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School of Library and Information Science

Individually and collectively, Kent State University's School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) puts excellence in action every day - through first-class research, inspired teaching and meaningful outreach across Ohio and beyond.  In the process, we have put Kent State on the national map as a leader in children's librarianship,  knowledge management and information literacy.

SLIS at Kent State University is the only American Library Association accredited Masters in Library and Information Science (M.L.I.S.) degree program in the state of Ohio. An M.L.I.S. degree is the basic requirement for professional employment in most libraries and information centers.

 

Home to 600 graduate students, a world renowned faculty, state-of-the-art technology, and a national reputation for outstanding scholarship, SLIS at Kent State University is your key to a challenging career in the library and information science profession.   

  
Dr. Zhang and Dr. Salaba Book on FRBR Published

 

Congratulations to Dr. Yin Zhang & Dr. Athena Salaba for the publishing of their new book: Implementing FRBR in Libraries: Key Issues and Future Directions .

Functional Requirement for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) is a conceptual model, a framework, and a new user-focused perspective through which one can view the bibliographic universe at an abstract level. The model was introduced (1998) to address the challenges facing libraries and to respond to the changing environment driven by technological advances, economic pressures, and increasing user focus of information. This book is the first to address the theory and implementation of FRBR in a unified review and discussion supported by current literature, practice, and research. The book incorporates their own first-hand experience of FRBR research and implementation from an IMLS-funded research project.

 
Dr. Lambert has published in Information Processing and Management
We are very pleased to announce that Frank Lambert's article, "Online Community Information Seeking: The Queries of Three Communities in Southwestern Ontario," has been accepted for publication in Information Processing and Management .    
 
The SLIS website is being upgraded!

The Kent SLIS website is presently undergoing changes and renovations!  We are in the process of migrating the site to the newest version of  the Joomla CMS.

When complete, the site should be significantly better organized, more reliable, and run with a few new features that will hopefully make the site more useful and pleasant to use.If there are areas in the site you specificly desire to be changed, please contact North and we'll take it under advisement!