Master in Library and Information Science

General Provisions
If the student has not taken undergraduate courses in a field of specialization, he is required to take eighteen (18) units of qualifying courses to be determined by the Academic Program Chairperson unless otherwise specified in the curriculum;

The student may take more than the prescribed units in any distribution in the curriculum to meet his career objective and professional needs;

Free electives may be chosen from among the courses offered which are outside the required subjects in the student’s curriculum;

If the student has completed courses substantially equivalent to the required courses, he may waive the latter by application to the Dean.

Program Description
The Master in Library and Information Science (MLIS) program is designed to prepare qualified men and women for professional positions in various types of libraries and information centers. The MLIS degree is extremely flexible and demand is great for graduates with every academic background. The program is dedicated to providing a quality MLIS degree to students in any part of the country. This commitment allows the student to take advantage of courses offered at many sites via different delivery systems and schedules built around the adult learners. A technology-mediated educational delivery is a distinct feature of the program.

Vision
The program is envisioned to deliver an outstanding MLIS program using appropriate information, communications technology and pedagogical techniques to serve the professional education needs in the country.

Mission
The program is geared towards producing information professionals who have a firm grasp of the basic principles of library and information science; must be computer literate, practical working experience, information system and technology-oriented graduates able to offer innovative alternatives for handling and delivering information to users.

Objectives

To conceptualize the PUP philosophy, service curriculum, instruction, and research efforts around the information transfer paradigm and its application in the information profession
To focus on the centrality of information in today’s society, the role information professionals play in contributing to rapid, social, political economic, and aesthetic changes which have propelled the contemporary world from the representation of knowledge in the book towards imagistic display of information
To deliver an outstanding professional MLIS program using appropriate communications technology and pedagogical techniques to serve the professional education needs in the country

Curriculum

Core (12 units)
- MLS 600 Information Organizations and Management
- MLS 601 Collection Management
- MLS 602 Statistics in Library and Information Science
- RSH 630 Research Seminar 1
Major (18 units)
- MLS 603 Advanced Reference and Information Sources and Services
- MLS 604 Advanced Organization of Information Materials
- MLS 605 Automated Library Systems
Specialization: Academic Libraries
- MLS 606 Academic Libraries Management
- MLS 607 Information Ethics and Literacy
- MLS 608 Information Transfer and Diffusion of Knowledge
Specialization: Public Libraries
- MLS 607 Information Ethics and Literacy
- MLS 609 Public Libraries Management
- MLS 610 Social Functions of Libraries and Information Systems
Specialization: School Libraries
- MLS 610 Social Functions of Libraries and Information Systems
- MLS 611 School Library Media Center
- MLS 612 History and Materials for Children and Young Adults
Specialization: Special Libraries
- MLS 613 Special Libraries and Information Center
- MLS 614 Abstracting and Indexing
- MLS 615 Archives, Manuscripts and Records Management
Cognates (6 units)
- RSH 630 Research Seminar 2
  
  For MLIS with Specialization in ACADEMIC LIBRARIES
- MLS 607 Information Ethics and Literacy
- MLS 609 Public Libraries Management
- MLS 610 Social Functions of Libraries and Information Systems
- MLS 611 School Library Media Center
- MLS 612 History and Materials for Children and Young Adults
- MLS 613 Special Libraries and Information Center
- MLS 614 Abstracting and Indexing
- MLS 615 Archives, Manuscripts and Records Management
  
  For MLIS with Specialization in PUBLIC LIBRARIES
- MLS 606 Academic Libraries Management
- MLS 607 Information Ethics and Literacy
- MLS 608 Information Transfer and Diffusion of Knowledge
- MLS 611 School Library Media Center
- MLS 612 History and Materials for Children and Young Adults
- MLS 613 Special Libraries and Information Center
- MLS 614 Abstracting and Indexing
- MLS 615 Archives, Manuscripts and Records Management
  
  For MLIS with Specialization in SCHOOL LIBRARIES
- MLS 606 Academic Libraries Management
- MLS 607 Information Ethics and Literacy
- MLS 608 Information Transfer and Diffusion of Knowledge
- MLS 609 Public Libraries Management
- MLS 610 Social Functions of Libraries and Information Systems
  
  For MLIS with Specialization in SPECIAL LIBRARIES
- MLS 606 Academic Libraries Management
- MLS 607 Information Ethics and Literacy
- MLS 608 Information Transfer and Diffusion of Knowledge
- MLS 609 Public Libraries Management
- MLS 610 Social Functions of Libraries and Information Systems
- MLS 611 School Library Media Center
- MLS 612 History and Materials for Children and Young Adults
Thesis (6 units)
- RSH 640 Thesis
Non-Thesis Option (6 units)
- MLS 616 Research in Philippine Librarianship
- MLS 617 Issues in Academic School and Special Libraries
- MLS 618 Library and Information Services for the Disadvantaged
Additional Pre-Courses for graduates with no LIS background (18 Units)
- MLS 501 Introduction to Librarianship and Information Science
- MLS 502 Collection Management
- MLS 503 Organization of Information Sources 1
- MLS 504 Information Sources and Services 1
- MLS 505 Information Technology 1
- MLS 506 Library and Information Management

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