University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Graduate School of Library and Information Science
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
501 E. Daniel Street, Room 112
Champaign, IL 61820-6211
Phone: (217) 333-3280
Phone: (800) 982-0914
Fax: (217) 244-3302
Email: gslis@uiuc.edu
| Admissions |
Valerie Youngen, Admissions & Records representative, vyoungen@uiuc.edu (217) 333-0734 GSLIS 501 E. Daniel St. Champaign, IL 61820-6211 |
| Financial Aid | 901 W. Illinois St., Urbana, IL 61801; (217) 333-0210 or http://www.oar.uiuc.edu/current/financial/tuition.html. |
| Students | Approximately 700 students in Graduate School of Library and Information Science (including Phd, masters, continuing ed). 210 part time students earning the MS, approximately 300 fulltime students earning their MS. http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/people/students/demographics.html |
| Faculty | 27 full-time; 47 adjuncts |
| Distance Education | LEEP: Online program-Students can complete their Master of Science, Certificate of Advanced Study or k-12 certification all online. http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/programs/leep/ |
| ALA Accredited Degree (# credits) | 40 credits http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/programs/ms/curriculum.html Seven Specializations: -Information organization and knowledge representation -Information resources, uses and users -Information systems -History, economics, policy -Management and evaluation -Social, community and organizational informatics -Youth literature services |
| Additional Masters | Masters of Science in Library and Information Science with an emphasis on Community College Librarianship. http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/programs/ms/cic.html Contact: Sally Duchow, smduchow@gmail.com Masters of Science in Library and Information Science with a concentration in Data Curation (The Data Curation Education |
| PhD | Yes, a PhD in Library and Information Science program is offered with a recent focus on the Information in Society concentration. http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/programs/phd/ |
| Certificates | Certificate of Advanced Study: http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/programs/cas.html Designed for those who have a Masters in Library Science or those in the profession that want to expand their skill set. http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/programs/cas.html Certificate of Advanced Study in Digital Libraries: http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/programs/cas-dl.html Certificate in Special Collections: Certified Public Library Administrator Program: |
| School Library Media Program/Certification | Yes, a K-12 School Librarianship program is offered -- K-12 Program Coordinator, Burch, Georgeann, lis-k12@uiuc.edu, gburch@uiuc.edu, or 217-244-0197. http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/programs/k12/ |
| Post-Masters | See certificate programs. |
| Continuing Ed | Yes, the Graduate School of Library and Information Science has a Continuing Professional Development program. This program offers graduate level community credit courses. http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/programs/cpd/ The continuing ed program also features a Certified Public Library Administrator Program-this is a voluntary post MLS certification program. |
| Tuition | Tuition per semester for full-time on-campus students for 2007 is $4,875 for Illinois residents and $9,630 for non-residents |
| Internships | Practicum courses include supervised field experience http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/courses/practicum/ |
| Additional Programs | Community Informatics Program: http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/programs/ms/cic.html Designed for students interested in developing and learning about the relationship between communities and their technologies. GSLIS Associate Professor Ann Bishop at abishop@uiuc.edu. Masters of Science in Biological Informatics-Not yet ALA accredited. Midwest Book and Manuscript Studies: |
