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At the same time that professional master's programs in fields like library and information scien... more At the same time that professional master's programs in fields like library and information science (LIS) are experiencing unprecedented growth, there are emerging pressures on master's education. In broad strokes, this paper identifies the major external and internal forces influencing professional mas. ter's education and, in tum, proposes a framework for avoiding potential pitfalls and seizing opportu nities in positioning master's programs in library and information science for the foreseeable future. After examining four internal and five external forces affecting master's programs, the paper reviews and then critiques a trio of popular models for responding to these forces. The paper concludes by ad vancing five courses-of-action aimed at helping LIS program faculty and administrators respond to the external and internal forces acting on their programs.
At the same time that professional master's programs in fields like library and information scien... more At the same time that professional master's programs in fields like library and information science (LIS) are experiencing unprecedented growth, there are emerging pressures on master's education. In broad strokes, this paper identifies the major external and internal forces influencing professional mas. ter's education and, in tum, proposes a framework for avoiding potential pitfalls and seizing opportu nities in positioning master's programs in library and information science for the foreseeable future. After examining four internal and five external forces affecting master's programs, the paper reviews and then critiques a trio of popular models for responding to these forces. The paper concludes by ad vancing five courses-of-action aimed at helping LIS program faculty and administrators respond to the external and internal forces acting on their programs.