E-government Librarianship

 
 

The Center for Library & Information Innovation in the iSchool at the University of Maryland College Park, in partnership with the Government Information Online initiative and the University of Illinois Chicago, received a Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services for 20 master’s of library science (MLS) e-government and digital government degree scholarships.  This unique program is for students interested in careers in librarianship and other information sciences as specialists in digital government information and e-government services. The program will prepare graduates to take advantage of the evolving range of e-government and digital government information services.

The program is online, and will begin in fall 2010. Applications are currently being accepted. Full scholarships (20 total) are available to highly qualified applicants to the program. Applications are due by February 1, 2010.

The program entails four key components that will educate the next generation of government information and e-government librarians:

  1. •Coursework.  The coursework will serve as the intellectual and conceptual basis for the evolving government information environment.

  2. •Practice.  Though internships with the GIO program participants, students will develop applied government information skills.

  3. •Professional.  By bringing students together annually to attend the Fall Federal Depository Library meeting, students will become integrated into the larger government information community and engage key issues in government information.

  4. •Scholarship. Though inclusion in the review process of Government Information Quarterly, students will publish government resource reviews, contribute to furthering scholarship in government information, and learn the publication process.  The project principles will also work with students to publish manuscripts in key areas of government information and e-government.

These four pillars will provide a critical foundation for students in the program.





 

E-government Librarianship Scholarship Program

Take your career to the next level through an online program designed for students interested in E-government and digital government information.

Students will benefit from:

  1. •Cohort-based learning;

  2. •Structured curriculum and course sequence;

  3. •Innovative faculty who are leaders and practitioners in the field;

  4. •Applied experience with internships;

  5. •Professional development through conference participation; and

  6. •Research and scholarship development through work with Government Information Quarterly, the leading information policy and e-government journal.