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2004-06 IUPUI Campus Bulletin

The policies, regulations, and course descriptions that appear in this edition of the Bulletin are for the academic years specified. Curricular requirements are for students who entered the university or were admitted to a degree program during these specific academic years. As the "bulletin year" (the student's entry year) will be defined differently from school to school at IUPUI, consult your academic advisor to be sure you are using the appropriate edition of the Bulletin.

While every effort is made to provide accurate and current information, IUPUI reserves the right to change without notice statements in this bulletin concerning rules, policies, fees, curricula, courses, or other matters. Consult your academic advisor to learn if changes have occurred that may affect you.

Degree Requirements

Master of Library Science Degree Program (36 credit hours + L401)

Note: Exceptions to degree requirements must be approved in writing by the student's faculty advisor and by the SLIS administrative office. Approval forms for course waivers, transfer credit, etc. are available in the SLIS office. Most forms are also available on our Web site. It is the student's responsibility to ensure that written approval for any program exception is submitted to the SLIS administrative office for placement in the student's academic file.

Computer-Based Information Skills

The School of Library and Information Science requires that students be computer, network, and information literate and be familiar with basic operations that will be used throughout the students' course work. This knowledge is prerequisite to many courses in the SLIS curriculum and will form the basis for further learning and skill development throughout the students' academic and professional careers. To acquire this base, each student must complete, or apply and receive a waiver for, the SLIS course L401 Computer-Based Information Tools. Normally, the course should be completed during the first semester of enrollment, and must be completed within the first 9 SLIS credits. This 3 credit undergraduate-level course is a prerequisite for many courses in the SLIS curriculum, although it does not count toward the credit hours required for a SLIS graduate degree.

Probation Policy

In addition to the probationary admission described earlier, a SLIS student may be placed on probation at any point in the program when failure to achieve a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 occurs. The student will be assigned a time frame in which the required 3.0 GPA must be restored. Failure to achieve 3.0 within the required time or to maintain the 3.0 GPA for the remainder of the degree program will result in dismissal from the graduate program. In no case is a master's degree awarded for course work in which a cumulative grade point average of less than 3.0 has been achieved. Students will not be permitted to continue graduate course work beyond the number of credit hours required for the degree solely in an attempt to raise the grade point average to the required level. Students are expected to maintain a 3.0 GPA each semester.

Time Requirements

All requirements for the M.L.S. degree must be met within five consecutive calendar years from the date of completion of the first credited course. In some circumstances a one-year extension of the five-year time frame may be given, but in no case will a longer extension be granted. Application for the SLIS master's degree must be submitted early in the fall semester for candidates planning to graduate in December, and early in the spring semester for candidates planning to graduate in May, June, or August.

Foreign Language

Although language skills are recognized as significant and in some cases essential in the information professions, and although such courses may be taken through the university, credit earned for such courses may not be applied toward the M.L.S. degree.

Course Requirements

Note: All course selections, both foundation and elective, must be made in consultation with the faculty advisor. The abbreviation "P" refers to the course prerequisite or prerequisites.

L401 or waiver (See the SLIS Waiver Web site)

Foundations (15 credit hours)

A candidate for the Master of Library Science degree must complete one course from each of the following areas:

Assist and Educate Users of Libraries and Information Centers

L524 Information Sources and Services

Develop and Manage Library Collections

L528 Collection Development and Management

Organize and Represent Information Resources

L505/L525 Organization and Representation of Knowledge and Information
L520 Bibliographic Access and Control

Apply Management and Leadership Skills

L527 Management of Libraries and Information Centers
L550 Issues in the Management of Library Services and Programs
L553 The School Media Specialist
L587 Rare Book Libraries and Librarianship

Conduct and Analyze Research

L509 Introduction to Research and Statistics (P: completion of 9 hours)
L643 Evaluation of Information Systems
L651 Evaluation of Library Sources and Services (P: L528) M.L.S. Elective Courses In addition to the five courses (15 credit hours) taken from the foundations, students must select a minimum of 21 credit hours of elective courses to complete the 36 credit hours required for the M.L.S. degree. These electives must be chosen in consultation with the student's faculty advisor in order to best satisfy the student's academic and professional goals. Elective courses for the M.L.S. degree may be chosen from the foundations or the large pool of other SLIS courses available to all master's degree students.

M.L.S. Degree Requirements

A candidate for the Master of Library Science degree must complete 36 semester credit hours of graduate course work, all of which must be taken from the IU School of Library and Information Science. A maximum of 6 graduate credit hours from another ALA-accredited master's degree program may, with the permission of the dean, be applied to the M.L.S. degree. The transferred courses must have a grade of B or higher and must be taken within the five-year time frame allowed for completion of the degree. Only within recognized joint programs, as outlined in this bulletin, may other non-SLIS courses be applied toward the M.L.S. degree.

M.L.S./Specialization in Library Technology Management

M.L.S./L.T.M. Specialization (45 credit hours + L401) Prerequisite: L401 Computer-Based Information Tools (3 credits) or Waiver

Foundations (15 credit hours):

one course from each area

Assist and Educate Users of Libraries and Information Centers

L524 Information Sources and Services

Develop and Manage Library Collections

L528 Collection Development and Management

Organize and Represent Information Resources

L505/L525 Organization and Representation of Knowledge and Information

Apply Management and Leadership Skills

L527 Management of Libraries and Information Centers
L550 Issues in the Management of Library Services and Programs
L553 The School Media Specialist
L587 Rare Book Libraries and Librarianship

Conduct and Analyze Research

L509 Introduction to Research and Statistics (P: completion of 9 hours)
L643 Evaluation of Information Systems
L651 Evaluation of Library Sources and Services (P: L528)

Specialization Core(9 credit hours)

L520 Bibliographic Access and Control
L526 Library Automation
L570 Online Information Retrieval

Specialization Electives(15 credit hours)

Technology application courses selected from the following or chosen in consultation with the student's faculty advisor: L545 Systems Analysis and Design
L546 User-Centered Database Design
L552 Audio and Video Information Sources and Delivery
L571 Information Architecture for the Web
L576 Digital Libraries
L595 (SLIS workshops, up to 6 credit hours) as approved by adviser
L697 Advanced Topics in Information Systems
Outside Courses: up to 6 credit hours with advisor's approval

General Electives(6 credit hours)

selected from any SLIS elective courses; internship options for up to 6 credit hours are available

Dual Master's Degree Program: Master of Library Science-Master of Arts in History

Interest in public history, genealogy, historic preservation, and archives and museum administration creates a demand for professionals with expertise in both historical research and information management. The dual M.L.S.-M.A. in history program requires completion of a minimum of 50 credit hours of graduate course work. Students must apply for admission to the master's programs of both the School of Library and Information Science and the Department of History and meet the admission criteria established for each. The two degrees must be awarded simultaneously.

Requirements for the Master of Library Science degree are as follows:

Completion of SLIS courses from the common (9 credit hours minimum) and M.L.S.-specific (9 credit hours minimum) cores for a total of 18 credit hours. Explanations of the common and degree-specific cores are found in the previous section on degree requirements.
Other required SLIS courses (9 cr.): L586 (or History H547 [Archives]), L596, and L625.
SLIS elective courses to bring the total of SLIS credit hours completed to 30.
Elective courses in history (6 cr.). A minimum of 20 credit hours is required in the Department of History for the Master of Arts degree. For specific requirements, see the entry for the Department of History in the Indiana University Graduate School Bulletin.