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This guidesheet was created to assist you in course selection; however, it is not a replacement for the school's "Program Statement" form. Note: Some courses and workshops on this guidesheet are NOT offered every year.


You are encouraged to take at least one course from each of the course elective areas:

  • Access to Information (A)
  • Organization and Representation of Knowledge (O/R)
  • Administration and Management (M)

Other course areas:

  • Core class (C)
  • General Elective (G)

You may choose "Suggested Elective Courses" and "Workshops" from more than one guidesheet.


* = Key Elective                                                                   



Required Courses (18 credit hours)

Course #

Course Name

Category

Prerequisite(s)

60001

Access to Information

C

None

60002

Organization of Information

C

None

60003

Information Technology for Library and Information Professionals

C

None

60600

Foundations of Library and Information Science

C

None

60610

Management of Libraries and Information Centers

C

None

60670

Culminating Experience:  Choose to complete a research paper, a research project, or a practicum

C

Special Approval and completion of all core courses:

60001, 60002,  60003, 60600, and 60610



Suggested Elective Courses and Workshops (18 credit hours)

Course #

Course Name

Category

Prerequisite(s)

* 60625

Library Materials and Services for Very Young Children

A

None

* 60629

Library Materials and Services for School-Age Children

A

None

* 60630

Reference Sources and Services for Youth

A

None. 60001 recommended

60604

Research Methods for Libraries and Information Centers

G

6 LIS credit hours

60608

The Public Library

M

60600

60614

Selection and Acquisition of Library Materials

G

None

60626

Library Services to Young Adults

A

None

60648

Electronic Publishing on the Web

O/R

None

60692

Practicum in Libraries and Information Centers

G

Special approval

61095

Special Topics: Marketing the Library

M

None



LIS 50693: Workshops in Library & Information Science

  • A maximum of four workshop credits can be applied to your M.L.I.S. degree with your faculty advisor's approval.
  • You must complete the "Request for Workshop Approval" form to receive credit for a workshop.
  • You cannot receive credit for both a workshop and a class with similar content. Please refer to the "Workshop/Course Overlap" list.
  • Workshop forms are online: http://www.slis.kent.edu/links/forms/php3


Suggested Workshops: (Workshops are worth 1 credit, unless otherwise indicated)

The ABC's of Emergent Literacy: The Building Blocks for Infusing Early Literacy Strategies into Preschool Storytimes

All About AV

Cataloging Non-Print and AV Children's Materials Update

Children's Literature Themes and Perspectives

Children's Literature Update

Children's Poetry Pizzazz

Electronic Publishing I:  Introduction to SGML / HTML

Electronic Publishing II:  Advanced HTML

Is that a Fact?  Nonfiction Children's Materials

Library Programming for Families with Very Young Children

Ohio Children's Literature

Picture Book Webs

Planning for Building and Renovating Library Spaces for Public Libraries

Reference Sources for Children Update

Science Sizzlers

Start your Engines

Telling Tales:  Sharing Folk and Fairy Tales with Children

Toys in a Library? Toys, Play, and the Literacy Connection

WWW for Adults Working with Children