The Information School Movement: Building the Future of the Information

Field

Raymond F. von Dran Dean

19th and 20th Century Social Developments

Social and Technological Changes Leading to Convergence

• Communication: Need for coordination: The vast republic and the railroad

• Business: Organizational Size and Complexity; New Organizational Structures; The Control Revolution; Systematic Management

• Library: Rise of the Modern University; The Public Library Movement

• Computation: Science’s Need for Computational Power, Business’ Need for Control

19th and 20th Century Technology

Social and Technological Changes Leading to Convergence

Communication:

Telegraph

Telephone

Radio

Film and Recordings

Television

The Internet

Mobile Communications

19th and 20th Century Technology

Social and Technological Changes Leading to Convergence

Business:

Typewriters

Punched Cards

Adding Machines

Filing Systems

Office Automation

Management Information Systems

Decision Support Systems

e-business

19th and 20th Century Technology

Social and Technological Changes Leading to Convergence

Library: Card Catalogs

Cataloging Standards

Descriptive Cataloging Standards

Subject Heading

Authority Files

Library Automation

Information Retrieval

Digital Libraries

19th and 20th Century Technology

Social and Technological Changes Leading to Convergence

Computation:

Punched Cards

Analog Computers

Digital Computers

Mainframe Computers

Networked Computers

Ubiquitous Computers

Wireless Systems

Convergent Elements in the Information Field

• People: Systems designed to suit people; People as the ultimate consumer of information; Decision Science

• Management: Putting Information to Work in business and government; The global marketplace

• Technology: Ubiquitous computing; Pervasive Computing; Wireless Systems; Digital Convergence

• Policy: The Need For Standards and Interoperability; The rise of intellectual property as product; Security

• Content: Retrieve it, store it, manage it! Content is “King” and Converging

Schools of the LIS Tradition

The Genesis of the Information Schools

• Syracuse University (1974): Uni-departmental School with multiple MS programs and one Ph.D. program

• Michigan (1996): Uni-departmental School with single multifaceted MS and one Ph.D. program

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• Pittsburgh (1999): Departmentalized School with multiple MS and multiple Ph.D. programs

Schools of the CS Tradition

The Genesis of the Information Schools

• Georgia Tech School of Computing (1990): Uni-departmental School with multiple degree programs & HCI strengths

• UC Irvine School of Computer and Information Science (1968/2002): Departmentalized School with roots in social informatics

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• Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science(1988): Departmentalized School with strengths in information policy

The Phoenix Schools

The Genesis of the Information Schools

• Penn State University School of Information Science and Technology (1999): Uni-departmentalized, multiple IST degrees between CS, MIS, and Social Informatics

• Indiana University School of Informatics (2000): Uni-departmentalized interdisciplinary school incorporating CS separate from the LIS school

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• University of Nevada at Los Vegas School of Information Technology (2001): Departmentalized joining existing departments including CS

Librarianship Provides Enduring Values to an Emerging Field

•People•Service•Learning•Access

Our Purpose: To extend human capabilities through information.

School of Information StudiesVision and Mission

• Whatever we do, we do through information and for people.

• Through information we transform the individual, organizations, and society.

• Information technology and management processes are means and not ends.

Our Points of Distinction:

 

•Inquiry

•Individuality

•Adaptability

•Unity

•Continuity

•Diversity

School of Information StudiesCore Values

Library andInformation Science

Telecommuni- cations and Network Management

InformationManagement

Master’s Level

IMLIS TNM

BS in Information Management and Technology

Bachelor’s Level

PhD inInformation

Transfer

Doctoral Level

Degree Programs

School of Information StudiesMaster’s Degrees : 1995-2000

Library Science Core(15 credits)

Information Management Core

(9 credits)

Telecommunications & Network Management Core

(18 credits)

Intermediate and AdvancedGraduate Courses(remaining credits)

Master of Library Science(MLS / 36 credits)

M.S. in Information Management

(IRM / 42 credits)

M.S. in Telecommunications &Network Management

(TNM / 36 credits)

M.S. in Information Management

(IRM / 42 credits)

M.S. in Telecommunications &Network Management

(TNM / 36 credits)

Master of Library Science(MLS / 36 credits)

InformationManagement Core

(12 credits)

Telecommunications & Network Management Core

(12 credits)

Library Science Core(12 credits)

Intermediate and AdvancedGraduate Courses(remaining credits)

Master’s CoreInformation and Information Environments (1 credit)

Management Principles for Information Professionals (3 credits)Telecommunications and Information Policy (3 credit)

School of Information StudiesMaster’s Degrees : 2000 +

Master of Science inLibrary and Information Science

Guiding Principles

• Preparing leaders for the profession

• Founded on principles, practices and values of librarianship

• Within context of interdisciplinary information school

• Opportunities to develop technological understanding and competencies in digital information

• One degree—delivered in on-campus and online formats

Library Core

• Information and Information Environments

• Management Principles for Information Professionals

• Survey of Telecommunications and Information Science

• Introduction to the Library and Information Profession

• Information Resources, Users and Services

• Information Resources, Organization and Access

• Library Systems and Processes

Electives

• Chosen from across graduate curriculum

• Examples

– Collection development and access

– Online digital information retrieval

– Theory of classification and subject representation

– Information architecture for the Internet

– Digital libraries

– Business information resources and strategic intelligence

– Database administration concepts and database management

Master of ScienceInformation Management

IM Core curriculum

• Primary Core:

• Information and Information Environments

• Management Principles for Information Professionals

• Survey of Telecommunications and Information Policy

• Introduction to Information Management

Secondary Core: (5)

Management Approaches and Strategies Track: (2)

•Information Systems Analysis

•Managing Information Systems Projects

•Applied Economics for Information Managers

IM Core curriculum

Technological Infrastructure Track: (2)

• Distributed Computing for Information Professionals

•Introduction to Telecommunications and Network Management

•Data Administration Concepts and Database Management

IM Core Curriculum

User Information Needs Track: (1)

•Research Techniques for Information Management•Information Architecture for Internet Services•Motivational Aspects of Information Use•Business Information Resources & Strategic Intelligence•Theory of Classification and Subject Representation•Behavior of Information Users•Human Interaction with Computers•Managers as Information Processors•Instructional Strategies & Techniques for Information Professionals

IM Core curriculum

Master of ScienceTelecommunications and Network Management

TNM program focus

• A degree that bridges management and technology and Policy

– Focus on understanding technology products and services, protocols and applications, industry economics and organizational dynamics

TNM Core curriculum

• Information and Information Environments

• Management Principles for Information Professionals

• Survey of Telecommunications and Information Policy

• Introduction to Telecommunications and Network Management

• Techniques of Cost Modeling Telecommunication Systems

• Final Project (Cost modeling)

Exposure to technology

• Labs:

– Center for Emerging Network Technologies

– Network Computing “Real World Labs”

– Center for Excellence in Broadband Applications

– E-commerce Lab

– Kodak Digital Imaging Lab

– Information Technology Experiential Learning Lab (ITELL)

School of Information StudiesR & D Centers

CommerceDigital

Center for

Center for EmergingNetwork Technologies

School of Information StudiesInterdisciplinary Centers

The Future

What are some of the challenges facing our field and society?

The Challenges

Grand Challenges for the Information Field

• Conscience

• Community• P

• Control

• Quality

The Information School Movement: Building the Future of the Information

Field

Raymond F. von Dran Dean