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Department of Library and Information Science

The Department of Library and Information Science intends to educate students through full coursework that includes basic and upper training issues related to libraries and the information fields. The guidelines of the Department include educational purposes that are academic and practical subjects in information service and information utility. After graduating, a majority of students begin their graduate studies or join public libraries or academic libraries, national or local archives, or school libraries among other career choices. Graduates deal with ideas and methods about the relations and management of knowledge, information, and library issues that are studied from the Department of Library and Information Science.

The Department consists of several branch areas, but the most important goal of the department is the knowledge of efficient retrieval of relevant information. Basic topics include the acquisition, cataloging, classification, and preservation of library and information materials. In a more present-day view, a fervent outgrowth of LIS is information architecture

Careers

Recently, certain areas of interest in Library and Information Science have extended into computerbased cataloging. Thus, the need for graduates in Library and Information Science is increasing. Graduates can find careers in database cataloging or specialize in archive retrieval. Students also have the option to enter graduate school to further their studies and marketability

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