The goal of the SLIM Master of Library Science program is to prepare creative problem solvers who will provide proactive client-centered services in information agencies.
Graduates of the SLIM Master of Library Science degree program will be able to:
1. Articulate a philosophy of client-centered information services based on the epistemological and ethical foundations of the library and information professions;
2. Explain and apply interdisciplinary theories and models relevant to managing library and information service agencies;
3. Conduct an information needs assessment, and design and evaluate customized information services and products based on those needs;
4. Based on a diagnosed need, retrieve, interpret, and/or repackage relevant information resources, and evaluate their use and impact;
5. Lead appropriate change by using effective collaborative, communication and organizational skills;
6. Teach information literacy skills in order to facilitate effective learning organizations;
7. Demonstrate life-long learning skills by continually acquiring new knowledge, skills and perspectives to respond to changing conditions;
8. Communicate effectively in writing, orally, and in using information technologies.
(Outcomes from: http://slim.emporia.edu/programs/mlsoutcomes.htm September 1, 2005)