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The
learning competencies approved by the faculty for on-campus
MLIS students will apply to FastTrack MLIS students as well.
In 2000, the faculty
agreed that upon completion of the MLIS degree, students will
be able to:
- Draw upon a common body of professional knowledge that
reflects the principles and procedures relevant to all
type of libraries,
archives, and information centers and their various clienteles;
- Define
the scope of the information professions, emphasizing
its interdisciplinary aspects and the global information
environment; communicate effectively in written, oral,
and electronic formats, whether working independently
or
as members
of a group or team;
- Articulate current professional issues
and affirm a commitment to continuing professional development;
- Integrate
theory and research findings with application and practice;
- Demonstrate
professional attitudes and a philosophy of service that
incorporate the ethical foundations of the information
professions into professional practice and have an understanding
of the social responsibilities of those professions;
- Apply
basic principles of selection, acquisition, organization,
retrieval, preservation, management, and use to all types
and formats of information resources;
- Serve as intermediaries
in the information seeking process through their understanding
of client needs and knowledge
of a multiplicity of resources;
- Apply information technologies
to various functions in library and information environments;
and
- Plan and evaluate information service in both traditional
and innovative settings to meet current needs and future
direction.
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Phone: 800-672-9435,
Email: ftinfo@sis.pitt.edu
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