Management education in Schools of Information and Library Science: An assessment of the top five MLS Programs.

This research examines management course descriptions, syllabi and readings from the five top-rated LIS graduate programs to assess whether or not LIS schools are educating students to successfully perform as managers in their professional career. Course syllabi were obtained from the University of Illinois, University of Michigan, University of North Carolina, University of Pittsburgh and Syracuse University. In the aggregate, it appears that the LIS schools are successfully preparing students to be managers, each school with its own strengths. Research suggests a management class should be required in every LIS graduate program and that the management course should strive to expose the student to as many fundamental principles and new ideas in the management of the information agency as possible. The syllabi examined showed management courses in this study made use of new resources and methods of instruction, and supported course topics with current literature and readings from multiple disciplines