[Asis-l] CHIL Doctoral Fellowships at South Carolina SLIS

[HASTINGS, SAM]

USC SLIS Doctoral Program

 

  

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The School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at the University
of South Carolina was recently awarded an Institute of Museum and
Library Services (IMLS) Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program grant
to enhance library and information science education and to help develop
library leaders. The program focuses on the intersection of cultural
organizations including libraries, museums, and archives.  The program
calls for more dynamic and sustained interaction with faculty mentors
and employers from a wide variety of sectors, including business,
government, non-profit and educational organizations.  The SLIS grant
program, Cultural Heritage Informatics Leadership (CHIL), addresses the
need for new doctoral professionals who understand the unique problems
that these cultural institutions face.   

 

The major features of this program are:  

*        An interdisciplinary focus with courses and learning
experiences that include Library and Information Science, Museum
Studies,  Archival Studies, Public History, Journalism and Mass
Communications, Public Administration, and Business Administration.
Students in the program will explore problems and perspectives that
transcend traditional disciplinary boundaries. 

*        A focus on the practical problems facing cultural heritage
institutions with required part-time and full-time internships in these
institutions during the student's program of study.   

*        Extensive opportunities for gaining teaching experience,
development of workshops, seminars, presentation of research papers, and
attendance at national professional conferences. 

*        The size of the program is designed so that students will have
sustained interaction with faculty from a variety of fields of study and
work experience.  

*        The informatics perspective of the program encourages the
student to explore the connections between technology, information, and
cultural institutions.     

*        The creation of new partnerships, with faculty, with fellow
students, and with the managers and leaders of museums, archives, and
libraries. Great emphasis will be placed on creating and fostering a
life-long learning environment. 

*        Graduates of the program will be prepared to assume a variety
of positions in cultural institutions as well as teaching and research
positions in universities. 

SLIS is currently seeking applications for seven funded full-time
doctoral positions beginning in Spring or Fall 2011.  Participants will
receive three to four years of funding for tuition, research and
teaching opportunities, resources to support research and travel, an
annual stipend/scholarship, and mentoring from SLIS faculty as well as
the Digital Humanities Research Fellows.

 

Contact

Tilda Reeder
Graduate Admissions Coordinator
Student Services Office 
(803) 777-3887
(800) 304-3153
slisss at mailbox.sc.edu

http://www.libsci.sc.edu

 

 

   

Dr. S. K. Hastings

Director and Professor

School of Library and Information Science

University of South Carolina

Davis College

1501 Greene St.

Columbia, SC 29208

803-777-3858

hastings at sc.edu

http://www.libsci.sc.edu

 

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