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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/workshops on this guidesheet are NOT offered every year.  New courses developed as Special Topics may also be added.

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

  • Access to Information (Category A)
  • Organization and Representation of Knowledge (Category O/R)
  • Administration and Management (Category M)
Other course areas:
  • Core Class (Category C)
  • General Elective (Category G)

*  = Key Elective

REQUIRED COURSES (18 credit hours)

Course Number

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: A Research Paper, A Research Project, OR a Practicum

 

NOTE: In addition to the prerequisites listed, LIS 60604 (Research Methods for Libraries and Information Centers) is also highly recommended for those students who plan to complete a Culminating Experience Research Paper or Culminating Experience Project.

C

60001, 60002, 60003, 60600, 60610, and a Proposal

 

SUGGESTED ELECTIVE COURSES and WORKSHOPS (18 credit hours needed)

Course Number  Course Name  Category

  Prerequisite(s)

* 60637

Metadata Architectures and Implementations

O / R

60002

 * 60638
 Digital Libraries
 M
  None
* 60639

Implementation of Digital Libraries

O / R

60003

* 60651 Digital Image Processing and Collection Management

O / R

60002

* 61095 Introduction to Digital Preservation

O / R

60002

60613

Information Uses and Services

M

60001

60641 Information Storage and Retrieval Systems

O / R

60002

60642 Implementation of Information Storage and Retrieval Systems

O / R

60002

60645 Database Systems

O / R

None

60646 User Interfaces For Information Retrieval Systems

O / R

None
60648 Electronic Publishing on the Web

O / R

None
61095 Technologies for Digital Preservation and Web Archiving O / R 61095:  Digital Preservation or 60638
61096 Individual Investigation G

Special Approval

60691
ORIAKM 60002
Knowledge Organization Systems: Thesauri, Taxonomies & Ontologies Information Architecture and Knowledge Management II

O / R

60002
IAKM 60101 Information Architecture I    Permission

 

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 SLIS 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/

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

  • Archival Description: DACS, EAD and MARC
  • Database Design and Applications I: Introduction to Database Systems
  • Database Design and Applications II: Issues, Principles and Intermediate Skills
  • Database-Driven Web Sites
  • Designing Successful Grant Projects
  • Digital Imaging I: Image Processing
  • Electronic Reference Start-Up
  • Introduction to Audiovisual Archiving
  • JavaScript for Web Page Development (2 cr.)
  • Open Source Software for Libraries
  • PHP and MySQL for Web Database Creation and Implementation
  • Separating Content and Presentation: Designing Web Sites with XHTML and CSS (2 cr.)
  • UNIX and Linux Operating Systems
  • Using JavaScript to Jazz up Web Pages