Trends and New Directions Among the Top Ten Library Science

Programs 2013-2014Tatum Lindsay

Workforce Composition Working Group2013

LindsayTP@si.edux33479

Top Ten Schools Illinois – Urbana ChampaignNorth Carolina – Chapel HillWashington – SeattleSyracuseMichigan – Ann ArborRutgersTexas – AustinIndiana – BloomingtonSimmonsDrexelMaryland – College ParkPittsburgh*San Jose and Catholic are included in this report

U.S. Map Showing Top Ten Library Science School Locations

Types of Library Science Degrees:• MS• MSLS (Masters of Science in Library Science)• MSIS/MSI (Information Science)• MSIM (Information Management)• MLIS (Library and Information Science)• MLS (Library Science)• MSI (Information)• Master of Science in Human-Computer Interaction• MIM (Master of Information Management)• MSLIS (Library and Information Science)

Top Ten Library Science School Core Courses

Shows the common words in core courses in library science programs.

Some schools have as little as 2 requirements (Indiana-UC) or as many as 8 (Chapel-Hill), and the most common number of requirements is 4.

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2

4

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Most Common Programs in all Library Science Degree Programs*

*Includes Post-Masters’ certificates, “tracks,” “specializations,” and “concentrations”

Top Trends in Library Science Concentrations and Specializations

1. Information Architecture2. Data Centered

3. Community Based4. Entrepreneurial/Business

5. Preservation

Information Architecture

Information Security

Management

Information Architecture

Emerging Technologies

Information Innovation

Global Enterprise Technology

Digital LibrariesInternet

Technology General

Real course and/or specialization names

Data-Centered

Data ScienceCompetitive

Knowledge and Intelligence

Data Curation Digital Libraries

Community Based

Emerging Technologies

Global Enterprise Technology

Social Computing

Community Informatics

Human-Computer Interaction

Entrepreneurial/Business

Global Media and Research Analysis

Technology Development/Deployment

Information Innovation

Telecommunications/ Network

Management

Preservation

Cultural Heritage Preservation

Preservation Studies

Archives and Records

ManagementDigital Libraries

Notable Trends

• Information-based, technology emphasized, data-centered

• Marketing towards non-library professionals– Data and information specialists– Relationship b/t IT and LS is now very clear

• Post-Masters’ Certificates and Programs– Opportunities for those who want to go back to school and advance

understanding of emerging technologies

• Highly specialized tracks or concentrations within general MS degrees– Be sure to know what a school specializes in!