Library and Information Science (M.S.L.I.S.)

Pratt Institute School of Information’s Master of Science in Library and Information Science program prepares students to become librarians, archivists and other information professionals. We are not only the oldest Library and Information Science program in North America (since 1890) but also most distinctive.

Our work is situated within the context of NYC arts, culture and technology communities, and all of our courses are offered face-to-face in Manhattan, which adds up to unique learning experience. Our graduates go on to have successful careers in the information field. Some findings from our graduating student survey and alumni survey include:

99% of graduates agree or strongly agree that the program faculty are effective teachers.¹

95% of graduates agree or strongly agree that Pratt School of Information offered a quality program that prepared me to work in the information professions.²

90% of graduates are employed when surveyed 9-months after graduation.³

Who will you become? Between 2014 and 2017, a selection of job titles obtained by MSLIS graduates include:

Archivist	Art Digitization Project Manager
Digital Archivist	Digital Asset Specialist
Digital Initiatives Librarian	Emerging Technologies Librarian
Library Director	Metadata Specialist
Photo Archivist	Reference and Genealogy Librarian
Registrar	UX Researcher and Strategist
UX/UI Designer	Young Adult Reference Librarian

Where will you work? A selection of institutions and organizations in which these jobs were obtained include:

Museums, Historical Societies, and Cultural Organizations Carnegie Hall Chicago Film Archives Leo Baeck Institute Metropolitan Museum of Art National September 11 Memorial and Museum The Frick Collection New York Botanical Garden Companies ABC-Disney Television Group Boston Consulting Group Cleary Gottlieb Gap, Inc. Hook & Loop Ogilvy & Mather Sotheby's Institute of Art Winthrop Group Publishing Criterion Collection Library Journal ITHAKA Village Voice W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. Artist Studios and Artist Foundations Byrd Hoffman Water Mill Foundation Keith Haring Foundation Rosler Studio

Colleges and Universities Barnard College Columbia University Fordham University City University of New York The Juilliard School Long Island University New York University Rochester Institute of Technology University of Memphis University of Pittsburgh Yale University Public Libraries Baltimore County Public Library Brooklyn Public Library Madison Public Library New York Public Library Non-Profits American Civil Liberties Union American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee American Kennel Club Goethe-Institut The Grolier Club Metropolitan New York Library Council Wildlife Conservation Society

Pratt’s MSLIS program is accredited by the American Library Association (ALA) with the status of continued accreditation. The program has been accredited by ALA since 1924, the first year ALA accreditation was introduced. For more information, we invite you to explore our curriculum and degree requirements, program concentrations, and key statistics.

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Program Coordinator
Debbie Rabina, PhD
Professor

Questions? Request more information and contact us at si@pratt.edu or 212.647.7682.

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¹Graduating Student Survey AY 2016/2017, N=64 respondents
²Graduating Student Survey AY 2017/2017, N=62 respondents
³Average employment rate from AY 2013/2014 through 2015/2016 Alumni Survey, N=140 respondents.