Project Opportunities

As part of the program requirements, each student must complete a Master's Project or a Thesis. The decision to pursue the Thesis or the Master's Project must be made in consultation with an academic advisor by the time that 24 credits are completed

For the Master's Project, the student will develop a project in conjunction with the information-related activities of an organization, under the guidance of a site supervisor and a project advisor. Projects could include creation of a web site for marketing a product or service, an inventory of the information needs of an organization, usability testing of information interface, product or service and the accompanying research that helps guide the project implementation phase. The organization can be suggested by the student or by the advisors in the IAKM Program Office. Companies such as KeyCorp, Lexis-Nexis, and Ernst and Young may provide opportunities for such work. Below are some places that have identified themselves as sources for projects.

Cuyahoga County Public Library
Information Technology Division
Kathy Schnell
Web Librarian

Students interested in conducting a Research Project, Culminating Experience, or Practicum in cooperation with the Information Technology Division of the Cuyahoga County Public Library system are invited to do so. Projects can include (but are not limited to) conducting surveys on electronic resources, measuring and evaluating data for electronic resources, online reference analysis, website usability testing, OPAC testing, Single Search Interface projects, database creation, website editing, etc. Interested students can email Kathy Schnell, Web Librarian at kschnell@cuyahoga.lib.oh.us for more information.