• General Information
• SLMS Program Requirements
• SLMS Program Information
• GSLIS Course Materials

Program Coordinator: Dr. Cheryl A. McCarthy
Phone: (401) 874-4654 
FAX: (401) 874-4964 
E-mail: chermc@uri.edu

General Information

The School Library Media Specialist Program is a Rhode Island State Approved Program in Library Media (K-12) and accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).

Students who successfully complete this program receive a Master of Library and Information Studies (MLIS) degree and become eligible for certification as school library media specialists in Rhode Island and other Interstate Certification Compact (ICC) states, including Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, Maine and Vermont.

The forty-two (42) hour master's program requirements are:

1. Fifteen (15) hours of core courses
   LSC 502: Management of Library and Information Sources
   LSC 504: Reference & Information Services
   LSC 505: Organization of Information
   LSC 508: Introduction to Information Science & Technology
   LSC 557: Research and Evaluation in Library and Information Science

2. Six (6) hours of literature courses:
   LSC 530: Reading Interests of Children, and
   LSC 531: Reading Interests of Young Adults

3. A three (3) hour media course:
   LSC 528 Media in the Library, 
   or
   LSC 529 Theory and Production of Library Media

4. A three (3) hour administration course:
   LSC 520:  School Library Media Services (must be taken in the summer or fall prior to practium)

5. Nine (9) hour supervised field experience:
   LSC 596 School Library Media Practicum and Seminar (to be taken in the final spring semester) 150 hours/5 weeks in an Elementary School and 150 hours/5 weeks in a Secondary School.

6. Six (6) hours of electives including 3 hours in education (unless certified as a teacher).

• Admissions & Assessment SLMP
• RIDE Program Approval Report
• NCATE Report
• RIDE/INTASC Matrix
• Concise code of evidence for GSLIS
• GSLIS Matrix of Evidence with description
• GSLIS Educational Outcomes/RIDE/ILS
• Core Beliefs
• RI Beginning Teacher Standards
• Diversity Vision

GSLIS Course Materials

As GSLIS Course Materials are updated, links will be posted here. Some materials are available for online viewing; others are available as Microsoft Word and/or PDF downloads.

LSC 520 School Library Media Services Syllabus: Microsoft Word download
LSC 596 Professional Field Experience: School Library Media Practicum and Seminar Syllabus: HTML document
LSC 596 Practicum Guidelines: Microsoft Word download or PDF download
LSC 596 Practicum Assessment: Microsoft Word download or PDF download
LSC 596 Portfolio Rubric: Microsoft Word download or PDF download
New!
LSC 596: Directory of participating practicum placement locations. This document is intended for quick reference. For further contact information for specific sites, please refer to the binder kept in Rodman Hall. Excel Spreadsheet Download
If you are a School Library Media Specialist and would like to become one of our practicum mentors, you can download the our form here. Please e-mail the completed form to uri.gslis.ga@gmail.com and it will be reviewed for inclusion in our directory.