[OPLINLIST] Relocation of the Kent State University School of Library and Information Science Columbus program to the State Library of Ohio

[Marsha McDevitt-Stredney]

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The State Library of Ohio and Kent State University School of Library
and Information Science are pleased to announce the relocation of the
Kent State University School of Library and Information Science Columbus
program to the State Library of Ohio. The relocation is a historical
event as it will be first Library Science School within a state library
since Melvil Dewey's School of Library Economy at the State Library of
New York opened in 1889. Classes are scheduled to begin this summer in
the newly renovated 6,100 square foot space featuring state of the art
classroom facilities, conference and meeting areas, offices, and a
technology laboratory.

 

            The State Library has a strong history of collaboration with
Kent State including use of classroom and videoconference space and
internship opportunities for students. "We look forward to an enhanced
and mutually beneficial partnership with Kent State University. It's
possible that students will have an opportunity to participate in
innovative and leading edge projects that we are undertaking here at the
State Library including digitization projects and open source
solutions,"  said State Librarian Jo Budler.

 

         The Kent State University's School of Library and Information
Science Columbus program is moving from The Ohio State University and
currently has over 150 students enrolled in the Masters in Library and
Information Science (M.L.I.S.) degree program at the Columbus location.
"The school's relocation to the State Library offers immense
opportunities for our students and faculty," said Richard Rubin,
director, Kent State University School of Library and Information
Science. "The collaborative possibilities for library education and
service should have a very positive impact on library service in the
central Ohio region."    

 

            In the past ten years alone 590 students have graduated with
an M.L.I.S. from Kent State at the Ohio State University site. With
three full-time faculty members, support and administrative staff, and
more than 25 part-time adjunct instructors from all areas of
professional librarianship, Kent State's School of Library and
Information Science degree program in Columbus provides access to an
M.L.I.S. degree for students in the central region of Ohio. As the only
American Library Association (ALA) accredited masters program in Ohio,
library paraprofessionals and students new to the profession rely on
Kent State University to provide a high quality, professional education.

 

For more information about the State Library of Ohio contact Marsha
McDevitt-Stredney at 614-644-6875.

 

For more information about Kent State University School of Library and
Information Science contact Ruth Smith, Public Relations Coordinator at
330-672-0003.

  

Marsha McDevitt-Stredney

Director, Marketing and Communications 

274 E. 1st Avenue   

Columbus, OH 43201

Tel: 614-644-6875

www.library.ohio.gov <http://www.library.ohio.gov/> 

"The State Library of Ohio provides services and resources to assist
state government and libraries in providing the best service to all."

 

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