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The following goals and objectives were adopted by the MLIS Program in August 2019. They have been aligned with the Darden College of Education and Professional Studies .

1. Strategic Goal 1: Support and facilitate research that creates new knowledge, addresses problems of practice, and supports communities.

   Objectives for Goal 1:

   • Encourage and recognize excellence in faculty research.
   • Identify and compete for external funding that supports and extends the program vision and mission.
   • Identify and develop infrastructure for supporting research, teaching, and community partnerships.

2. Strategic Goal 2: Provide highly rigorous and effective programs based on empirically supported best practices for teaching and learning.

   Objectives for Goal 2:

   • Refine and expand program content and curriculum design by partnering with key stakeholders to ensure students have the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to serve as leaders in LIS professions.
   • Implement state-of-the-art technologies to attract, recruit, and retain students to the program who reflect the diversity of our communities.
   • Engage in continuous and systematic assessment of student learning outcomes to ensure students have the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to serve as future leaders in their chosen fields.

3. Strategic Goal 3: Promote service as an exchange of social, intellectual, and cultural resources with our communities to address challenges and support positive growth.

   Objectives for Goal 3:

   • Engage key stakeholders in systematic planning focused on assessing our mutual needs, participating in continuous evaluation and improvement, and collaboratively determining future directions.
   • Identify and sustain partnerships with key constituents for research, reflective practice, and professional renewal.
   • Engage faculty, students, and community in value-added learning opportunities.

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MLIS Student Learning Outcomes

The Strategic Goals and Objectives for the program are taught and assessed through the following Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs):

Students will be able to:

1. Create innovative responses to the needs and interests of diverse and global communities.

2. Demonstrate leadership attributes for a variety of information environments.

3. Interpret and apply basic and applied research to improve their professional practice.

4. Access, synthesize, and evaluate information to assist information seekers.

5. Integrate evolving technologies and theories that underpin their design, application, and use with library and information services.

6. Analyze current and historical trends to forecast future directions of the library and information field.

7. Create a plan for continuous professional development and lifelong learning.

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