University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Exploring design coursework in graduate library education: iSchools vs. non-iSchools

Clarke, Rachel Ivy; Potter, Nicole

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Title
Exploring design coursework in graduate library education: iSchools vs. non-iSchools
Author(s)
  • Clarke, Rachel Ivy
  • Potter, Nicole
Issue Date
2019-03-15
Keyword(s)
  • Graduate library education
  • iSchools
  • Design
Date of Ingest
2019-03-22T21:34:38Z
Abstract
"The information field has often struggled with identity. Recently, design has been proposed as one aspect that might unify the information fields, especially the divide between librarianship and other information areas. To explore this possibility, we investigated what, if any differences exist between the number ar character of design courses offered in U.S. MLIS programs housed in iSchools vs. those housed in non-iSchool settings. A review of course titles and descriptions that included the word ""design"" revealed that iSchools offer approximately twice as many courses, and a classification of courses by topic reveals that although computing topics dominate, design is found across a broad variety of curricular topics. These findings suggest that design is indeed present in graduate library education, potentially positioning iSchools to better unify what may have previously been considered more disparate fields."
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iSchools
Series/Report Name or Number
iConference 2019 Proceedings
Type of Resource
text
Genre of Resource
Conference Poster
Language
eng
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/103297
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21900/iconf.2019.103297
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Copyright 2019 Rachel Ivy Clarke and Nicole Potter

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