| Faculty: | Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research |
| Field of Study: | Library Science/Librarianship
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| Description: | The School of Library and Information Studies, the only graduate professional library and information science program in the prairie provinces, offers the Master of Library and Information Studies degree. As a professional degree, the MLIS represents a program designed to develop the knowledge, understanding, attitudes, and skills that will prepare graduates to help people define their information needs, make their information seeking more effective, use information tools efficiently, evaluate information, critically examine internet resources, make informed decisions about what to read, and help organizations manage their records and knowledge. The MLIS program is accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of the American Library Association. This accreditation is also recognized by the Canadian Library Association. |
| Areas of Research: | Information Issues, Access, Equity; Information Literacy; Information Seeking Behaviour; Intellectual Freedom and Censorship; Knowledge Organization; Library and Information Services to Youth; Print and Media Literacies.
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