Drexel's Information Science M.S. Degree Program, 1963-1971: An Insider's Recollections
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2000
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Author:
Barbara Flood |
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Journal of the American Society for Information Science
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51
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12
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1137-1148
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| Abstract |
The need for information science (IS), curricula was recognized in the early 1960s. Drexel's IS curriculum was one of the earliest. I recall the background, need, and Drexel's response as learned from experience as student and faculty member in the program and comment specifically on the students, faculty, and coursework. I suggest that disciplines emerge from interdisciplinary sources in response to a perceived need. As they merge as disciplines, subdisciplines branch off. The fundamental framework remains.
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