, Heidi Julien, Mary Anne Kennan, Diane L. Velasquez, Bhuva Narayan

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The panel/round-table will explore the status of the education of information professionals internationally, with a focus on a review of the status of Library and Information Studies, Information Science, and Information Professional education programs in the U.S., Canada and Australia. Similarities and differences between programs in each country specific to the information professions will be analyzed. The analysis will include a review of the quality assessment of programs, and specific issues related to their success, and concerns about the future of programs in each case. The impact of the iSchool movement will be examined.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	586-589
Number of pages	4
Journal	Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology
Volume	56
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.98
State	Published - Jan 2019

Keywords

Information Professions Education
Information Science Education
Library and Information Studies Education

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General Computer Science
Library and Information Sciences

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