Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
| Published: |
2020
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1262238 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1867181715772932096 |
|---|---|
| author | Bartlett, Joan C. Dalkir, Kimiz |
| author_facet | Bartlett, Joan C. Dalkir, Kimiz Bartlett, Joan C. Dalkir, Kimiz |
| collection | Education Resources Information Center |
| contents | Librarianship and Beyond: The Twenty-Year Evolution of an Interdisciplinary Curriculum Bartlett, Joan C. Dalkir, Kimiz Educational History Library Education Information Science Education Interdisciplinary Approach Program Development Strategic Planning Foreign Countries Course Descriptions Best Practices This paper describes the 20-year evolution of an information studies program from one primarily focused on librarianship, to one that now encompasses a range of interdisciplinary topics including knowledge management, user-experience design, data science, and bioinformatics, among others. The program revisions, course development, and faculty renewal were guided by the School's strategic plan to centre its teaching and research on the focus of the interaction between people and information, supported by technology. Over twenty years, the proportion of interdisciplinary courses increased from less than 10% to almost half. There were a number of challenges throughout the process, including finding the right balance within the program, maintaining accreditation, and working with limited resources. Yet, the outcomes have been well worth the effort, and we suggest best practices based on our lessons learned. |
| format | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| id | eric_EJ1262238 |
| institution | ERIC Institute of Education Sciences |
| language | en |
| publishDate | 2020 |
| record_format | eric |
| spellingShingle | Librarianship and Beyond: The Twenty-Year Evolution of an Interdisciplinary Curriculum Bartlett, Joan C. Dalkir, Kimiz Educational History Library Education Information Science Education Interdisciplinary Approach Program Development Strategic Planning Foreign Countries Course Descriptions Best Practices Librarianship and Beyond: The Twenty-Year Evolution of an Interdisciplinary Curriculum Bartlett, Joan C. Dalkir, Kimiz Educational History Library Education Information Science Education Interdisciplinary Approach Program Development Strategic Planning Foreign Countries Course Descriptions Best Practices This paper describes the 20-year evolution of an information studies program from one primarily focused on librarianship, to one that now encompasses a range of interdisciplinary topics including knowledge management, user-experience design, data science, and bioinformatics, among others. The program revisions, course development, and faculty renewal were guided by the School's strategic plan to centre its teaching and research on the focus of the interaction between people and information, supported by technology. Over twenty years, the proportion of interdisciplinary courses increased from less than 10% to almost half. There were a number of challenges throughout the process, including finding the right balance within the program, maintaining accreditation, and working with limited resources. Yet, the outcomes have been well worth the effort, and we suggest best practices based on our lessons learned. |
| title | Librarianship and Beyond: The Twenty-Year Evolution of an Interdisciplinary Curriculum |
| topic | Educational History Library Education Information Science Education Interdisciplinary Approach Program Development Strategic Planning Foreign Countries Course Descriptions Best Practices |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1262238 |