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
- Foundation/Core (12 units)
- Ll 600 Information Organizations and Management
- Ll 601 Collection Management
- Ll 602 Statistics in Library and Information Science
- RH 600 Methods of Research
- Major (18 units)
Specialization: Academic Libraries
- LL 603 Reference and Information Services
- Ll 604 Organization of Information Materials
- Ll 607 Academic Libraries Management
- Ll 608 Advanced Information Resources and Services
- LL 609 Advanced Cataloging and Classification
- LL 610 Library and Information System Analysis
Specialization: Public Libraries
- Ll 603 Reference and Information Services
- Ll 604 Organization of Information Materials
- Ll 611 Public Libraries Management
- Ll 612 Information Transfer and Diffusion of Knowledge
- Ll 613 Resource Sharing in Libraries
- Ll 614 Measurement and Evaluation of Public Libraries
Specialization: School Libraries
- Ll 603 Reference and Information Services
- Ll 604 Organization Of Information Materials
- Ll 612 Information Transfer and Diffusion of Knowledge
- Ll 615 School Library Media Centers
- Ll 616 Materials for Children and Adults
- Ll 617 History of Children’s Literature
Specialization: Special Libraries
- Ll 603 Reference and Information Services
- Ll 604 Organization of Information Materials
- Ll 608 Advanced Information Resources and Services
- Ll 612 Information Transfer and Diffusion of Knowledge
- Ll 618 Abstracting and Indexing
- Ll 619 Special Libraries and Information Center
- Electives/Cognates (6 units)
- Ll 605 Computer Laboratory Learning Experiences
- Ll 606 Automated Library System
- Thesis (6 units)
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