Case study in e-government education programs: preparing future government information professionals

This paper presents a case study of the development of two innovative graduate programs in e-government. The goals of the paper are twofold. First, by detailing the principles and processes of the program's development, the paper demonstrates the importance of these types of education initiatives in LIS and across other academic fields as e-government continues to become the central means of interaction between governments and members of the public. Second, the paper will present the lessons from and assessments of the development of these programs to help inform the development of other e-government education programs at other institutions.

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