DISQUS

Brian · 1 year ago

Have you checked out Nova Southeastern University's PhD in Information Systems with a concentration in Information Science?
http://www.scis.nova.edu/Doctoral/Academic_Prog...

Also, I have heard rumors that UW-Milwaukee is trying to put one together as well.

FamManLib · 1 year ago

Brian, thanks, I hadn't heard of either program. I'll investigate further.

talkingbookslibrarian · 1 year ago

While I'm not reading for a PhD yet, I have thought about this dilemma as well. There are so many LIS master's programs online.... it is surprising to me that more of the LIS PhD programs have not followed suit.... hopefully that will change in the future!

FamManLib · 1 year ago

Thanks; I'm glad I'm not the only one who has this problem. I think it will
indeed change; there are PhDs in many other disciplines that have been
online for years now.

Michael Golrick · 1 year ago

I am so there with you also. I spent some time last fall looking. It is frustrating because it limits those who have actual field experience from a second career as a library school professor. I like to think that I have learned some things from being a library director which I could share with the next generation of students. The fact that there are also a limited number of places (which are often not near where I am) which offer the PhD is frustrating. A couple years ago I thought about doing an EdD in Educational Leadership at a [then] local school which had a three year program aimed at practitioners.

Maybe we need to push some more.....let me ponder.

FamManLib · 1 year ago

Thanks for your comment Michael. Interestingly I just noticed yesterday that
my alma mater, UIUC GSLIS, is also offering fellowships for PhD work. They
are supporting this via an IMLS grant (I think). I asked Linda Smith,
associate dean, if residency was a requirement. Her response was that
technically, depending on what classes one took, on campus requirements
could be fulfilled in as little as two days per week. (That's still too much
for me.) She also pointed out that part of the idea behind offering this
fellowship though was precisely to build community among the PhD cohort.

Ken Haycock · 1 year ago

Take a look at the San Jose Gateway PhD program.
You will find complete information on our site at:
http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/gatewayphd/
Please review these pages carefully and then contact me with any questions.
Thanks.

Brian · 11 months ago

I don't know if you ever came across this program in your research, but Simmons offers a PhD in Managerial Leadership in Information Professions. http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/academics/programs...

It has minimal on campus requirements compared to other programs. The current students are listed on there. They come mostly from Public and Academic libraries, and from all around the country. You should check it out. I think a grant covers tuition and its a cohort program that takes 3 years.

Glen · 7 months ago

Ken, Syracuse University iSchool offers a Doctorate In Professional Studies (DPS) that just started August 2008 (first cohort). Mostly online with limited residency requirements. I too am looking at this, as well as the Ed.D option at a local research university. Good luck.