Organization for information education: contrasts in curriculum structure and administrative locus of control

Information degree programs offered by two different universities are contrasted. Those at Syracuse University´s School of Information Studies with those of the School of Library and Information Sciences at the University of North Texas. The significant differences for comparison were at the master´s and doctoral level. At the master´s level, one university had different degree programs developed from a common core of courses, while the other had degree programs with separate core requirements but with shared electives. At the doctoral level, one institution had a relatively new, highly structured, interdisciplinary Ph.D. program which leveraged university resources by having faculty participants from five different academic units. At the other institution, a mature doctoral program with few set requirements was lead by an interdisciplinary faculty within a single academic unit. The author describes organizational and curriculum differences and circumstances and provides observations which may be helpful to the development of new information programs