GEN:new degree using library knowledge

["Deborah J. Stafford" <stafford@EMAIL.WIESBADEN.ARMY.MIL>]

I saw this article tonight while reading EduPage and thought that it would be
of interest to all LM_NETers.

1>Universities are heeding the call from companies for more qualified techies
capable of designing and managing a corporate Web site, and are now
beginning to formalize such training with degree programs geared toward
producing "Webmasters."  Rather than stressing computer science skills, the
programs tend to lean toward either library science (with a special emphasis
on technology) or graphic media design.  Included in the degree programs are
courses in such disciplines as organizational psychology, library science,
graphic design, and business.  For example, Indiana University offers a
master's degree in information science, building on the library science
program for which it has long been known, and John Brown University is about
to offer a bachelor-of-science degree in digital media.  Other programs can
be found outside the U.S. in Australia and Canada.  (Chronicle of Higher
Education 14 Mar 97).

Deborah Stafford
Gen H.H. Arnold HS
Department of Defense Dependents Schools
Wiesbaden Germany
stafford@email.wiesbaden.army.mil
or  deborah_stafford@ccmail.odedodea.edu