LIS Specializations (PDF version)

Students should use this as a guide prior to registering for classes and use it as the basis for consultation with their advisor prior to submitting a Plan of Study.

View courses by type of library, by type of work, or courses applicable to most specializations.

Quick Reference List
Library: •  Academic Libraries •  Public Libraries •  School Libraries/Media Centers •  Special Libraries •  Health Sciences •  Music •  Technical / Corporate	Work: •  Cataloging / Classification •  Collection Development / Acquisition •  Information Science •  Reference Service

Applicable to Most Specializations

• LIS 570 History of Libraries and Media
• LIS 575 Introduction to Research Methods
• LIS 580 Intellectual Freedom
• LIS 526 Practicum
• LIS 527 Special Projects
• LIS 598 Directed Study
• LIS 599 Thesis
  

Type of Library

Academic

• LIS 515 Information Sources and Services in the Sciences *
• LIS 516 Information Sources and Services in the Social Sciences *
• LIS 517 Information Sources and Services in the Humanities *
• LIS 522 International Publishing and Bibliography
• LIS 523 User Education
• LIS 567 Government Information
• LIS 584 Academic and Research Libraries
• LIS 587 Collection Development

Public

• LIS 519 Selection, Acquisition and Management of Non-Book Material
• LIS 531 Marketing of Information Services
• LIS 534 Resources and Services for Children *
• LIS 535 Resources and Services for Young Adults *
• LIS 542 Resources and Services for Adults *
• LIS 580 Intellectual Freedom
• LIS 583 Public Libraries
• LIS 587 Collection Development
• See - Buffalo and Erie County Public Librarian Rating
• See - Rochester and Monroe County Public Librarian Rating
• See - New York State Public Librarian Certification
• See - Lockport and Niagara County Public Librarian Rating

School Libraries/Media Centers

• See - Library Media Specialist Program

Special Libraries

Health Sciences

• LIS 515 Information Sources and Services in the Sciences
• LIS 519 Selection, Acquisition and Management of Non-Book Material
• LIS 566 Digital Information Retrieval
• LIS 586 Health Science Librarianship

Music

• See - Program in Music Librarianship

Technical/Corporate

• LIS 513 Records Management
• LIS 514 Indexing and Surrogation
• LIS 515 Information Sources and Services in the Sciences
• LIS 520 Business Information Sources
• LIS 562 Networking Technologies
• LIS 566 Digital Information Retrieval
• LIS 567 Government Information
• LIS 569 Database Management Systems

Type of Work

Cataloging / Classification

• LIS 513 Records Management
• LIS 514 Indexing and Surrogation
• LIS 574 Organization and Control of Recorded Information II

Collection Development / Aquisition

• LIS 519 Selection, Acquisition and Management of Non-Book Material
• LIS 522 International Publishing and Bibliography
• LIS 580 Intellectual Freedom
• LIS 587 Collection Development

Information Science

• LIS 514 Indexing and Surrogation
• LIS 561 Information System Analysis and Design
• LIS 562 Networking Technologies
• LIS 566 Digital Information Retrieval
• LIS 569 Database Management Systems
• See - Courses in related departments, e.g. Computer Science, Communication

Reference Services

• LIS 515 Information Sources and Services in the Sciences *
• LIS 516 Information Sources and Services in the Social Sciences *
• LIS 517 Information Sources and Services in the Humanities *
• LIS 520 Business Information Sources *
• LIS 523 User Education
• LIS 566 Digital Information Retrieval
• LIS 567 Government Information

• * (One or more from these groups)