Innovative M.S. in Information Architecture and Knowldege Management at Kent State University

[Erica Lilly]

Kent State University is pleased to announce an interdisciplinary Master of
Science degree in Information Architecture and Knowledge Management (IAKM)
to start in the Fall, 2001. A prospectus of this innovative and unique
degree can be found at http://iakm.kent.edu This program is designed to be
a flexible, rigorous program of study to prepare students for new and
emerging roles for information professionals, such as digital archivists,
information architects, e-content developers, knowledge engineers, or
documentation managers.

The IAKM Master's degree requires 48 credit hours: 24 hours in the core and
24 hours within a concentration. The core program provides competencies in
information technologies, information design, information seeking behavior,
strategic planning, and information users and uses. There are three
concentrations:

 * Information Architecture: the art and science of organizing information
   and interfaces to help information seekers solve their information
   needs efficiently and effectively.

 * Information Use: the key concern of which is information ergonomics,
   the study of adapting information systems and sources to fit the
   environment of users and their information needs so as to achieve goals
   of maximum access, usability and efficiency.

 * Knowledge Management: the discipline concerned with how an
   organization's intellectual assets are exploited for greater
   productivity and increased competitiveness.

The degree is sponsored by the School of Communication Studies, the School
of Journalism and Mass Communication, the School of Library and Information
Science, the Department of Management and Information Systems, the
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science and Department of Visual
Communication Design. It is administered by the School of Library and
Information Science. Dr. Thomas J. Froehlich is the Program Director.

For questions, contact the IAKM Program at iakm at kent.edu, (330) 672-5840
(voice) or (330) 672-2118 (FAX).

Erica Lilly
Assistant Professor and Biological Sciences Librarian
Libraries and Media Services
Kent State University
Kent, OH  44242

elilly at lms.kent.edu