Education of Information Professionals

Evaluating the content of curricula and the methods for educating information professionals

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Enhancing the Cyber Security Workforce—The Human Angle

Time frame
2013-2016
Investigator
Masooda Bashir
Total funding to date
$161,708.00
Funding agency
National Science Foundation

The United States is a world leader in technological innovation. However, as our technology has advanced, the need for cyber security experts has increased dramatically. Unfortunately, the U.S. lacks the cyber security workforce needed to manage many of the threats our society faces.

One method used to attract talented individuals to careers in cyber security has been the…

Illinois Cyber Security Scholars Program Renewal 2019

Time frame
2019-Present
Investigator
Masooda Bashir
Total funding to date
$4,000,000.00
Funding agency
National Science Foundation

Securing cyberspace is one of the most significant challenges confronting our society today. This award to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) will build on the Illinois Cyber Security Scholars Program (ICSSP). The initial program recruited, prepared, and placed top-notch undergraduate level engineers into the government’s cybersecurity workforce. With this renewal, ICSSP…

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Scholarly Communication Notebook

Time frame
2019-Present
Investigator
Maria Bonn
Total funding to date
$32,867.00
Funding agency
North Carolina State University

This project is a repository of community-designed open resources for teaching about scholarly communication and for doing scholarly communication work in libraries. The SCN is intended to be the locus of an active, inclusive, empowered community of practice for teaching scholarly communications to emerging librarians, where practitioners, LIS educators, and library students work together to…

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Socio-technical Data Analytics (SODA) Education

Time frame
2012-2016
Investigator
Catherine Blake
Total funding to date
$498,777.00
Funding agency
Institute of Museum and Library Services

This project will create both a master’s and doctoral-level specialization in Socio-technical Data Analytics (SODA). Partnerships with local researchers and businesses who already work with large data-sets will enable master's graduates to receive first-hand experience with both the social and technical implications of large digital data collections, and thus be well-prepared for leadership…

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