Competencies

The learning competencies approved by the faculty for on-campus MLIS students will apply to FastTrack MLIS students as well. In 2000, the faculty agreed that upon completion of the MLIS degree, students will be able to:

• draw upon a common body of professional knowledge that reflects the principles and procedures relevant to all type of libraries, archives, and information centers and their various clienteles;
  
  
• define the scope of the information professions, emphasizing its interdisciplinary aspects and the global information environment;
  
  
• communicate effectively in written, oral, and electronic formats, whether working independently or as members of a group or team;
  
  
• articulate current professional issues and affirm a commitment to continuing professional development;
  
  
• integrate theory and research findings with application and practice;
  
  
• demonstrate professional attitudes and a philosophy of service that incorporate the ethical foundations of the information professions into professional practice and have an understanding of the social responsibilities of those professions;
  
  
• apply basic principles of selection, acquisition, organization, retrieval, preservation, management, and use to all types and formats of information resources;
  
  
• serve as intermediaries in the information-seeking process through their understanding of client needs and knowledge of a multiplicity of resources;
  
  
• apply information technologies to various functions in library and information environments; and
  
  
• plan and evaluate information service in both traditional and innovative settings to meet current needs and future direction.

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