National CAE Designated Institution
  • Classroom
  • Online, Instructor-Led

This course provides background information about the information professions and the information provision environments, including the organizations and institutions of the information provision environment (IPE) and the historical, disciplinary, and theoretical foundations of these professions. Information in the context of the IPE is defined broadly and includes but is not limited to information for multiple purposes such as academic, professional, educational, personal enrichment, and leisure and recreation. The student will be introduced to the application of information technologies used to facilitate IPE processes and will improve their skills in using a variety of technologies by applying them to information problems.

Learning Objectives

  1. Describe different information provision environments (IPEs) and the knowledge, skills and competencies required for information professionals working in these environments.
  2. Discuss major issues and challenges (i.e., declining budgets, changing demographics) in different information provision environments.
  3. Describe key issues affecting the LIS/IT fields and identify how information professionals can effectively shape these in the future.
  4. Analyze the political and economic nature of information and the rights of users from an information professional’s point of view.
  5. Apply critical thinking skills and recognize the multiple contexts of the IPE through class discussions, presentations and written assignments.
  6. Demonstrate the ability to articulate, in all written assignments and chat discussions, ideas and arguments adequately supported by credible LIS/IT research literature.

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):