Title: Course Materials, 1893-2005
ID: 18/1/15
Primary Creator: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Extent: 72.9 cubic feet
Arrangement:
Chronological by semester and by course number thereunder
A small subsequent accession of files regarding a course on the cataloguing of classic books was added in the summer of 2024 and is located at the end of the finding aid.
Subjects: Bibliography, Classification, Course Notes, Curriculum, Reference Service
Formats/Genres: Papers
Languages: English
Course materials including problem sets, bibliographies, tests, class schedules and course outlines. The file includes lecture notes from 1893 to 2005. The series includes correspondence on the planning and evaluation of LIS 300 (1972-80).
RS 18/1/821 contains course materials, 1928, 1933-42, 1948-50.
The Library School of the University of Illinois was founded in September 1893 as the School of Library Economy, and was housed at the Armour Institute in Chicago. In September 1897 the School was moved to the University of Illinois.1 In December 1902, degrees of Bachelor of Arts in Library Science and Bachelor of Library Science were approved.2 The bachelor's degree program was discontinued in 1951.3 In 1950 the Library School was placed under the Dean of the Division of Communications4 but regained its independent status in 1954.5 As of September 1, 1971, the School, which was responsible to the Dean of Library Administration, began reporting directly to the Chancellor.6 In 1962 the Advisory Council of Librarians was created, composed of leading librarians in the state, representing each of the major types of libraries.7 The name of the School was changed in 1959 to the Graduate School of Library Science.8 In 1981, the name was changed again to the Graduate School of Library and Information Science.9 School goals are to prepare librarians and information scientists for professional work through essential basic studies and specialization by course choices and independent studies; to promote and conduct pure and applied research; and to provide public service such as continuing education, publications, and consulting.10
1. Catalogue of the University of Illinois, 1897-98, p. 131.
2. Board of Trustees Transactions, 22nd Report, December 9, 1902, p. 30.
3. Board of Trustees Transactions, 46th Report, October 23, 1951, p. 1255.
4. Board of Trustees Transactions, 45th Report, February 16, 1950, p. 988.
5. Board of Trustees Transactions, 47th Report, April 21, 1954, p. 1323.
6. Board of Trustees Transactions, 56th Report, April 21, 1971, p. 267.
7. Board of Trustees Transactions, 52nd Report, July 18, 1962, p. 4.
8. Board of Trustees Transactions, 50th Report, June 23, 1959, p. 439.
9. Board of Trustees Transactions, 61st Report, February 19, 1981, p. 175.
10. Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Announcements 1981, p. 15.
Repository: University of Illinois Archives
Accruals: 7/11/1966; 6/26/85; 11/15/93; 8/17/1999; 6/24/13
Other Note: 49 Pages
URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/1801015.pdf
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