University of North Texas (University of North Texas, College of Information)

The University of North Texas Department of Library and Information Sciences (UNT/DLIZ) and the UNT Libraries, in partnership with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences library will offer a blended-learning master’s program in library and information science in the Educating Librarians in the Middle South (ELMS) project. The project will provide a web institute, online and blended classes, meetings, and workshops in digital content management. Elective coursework in health information, technology integration, and library services in diverse work settings will also be made available to 30 students from diverse racial and socioeconomic backgrounds. The project will result in a new generation of professional librarians and an active, regionally based cohort environment in a disadvantaged region that suffers from chronic inequalities in education and business and offers no other American Library Association-accredited master’s degree programs.