Library Instruction Courses
Offered by Accredited Master's Programs
in Library and Information Studies
Purpose: The Professional Education committee encourages the development of professional education for library school students and librarians with instruction-related responsibilities. This page serves as a resource for collecting course descriptions and sample syllabi (when freely available online) of library instruction courses currently offered at ALA-Accredited Library Schools.
Scope: During the fall of 2005 committee members visited the web sites of ALA-Accredited Library Schools and searched the course catalogs and descriptions for instruction-related courses. We looked for course titles containing the terms "information literacy," "user education," "bibliographic instruction," and any variation of "instruction." In addition, we read course descriptions and listed courses that provide other training for teachers, such as instructional design or teaching with technology. This content was updated again during the spring of 2007.
This page contains only full courses devoted to instruction; it does not include courses where instruction is one section of the course, such as a basic reference course. While the Instruction Section focuses on the professional development of academic librarians, library school courses on the teaching role of school librarians may be beneficial for academic librarians. These courses are marked below. Please note: the school librarian courses listed are ones offered at ALA-accredited Master's programs in library and information studies; it does not include courses at AASL NCATE-approved school library media education programs.
For updates and information, please contact the Professional Education Committee Chair.
Alabama, University of, School of Library and Information Studies
- LS542: Instructional Design and Development Course Description (intended for school librarians)
Albany, State University of New York, Department of Information Studies
Alberta, University of, School of Library and Information Studies
Arizona, University of, School of Information Resources and Library Science
British Columbia, University of, School of Library, Archival, and Information Studies
- LIBR 535: Current Issues and Trends in Library Service and Information Science: The Instruction Role of the Librarian Course Description | Syllabus
Buffalo, State University of New York , School of Informatics
California -Los Angeles, University of, Department of Information Studies
Catholic University of America, School of Library and Information Science
Clarion University, Department of Library Science
- LS459g: Media, Methods, and the Curriculum Course Description (intended for school librarians)
Dalhousie University, School of Information Management
Denver, University of, Library and Information Science Program
- No instruction course found.
Dominican University, Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Drexel University, College of Information Science and Technology
Emporia State University, School of Library and Information Management
Florida State University, College of Information
- LIS5524: Instructional Role of Information Specialists Course Description (intended for school librarians)
Hawaii, University of at Manoa, Library and Information Science Program
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,University of, Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Indiana University, School of Library and Information Science
Iowa, University of, School of Library and Information Science
Kent State University, School of Library and Information Science
- No instruction course found.
Kentucky, University of, College of Communication and Information Studies-School of Library Science
Long Island University, Palmer School of Library and Information Science
- LIS 620: Instructional Design and Leadership Course Description (intended for school librarians)
- LIS 626: Teaching Methodologies for School Media Specialists Course Description (intended for school librarians)
Louisiana State University, School of Library and Information Science
- LIS7807: Information Literacy Instruction | Syllabus
Maryland, University of, College of Information Studies
McGill University, Graduate School of Library and Information Studies
Michigan, University of, School of Information
Missouri-Columbia, University of, School of Information Science & Learning Technologies
Montreal, Université de, L'École de bibliothéconomie et des sciences de l'information
- No instruction course found
North Carolina-Chapel Hill, University of, School of Information and Library Science
North Carolina-Greensboro, University of, Department of Library and Information Studies
North Carolina Central University, School of Library and Information Sciences
- No instruction course found.
North Texas, University of, School of Library and Information Sciences
- 5720: Instructional Materials Production and Use Course Description (intended for school librarians)
Oklahoma, University of, School of Library and Information Studies
Pittsburgh, University of, School of Information Sciences
Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science
Puerto Rico, Universidad de, Escuela Graduada de Ciencias y Tecnologías de la Información
- CINF 6016: Desarrollo de las destrezas de información/The development of information skills Course Description
- CINF 6017: Los programas de la biblioteca escolar integrados al currículo/The school library program integrated to the curriculum Course Description (intended for school librarians)
Queens College, City University of New York, Graduate School of Library and Information Studies
- No instruction course found.
Rhode Island, University of, Graduate School of Library and Information Studies
Rutgers University, School of Communication, Information, and Library Studies
St. John's University, Division of Library and Information Science
San Jose State University, School of Library and Information Science
Simmons College, Graduate School of Library and Information Science
South Carolina, University of, School of Library and Information Science
South Florida, University of, School of Library and Information Science
- LIS 6542: The Curriculum and Instructional Technology Course Description (intended for school librarians)
Southern Connecticut State University, Department of Information and Library Science
Southern Mississippi, University of, School of Library and Information Science
- LIS 525: Instruction and Assessment in Media Programs Course Description (intended for school librarians)
Syracuse University, School of Information Studies
- IST 504: Integrating Motivation and Information Literacy Course Description (intended for school librarians)
- IST 662: Instruction Strategies and Techniques for Information Course Description
Tennessee, University of, School of Information Sciences
Texas-Austin, University of, School of Information
Texas Woman's University, School of Library and Information Studies
- LS 5443: Librarians as Instructional Partners Course Description (intended for school librarians)
Toronto, University of, Faculty of Information Studies
- FIS2300H: Special Topics: Information Literacy: Designing and Delivering Effective IL Courses and Programs Course Description
Washington, University of, Information School
- LIS 462: Skills Approach to Information, Communications, and Technology (ICT) Literacy Course Description (intended for school librarians)
- LIS 560: Instruction and Training Strategies for Information Professionals Course Description
- LIS 568: Information Literacy for Teaching and Learning Course Description
Wayne State University, Library and Information Science Program
Western Ontario, University of, Information and Media Studies
Wisconsin-Madison, University of, School of Library and Information Studies
- LIS 620: Field Project in Library and Information Agencies and LIS 640: Topics in Library and Information Studies sometimes have information literacy as the topic.
Wisconsin-Milwaukee, University of, School of Information Studies
- L&I SCI 670: Instructional Technologies Course Description | Syllabus (intended for school librarians)
- L&I SCI 691: Special Topics in Information Science: Library User Education (special topic offered Spring 2006; no course description)
ACRL Instruction Section
Last revised March 2007
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