Practice Settings
Business and research organizations (including libraries) with large-scale information resources and /or Web sites (e.g., corporate intranets, portals). Companies that provide taxonomy services and/or ready to use domain-specific taxonomies/ontologies.

Primary Responsibilities
Design information structure for large-scale Web sites, printed or online reference tools, digital and physical libraries and learning centers. Perform requirements analysis. Design knowledge representation structures. Create classifications/taxonomies/ontologies. Design controlled vocabularies and thesauri, especially search thesauri supporting “concept-based” searching in free text.

Recommended Information Studies Electives
Students should consult with their advisors to select electives that best support individual intellectual interests and career goals. The electives listed here are not meant to represent the complete listing of all relevant courses that a student may take within Information Studies, at other units on campus, or as part of the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area. In addition, the Web-based Information Science Education (WISE) Consortium may offer College-approved courses that are relevant. The URL is http://www.wiseeducation.org/home_p-home.aspx, user name: md-student, password: test.

Course Number        Course Title
708N               Knowledge Management
709                  Independent Study
772                  Seminar in the Organization of Knowledge
773                  Classification Theory
774                  Seminar in Linguistic Topics
775                  Construction and Maintenance of Index Languages and Thesauri
792                  Introduction to Expert Systems
793                  Database Design
878                   Doctoral Seminar in Information Studies

Professional Associations
Special Interest Group: Information Architecture (SIGIA), American Society of Information Science and Technology
 
Specialized Scholarships/Interest Free Loans
InfoCurrent