Library and Information Science Program

College of Social Sciences
School of Communication and Information
Hamilton Library, Room 002
2550 McCarthy Mall
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808) 956-7321
Email: lisinfo@hawaii.edu
Web: www.hawaii.edu/lis/

Faculty

*R. Gazan, PhD (Program Director)—social aspects of information technology
*N. Asato, PhD—Asian studies librarianship and history
*M. Garud, MLIS—school librarianship, information literacy
*K. Long, MLIS — Hawaiian librarianship
*A. Wertheimer, PhD—history of information and archival administration

Affiliate Graduate Faculty

V. Harada, EdD (Emeritus)—information literacy instruction, models for professional development
T. Sutherland, PhD—digital cultures, critical race and digital media

Adjunct Faculty

T. Aragaki, MLISc—Assistant Archivist, ʻUlu ʻUlu, Henry Kuʻualoha Giugni Moving Image Archive of Hawaiʻi
S. Chen, MS/LIS—Librarian, Hamilton Library
C. Chernisky, MLISc—Librarian, University of Hawaiʻi-West Oʻahu
N. Fujii-Babb, MLS—Librarian, Salt Lake/Moanalua Public Library, retired
L. Hajibayova, PhD—Associate Professor, Kent State University
V. Irvin, EdD—Associate Professor, East Carolina University
A. Jansen, PhD—State Archivist, Hawaiʻi State Archives
M. Joyce, MLIS—Librarian, Hamilton Library
J. Kamiya, MLISc—Young Adult Librarian, Hawaiʻi State Public Library System
C. Kirio, PhD—Library Media Specialist, Farrington High School
K. Long, MLISc—Librarian, Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies
A. Ota, MLISc, MEd—Librarian, Kapi’olani Community College Library
J. Quirante, MLISc—Head Archivist, ʻUlu ʻUlu, Henry Kuʻualoha Giugni Moving Image Archive of Hawaiʻi
S. Robertson, MLISc—Assistant Professor/Outreach Librarian, Brigham Young University-Hawaii
K. Shim, MLISc—Librarian, Hamilton Library
G. Sinclair, MLIS—Librarian, Government Documents, Hamilton Library
J. Sommer, MLISc—LIS lecturer
T. Sutherland, PhD—Assistant Professor, University California, Los Angeles
D. Todd, MLIS—Staff Development Coordinator, Hawaii State Public Library System
J. West, MLIS—Librarian, Vermont Mutual Aid Society

* Graduate Faculty

The Academic Program

Founded in 1965, the Library and Information Science (LIS) Program prepares professionals for work in libraries, archives, and other types of information-handling agencies. It currently offers a master’s in library and information science (MLISc) and participates in an interdisciplinary doctoral program in Communication and Information Sciences. The LIS program is aware of the opportunities and the responsibilities inherent in its Pacific setting and the unique cultural amalgam of Hawaiʻi. Its major goals are:

To furnish students with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that are basic to professional competence and career-long professional growth in the field of library and information services;
To expand the knowledge base of the profession through research; and
To share its resources by extending services to the UH and its academic units and to the people of Hawaiʻi and beyond.

Graduate Study

Master’s Degree

Please see “Programs” section below for more information about this program.

Dual Master’s Degree Programs

Students may pursue the MLISc degree and a second master’s concurrently, cooperating with the following departments and fields of study: information and computer sciences (MS), history (MA), Pacific Islands studies (MA), American studies (MA), Asian studies (MA), learning design and technology (MEd), Hawaiian language (MA), Hawaiian studies (MA), and law (JD). For more information on these programs, contact the LIS program director or the other respective departments.

Doctoral Degree

Interdisciplinary Doctoral Degree Program

LIS participates in an interdisciplinary PhD program in Communication and Information Sciences (CIS) integrating computer science, communications, library and information science, and management information systems. Because of the broad knowledge base required to support the interdisciplinary approach, the program also draws on political science, economics, engineering, operations research, and behavioral sciences. This unique program is sponsored by four academic faculties: communications, information technology management, information and computer sciences, and library and information science.

For information on admission and requirements, refer to the “Communication and Information Sciences” in the Interdisciplinary Programs section.

School Library Media Specialist Licensure

The LIS program recommends graduates to the Hawaiʻi Teacher Standards Board (HTSB) for school librarian licensure. To be eligible, graduates must meet the MLISc degree program requirements, complete specialized courses, and hold an active
Hawaiʻi teaching license.

A student who enters the LIS program to earn this certification must also complete a state-approved teacher education program. For more specific and current information on prerequisites and required as well as recommended LIS courses, contact the LIS program director.

Programs

Master’s

Library and Information Science, MLISc

Graduate Certificate

Advanced Library and Information Science, Certificate [requirements forthcoming]