Distance Learning Opportunities Distance learning offers a convenient way for library staff to meet certification requirements. Opportunities for distance learning are growing. This is an incomplete listing of some of the opportunities available. Course offerings are constantly changing.
Some institutions require the student to be on campus one day to two weeks.
You should contact the sponsoring institution for the most recent information on each course. Florida State University offers a Masters in Information Studies. Students should check directly for availability of courses in a particular semester. There is a wide variety of correspondence and internet courses devoted to library science. The Indiana University of Library and Information Science, in partnership with the School of Continuing Studies, offers courses that qualify learners to work in school libraries or small public libraries where a complete master's degree is not required.