Abstract: ［Purpose/Significance］With the rapid development of information society, information analysis plays an increasingly important role in R&D, scientific decision-making, commercial competition and other fields. It is one of the main tasks for LIS education in Chinese universities to cultivate information analysis talents who can meet the requirements of the society and informatization construction. ［Design/Methodology］Online investigation, literature analysis, and case study were used as the main research methods. This paper also collected and analyzed the online open data about the information analysis talent training programs of the top 10 US universities in the field of library and information science. Moreover, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was studied as a typical example.［Findings/Conclusion］Multi-type, multi-layer, and complementarity seem to be the characteristics of information analysis talents education in LIS in the US universities. The interaction is emphasized which is conducted with the trainees about research direction, ability requirements and professional orientation at the early stage of training programs. Moreover, standardized training system and characterized course system provide guarantee for the training process. Besides, a three-level evaluation system has been built upon professional committee certification, authorized institution evaluation and self-assessment of schools. ［Originality/Value］The training mode and the education experience have been explored for information analysis talents in the field of library and information science in the US universities, which could provide reference for China.

Keywords: Information analysis talents, Talent cultivation, Education mode, Library and Information Science(LIS), US Universities, the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign (UIUC）