Kentucky Library Profession

Library Education in Kentucky

Below is a listing of the different types of programs available in Kentucky, the different degrees and accreditations. Depending on the type of librarianship chosen, the education options and requirements vary.

Types of Library Positions

Librarian

• Academic
• Public
• School Media
• Special

Support Staff

Types of Library Education

Librarian -- Masters (preferred degree for Academic, Public, and Special)

ALA Accredited

• Drexel University -ONLINE (20% discount for Kentucky Library Association members)
  http://www.elearningforlibrarians.net/
  • Master of Science - Library & Information Science
• Florida State University - ONLINE (Kentucky residents are charged Florida in-state tuition)
  http://www.lis.fsu.edu/main.cfm
  • Master of Science
  • Master of Science
• University of Kentucky
  http://www.uky.edu/CommInfoStudies/SLIS/
  • Master of Science in Library Science
  • Master of Arts
    (also available as a distance learning program consisting of a combination of internet, interactive television, video taped lectures, and face-to-face instruction) Northern Kentucky University and the University of Louisville.
    http://www.uky.edu/CommInfoStudies/SLIS/dl.htm

School Media (Academic, Public, and Special will sometimes accept)

NCATE Accredited

• Eastern Kentucky University
  http://www.education.eku.edu/Curric/lib.htm
  • Master of Arts in Education
  • Rank II and Rank I non-degree
• Murray State University
  http://coekate.murraystate.edu/ece/library/default.htm
  • Rank I non-degree
• University of Kentucky
  http://www.uky.edu/CommInfoStudies/SLIS/schoolmedia/intro.html
  • Master of Science in Library Science, Rank II and Rank I
  • Rank I non-degree

NCATE-AASL Accredited

• Western Kentucky University - ONLINE
  http://www.wku.edu/lme/
  • Master of Science - Library Media Specialist Focus, Rank II and Rank I
  • Rank I non-degree (also available through) Kentucky Virtual University)

Support Staff

• Undergraduate Minor
  • Western Kentucky University
    http://www.wku.edu/lme/
• Associate in Applied Science Degree in Information Management & Design, with the Library Information Technology Option
  • Lexington Community College
    http://www.uky.edu/LCC/LB/LIT/
• Academic Certificate
  • Lexington Community College
    http://www.uky.edu/LCC/LB/LIT/
• Kentucky Public Library Certification
  • Lexington Community College
    http://www.uky.edu/LCC/LB/LIT/

Last updated: Monday, 11-Apr-2005 12:15:23 EDT

 

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