UNIVERSITIES PREPARING TO LAUNCH 
NEW PROGRAM IN MANAGING INFORMATION 

	CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Dec. 20 --Two universities will use
the latest technology in interactive television to teach about new
approaches to managing information in corporate and library settings.
	The University of Virginia and the University of Tennessee,
Knoxville (UTK), joining forces through cooperative distance
education, will offer courses that lead to a master's degree in
information science, starting in the fall of 1996.
	Students in Virginia and Tennessee will be able to enroll in
one or two courses a semester by attending classes offering live
instruction and two-way audio and video connections at regional
locations.  U.Va. and UTK faculty will also share information and
facilitate discussions over the Internet.
	Organized at U.Va. through the Division of Continuing
Education, the program will be available to students at eight
locations, including four in Virginia.  Students will attend classes
at the University's continuing education centers in Northern
Virginia, Hampton Roads, Roanoke and Charlottesville.  Classes will
also be held in Kingsport, Tenn., an area convenient to students in
Southwest Virginia.
	"Although many positions require master's degrees in library
science, no Virginia institution offers such a degree," said Joyce
Feucht-Haviar, associate dean for academic affairs in U.Va.'s
continuing education division.
	Students must submit a formal application to UTK by July 1
in order to be eligible for classes starting in the fall,
Feucht-Haviar noted. 
	"The program will take a contemporary look at information
sciences.  It will not be the traditional approach to storing and
retrieving information in libraries," she said.
	Students who wish to earn a master's degree will complete
core courses in a variety of subjects including electronic
information and communications and the selection, acquisition and
evaluation of information resources.  After completing the core
curriculum, students can explore courses in five areas including
electronic publishing, corporate information systems and scientific
information.
	"With the two institutions working together, tuition costs
will be lower than the usual out of-state tuition rate,"
Feucht-Haviar noted.
	For program information, people can call UTK at (423)
974-2148 or U.Va. at (804) 982 5207.
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December 19, 1995
	FOR MORE INFORMATION before the holidays, contact Joyce
Feucht-Haviar at (804) 982-5208 through Dec. 22.  

	FOR MORE INFORMATION during the holidays, contact Saundra
Hutchison, coordinator of the U.Va./UTK information sciences
program, at (804) 973-2129.