In addition, all students must complete a master's paper or project and must sign up for INLS 393 for 0 to 3 credits. This degree program is intended to prepare students for careers in library service in areas such as library administration, archives and documents librarianship, cataloging, public and reference services, acquisitions and collection management, children's librarianship, access and manipulation of database information, special collections, and subject areas. Advising Grids . To work in a public library in North Carolina, it is necessary to receive certification from the North Carolina Public Librarian Certification Commission. Completion of the MSLS, including the required course work in the areas of cataloging, reference, collection development, technology, and management, satisfies the North Carolina certification requirements.
Students wishing certification as a school librarian have more complex requirements.
They must either hold current certification as a teacher or take 18 hours of coursework in education in a specialized distribution pattern in addition to specialized library science courses and fieldwork in a school library media center. Candidates for the certification must also take and pass a specialized part of the National Teacher's Exam. Dr. Evelyn Daniel is the School Library Media Coordinator and advises all students seeking this specialization. SILS also offers the opportunity for graduates of prior years to return to prepare for certification as a continuing education student. A cooperative archival program is described in the next chapter under interdisciplinary programs.