School of Informatics and Computing

Departments

Library and Information Science
Graduate
Degree ProgramsDual Degree ProgramsM.L.S. - Law (J.D.)

Designed for the student seeking directorship in an academic law library or management of a corporate law library.  Credentials for this dual program are  also important for advanced reference and electronic document management in a legal setting.  Courses  and internships will guide students to specialize in copyright law and issues related to intellectual property and intellectual freedom.

This is a 114 credit hour program.

Course Requirements:

From SLIS, 30 graduate credits including:

Foundations (15 credits):

  • S501 Referenc)
  • S502 Collection Development and Mangement
  • S503 Organization and Representation of Knowledge and Iformation
  • S504 Cataloging
  • S551 Library Management
  • S552 Academic Library Management
  • S505 Evaluatino of Library Sources and Services
  • S506 Introduction to Research
  • S519 Evaluation of Information Systems

Library History and Literature (6 credits):

  • S605 Internship (Permission of faculty advisor)
  • S654 Law Librarianship

Information Technologies (9 credits):

  • S522 Social Science Information (P: S401 & S501)
  • S523 Science and Technology Information (P: S401 & S501)
  • S525 Government Information(P:S401 & S501)
  • S526 Business Information (P: S401,& S501)
  • S533 Online Searching (P; S401)
  • S541 Information Policy
  • S640 Seminar Intellectual Freedom (P: 9 SLIS hours)

Also 84 credit hours is required from Law School for more requirements.

http://indylaw.indiana.edu

 SLIS Advisor: Dr. Tomas Lipinski tlipinsk [at] iupui [dot] edu