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In 2017 the iSchool's MLIS program was ranked #2 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. The program consists of three elements: core courses, electives, and a final degree project. Program requirements are the same for students in the Residential MLIS and Online MLIS programs.
The Master of Library and Information Science ( MLIS ), also referred to as the Master of Library and Information Studies, is the master's degree that is required for most professional librarian positions in the United States. The MLIS is a relatively recent degree; an older and still common degree designation for librarians to acquire is the ...
The School of Information Sciences, also The iSchool at Illinois, is an undergraduate and graduate school at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign. Its Master of Science in Library and Information Science is currently accredited in full good standing by the American Library Association. The school is a charter member of the iSchool ...
The College of Information Studies (Maryland's iSchool) is a school within the University of Maryland, College Park in Maryland, United States.The College offers graduate study leading to the Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS), the Master of Information Management (MIM), the Master of Science in Human Computer Interaction (HCIM), and the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in ...
In 2013 U.S. News & World Report ranked the school 15th nationally among Library and Information Science schools. SOIS ranks 4th internationally and 2nd in the US/Canada in department contributions to library and information science (LIS) literature (2007 - 2012) as reported in a recent study in the Journal of the Association for Information ...
Students may also choose to take a reduced course load or complete the program on a part-time basis. There are five required courses which all MLIS students are required to take: LIS 9001 (Perspectives on Library and Information Science) LIS 9002 (Information Organization, curation and Access) LIS 9003 (Information Sources and Services)
In the United States and Canada, the academic training for a librarian generally consists of a master's degree program in library science (formerly commonly known as librarianship). In Germany, the first step for an academic librarian is a PhD in a subject field, followed by additional training in librarianship.
The school celebrated its 50th anniversary and 5th year of its fully online teaching and learning stream in 2018. Programs MLIS. The School has both online and on campus course-based MLIS offerings. Effective July 1, 2019, the MLIS consists of 39 credits. The School also has an on campus thesis-based MLIS offering.