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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)
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Course Number
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Course Name
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Category
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Prerequisite(s)
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60001
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Access to Information
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C
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None
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60002
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Organization of Information
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C
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None
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60003
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Information Technology For Library And Information Professionals
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C
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None
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60600
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Foundations of Library and Information Science
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C
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None
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60610
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Management Of Libraries And Information Centers
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C
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None
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60670
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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.
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C
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60001, 60002, 60003, 60600, 60610, and a Proposal
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SUGGESTED ELECTIVE COURSES and WORKSHOPS (18 credit hours needed)
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Course Name |
Category |
Prerequisite(s)
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| * 61095 |
Introduction to Digital Preservation
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O / R
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60002
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| * 61095 |
Technologies for Digital Preservation and Web Archiving
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O / R
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61095: Intro. to Digital Preservation OR 60638
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| * 61095 |
Digital Curation
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M
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61095: Intro. to Digital Preservation OR 60638
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| * 60639 |
Implementation of Digital Libraries |
O / R |
60003 |
| * 60651 |
Digital Image Processing and Collection Management |
O / R
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60002
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| * 60654 |
Preservation Management |
M |
None |
| 60637 |
Metadata Architectures and Implementations
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O / R
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60001
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| 60638 |
Digital Libraries |
O / R
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60002
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| 60641 |
Information Storage and Retrieval Systems |
O / R |
60002 |
| 60642 |
Implementation of Information Storage and Retrieval Systems |
O / R
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60002
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| 60645 |
Database Systems |
O / R
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None
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| 60647 |
Network and Software Resources for Information Systems |
G
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None |
| 60650 |
Information Policy |
G
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60600 |
| 60652 |
Foundations and Administration of Archives |
M |
60001 |
| 60692 |
Practicum---Libraries and Information Centers |
G |
Special Approval |
| 61096 |
Individual Investigation (No more than 2 credit hours can be granted in a single semester)
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G |
Special Approval |
| IAKM 60101 |
Information Architecture I |
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Permission |
| IAKM 60102 |
Information and Visual Design |
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Permission
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| IAKM 60110 |
Content Management Systems |
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Permission |
| IAKM 60112 |
Advanced Information Architecture |
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Permission |
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IAKM 60301
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Foundational Principles of Knowledge Management |
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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, MARC, and EAD
- Audiovisual Archiving
- Designing Successful Grant Projects
- Digital Imaging I: Image Processing
- Metadata for Digital Collections
- UNIX and Linux Operating Systems
- XML for Web Site Content Management (2 cr.)
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