[Asis-l] New doctorate at GSLIS

[Candy Schwartz]

GSLIS RECEIVES MAJOR GRANT

BOSTON (August 3, 2005) - The Institute of Museum and Library Services has
awarded the Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information
Science (GSLIS) a $780,465 grant as a part of the 2005 Librarians for the
21st Century program. 

The funding will establish a doctoral program at GSLIS that specializes in
managerial leadership in the information professions, focusing on the
knowledge, skills, and personal traits applicable to leadership in libraries
and other information-based enterprises. The grant will support the
preparation of 15 individuals (5 per year) for leadership roles in library
and information organizations. The program will cater to those who may not
be able to interrupt their employment to gain a degree, and will be offered
with non-traditional scheduling to a small, highly selective student body.
Faculty will include a Professor of Practice who will bring practical
experience and a national or international reputation. Among the benefits
will be a pool of well screened and qualified individuals to lead libraries
and information organizations into the future, a body of scholarly and
practice-based research of advantage to professional organizations, and
continual updating and examination of leadership issues in
information-related organizations. 

The principal investigators are Peter Hernon, Professor, and Candy Schwartz,
Professor and Coordinator of Doctoral Studies. For more information, contact
Candy at candy.schwartz at simmons.edu.

Candy
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Candy Schwartz
Simmons College GSLIS, 300 The Fenway
Boston, MA 02115-5898, USA
Vox: 617.521.2849; Fax: 617.521.3192
candy.schwartz at simmons.edu
http://web.simmons.edu/~schwartz/