Suggested Programs of Specialization Within the Master of Library Science

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Required Courses for All Specializations
LIS 505 Introduction to Library and Information Studies
LIS 506 Introduction to Information Technology
LIS 518 Reference Sources and Services
LIS 571 Organization and Control of Recorded Information
LIS 581 Management of Libraries and Information Agencies

Except for School Library Media Centers, these courses are suggestions, not requirements. Review this guide prior to registering for classes and use it as the basis for consultation with faculty prior to submitting a Plan of Study.

Applicable to Most Specializations

  • LIS 570 History of Libraries and Media
  • LIS 575 Introduction to Research Methods
  • LIS 580 Intellectual Freedom
  • LIS 526 Practicum
  • LIS 527 Special Projects
  • LIS 598 Directed Study
  • LIS 599 Thesis

For Specializations

Useful for Selection/Collection Development

  • LIS 519 Selection, Acquisition and Management of Non-Book Material
  • LIS 522 International Publishing and Bibliography
  • LIS 536 Multicultural and Special Population Materials for Children and Young Adults
  • LIS 580 Intellectual Freedom
  • LIS 587 Collection Development

Useful for Information Organization Including Cataloging and Classification

  • LIS 513 Records Management
  • LIS 514 Indexing and Surrogation
  • LIS 574 Organization and Control of Recorded Information II

Useful for Reference Service

  • LIS 511 Materials of Legal Practice
  • LIS 512 Legal Information Sources
  • LIS 523 User Education
  • LIS 563 Digital Libraries
  • LIS 567 Government Information
  • LIS 566 Digital Information Retrieval

    • One or more from this group

  • LIS 515 Information Sources and Services in the Sciences
  • LIS 516 Information Sources and Services in the Social Sciences
  • LIS 517 Information Sources and Services in the Humanities
  • LIS 520 Business Information Sources

Useful for Information Technologies

  • LIS 514 Indexing and Surrogation
  • LIS 561 Information System Analysis and Design
  • LIS 562 Networking Technologies
  • LIS 563 Digital Libraries
  • LIS 566 Digital Information Retrieval
  • LIS 569 Data Management Systems
  • Also consider course in other departments, e.e. Computer Science, Communication, etc.

Public Libraries

    (Erie County Civil Service Rating for Librarian)
  • LIS 519 Selection, Acquisition and Management of Non-Book Materials
  • LIS 531 Marketing and Information Services
  • LIS 580 Intellectual Freedom
  • LIS 583 Public Libraries
  • LIS 587 Collection Development

    • One or more from this group

  • LIS 534 Resources and Services for Children
  • LIS 535 Resources and Services for Young Adults
  • LIS 536 Multicultural and Special Population Materials Children and Young Adults
  • LIS 537 Storytelling
  • LIS 542 Resources and Services for Adults

    • See also listing of courses needed for civil service ranking (Plan of Study, back page)

Academic Libraries

  • LIS 512 Legal Information Sources
  • LIS 522 Intellectual Publishing and Bibliography
  • LIS 523 User Education
  • LIS 567 Government Information
  • LIS 584 Academic and Research Libraries
  • LIS 587 Collection Development

    • One or more form the following group

  • LIS 515 Information Sources and Services in the Sciences
  • LIS 516 Information Sources and Services in the Social Sciences
  • LIS 517 Information Sources and Services in the Humanities

School Library Media Centers

For detailed information about the program, see this page.

The following courses may also be of interest to the SLM Student (Note: LIS students can register for these courses only if space is available after the originating department's students have registered)

  • LAI 512 Readings in Multicultural Literature
  • LAI 513 Teaching of Literature
  • LAI 514 Language, Cognition and Writing
  • LAI 515 Research on Literature
  • LAI 516 Digital Video as a Literacy Learning Tool
  • LAI 551 Childhood Literacy Methods
  • LAI 552 Middle Childhood/adolescent Literacy Method
  • LAI 560 Language Arts Methods
  • LAI 556 Class Literacy Assessment & Instruction
  • LAI 574 Teaching Exceptional Learner
  • LAI 582 Principles Language Acq 1st & 2nd
  • LAI 612 School Community & Society
  • CEP 501 Psychological Foundations Of Education
  • CEP 509 Education & Psychology Measurement
  • CEP 560 Psych Learning & Instruction
  • ELP 548 Foundation Of Education
  • ELP 585 Sociological Bases Of Education

Special Libraries/Information Centers

Music

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Health Sciences

  • LIS 515 Information Sources and Services in the Sciences
  • LIS 519 Selection and Acquisition of Non-Book Materials
  • LIS 566 Digital Information Retrieval
  • LIS 586 Health Science Librarianship

Technical/Corporate

  • LIS 509 Introduction to Archives Management
  • LIS 510 Law Library Administration
  • LIS 512 Legal Information Sources
  • LIS 513 Records Management
  • LIS 514 Indexing and Surrogation
  • LIS 515 Information Sources and Services in the Sciences
  • LIS 520 Business Information Sources
  • LIS 559 Systems Administration - UNIX, Linux and Web Servers
  • LIS 562 Networking Technologies
  • LIS 563 Digital Libraries
  • LIS 566 Digital Information Retrieval
  • LIS 567 Government Information
  • LIS 569 Data Management Systems