1. Curriculum Overview School of Information and Library Science University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill BM

2. The School’s curricula BSIS Juniors & seniors; 10 courses in SILS MSLS & MSIS 16 courses; 6 required, plus master’s paper CAS 10 courses PhD 10 courses plus dissertation BM

3. Courses at UNC-CH Numbered below 399 Undergraduate credit only 400-699 Advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students 700-899 Graduate students only (except with POI) 900-000 Graduate research and special courses BM

4. Required courses: MSLS INLS 461 (102), Information Tools (often waived) INLS 500 (180), Human Information Interactions INLS 501 (111), Information Resources & Services INLS 513 (153), Resources Selection & Evaluation (or INLS 745 (242), Curric Issues & the School Librarian) INLS 521 (151), Organization of Materials I INLS 585 (131), Mgmt for Information Professionals INLS 780 (201), Research Methods INLS 992 (392), Master’s Paper BM

5. One example of MSLS Core Requirements *521, Org of Materials I *585, Manage- ment *501, Info Res & Services *500, Human Info Interactions Electives 705, Health Sciences Info Capstone Requirements *780, Res. Methods *992, MS Paper 623, DB Sys I 748, Health Sci Environ 523, Intro to DB Concepts *513, Res Sel & Eval 740, Digital Libraries 701, IR Srch Strategies 582, Sys Analysis 786, Marketing of Info Serv 720, Metadata Arch & Appl BM

6. Required courses: MSIS INLS 461 (102), Information Tools (often waived) INLS 500 (180), Human Information Interactions INLS 509 (172), Information Retrieval INLS 520 (150), Organization of Information INLS 582 (162), Systems Analysis INLS 585 (131), Mgmt for Information Professionals INLS 780 (201), Research Methods INLS 992 (392), Master’s Paper BW

7. One example of MSIS Core Requirements *509, Info Retrieval *520, Org of Info *585, Manage- ment *582, Systems Analysis *500, Human Info Interactions Electives 718, User Interface Design 818, HCI Seminar Capstone Requirements *780, Res. Methods *992, MS Paper 623, DB Sys I 723, DB Sys II 760, Web Databases 490, Appl of Data Mining 572, Internet Applications 566, Info Security 740, Digital Libraries BW

8. One Example of Archives Student (MSIS) *461, Info Tools (if required) 890, Appraisal *780, Res. Methods *992, MS Paper 890, Archival Description 752, Dig Pres & Access 525, Electronic Rec Mgmt 753, Preservation CL 556, Intro to ARM *509, Info Retrieval *520, Org of Info *500, Human Info Interactions *582, Systems Analysis *585, Manage- ment 523, Intro to DB Concepts 501, Info Res & Services Core Requirements Electives Capstone Requirements

9. Being exempted from a requirement Why: You have completed an equivalent course elsewhere You have significant experience in the content covered by the required course How: fill out a requirement waiver form It will be reviewed by the instructor of the course Does not shorten the degree program Most common example: INLS 461, Info Tools BW

10. Special topics courses Register for INLS 490 (110) or INLS 890 (210, 310) Different topics offered each semester Many will never be offered again; some will become part of the curriculum Offerings in 2006: 110, Text Mining 890, XML 210, Database Administration 210, Info Communication Technologies, Organizations, and Knowledge Mgmt 210, Leadership in Theory and Practice 210, Copyright Law 210, Archival Approaches to Content Management 210, Archival Appraisal 210, Principles and Practices in Archival Description 210, The Art of the Picture Book 210, Evidence-Based Medicine 310, Optimal Informative Systems 310, Seminar in HCI Retrieval 310, Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis BW

11. Independent studies If what you want to learn is not covered in a course offered in the curriculum Register as INLS 696 (300) Examples: User interfaces of GIS in city planning departments Music retrieval Archives of churches and religious institutions Proposed by student, guided by faculty (with permission of instructor) BW

12. Professional Field Experience If you want to gain some work experience in your future career Register as INLS 795 (299) Work with field experience coordinator (Marshall) Identify site and site supervisor Develop objectives Work at site, attend seminars, write paper BW

13. Courses from other departments Must be relevant to your program Select in consultation with advisor Examples: Computer science “Resources” courses offered by departments Research methods Formal minor allowed, but requires 9 additional credits Inter-institutional registration is also possible BW

14. Study abroad opportunities Summer programs Oxford: “Libraries and Librarianship: Past, Present and Future” Prague: “Libraries and Librarianship in the Czech Republic” Ljubljana, Slovenia: Summer seminar “Sister” universities Royal School of Library and Information Studies, Copenhagen Charles University, Prague University of Ljubljana, Slovenia BM

15. Comprehensive exam During final semester (spring or fall, not summer) Information sessions early in semester Must sign up to take it BM

16. Master’s paper A mechanism for conducting some original research Proposal can be developed in the Research Methods class Completed with the guidance of an individual faculty member Completed papers available in SILS Library or via Master’s Paper Index on the SILS Library Web pages BM

17. Commencement And at the end, you commence! Additional questions? all