information science in the curriculum of library and information studies in comenius university...
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Main curricular development of Information Science in Comenius University is based on historical traditions of information science based on user paradigm, system paradigm and object paradigm. The paper presents current state and main goals of the content of the core of Information Science as understood in our Department. The curricular revision and updates are realized in line with new trends in information studies, especially in close collaboration with computer studies at the level of common research projects. New subjects emerge based on digital services, new media and data and knowledge management. These trends follow the i-school movement and respond to changes of main categories in the digital environment and to practical changes in libraries and education and pedagogical methods (e.g. folllowing the IFLA Trends Report like e.g. Massive Open Online Courses, digital libraries and services, digital scholarship, data management and visualization, user experience, information and media literacy, cultural heritage, data protection and privacy). More creativity with new media and digital environment is stressed in line with our research. Methodological trends are also emphasized with increasing reliance on qualitative methodologies and holistic principles of information ecology and information ethics. More emphasis on doctoral students and thei research project is outlined. Other trends of the development of information science research are analyzed. Several examples of research projects investigated at the Department are mentioned as the background for adapting to i-school movement.TRANSCRIPT
Information Science in the Curriculum of Library and Information Studies in Comenius University BratislavaJela SteinerováDepartment of LIS, Comenius University in [email protected]
Agenda• LIS curriculum in DLIS Comenius University Bratislava• Information landscape and core pillars
▫ Examples of core and elective courses• Analysis of theses – topic maps• Examples of projects –
▫ academic information environment – information ecology• Links – research methodology and practice• Information science concept – challenges and trends
Current LIS curriculum
• PhD. Studies• Master studies• Bachelor studies
• Major curricular revisions / brief history:▫ 1990s, several updates (2000, 2009, 2012)▫ Accreditation process (2014)▫ 8 staff (6 doctoral students)
Information landscape of LIS
The core – pillars of information science (tradition)
Challenges of information science
Creativity – new pedagogies
Transdisciplinarity• New media• Digital libraries• Social informatics• Cognitive studies• Social studies• Psychology – user studies• Linguistics
Turns and paradigms
The core - courses• Bachelor level
• Information seeking• Information Resources• Social Communication• Knowledge organization in digital
environment• Knowledge organization
(cataloguinng, categoraization• Introduction to informaition studies• Copyright, Database systems• History of book and libraries• Data analysis and data visualization• Information services• Information system• Introduction ot media and
information literacy• Introduction to Information Science
• Master level• Information behavior• Information architecture• Knowledge organization• Bibliometrics and
scientometrics• Development of information
products (technical writing)• Theory of Information
systems• Theory of Information
Science• Information and Knowledge
Society• Information Policy
Elective courses – examples: new media, new technologies• Knowledge management• Electronic communication• History of book cultures• Information architecture• Webdesign• Reading• Evaluation of webpages• Project management• Data management• Digitization of cultural
heritage• Publishing /Desktop
publishing• Typography
• Optimization of website design• Information ethics• Information and media
literacy• Social and psychological
aspects of users• Development of multimedia• Introduction to sociology,
introduction to economy• Literary communication• Text analysis• Marketing of libraries• Methodology• Social network media
Analysis of theses – 2001-2010 – SWOT analysis• 179 theses – master studies
▫ Keywords, frequency analysis• Part of a research project:
▫ VEGA – Academic information environment – information ecology (2011-012)
• SWOT analysis (2006-2010) Research-oriented Curricula – evolution of topics, general, many
options
Topic maps – analysis of final theses
Topic map - theses in the years 2003-2004
Information sources in digital environ.
Cataloguing
Library services
Information society
Public libraries: marketing Web searching, nabigation
Topic maps 2009-2010 - changes
Topic map – theses- 2009-2010
Information literacy
Information behavior, overload
Websites, webdesign
Digital libraries, new media
Book culture
Example – concept maps (theses)
PhD. programme - subjects• Research methodology• Information and knowledge society• Information systems• Semiotics• Information architecture• Bibliometrics, webometrics: Systems for quantitative
analyses• Literary communication• Multimedia• Book culture
Curricular evolution• From tradition to modernity– Information architecture– Web design– Information products –
analytical methods• Methodologies• From quantitative to
qualitative (phenomenography etc.)
• From libraries to digital libraries / new media▫ Integration with technologies
Big data / data visualization Bibliometrics, webometrics Information architecture,
webdesign Theories, knowledge
management
The core• Users– Information behaviour– Information literacy– Information ethics
• Knowledge– Knowledge organization in
digital environment– terminology
• Theories and methodologies– Links with research
• Systems, sources• Tradition: information
systems, management of information resources
• Modernity:– Web design, web services,
information architecture, knowledge management
– Digital libraries– Information ecology– Data management and
visualization
Linking research, methodology and practice• Research – oriented:
Since 2002:
• Information behavior• 3 projects: VEGA
▫ Strategic and analytic types of users
▫ Relevance (2.0)▫ Information ecology
Concept maps, topic maps Surveys, models
• Academic information environment
Final models – information ecology• Integration into courses:
▫ Information behaviour
Project-based learning
• E-learning▫ Support of courses (online,
presentations, evaluation)
Information science - content
Methodology and theory
• Part of the courses• Information behavior of doctoral students –
qualitative research (project APVV 2011-2014)▫ Methodological literacy▫ Knowledge of methodological paradigms,
traditions, methods, tools▫ Integrating traditional paradigms – new models
(digital scholarship, cultural heritage)
Barriers of doctoral students• Lack of time• Lack of sources• Disintegration of systems• Information overload• Lack of personal
communication• Outdated documents
Methodological literacy
Proposals for information support of doctoral students• Support of concept
mapping, terminology• Writing theses, citing• Navigation, personalization• Interaction,
communication, collaboration, sharing
• Syntheses, presentations, publishing
• Building expert networks• Cultivation of information
styles
Challenges of information science• Trends in research and
practices:▫ Contexts▫ Digital libraries, digital
scholarship, big data, linked data
▫ Data management and data visualization
▫ Information literacy – information fluency
▫ Cultural heritage▫ Data protection and privacy
▫ Massive open online courses
• Trends in information behavior studies▫ Ethnomethodology▫ Affective information
management▫ Information sharing, use▫ Communities, seniors▫ Holistic approaches
(information ecology)▫ Social media▫ Creativity
Emerging topics for modern courses• Links with arts studies (visualization methods)• Information ecology• Information ethics• Qualitative methodologies• Cultural studies (cultural heritage, archival
studies, museology, etc.)• Semiotics, new media• Visualization of data, knowlege mapping
Map of topics in information science: example
Zhao, Strotmann 2008
More emphasis on projects of doctoral students• Examples of topics:
▫ Electronic journals and open access
▫ Information creativity in digital environment
▫ Philosophy of information▫ HCI▫ Digital (institutional)
repositories▫ Information behavior of
researchers (digital humanities and social sciences)
• Examples of topics:▫ Information overload▫ Digital spaces▫ Publishing behavior▫ Information ethics▫ Discussion groups▫ Perceptions of texts▫ Children´s information
literacy▫ Information ethics▫ Information behavior of
young people
Conclusion• Information Science:
▫ Multidisciplinary, transdisciplinary science Information process, social science –
sociotechnical complexity Psychology, cognitive sciences, social informatics,
sociology, computer sicences▫ Open boundaries – new partnerships▫ Applications in practice:
media, libraries, museums, galleries, private comopanies, information management offices...
▫ Extension of curricula – integrative aproach
Conclusions• Integrative approach:
▫ Practice – methodology – theory▫ Transdisciplinarity, integrative science:
• Advantages / benefits Opportunities for new jobs New topics, creative systems, services
• Threats▫ Disintegration into different disciplines
• Challenges Tradition and modernity: complexity of information
interactions
Conclusions: challenges of information science• content
• Integration with similar subjects
• New partnerships• New media, computer
sciences, social informatics
• Successive evolution scenario – new information professionals – e.g. data curators
• form
• Research projects• Doctoral studies• E-learning• Creativity in teaching methods• Publishing activities – home,
foreign, regular annual reviews
• International cooperation▫ Erasmus plus, Euclid▫ conferences
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