[ISLMA-Share] Fwd: [ili-l] Please share: IMLS Experience Assessment (UX-A) ready to recruit

Mon Apr 25 10:31:38 CDT 2016

FYI--If any of you know someone wanting to get their MLIS soon, this is an
awesome opportunity!

Sarah Hill, Information Services Librarian
Lake Land College, Mattoon, Illinois
YALSA President-Elect
School Library Journal Adult Books 4 Teens Co-Columnist
Twitter @glibrarian
Work Phone: 217.234.5440

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From: Rachel Fleming-May <rf-m at utk.edu>
Date: Mon, Apr 25, 2016 at 9:06 AM
Subject: [ili-l] Please share: IMLS Experience Assessment (UX-A) ready to
recruit
To: ili-l at lists.ala.org, uls-l at lists.ala.org

Good morning! I would like to inform the list of an exciting opportunity to
earn an ALA-Accredited Master's in an area of growing significance to
academic libraries.

Dr. Carol Tenopir of the University of Tennessee at Knoxville's School of
Information Sciences has received a Laura Bush 21st Century Librarians
Grant for 12 students to earn the ALA-Accredited Master's Degree with a
specialization in User Experience and Assessment (full description below).
We are recruiting applicants for the fall 2016 semester.

While I realize that most list subscribers have already earned the Master's
degree, I'm sharing this information in hope that you will pass it on to
staff, student workers, students, faculty, etc., who may be contemplating
LIS graduate study or know someone who is. Thanks for your help!

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Rachel A. Fleming-May, M.L.I.S., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, School of Information Sciences
The University of Tennessee
rf-m at utk.edu  ::  865-974-6509

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Prepare for a career in User Experience testing and Assessment in a wide
variety of settings! The University of Tennessee School of Information
Sciences, in conjunction with the U.S. Institute for Museum and Library
Services, has an exciting opportunity for students to earn a Master’s
Degree in Information Sciences (M.S.) with a specialization in User
Experience (UX) and Assessment.  Each student will select a focus area of
either academic libraries or UX work in a special setting, such as
government or corporate organizations. Applicants with bachelor’s degrees
in any academic field are eligible to apply. Students graduating with a
bachelor’s degree in spring or summer 2016 are also eligible to apply.

“Experience Assessment” is an on-campus program that will begin in Fall
semester 2016. During the 42-credit hour program students will complete 36
hours of course work and 6 hours of field experience. Every student will
receive travel assistance to attend a professional meeting, specialized
mentoring, and workplace opportunities in Assessment and UX. Each student
will receive full tuition, medical benefits, and an assistantship that
includes a yearly stipend from fall 2016 through graduation in May 2018.

The University of Tennessee M.S. degree in Information Sciences is fully
accredited by the American Library Association.  Partners for Experience
Assessment include the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Information
International Associates, the Tombras Group, USGS, Martha Kyrillidou and
Associates, and the University of Tennessee Library.

The program has space for only twelve students, so apply now!

For more information, please contact Dr. Rachel Fleming-May (rfmay at utk.edu
 or 865-974-6509) or Dr. Kitty McClanahan (kmcclan3 at utk.edu or 865-974-8942).
To start the application process to the University of Tennessee graduate
school and School of Information Sciences go to: graduateadmissions.utk.edu
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Rachel A. Fleming-May, M.L.I.S., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, School of Information Sciences
The University of Tennessee
rf-m at utk.edu  ::  865-974-6509
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