Welcome  ♦  Get Started  ♦  Plan Your Program  ♦  Learn Online  ♦  Start Your Career

Welcome!

Welcome to the Master of Library and Information Science (M.L.I.S.) program in the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at Kent State University.

This online orientation will help you get to know the school, the program and the people; learn how to make the most of your time here; and find out how to succeed as a student and after you graduate.

We invite you to explore the orientation sections listed below before beginning the M.L.I.S. program. You can also return to them anytime as your information needs change.

If you can't find what you're looking for here or elsewhere on the website, please contact your advisor (whose name was sent to you with your admission letter) or the main SLIS office (slisinform@kent.edu or 330-672-2782).

We look forward to helping you succeed in obtaining your education and entering your chosen profession.

Orientation Topics

Welcome

• Get to Know SLIS
• Meet People

Get Started

• I've just received my admission letter. What should I do now?
• • Find details on parking, financial aid, the M.L.I.S. Student Handbook and more
    

Plan Your Program

• How do I plan my M.L.I.S. program?
• How do I decide what classes to take?
• I've decided what classes to take. What's next?
• What resources are available at Kent State to help me in my studies?
• I'm ready for my Culminating Experience or Thesis. What should I do now?  
• I'm ready to graduate. What do I need to do?

Learn Online

• I'm taking an online class. How do I prepare for it?
• How do I access online courses?
• What's it like to be in an online class?
  

Start Your Career

• How should I prepare for my career while I'm still a student?
• How do I start my career in the library and information field?
  

Welcome Remarks

Greetings from Stanley T. Wearden, Ph.D., Dean of the College of Communication and Information (CCI)

Welcome from Don A. Wicks, Ph.D., Interim Director and Associate Professor in SLIS

Get to Know SLIS

• Learn about your school.
  
• • Check out highlights of the school, including our points of pride and history.
    
    
  • Find out about SLIS locations and unique facilities,including office hours, access to computer labs, etc.
    
    
  • • Kent, Ohio
      
      
    • Columbus, Ohio
      

• Find out more about the M.L.I.S. program.
• • Learn more about what you can do with an M.L.I.S.
    
    
  • Discover eDegree, our fully online M.L.I.S. option
    
    
  • Explore possible career paths for your M.L.I.S. program
    
    

• Read about other degree options available in SLIS.
• • Master of Science in Information Architecture and Knowledge Management (M.S. in IAKM)
    
    
  • • IAKM courses for M.L.I.S. students
      
      
    • VIDEO: How to decide what IAKM courses are best for you (Janna Korzenko, M.L.S., Academic Program Coordinator, IAKM)
  
  
  • Dual or Multiple Degree options
    
  • • M.L.I.S. / M.S.-IAKM
      
      
    • M.L.I.S. / K-12 School Library Media / Licensure; Licensure only / M. Ed.
      
      
    • M.L.I.S. / M.B.A.
      
      
    • Combined B.A. / M.L.I.S. (available only to students attending Kent State University)
      
      
  • LIS Certificates of Advanced Study
    
    
  • Ph.D. in Communication and Information

• Tune in to our Wednesday Webinars, online open houses on a variety of programs and subjects.

Meet People

• Meet our faculty and your advisor.
• • Watch recorded introductory messages from some of our renowned full-time faculty. You'll find out what they teach, what areas they research and what advice they have to offer new students.
    
    
  • Check out the official profiles of our full-time faculty. These pages also give contact information and office hours for faculty.
    
    
  • Take a look at the list of talented professionals who teach part-time for SLIS.
    
    
• Meet our staff.
  
• • Meet the professional and support staff members who are always ready to assist with whatever you might need.
    

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