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Advanced Study in K-12 School Library Media Certificate (Post Master's)

College of Communication and Information
School of Library and Information Sciences

E-mail: slisinform@kent.edu
Tel: 330-672-2782
Fax: 330-672-7965
Web: http://www.slis.kent.edu

The Advanced Study in K-12 School Library Media certificate is an opportunity for school library media specialists to enhance their professional, administrative and technical skills. This program is tailored for those who hold an MLS or MLIS degree (or another approved graduate degree in education), school library media licensure and standard teaching credentials.
 
CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS (18 credits)
Course Title Credits
Elective courses and Workshops: choose from the following
18
LIS 50693 Workshop: Library and Information Science (3-6)


6/80610 Library Management (3)

  6/80614 Information Storage and Retrieval Systems (3)

  6/80625 Library Materials and Services for the Very Young Child (3)


6/80626 Library Materials and Services for Young Adults (3)*  
  6/80629 Library Materials and Services for School Age Children (3)*
  6/80630 Reference Sources and Services for Youth (3)*
  6/80641 Information Storage and Retrieval Systems (3)
  6/80646 User Interfaces for Information Retrieval Systems (3)
  6/80647 Network and Software Resources for Information Systems (3)


6/80666 Ethical Concerns of Library and Information Professionals (3)

  6/80691 Seminar in Library Science (1-3)

  60692 Practicum-Libraries and Information Centers (2-3)

  6/80695 Special Problems in Library Sciences (1-10)

  6/81095 Special Topics in Library Science (1-3)

 
 IAKM and ITEC courses as approved

TOTAL 18

* Courses should not duplicate recently completed courses in an M.L.S./M.L.I.S. graduate program or other graduate program.