Practice and Enlightenment of the Industry-University-Research LIS Projects in iSchool Universities in the United States

Abstract

[Purpose/Significance] Based on the needs of professional degree education and innovation in China and the relevant policy background of industry-university-research collaborative education, this paper investigated and analyzed iSchools' library and information science (LIS) industry-university-research projects in the United States. The content analysis helps to optimize the training system of LIS professionals in China, and provides theoretical reference for promoting the active participation of industry-university-research in social and economic development in China. [Method/Process] Based on the network survey method, this paper selected 35 representative LIS industry-university-research projects in 20 iSchool colleges and universities in the United States, analyzed in detail from the aspects of participation subject, funding source, research field, research object, social demand and evaluation system, summarized its content and characteristics, and put forward suggestions for the development of the collaborative education of LIS industry-university-research in China. [Results/Conclusions] In order to promote the in-depth development of industry-university-research education, when conducting industry-university-research projects, LIS institutions in China should support multi-agent participation in industry-university-research project collaboration, innovate cooperation forms, and encourage multi-agent participation in 'joint training' of professional practice. In the direction of project research, the training unit should pay more attention to the interdisciplinary nature and integration, broaden the research field of the project, so as to enrich the form of innovation cooperation. China's LIS training units should also broaden the funding channels, strengthen project publicity, select high-quality cooperative researchers to jointly declare or undertake scientific research projects, and use the expected benefits of results to extend the economic benefit chain of cooperative units. In the project research, the cooperation subjects should be oriented by the current social needs, optimize the training system of professional education, and strengthen the training of students-oriented professional practical skills by using the advantages of regional policies, geography and cultural heritage of colleges and universities and partners. The educational subjects mainly based on the Teaching and Instruction Committee of Library and Information Science in China should actively play the advantages of multi-subjects of industry-university-research to enrich the level of industry-university evaluation, encourage multi-form evaluation and awards, and ensure the application, social benefits and innovation of project results, so as to promote the long-term development of industry-university-research in LIS in China.

Keywords

• american|library and information science (lis)|industry-university-research|personnel cultivation