Current Research Interests:

• National and international information policies, especially related to e-government
• Information Ethics
• Education for the information professions

Dissertation Title:

Coverage of journal articles by selected U.S. discimplinary science and technology abstracting and indexing services and its relationship to other characteristics of the scientific and technical literature, particularly citations. Drexel University, Doctor of Philosophy (Management of Information Resources), College of Information Studies, 1977.

Courses:

LIS 2000  Understanding Information

Issues and problems arising from interrelationships among information and individuals, society, organizations and systems, and information that the information professions address. Required for ALL students enrolled in the MLIS Program.

LIS 2194 / IS 2210 / TELCOM 2515 Information Ethics

Provides a background to ethics as a prelude to learning the skills of ethical decision-making and, then, to applying those skills to the real and current challenges of the information professions. The scope of the coursework and discussions includes decision-making and challenges related to information sources and services in all formats and media; to the Internet and other digital sources (cyberethics); and to information-related topics in management.

LIS 2186 / IS 2220 / TELCOM 2512 Information Policy

Introduction to information policy with a focus on U.S. Federal policies.  Issues and challenges faced in developing and implementing policies within organizations and companies, including the protection and use of intellectual property, First Amendment concerns, access to public information, security and the protection of privacy of personally identifiable information.

LIS 3000 Introduction to the LIS PhD program

An introduction to the requirements for the Ph.D. degree in the Department of Library and Information Science and to the broader social and academic context of doctoral studies: its history and traditions, social role, methodologies, and outcomes of doctoral scholarship in library and information science.

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