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Master of Library and Information Science

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Academic Librarianship

An academic library is a library that is attached to an academic institution above the secondary level, serving the teaching and research needs of students and staff. These libraries serve two complementary purposes: to support the school's curriculum, and to support the research of the university faculty and students.

iSchool Courses

Suggested

  • LIS 521 – Principles of Information Services (4)
  • LIS 522 – Collection Development (3)
  • LIS 526 – Government Publications (3)
  • LIS 529 – Digital Humanities Librarianship
  • LIS 568 – Information Literacy in a Digital Age (3)
  • LIS 581 – Marketing and Planning for Libraries (3)
  • LIS 587 – Library Technology Systems (4)
  • LIS 589 – Academic Librarianship (3)

Also consider...

  • LIS 501 – History and Foundations of Libraries and Librarianship (3)
  • LIS 505 – Archival and Manuscript Services (3)
  • LIS 508 – History of Recorded Information (4)
  • LIS 531 – Catalogs, Cataloging, and Classification (4)
  • LIS 545 – Fundamentals of Data Curation (4)
  • LIS 572 – Introduction to Data Science (4)
  • LIS 583 – Cross Cultural Approaches to Leadership (3)
  • LIS 592 – Legal Research Methods (3/4)
  • **LIS 598 – Data Curation II (4)

**Note that LIS 598 courses are special topics. You will not find the course descriptions in the LIS course catalog; instead reference the special topics descriptions.

Professional Organizations

Sample Job Titles

  • Assistant Librarian
  • Assistant Professor/Librarian
  • Electronic Resources Librarian
  • Cataloging Librarian
  • Digital Collections Librarian
  • Digital Humanities Librarian
  • Instruction and Outreach Librarian
  • Online Learning Specialist Librarian
  • Reference and Instruction Librarian
  • Scholarly Publications Librarian
  • Serials Librarian
  • STEM Teaching and Faculty Outreach Librarian
  • “Subject Matter” Librarian

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