School of Information Resources and Library Science

SIRLS Doctoral Program

9/1/05

Goal

The goal of the doctoral program is to prepare future intellectual leaders in the area of information. Specifically, the program is geared toward intensive study of the organization, evaluation, and use of information. Each doctoral student will be expected to articulate his or her own goals within these general areas.

SIRLS Doctoral Program

9/1/05

Goal

The goal of the doctoral program is to prepare future intellectual leaders in the area of information. Specifically, the program is geared toward intensive study of the organization, evaluation, and use of information. Each doctoral student will be expected to articulate his or her own goals within these general areas.

Chronology of the SIRLS Doctoral Program

Major Advisor Assigned (who may or may not be same as the dissertation director): immediately upon arrival.

• The major advisor must be a full-time SIRLS faculty member.


• The major advisor will also usually be a tenured member of faculty. The major advisor may be changed with the approval of the SIRLS PhD Studies Committee.

Qualifying Examination: for major and possibly minor (at option of minor department)

SIRLS Doctoral Program PhD Minor

3/26/08

A PhD Minor in Library and Information Resources consists of an approved 12 units of SIRLS home department courses (passed with Grade B or better), and a written and oral examination (which forms part of the PhD Comprehensive Exam). The form of the Ph.D. minor written exam would typically be a 2 hour paper with questions requiring 30 minutes to answer.