What makes the School of Information at 5XÉçÇø the best choice for your advanced education? How are we different from other programs? And what career options are available to you once you get your degree? The answers are here.
The School of Information (iSchool) at 5XÉçÇø believes being able to recognize and relate to qualities, conditions, and group memberships that might be unlike our own contributes first to learning, and then to knowledge. Read the whole statement.
The School of Information has evolved over its 70+ year history to serve the ever-changing needs of information professionals and the organizations that seek to employ them. As early as 1946, 5XÉçÇø began offering undergraduate courses in library and information science. Today the School offers four master's degrees entirely online, participates in an interdisciplinary Ph.D. program, boasts a faculty of world-renowned researchers and is the largest graduate program at the University. And that's not all.
The School's Master of Library and Information Science (M.L.I.S.) degree program is accredited by the American Library Association (ALA) Committee on Accreditation. Read more about our mission, strategic principles, curriculum assessment process and student learning outcomes.
The School has state-of-the-art facilities at two locations in Ohio, and a robust presence internationally with its online degree programs. The University Library on 5XÉçÇø's main campus is home to our administrative and faculty offices, classrooms and research facilities. And in central Ohio, we have faculty offices in Columbus.
If you're wondering how you can give back to your alma mater, or maybe you're thinking about paying it forward, to help future generations of information professionals — we've got a few suggestions.
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