[Sigiii-l] FW: Assistance in reaching out to SIG III members

[Bowen, Aaron]

>From Ingrid Hsieh-Yee,
Aaron 

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From: Hsieh-Yee, Ingrid P [mailto:Hsiehyee at cua.edu] 
Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 8:45 AM
To: Bowen, Aaron
Subject: Assistance in reaching out to SIG III members

Dear Aaron,

Thank you for the invitation to SIG III's International Reception. I have encouraged friends and students to attend and look forward to this fun event!

SIG ED is very interested in engaging international members in exchanging ideas and experiences. Would you please share the two messages below with your members? I think the perspective of international members on information science education and the management of libraries, archives, and museums will be of particular value to all of us. Please help us reach out to international members.

Thank you! 

Ingrid
Chair, SIG ED of ASIS&T

Ingrid Hsieh-Yee, Ph.D.
Professor
School of Library and Information Science
Catholic University of America
Washington, D.C.  20064
Phone: (202) 319-6270
Fax: (202) 319-5574
E-mail: hsiehyee at cua.edu
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Dear SIG III Members,

You are invited to attend a session on Information Organization in Libraries, Archives and Museum at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) in Vancouver. If you are not able to attend the conference and would like to suggest questions for discussion, please visit this link to share your ideas with us: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=C_2bphq4a3Hx6NSHdDtmilSw_3d_3d

Here is a description of the session:

Information Organization in Libraries, Archives and Museums: 
Converging Practices and Collaboration Opportunities
Ingrid Hsieh-Yee, Elaine Menard, Shu-Jiun (Sohy) Chen, Ya-Ning (Arthur) Chen, Martin Kalfatovic, and Kathy Wisser 
8:30 - 10 a.m. Nov. 11, 2009.  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
2009 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Information Science and Technology

Abstract
    As cultural institutions libraries, archives, and museums (LAMs) share the mission to organize information objects, artifacts, and data for user access and enlightenment. While LAMs may follow different metadata standards and procedures to manage their collections and each type of institution has unique information organization and service concerns, digital technologies have enabled them to create, organize, preserve, and provide access to digital collections for global audience. Increasingly LAMs are converging in their information organization and management effort, and the cultural silos created by libraries, archives, and museums are being integrated or rendered transparent for users. The panel is designed to examine the convergence of information organization practices of libraries, archives, and museums; explore collaboration opportunities; and discuss the implications of LAM information organization practices for educating information professionals for these cultural heritage institutions. 

The panelists will share their research and project experiences and present their perspectives on how to prepare information professionals to organize and manage cultural heritage materials at LAMs. The four presentations are 

"Faceted Classification for Museum Artefacts: A Methodology to Support Web Site Development of Large Cultural Organizations"

"Designing Metadata for Cultural Institutions: The Taiwan e-Learning and Digital Archives Program"

"Global Library of Life: The Biodiversity Heritage Library"

"Organizing Cultural Objects for Libraries, Archives, and Museums: Areas for Collaboration"

There will be a Q&A session after the presentations.

We hope you will join us in Vancouver!

Best regards,
Ingrid Hsieh-Yee
Chair, SIG ED of ASIS&T

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Dear SIG III Memebers,

You are invited to attend a SIG ED-sponsored session on information science education at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) in Vancouver. If you are not able to attend the conference and would like to suggest questions for discussion, please use this link to contribute your ideas: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=7DoVem4zMcL11JqWVDoP7g_3d_3d 

Here is a description of this session: 

Diversity and Commonality of Information Science Education in a Pluralistic World
Panelists: Ingrid Hsieh-Yee, Heting Chu, Joseph Janes, Eileen Abels, Linda Schamber and Samantha Hastings
3:30 - 5:00 p.m., Nov. 10, 2009  Vancouver, British Columbia, 2009

Abstract
    In a society that is increasingly diverse in culture, language, and technology, the field of information science education has continued to evolve and respond to the changing information environment. The iSchool movement has attracted a good
number of library and information science programs, as well as programs in computer science, while many library and information science programs have revised their mission and curricula to meet the information needs of a pluralistic world without changing the name of their programs (they are often referred to as the LIS Schools). Although iSchools and LIS Schools may seem dichotomous, many of these schools share the history of library and information science education and may have more in common than their names imply. The panel will shed light on the diversity and commonality of information science education in the 21st century by examining the similarities and differences of these two types of schools and the extent to which these schools are meeting the needs of a pluralistic world.

The panel will have two parts. Part One is a report on the curricula of selected ALA-accredited LIS schools and iSchools. In Part Two panelists will respond to the curriculum analysis report and address these topics:

. Their school's relationship to the tradition of library and information science education.
. Their experience in changing from an LIS School to an iSchool.
. Their rationale for remaining an LIS School and how they have changed their programs to meet the need of a pluralistic society.
. Their perspectives on how they are meeting market needs.
. Their experience in recruiting new students and placing graduates in libraries and non-library information environments.


We hope you will join us in Vancouver!

Best regards,
Ingrid Hsieh-Yee
Chair, SIG ED of ASIS&T