Students will acquire skills in ethnographic research and will be prepared to handle the information sources and services in the fields of anthroplogical and genealogical studies, as well as museum, library, and gallery management. Candidates for the coordinated degree program will be expected to fulfill the degree requirements of both programs. Degrees will be awarded simultaneously.
Libraries exist in museums and form integral parts of their service and outreach activities.
Museum curators and other anthropologists should have an understanding of the role and management of libraries in museums and librarians working in museums should have a good understanding of anthropological studies. In the coordinated degree program, the SLIS will require 6 elective credits to be taken in anthropology. This course is cross-listed between LIS and Anthropology. Many of the local public libraries have local history and family history collections. Lay people, students, and scholars alike seek librarians' assistance for tracing history and for information on major and minor archaeological finds and sites.