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.