Library and Information Science

Level: Masters
Language: English
Category: Library and Resources Linguistics

Description

Via this unique scheduling option, master`s degree candidates without on-campus access to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are able to complete our highly regarded, ALA-accredited degree. We extend the M.S. program beyond campus through distance learning classes collectively called LEEP3. (This is the third iteration of the Library Education Experimental Program; while keeping the acronym, we no longer consider the distance education option "experimental." The ALA reaccredited the entire master`s program in 1998, including LEEP3 in the positive, overall assessment.)Our distance learning option is unique among schools of library and information science, and it provides significant advantages in a field increasingly involved in organizing and using electronic information. Simply put, UIUC`s nationally recognized GSLIS faculty combine very brief periods of on-campus instruction with Internet instruction and independent learning. Students complete the overwhelming majority of course work at the site they choose usually-home or office, not a university satellite location.We use advanced technologies that provide live, Web-based instruction: students hear faculty as they speak; they see slides and other graphics, and hear music and audio clips, as the professor discusses them; they "chat" with the professor and each other.Students from as far away as Alaska, Oregon, California, Massachusetts and the island of St. Croix learn together, and develop a true learning community. Their comfort with and interest in each other as fellow students is apparent when they gather on campus each semester. (Fridays Only and on-campus students also may enroll in LEEP3 courses on a space-available basis.)We equip all master`s students--regardless of the scheduling option selected-with the theories and practices of library and information science (LIS) through the study of the foundations, principles, and ideas of the discipline, and the status and expectations of the profession.Our master`s degree program objectives include teaching graduates to anticipate social and technological changes, and promote change to advance the profession; fostering critical thinking about literature and research in LIS and related fields; encouraging commitment to high standards of practice, conduct, responsibility, and service; and preparing for evaluation and development of services. Graduates of the master`s program are qualified to pursue careers as beginning librarians and information scientists in the information industry.Many master`s students and recent graduates cite the opportunity to design their own programs of study as a major advantage at Illinois; examples of specializations include reference and information services, community information systems, design and evaluation of information systems, and services for children and young adults.

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