Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of library and information science programs


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.  

The result was Delete. Consensus=Wikipedia is not a directory as informed by this deletion which was upheld at WP:DRV. Carlossuarez46 21:01, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

List of library and information science programs

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This is directory of universities which offer what is a fairly common college degree. Even if the massive number of external links are removed, this is still a fairly loose association of collected schools, as this degree is offered by many universities and is fairly comparable to something like "List of Universities With Art History programs" or "List of mechanical engineering programs". Wickethewok 15:15, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep, maybe it needs some work on it but it might evolve in to a nice thing. M.V.E.i. 16:24, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete or rewrite - This article breaks Wikipedia's list policies by being filled with internal links. In addition, the external links are not in their own subcategory, alike the rest of Wikipedia.  This article must be rewritten if it hopes to not be removed. TheInfinityZero 16:47, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. Wikipedia is not a directory. Jakew 19:01, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep! While the list of American and Canadian masters programs is taken from the ALA, the lists of undergraduate programs (and perhaps programs in other countries) is unique and useful information.  Undergraduate programs of this type are somewhat unusual and not accredited by any organization and, as such, no list of such programs seems to exist on the internet.  As many of the programs are small and not very well publicized, Wikipedia is ideal for the creation of a list of them. Individuals either participating or interested in participating in a such a program will naturally find the entry and would likely contribute the programs they know of.  In fact, this has already happened.  The deletion of this article would not merely destroyed unique and useful information but would prevent the creation of such information.  (Also stated in my defense of List of universities that offer the PPE degree.) Patrick Mhnin0 00:45, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment Perhaps a better place for this list would be on LISwiki? --Zeborah 01:51, 29 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete This is a directory of schools that offer a particular degree.  We're not a directory Corpx 06:10, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep we have many such subject lists, and we should have more, at least for the graduate programs relatively few universities have. (if the consensus should be to delete this one, i will however accept it and nominate the others) The ones not represented by articles should be and can be. This subject area is at a early state of development at WP, and needs to have the articles augmented, not removed. DGG (talk) 07:09, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per jakew Cheers, :) Dlohcierekim  01:42, 30 August 2007 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.