Individualized

Students may be admitted in the Summer and Fall terms.

The Library profession is constantly evolving to manage the almost daily advances in technology – as well as the increasing sophistication of library users. The Individualized specialization will give you the essential skills and theoretical knowledge necessary to succeed as an information professional in a wide variety of positions and library facilities. You’ll take four core courses to gain competency in organizing, retrieving, and managing information. These courses will give a familiarity with various technologies and types of library institutions.

In addition to the core courses, your plan of study can be designed around your individual and career interests. For example, you might be considering working with a specific type of collection or patron group. Therefore, you might take elective courses in government documents, digital collections or resources and services for adults. Or, your interests may lie more toward foundational library activities such as indexing, cataloguing or digitizing. This specialization will give you the greatest career flexibility in that you would be prepared to work in institutions such as public, corporate or special libraries.

For more detailed information about the possible courses of study, please click here.