[Sigia-l] Become an Information Architect

[Marcia Morante]

So glad to hear you say that, Peter.  I suggested the idea during an SLA
meeting a few months ago, and the response made me feel as though I was from
another planet.

mm

Marcia Morante
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: sigia-l-admin at asis.org [mailto:sigia-l-admin at asis.org]On Behalf Of
> Peter Morville
> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 9:25 AM
> To: 'hrosenba'; sigia-l at mail.asis.org
> Subject: RE: [Sigia-l] Become an Information Architect
>
>
> Howard,
>
> Thanks for the clarification.  I'm glad to see that (among other paths)
> you are preparing students to become librarians and information
> architects.  The world needs more well-educated people in both areas.  I
> hope there's a good amount of cross-pollination between students/faculty
> in the MIS and MLS tracks.  Information architects and librarians have a
> lot to offer one another.  Cheers!
>
>
> Peter Morville
> President, Semantic Studios
> www.semanticstudios.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sigia-l-admin at asis.org [mailto:sigia-l-admin at asis.org] On Behalf
> Of hrosenba
> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 5:41 PM
> To: sigia-l at mail.asis.org
> Subject: Re: [Sigia-l] Become an Information Architect
>
>
> Peter (and Rich),
>
> I'm pleased to see that our posters are appearing in places of
> distinction.
>
> I would like to point out, however, that the poster referred to in this
> message is for our Master of Information Science degree, one of two
> Masters degrees we have here at the School of Library and Information
> Science at Indiana U. In this degree program, students can train to
> become an information architect (one of four paths through the
> program), hence the slogan. Some recent graduates are gainfully
> employed as IAs. If you are interested, you can see what we are up to
> with the MIS here:
>
> http://www.slis.indiana.edu/degrees/mis/
>
> We also have a successful Master of Library Science degree that has its
> own marketing campaign, its own posters, and an explicit focus on
> becoming a librarian. The program is healthy and growing. You can find
> out what is involved in our version of librarianship here:
>
> http://www.slis.indiana.edu/degrees/mls/
>
> Schools like ours (whether they are called Library and Information
> Science, Information Studies, Information, or other labels), are
> expanding their offerings in interesting ways these days. As a
> consequence,  we are providing students with a number of fascinating
> career choices among which is IA.
>
> 		H.
>
> Howard Rosenbaum
> Associate Professor of Information Science
> School of Library and Information Science
> Indiana University
> Voice: 812.855.3250
> Mail: hrosenba at indiana.edu
> Web: http://www.slis.indiana.edu/hrosenba/www/Home/home.html
>
> On Monday, February 23, 2004, at 11:14  AM, Peter Morville wrote:
>
> > Rich Wiggins (http://richardwiggins.com/) spotted an interesting
> > recruiting poster in the hallways of Michigan State University
> > recently:
> >
> > http://netfact.com/rww/photos/2004/2004-02/DSC00471.JPG
> >
> > See below for Rich's take.  Cheers!
> >
> > Peter Morville
> > President, Semantic Studios
> > www.semanticstudios.com
> >
> > ---excerpt from Rich's email---
> >
> > Yesterday in the hallway at the MSU Computer Center I saw dutifully
> > tacked up on the bulletin board one of those posters urging people to
> > consider a graduate program at another school.
> >
> > This one was from the School of Library and Information Science at
> > Indiana University.
> >
> > The headline pitch?  In huge type:
> >
> >        BECOME AN
> >        INFORMATION
> >        ARCHITECT
> >
> > Not "become a librarian."  Not "become an information scientist." This
>
> > did not appear to be a pitch for an IA specialty; it was an ad for
> > library school.
> >
> > I'll take a picture if you'd like.
> >
> > ---end excerpt---
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