A Graduate of GSLIS should:

1. Possess awareness of the range of services and resources that can be provided by libraries and other information agencies to meet the educational, recreational, developmental, and informational needs of users.
   
2. Be guided by a set of professional ethics, based on a knowledge and understanding of the professional codes of organizations such as the American Library Association, the Special Libraries Association, the Medical Library Association, and the American Society for Information Science and Technology.
   
3. Understand issues, values, and laws relating to intellectual freedom, intellectual property rights, equitable access to information, confidentiality, and privacy rights.
   
4. Apply the principles and theories needed for the selection, acquisition, preservation, organization, storage, retrieval, dissemination, use, and evaluation of recorded information and ideas of society.
   
5. Demonstrate competence in using information technologies to access information and in providing users with access to information resources in all formats.
   
6. Demonstrate the ability to instruct patrons in the mastery of information literacy, which includes the skills needed to locate, access, use and evaluate information resources in all formats.
   
7. Exhibit positive interpersonal skills and respect in the treatment of all colleagues and users.
   
8. Communicate effectively using appropriate media, including the written, oral, graphic, and nonverbal.
   
9. Demonstrate a commitment and ability to serve the information needs of users and potential users.
   
10. Identify and evaluate the information needs of the community served, and tailor information resources and services to them.
    
11. Recognize and respond proactively to the information needs of individuals of diverse backgrounds, ages, developmental stages, learning styles, and circumstances.
    
12. Manage library and information services effectively, applying the principles and practices of management to assure the highest quality of service to all.
    
13. Understand the process of research and be able to apply published research and in-house evaluations to the improvement of library and information services.
    
14. Demonstrate problem-solving, critical thinking, and decision making skills in the planning, delivery, and evaluation of library and information services.
    
15. Deal flexibly and strategically with change, planning for the future and adapting new resources and technologies to the support of essential institutional missions.
    
16. Understand the necessity of community outreach, advocacy, and the formation of strategic alliances.
    
17. Demonstrate a commitment to his or her continued professional growth.
    
18. Serve the profession and society, through participation and leadership in professional organizations, writing, and other contributions to the field.
    
19. Work collaboratively with colleagues to accomplish mission, goals, and objectives.
    
20. Respect and promote the importance of diversity in its broadest sense in collection, services, and staffing.
    
    In addition, a candidate for school library media certification should:
    
21. Demonstrate mastery of Rhode Island Beginning Teacher Standards (RIBTS) and National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) Standards.

GSLIS will monitor achievement of these outcomes through a variety of mechanisms, such as coursework, comprehensive examinations, portfolios, e-folios, observation, and surveys of graduates and employers.

Approved by the GSLIS faculty on May 24, 1999.
Reviewed, revised, and reaffirmed each academic year.
Last reaffirmed by the GSLIS faculty on October 5, 2005.