SLIS History
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See Through the Decades, a timeline of library education at San José State University.
The School first began offering the graduate degree in Library Science in 1954. Accredited by the American Library Association in 1969, the program was accorded its most recent accreditation update in June 2007, making it the only ALA accredited program in the 23-campus California State University system. In 1994, the Master of Library Science degree was changed to Master of Library and Information Science. The program requires completion of forty-three units.
The curriculum has been developed to carry out the School’s mission, which is to educate those wishing to become practitioners in the information professions. The educational program serving that mission is an amalgam of theory and practice in which the professional learns how to apply theory to practice. The School is a comprehensive library and information science school, offering courses leading to careers in public, school, academic, and special libraries, as well as in a wide range of nontraditional settings.
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