In an effort to create unanimity in advising information and to consider courses in relation to the functional division of the curriculum, the faculty created advising grids for many specialty areas. Three of these advising grids are provided below as examples: Reference Concentration, Children's Literature and Service in the Public Library Concentration, and the new Cultural Heritage Specialization.

 

ADVISING GRID FOR REFERENCE CONCENTRATION, MSLS

Functional	Required	Elective Courses
Area	Courses	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
Retrieval/Collecting	111 Information Resources and Services I 153 Resource Selection and  Evaluation - or - 242 Role of the SLMS in Curriculum Implementation 393 Master's Paper	172 Information Retrieval	211 Information Resources and Services II   Choose one or two from: 222 Science Information 224 Humanities & Social Science Information 225 Health Sciences Information 226 Serials 227 Business Information 229 Law Libraries and Legal Information 228 Public Documents 282 Music Librarianship	299 Supervised Field Experience
Organization	151 Organization of Materials I		251 Organization of Materials II 256 Database Systems 265 Abstracting and Indexing
Communication	180 Human Information Interactions	181 Network Applications and Resources 182 Introduction to Local Area Networks	214 User Instruction 213 User Perspectives 257 User Interface Design
Design/Evaluation	201 Research Methods	162 Systems Analysis	232 Library Effectiveness
Management	131 Management of Information Agencies		234 Human Resources Management 237 Marketing of Information Services

Italicized titles are highly recommended courses.

Environment Courses:

• 244 - Administration of Archives and Manuscript Collections
• 247 - Special Libraries and Knowledge Management
• 341 - Seminar in Public Libraries
• 342 - Seminar in Academic Libraries
• 248 - Seminar in Health Sciences Librarianship
• 349 - Seminar in Rare Book Collections

Miscellaneous Courses:

• 108 - History of Books and Libraries

 

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ADVISING GRID FOR CHILDREN'S LITERATURE AND SERVICES IN THE PUBLIC LIBRARY CONCENTRATION, MSLS

Functional	Required	Elective Courses
Area	Courses	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
Retrieval/Collecting	111 Information Resources and Services I 242 Role of the SLMS  in Curriculum  Implement.   - or - 153 Resource Selection and  Evaluation 393 Master's Paper	122 Young Adult Literature and Related Materials 123 Children's Literature and Related Materials	211 Information Resources and Services II At least one of: 222 Science Information 223 Social Science Information 224 Humanities Information	326 Seminar in Popular Materials in Libraries
Organization	151Organization of Materials I
Communication	180 Human Information Interactions	174 Telecommunications Systems		320 Seminar in Children's Literature
Design/Evaluation	201 Research Methods	162 Systems Analysis
Management	131 Management of Information Agencies		234 Human Resources Management 243Administration of Public Library Work with Children and Young Adults

Italicized titles are highly recommended courses.

Required: (No Credit) INLS 102 - Intro to Computing

Environment Courses INLS 341 - Seminar in Public Libraries Miscellaneous Courses: INLS 120 - History of Children's Literature INLS 220 - Storytelling INLS 299 - Field Experience

Possible Electives Outside SILS: EDFO 101 - Psychology of Children and Adolescents EDUC 115 - Principles of Instructional Design ENGL 146 - Introductin to Folklore ENGL 186 - Folk Narrative ENGL 187 - Folklore in the South

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ADVISING GRID FOR NEW CULTURAL HERITAGE SPECIALIZATION, MSLS

Functional	Required	Elective Courses
Area	Courses	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
Retrieval/Collecting	111 Information Resources  and Services I 153 Resource Selection and Evaluation		211 Information Resources and Services II 223 Humanities & Social Science Information 228 Public Documents
Organization	151 Organization of  Materials I	165 Records Management	210-92 Metadata 256 Database Systems 265 Abstracting and Indexing
Communication	180 Human Information Interactions	181 Network Application and Resources 182 Introduction to Local Area Networks	214 User Instruction
Design/Evaluation	201   Research Methods 393 Master’s Paper	162 Systems Analysis
Management	131 Management of Information   Agencies		210-46    Information Technology for Cultural Heritage Professionals 244 Advanced Issues & Practices in Archives, Records, and Manuscripts Administration 254 Preservation of Library   and Archive Materials	349 Seminar in Rare Book Collections

Italicized titles are highly recommended courses.

Environment Courses:

• 110-90 - Cultural Institutions
• - Principles & Practice of Archives, Records and Manuscripts Management

Depending on in which archives is found, either of these could be important classes:

• 247 - Special Libraries and Knowledge Management
• 342 - Seminar in Academic Libraries

Miscellaneous Courses:

• 208 - History of Books and Libraries
• 299 - Supervised Field Experience (in archives setting)

Possible Electives Outside of SILS:

• Art 184 - Museum Studies
• Art 378 - Seminar in Museum Studies
• History 170 - Theory and Practice of Oral History
• History 200 - Graduate Studies in History: First Course
• History 260 - Public History

Also, you may wish to check out the offering in public history at NCSU in Raleigh. The Public History track in the history department offers archives courses.

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Revised 9/25/99