Sample MLIS Student Legacy Portfolios

The MLIS portfolio project demonstrates that the student has developed a number of qualities and skills essential to their future success as information professionals.

Below are some sample Legacy Portfolios from the past few quarters. While these portfolios are great examples, please note that we encourage individuality and creativity; these examples are not guidelines, but simply a sampling to show how students formatted their portfolios.

Recent Traditional Portfolios:

Earlier Traditional Portfolios:

Our list of sample portfolios is updated whenever new samples become available.


If you have questions on the portfolio process, contact Marie Potter, MLIS Academic Advisor, by e-mail at mardup@uw.edu, or contact your faculty advisor. To report broken links, please contact Sharon Talbert at stalbert@uw.edu.