University of north texas (UNT) department of information science, UNT libraries, and texas woman's university school of library and information studies will explore information organization and…

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the University of North Texas $375,012 on September 1, 2026, under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313) to develop curriculum and design a training certificate in information organization and knowledge organization skills for librarians and archivists.

The University of North Texas Department of Information Science, UNT Libraries, and Texas Woman's University School of Library and Information Studies will conduct a planning project focused on curriculum design and materials leading to a professional training certificate. The project team will analyze available learning resources and pedagogical approaches, then design and implement a nationwide needs assessment survey to inform specific curricular elements. The resulting certificate plan will include an experiential component for existing information organization and knowledge organization professionals seeking continuing education, with coverage of cataloging, classification, metadata work in libraries and archives, and applications of linked data and artificial intelligence in information discovery.

Place of performance is Denton, Texas. The period of performance runs from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2028.

University of north texas (UNT) department of information science, UNT libraries, and texas woman's university school of library and information studies will explore information organization and knowledge organization (IO & KO) skills for librarians and archivists. The planning project will focus on curriculum design and materials that lead to a training certificate. The project team will analyze available learning resources and pedagogical approaches, and design and implement a nationwide needs assessment survey. These analyses will inform specific curricular elements and a plan for the training certificate with an experiential component for existing IO & KO professionals in need of continuing education. The plan will cover cataloging, classification and other metadata work in libraries and archives, as well as applications of linked data and artificial intelligence (AI) in facilitating information discovery.