GUIDESHEET FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIANS - General Course of Study
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 ovvered 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 Methods for Libraries and Information Centers |
C |
None |
| 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) |
| * 60601 |
Information Sources and Reference Services |
A |
60001 |
| * 60608 |
The Public Library |
M |
60600 |
| * 60610 |
Library Management |
M |
None |
| 60602 |
Cataloging and Classification I |
O/R |
60002 |
| 60612 |
Library Materials and Services for Adults |
A |
None |
| 60613 |
Information Uses and Services
|
M
|
60001
|
| 60614 |
Selection and Acquisition of Library Materials |
G |
None |
| 60630 |
Reference Sources and Services for Youth |
A |
None. |
| 60640 |
Library Automation |
G |
60002 or permission |
| 60648 |
Electronic Publishing on the Web |
O / R |
None |
| 60650 |
Information Policy |
G |
60600 or permission |
| 60691 |
Seminar Topic: Human Resource Management |
G |
None |
| 60661 |
Technical Services |
M |
60001,60002 |
| 60692 |
Practicum in Libraries and Information Centers |
G |
Special approval
|
| 61095 |
Special Topics: Book Arts |
G |
None |
| 61095 |
Special Topics: History of Libraries in the Western World |
G |
None |
| 61095 |
Special Topics: Intellectual Freedom |
G |
None |
| 61095 |
Special Topics: Legal Information and Legal Resources |
A |
None |
| 61095 |
Special Topics: Marketing the Library
|
M
|
None
|
| 61095 |
Special Topics: Music Librarianship |
A |
None |
| 61095 |
Special Topics: Readers' Advisory Services |
A |
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/
Suggested Workshops: (Workshops are worth 1 credit, unless otherwise indicated)
- All Politics are Local: Librarians as Political Activist, Policy Maker, and Library Advocate
- Copyright Challenge
- Electronic Publishing I: Introduction to SGML / HTML
- Electronic Publishing II: Advanced HTML
- Electronic Reference Start-up
- Ethical Principles and Cases for Information Professionals
- Evaluation of Internet Tools and Resources
- Finding and Using Internet Tools & Resources
- Genealogy and Local History Research Methods
- Legal Resources for Non-Law Librarians
- 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
- Medical Reference Sources for non-medical Librarians
- Open Source Software for Libraries
- Planning for Building and Renovating Library Spaces for Public Libraries
- Preservation of Library Materials
- Public Library Web Resources
- Repair Decisions and Methods for Circulating Materials
- Using Web 2.0 Principles to Become Librarian 2.0
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