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GUIDESHEET FOR
LIBRARY MANAGERS

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.

Please meet regularly with your faculty advisor to ensure that you are taking at least one course from among the three REQUIRED 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)

FYI:You can choose "Suggested Elective Courses" and "Workshops" from more than one guidesheet as long as you take at least one course from among the three required course elective areas: A, O/R, and M.

*= Key Elective

REQUIRED COURSES (15 credit hours)

Course Number Course Name Category Prerequisite(s)
60001 Access to Information C None
60002 Organization of Information C None
60600 Foundations of Library and Information Science C None
60604 Research for Decision Making C 6 hours of coursework or permission
60670 Culminating Experience: A Research Paper, A Research Project, OR a Practicum C 60001, 60002, 60600, 60604 and a Proposal

SUGGESTED ELECTIVE COURSES and WORKSHOPS (21 credit hours needed)

Course Number Course Name Category Prerequisite(s)
* 60610 Library Management M None
60608 The Public Library M 60600
60613  Information Uses and Services
M
60001
60614 Selection and Acquisition of Library Materials G None
60615 The Academic Library M 60600
60616 The Special Library M 60600, 60602
60652 Foundations and Administration of Archives M 60001
60654 Preservation Management M None
60691 Seminar Topic: Human Resource Management M None
60692 Practicum in Libraries and Information Centers G Special approval
61095 Special Topics: Health Librarianship M None
61095 Special Topics: Intellectual Freedom G None
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.php

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

  • All Politics are Local: Librarian as Political Activist, Policy Maker, and Library Advocate
  • Copyright Challenge
  • Designing Successful Grant Projects
  • Ethical Principles and Cases for Information Professionals
  • Let's Communicate: Producing Operational and Marketing Documents for Your Library
  • Making Teamwork Work in the Library and Information Service Setting
  • Marketing to the Masses: Practical Planning and Execution for Libraries and Information Centers
  • Planning for Building and Renovating Library Spaces for Public Libraries