A dual master’s degree is the preferred degree for reference positions at many academic and research libraries. The first online dual degree - MLIS/IT (MS in Library and Information Science/MS in Instructional Technology) is now available at Southern Miss.  Requirements for the dual degree are listed at: http://www.usm.edu/library-information-science/dual-mlis-programs. 

 

Application for the dual master’s as well as the MLIS degree, MLIS with school licensure emphasis, Graduate Certificate in Archives and Special Collections and Graduate Certificate in Youth Services and Literature is available online. The Southern Miss School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) is now accepting applications for summer and fall 2016. http://www.usm.edu/graduate-school/apply-graduate-school.

 

Submitted by

Teresa Welsh, Ph.D.

Professor and Director

School of Library and Information Science

The University of Southern Mississippi