Please join us for a panel discussion with Deans and Directors from Canadian L/IS graduate programs on the state of graduate education in library and information science and its related fields. Topics will cover curriculum including distance education and accreditation, academic and professional partnerships, career trajectories, research highlights and knowledge translation. This panel aims to engage some of LIS education’s most important stakeholders — namely library and information professionals from across Canada. Audience members are invited to share questions and comments.
The panel will have representatives from the 8 graduate programs in Canada:
Dr. Tom Carmichael, Dean, Faculty of Information & Media Studies
Western University
Dr. Kimiz Dalkir, Acting Director
School of Information Studies, McGill University
Dr. Luanne Freund, Acting Director
School of Library, Archival and Information Studies, University of British Columbia
Dr. Wendy Duff, Interim Dean, Faculty of Information
University of Toronto
Dr. Toni Samek, Chair, School of Library and Information Studies
University of Alberta
Dr. Sandra L. Toze, Interim Director, School of Information Management (SIM)
Faculty of Management, Dalhousie University
Participants in this session will leave with:
1. knowledge of the current state of L/IS education in Canada including oppportunities for learning, partnerships
2. an awareness of the tensions and challenges in L/IS education today.