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I am resending this message since the listserv said it had over 240 lines in it (who knew?) sorry everyone if this has been duplicated -- I too am getting messages back on things from Educat listbot. / Karen W. On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 10:40 PM, Karen Weaver <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > ...."I can't think of any ph.d. program that doesn't have at least one > faculty member whose research area is knowledge organization and at least > one whose area is information retrieval. If you are reading the research > in your area of interest, you already know whose work you admire. Check > out the programs where they teach...." > > Something to keep in mind also--even though one never can really--is the > reality that faculty turnover is a reality and many are and have > retired. What happens when a new doctoral student does just that-- > relocate -- and half the dept leaves ? In some schools it is a serious > concern, not just for doctoral students but also for masters students > interested in working in these areas. When I came to my former doctoral > program several years ago, I was asked point blank what I wanted to study, > and it was not a welcomed response--the first *day* at orientation. Other > doctoral students from other schools have expressed similar experiences. > Sure it is academic reality sadly, however less people will have tuition > dollars to blow in this economy for the next 5 years. > > Cheers, Karen > > Karen Weaver, MLS > Adjunct Instructor, Cataloging & Classification > The iSchool at Drexel > Philadelphia PA > email: [log in to unmask] > > Electronic Resources Statistician > Duquesne University, Gumberg Library > Pittsburgh PA > email: [log in to unmask] > > > > > On Wed, 1 Oct 2008 21:18:11 -0500, Suzanne Stauffer <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > >What sort of issues do you want to study? What programs have you looked > at? > > > >Ph.D. programs are research programs, unlike MLIS programs which are > professional programs. Few ph.d. programs are going to > offer "specializations" or focus on specific skills. The real question is > whether there is anyone on the faculty who can chair a dissertation in a > specific area. I can't think of any ph.d. program that doesn't have at > least one faculty member whose research area is knowledge organization and > at least one whose area is information retrieval. If you are reading the > research in your area of interest, you already know whose work you admire. > Check out the programs where they teach. > > >Suzanne M. Stauffer, Ph.D. > >Assistant Professor > >School of Library and Information Science > >Louisiana State University > >275 Coates Hall > >Baton Rouge, LA 70803 > >(225)578-1461 > >Fax: (225)578-4581 > >[log in to unmask] > > >