Reinventing the Information Professions and the Argument for Specialization in LIS Education: Case Studies in Archives and Information Technology

From nearly the beginning of formal library education, there has been debate about whether the basic library degree should be generalized as an entry degree, or specialized in order to support library and information professionals working in specific roles or institutional environments. While the Information Age has provided many false starts and false hopes, as well as confusing directions for educators of information professionals, one constant is a failure to resolve the debate about generalization versus specialization in the entry-level master's degrees for the library and information professions