School of Information Studies
223 Peabody Hall
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
United States
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Degrees/Certificates Offered
- Dual Degree Program (MA/MLIS) with the Department of History
- Graduate Certificate in Archival Studies
- Graduate Certificate in Records & Information Management
- Master in Library & Information Science with Archival Studies Focus Area
- Master in Library & Information Science with Cultural Heritage Resource Management Focus Area
Programs Offered
Program Philosophy
For more than 90 years, the LSU School of Information Studies (SIS) has dedicated itself to the land-grant mission of LSU: to teach, to conduct research, and to provide service to our community. Since 1932, we pushed the boundaries of instruction, research, and service beyond the physical confines of the university to meet our students where they live through leading the university in leveraging collaborative and innovative technologies. Our undergraduate courses and minor address the needs for information literacy and understanding the digital world while our entirely online graduate programs prepare a new generation of librarians, archivists, records and information managers, and information professionals ready to meet the changing needs of a digital world. Our graduates connect yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
Facilities
On a campus covering more than 2,000 acres in Baton Rouge, La., SLIS sits within a three-minute walk of the administrative buildings, the main library, the Special Collections library, and the student union. Housed in a suite of offices within a building containing departments as diverse as Computer Science and Theatre, SLIS has classrooms dedicated to its use and equipped to its needs. In addition, it has a specialized lab which provides programs and support specifically for archives, library, and information science applications.
Practicum/Internships/Assistantships Offered?
The archives concentration recommends, but does not require, 120 hours of field experience in one of a growing number of repositories in Louisiana or elsewhere throughout the United States.
Research
Students have the option of doing major research through a research seminar, an independent study project, or a thesis. Opportunities for participation in externally funded research vary.