Library and Information Science Department Records

Record Group — Multiple Containers

Identifier: UA-05-A22

Staff Only

This collection contains records from 1929 to 2010; however most are from 1980-1990. The collection has records from the Masters of Library and Information Sciences, the collection also contains records from the previous departments that helped to develop the MLIS program such as the information management program and library science program. Due to the many transitions of the program the department contains records of both undergraduate and graduate programs. The earliest years primarily contain correspondence and (restricted) academic records. The collection also contains meeting minutes, accreditation records, newsletters, self-studies, merger records, task force records; these are primarily from the 1970-1990s. This collection also contains a very extensive selection of annual reports, available annually from 1978 to present.

Dates

1929 - 2016
Majority of material found within 1980 - 1990

Conditions Governing Use

Most of this collection is open for research however student records are restricted.

About the Master's in Library and Information Science Program

The Library and Information Science Program originated as an undergraduate program with a short stint at a graduate program in the 1950’s. In 1984 the undergraduate Library Science program was renamed to focus on Information Management and in 1992 the Master of Library and Information Science Program branched off to serve graduate students, the undergraduate degree in Information Management being discontinued in 2009. The program was fully accredited by the American Library Association in 2011; the process was started in 2008 when the program was granted provisional accreditation. Before full accreditation the program was a joint program through Dominican University in Illinois; students would enroll at St. Kate’s but would receive a degree from Dominican University after either spending a semester at Dominican or receiving instruction from Dominican professors through web cameras and other technology. Today the program once again offers courses for undergraduate students creating minors in Computer Science and Digital Humanities; the first course was offered in fall of 2016.