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MEDSPN-MLS - Library Media Specialist

Overview

Official Name of Program

Library Media Specialist

Plan Code

MEDSPN-MLS

Department(s) Sponsoring Program

Career

Graduate

Degree Designation

MLS - Master of Library Science

HEGIS Code

1601.00

NYSED Program Code

34038 - MEDSPN-MLS

CIP Code

13.1334

Both of the LMS programs, the Library Media Specialist Program and the Library Media Specialist for Certified Teachers, emphasize the development of knowledge and skills needed to teach information literacy to the K–12 school community, to foster collaborative partnerships with the school’s faculty and administration, to motivate and guide students in these settings in the use of information and materials, and to evaluate and select materials that promote and support the information needs of this specialized clientele. Library Media Specialists serve the needs of students and parents for informational, educational, and recreational materials as well as the needs of teachers, administrators and other personnel seeking information and materials related to their professional responsibilities.

Requirements