Academic Librarianship Specialization in Master of Library and Information Science
Degree Requirements (39 credit hours)
Academic librarians will find both S505 Evaluation and S506 Intro to Research useful for their careers. If you have no academic library experience, consider strongly an internship in which you can experience student instruction; plan this for a fall or spring semester after you have completed 18 credits.
The specialization will appear on your transcript.
See the Advising Handbook for more information and a specialization checklist.
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Fall 2022 and beyond
Foundation (6 cr.)
- LIS-S 500 Methods and Tools for the Information Profession
- LIS-S 507 Tools and Technologies for the Information Professions
Specialization Core (15 cr.)
- LIS-S 503 Organization and Representation of Knowledge and Information
- LIS-S 506 Introduction to Research
- LIS-S 533 Online Searching
- LIS-S 552 Academic Library Management
- LIS-S 573 Education of Information Users
Recommended Tracks
Recommended tracks (elective groupings). Work with advisor to determine which groupings and classes within groupings fit your needs.
User-Centered Design of Information, Technology Services
- LIS-S 511 Database Design
- LIS-S 517 Web Programming
- LIS-S 531 Information Structures for the Web
- LIS-S 532 Information Architecture for the Web
Information Seeking, Instruction, and Use
- LIS-S 505 Evaluation of Information Sources and Services
- LIS-S 531 Information Structures for the Web
- LIS-S 532 Information Architecture for the Web
- LIS-S 541 Information Policy
- LIS-S 530 Makerspaces as Learning Environments
- LIS-S 578 Facilitating Learning with Technology
- LIS-S 520 Information Seeking and Use
Information Management/Collections
- LIS-S 634 Metadata
- LIS-S 541 Information Policy
- LIS-S 583 Data Curation and Management
- LIS-S 656 Scholarly Communication
- LIS-S 651 Digital Collections
- LIS-S 554 Library Systems
- LIS-S 686 Web Archiving and Preservation
Recommended Specialization Electives for all sub-tracks (Not required)
- LIS-S 530 Makerspaces as Learning Environments
- LIS-S 541 Information Policy
- LIS-S 554 Library Systems
- LIS-S 583 Data Curation and Management
- LIS-S 621 Audio and Video Sources
- LIS-S 622 Resources and Services for People with Disabilities
- LIS-S 634 Metadata
- LIS-S 640 Seminar on Intellectual Freedom
- LIS-S 651 Digital Collections
- LIS-S 521 Humanities Information
- LIS-S 522 Social Science Information
- LIS-S 523 Science & Technology Information
- LIS-S 525 Government Information
- LIS-S 526 Business Information
- LIS-S 580 History of Libraries
- LIS-S 681 The Book 1450 to Present
- LIS-S 654 Law Librarianship
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Prior to Fall 2022
Foundations (18 cr.)
- LIS S500 Methods and Tools for the Information Profession
- LIS S501 Information Sources and Services
- LIS S502 Acquisitions and Management of Knowledge and Information
- LIS S503 Organization and Representation of Knowledge and Information
- LIS S552 Academic Library Management
Choose one of the courses below:
Specialization Core (9 cr. )
Select 3 courses from below.
- LIS S511 Database Design
- LIS S574 Information Instruction
- LIS S533 Online Searching
- LIS S583 Data Curation and Management
- LIS S604 Topics in Library and Information Science (Community and Data)
- LIS S656 Scholarly Communication
Specialization Electives (12 cr.)
Choose 4 courses from below or other open electives of your choice.
Specialization Electives
- LIS S521 Humanities Information
- LIS S522 Social Science Information
- LIS S523 Science & Technology Information
- LIS S525 Government Information
- LIS S526 Business Information
- LIS S532 Information Architecture for the Web
- LIS S541 Information Policy
- LIS S554 Library Systems
- LIS S591 Grant Writing
- LIS S604 Topics in Library and Information Science (Makerspaces as Learning Environments)
- LIS S621 Audio and Video Sources
- LIS S622 Resources and Services for People with Disabilities
- LIS S632 Advanced Resource Management
- LIS S634 Metadata
- LIS S652 Digital Libraries
- LIS S653 Health Sciences Librarianship
- LIS S654 Law Librarianship