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Information science (often termed as library and information science) is an interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary field that applies the practices, perspectives, and tools of management, information technology, education, and other areas to libraries; the collection, organization, preservation, and dissemination of information resources; and the political economy of information.
The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) is a research and learning organisation affiliated with the University of Sussex in Brighton, England, and based on its campus in Falmer, East Sussex. It delivers research and teaching in the area of development studies. IDS was founded in 1966 by economist Dudley Seers who was director from 1967 until ...
Education for librarianship, including for paraprofessional library workers, varies around the world, and has changed over time. In recent decades, many institutions offering librarianship education have changed their names to reflect the shift from print media to electronic media, and to information contained outside of traditional libraries.
The Graduate Division offers post-undergraduate M.A., M.S., and Ph.D. programs. The College of Liberal and Professional Studies (LPS), originally called the College of General Studies, is Penn's professional education division catering to working professionals. [2] Professor Steven J. Fluharty has been the school's dean since July 2013. [3] [4]
The library quickly grew and moved to a new location on South Allen Street. [1] A new building opened in 2005, replacing the original. The new two-story 38,577-square-foot (3,583.9 m 2) building cost $10 million to construct. The public facilities include 66 computers. There were over 37,000 card holders when the new library opened in 2005. [2]
The Pennsylvania Library Association (PaLA) is the professional association for librarians in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. [1] It represents about 2,000 members affiliated with public , academic , special , and school libraries throughout the state, and was founded in 1901.
The Delaware County Libraries is a federation of 26 library organizations, with 28 branches. [1] The law library in the county courthouse is not a member of the county system, but its holdings are listed in the system catalog. The Upper Chichester Library is also located in the county but not part of the system.
Peter Huang (graduate school for sociology 1964–1966, transferred) – political activist and failed assassin K. Leroy Irvis (Law 1954) – Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives ; first African American Speaker of the House of any U.S. state legislature since reconstruction