Wayne State University

Library and Information Science Program

Elective Classes

Students choose elective classes in consultation with their faculty advisor.

Concentrations and Suggested Classes

 

Academic Libraries
Highly Recommended Electives

LIS 7060     Academic Libraries
LIS 7340     Collection Development and Selection of Materials
LIS 7660     Practicum: Academic

Recommended Electives

LIS 7110     Humanities Information Services and Information Resources
LIS 7120     Science and Technology Information Services and Information Resources
LIS 7130     Social Sciences Information Services and Information Resources
LIS 7140     Advanced Reference Service Strategies
LIS 7150     Alternative Information Sources
LIS 7420     Client Based Website Development for Library and Information Science Professionals
LIS 7870     Evaluation of Library and Information Resources and Services
LIS 7880     Instructional Methods for Librarians
LIS 8210     Advanced Classification and Cataloging
LIS 8230     Indexing and Abstracting

General Electives

LIS 7370     Multicultural Information Services and Resources
LIS 7400     Urban Libraries Seminar
LIS 7790     History of Books, Printing, and Publishing
LIS 8110     Government Information Policies and Resources
LIS 8120     Legal Information Resources and Services
LIS 8130     Business and Industry Information Resources
LIS 8320     Information Issues and the Digital Environment

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Archival Administration

The AAC requires completion of 15 credits; students earning the AAC with the MLIS degree will need to complete 42 credits total.

Required for the Graduate Certificate

LIS 7710     Archival Administration
LIS 7685     Practicum: Archives

Approved Electives for Graduate Certificate (must take at least three of the following)

LIS 6780     Records Management
LIS 7730     Administration of Visual Collections
LIS 7740     Archives and Libraries in the Digital World
LIS 7750     Introduction to Archival and Library Conservation
LIS 7770     Oral History: A Methodology for Research
LIS 7780     Electronic Archives
LIS 7885     Administration of Historical Agencies

Highly Recommended Electives

LIS 7130     Social Sciences Information Services and Resources
LIS 8230     Indexing and Abstracting

Recommended Electives

LIS 8210     Advanced Classification and Cataloging

General Electives

LIS 7370     Multicultural Information Services and Resources
LIS 7400     Urban Libraries Seminar
LIS 7790     History of Books, Printing, and Publishing
LIS 7870     Evaluation of Library and Information Resources and Services

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General

Recommended Electives and/or Cognate Courses: chosen in consultation with the student's advisor.

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Health Sciences Librarianship
Highly Recommended Electives

LIS 7610     Health Sciences Information Services and Resources
LIS 7620     Electronic Access to Health Sciences Information
LIS 7650     Practicum: Health Science

Recommended Electives

LIS 7160     Advanced Online Searching
LIS 7340     Collection Development and Selection of Materials
LIS 7350     Instructional Design
LIS 7420     Client Based Website Development for Library and Information Science Professionals
LIS 7870     Evaluation of Library and Information Resources and Services

General Electives

LIS 7120     Science and Technology: Information Services and Resources
LIS 7130     Social Sciences: Information Services and Resources
LIS 7370     Multicultural Information Services and Resources

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Information Management

The IM certificate requires completion of 15 credits; students earning the IM certificate with the MLIS degree will need to complete 42 credits total.

Required for the Graduate Certificate

LIS 6080     Information Technology
LIS 8000     Seminar in Information Policy

Approved Electives for Graduate Certificate:

Managerial Courses: (Select two)

LIS 7415     Systems Analysis and Design for Librarians
LIS 7435     Integrated Library Systems
LIS 7470     Information Architecture for Librarians
LIS 7490     Competitive Intelligence and Data Mining
LIS 7500     Information Behavior

Technical Courses: (Select two)

LIS 7410     Software Productivity Tools for Librarians
LIS 7420     Client Based Website Development for Library and Information Science Professionals
LIS 7430     Multi-User Computing Environments
LIS 7440     Scripting Languages for Library and Information Science
LIS 7460     Database Concepts and Applications

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Law Librarianship
Highly Recommended Electives:

LIS 7670     Practicum: Special
LIS 8110     Government Information Policies and Resources
LIS 8120     Legal Information Resources and Services

Recommended Electives

(See Special Libraries Section)

General Electives

(See Special Libraries Section)

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Organization of Information
Highly Recommended Electives

LIS 7640-85     Appropriate Practicum
LIS 8210     Advanced Classification and Cataloging
LIS 8230     Indexing and Abstracting
LIS 8410     Library Systems and Services: Metadata

Recommended Electives

LIS 6780     Records Management
LIS 7340     Collection Development and Selection of Materials
LIS 7780     Electronic Archives

General Electives

LIS 7370     Multicultural Information Services and Resources
LIS 7400     Urban Libraries Seminar
LIS 7790     History of Books, Printing, and Publishing
LIS 7850     Issues in Librarianship: Systems Analysis
LIS 7870     Evaluation of Library and Information Resources and Services
LIS 8320     Information Issues and the Digital Environment

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Public Libraries
Highly Recommended Electives:

LIS 7050     Public Libraries
LIS 7340     Collection Development and Selection of Materials
LIS 7640     Practicum: Public

Recommended Electives

LIS 7370     Multicultural Information Services and Resources
LIS 7400     Urban Libraries Seminar
LIS 7420     Client Based Website Development for Library and Information Science Professionals

General Electives

LIS 7110     Humanities Information Services and Information Resources
LIS 7120     Science and Technology Information Services and Information Resources
LIS 7130     Social Sciences Information Services and Information Resources
LIS 7790     History of Books, Printing, and Publishing
LIS 7870     Evaluation of Library and Information Resources and Services
LIS 7880     Instructional Methods for Librarians
LIS 8110     Government Information Policies and Resources
LIS 8120     Legal Information Resources and Services
LIS 8130     Business and Industry Information Resources
LIS 8320     Information Issues and the Digital Environment

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Public Library Services to Children and Young Adults
Highly Recommended Electives:

LIS 7250     Programming and Services for Children and Young Adults
LIS 7340     Collection Development and Selection of Materials
LIS 7640     Practicum: Public
LIS 7880     Instructional Methods for Librarians

Recommended Electives

LIS 6510     Current Literature for Children PreS - Grade 3
LIS 6520     Current Literature for Children Grade 4 - 8
LIS 6530     Young Adult Literature
LIS 6550     Storytelling
LIS 7050     Public Libraries
LIS 7370     Multicultural Information Services and Resources
LIS 7560     Seminar in Literature for Children and Young Adults

General Electives

LIS 7400     Urban Libraries Seminar
LIS 7870     Evaluation of Library and Information Resources and Services

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Reference Services
Highly Recommended Electives

LIS 7140     Advanced Reference Service Strategies
LIS 7160     Advanced Online Searching
LIS 7340     Collection Development and Selection of Materials
LIS 7640-85     Practicum (as appropriate)
LIS 7880     Instructional Methods for Librarians

Recommended Electives

LIS 7110     Humanities Information Services and Information Resources
LIS 7120     Science and Technology Information Services and Information Resources
LIS 7130     Social Sciences Information Services and Information Resources
LIS 7370     Multicultural Information Services and Resources
LIS 7420     Client Based Website Development for Library and Information Science Professionals
LIS 8110     Government Information Policies and Resources
LIS 8120     Legal Information Resources and Services
LIS 8130     Business and Industry Information Resources

General Electives

LIS 7400     Urban Libraries Seminar
LIS 7790     History of Books, Printing, and Publishing
LIS 7870     Evaluation of Library and Information Resources and Services
LIS 8320     Information Issues and the Digital Environment

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School Library Media (SLM) Endorsement
Students completing the MLIS degree and wishing to obtain endorsement as a School Library Media (SLM) specialist in the State of Michigan, must meet requirements for both the MLIS degree and SLM endorsement. Students are encouraged to meet with a SLM advisor early in their program to be certain all requirements will be completed appropriately. A valid Michigan teaching certificate is required for State of Michigan SLM endorsement.
 

Required Courses

LIS 7310*    School Library Media Programs
LIS 7320*    The Media Specialist as Teacher and Instructional Consultant
LIS 7340     Collection Development and Selection of Materials
LIS 7680*    Practicum: School Media

* A VALID TEACHING CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED AS A PREREQUISITE FOR ENROLLMENT

Consultation with an SLM advisor is highly recommended before selection of courses from the following list.

Educational/Instructional Technology
Two courses are required.

LIS 6350 / IT 6110     Foundations of Instructional Systems Design
LIS 6360 / IT 5110     Technology Applications in Education and Training
LIS 6370 / IT 5120     Producing Technology-Based Instructional Materials
LIS 7410     Library Systems
LIS 7420     Client Based Website Development for Library and Information Science Professionals
                OR
IT 6230       Internet in the Classroom
IT 5190       Light, Sound, Space, and Motion
IT 6140       Designing Web Tools for the Classroom
IT 7060       Developing Instruction Video
IT 7140       Web-Based Course Development

Literature
Two literature courses are required: one children's literature course and one young adult literature course.

LIS 6510 / RLL 7720     Current Literature for Children PreS-Grade 3
                OR
LIS 6520 / RLL 7740     Current Literature for Children Grade 4-8
LIS 6530 / EED 6310     Young Adult Literature

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Special Libraries
Highly Recommended Electives

LIS 7070     Special Libraries and Information Centers
LIS 7160     Advanced Online Searching
LIS 7670     Practicum: Special

Recommended Electives

LIS 6780     Records Management
LIS 7490     Competitive Intelligence and Data Mining
LIS 8110     Government Information Policies and Resources
LIS 8120     Legal Information Resources and Services
LIS 8130     Business and Industry Information Resources
LIS 8230     Indexing and Abstracting

General Electives

LIS 7110     Humanities Information Services and Information Resources
LIS 7120     Science and Technology Information Services and Information Resources
LIS 7130     Social Sciences Information Services and Information Resources
LIS 7870     Evaluation of Library and Information Resources and Services
LIS 8320     Information Issues and the Digital Environment

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Urban Libraries
Highly Recommended Electives

LIS 7370     Multicultural Information Services and Resources
LIS 7400     Urban Libraries Seminar
LIS 7640     Practicum: Public
                OR
LIS 7660     Practicum: Academic

Recommended Electives

(to be chosen from the type of library or type of activity that the student selects)

General Electives

LIS 7790     History of Books, Printing, and Publishing
LIS 7870     Evaluation of Library and Information Resources and Services