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International Perspectives in LIS Education: Global Education, Research, and Collaboration at the SJSU School of Information

Year: 2015
Type: article
Abstract: The IFLA Trend Report identified five trends that will impact the information environment (IFLA, 2015), such as access to information with new technologies, online education for global learning, hyper-connected communities, and the global information environment. The faculty at San José State University (SJSU) School of Information (iSchool) is engaged in a wide range of activities that focus on these trends—benefiting students, enhancing faculty professional development, and extending the school’s impact on the global information environment. The importance of incorporating global perspectives in the curriculum to reflect changes in the way that communities around the world access and share information is the focus of numerous studies. The SJSU iSchool has been an early adopter of various practices to increase the range of international education, outreach, and research initiatives. This article provides examples of curricular, research, and collaborative projects that our faculty has developed, both for our students and for the global community of information professionals. Key initiatives presented include virtually abroad global projects, globalization of LIS curriculum, international LIS internships, international project-based learning, faculty professional development, and international collaborations. Collectively, these initiatives demonstrate the diverse ways the iSchool is addressing the need in higher education to reach across national borders, especially in the information field.
DOI: 10.3138/jelis.56.s1.27
Authors: Sandra Hirsh, Michelle Holschuh Simmons, Paul Christensen, Melanie Sellar, Cheryl Stenström, Christine Hagar, Anthony Bernier, Debbie Faires, Jane Fisher, Susan Alman
Language: English
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2262642785
FWCI: 10.75
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