CURRENT COURSES (Summer 2026)
LS 5263 Information Sources and Services - Survey of print and electronic reference tools; terminology, techniques, and concepts of modern reference service; question-negotiation and formulation of effective search strategies; evaluation of information sources and services. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
LS 5303 Public Librarianship - Background of modern American public library; organization and administration; philosophy; services for types of patrons with special needs; performance measures; regional and state development; federal and state aid programs; current trends. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
LS 5843 Practicum - Professionally supervised work experience in a library or information setting. Prerequisites: Admission to the Master of Library Science program, completion of 24 semester credit hours of coursework, and permission of School. Approximately 120 hours of fieldwork. Credit: Three hours.
UPCOMING COURSES (Fall 2026)
LS 5263 Information Sources and Services - Survey of print and electronic reference tools; terminology, techniques, and concepts of modern reference service; question-negotiation and formulation of effective search strategies; evaluation of information sources and services. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
LS 5303 Public Librarianship - Background of modern American public library; organization and administration; philosophy; services for types of patrons with special needs; performance measures; regional and state development; federal and state aid programs; current trends. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
LS 5333 School Library Management - Evidence-based practice in school library management with emphasis on planning, leadership and advocacy, stakeholder relationships, programming and services, access, collections, and library program evaluation. Prerequisite: LS 5233. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
LS 5443 School Library Collaborations - Collaboration in school libraries with emphasis on the role of the school librarian as a teaching partner in resource-based learning within the curriculum and as a partner in the school and larger community. Prerequisite: LS 5233. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
LS 5863 School Library Practicum - Professionally supervised work experience in approved school libraries. Prerequisites: Admission to the Educator Preparation Program and Master of Library Science with School Librarian Certification program with 24 semester credit hours of coursework or acceptance to the Post-Master's Certificate in School Librarianship program with 18 semester credit hours of coursework, and permission of School. 160 hours of fieldwork. Credit: Three hours.