Wusteman, JudithJudithWusteman2019-03-272019-03-272017 Emera2017-12Information and Learning Scienceshttp://hdl.handle.net/10197/9704Purpose: This paper introduces web components, one of the most exciting and potentially transformative of the technologies that comprise HTML5. Web components provide a standardised method of creating and sharing custom HTML elements. Design/ methodology/ approach: This paper is a viewpoint. Findings: The paper proposes that the web development curriculum in library and information science (LIS) graduate programs needs to expand to cover this important topic. Originality/ value: Despite the potentially seismic impact of web components on Web development, up until this point, there has not been a discussion of this technology within the LIS literature.enThis article is © Emerald Group Publishing and permission has been granted for this version to appear here http://researchrepository.ucd.ie. Emerald does not grant permission for this article to be further copied/ distributed or hosted elsewhere without the express permission from Emerald Group Publishing Limited.Information technologyHTML5LISLIS curriculumWeb componentsWeb developmentJournal Article11811/1266066810.1108/ILS-08-2017-00842018-01-23https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/