PhD in Library & Information Management

Mission Statement

The School of Library and Information Management (SLIM) community of scholars
recognizes the central roles that information scholarship, management and administration
play in all sectors of our daily lives, locally, regionally, nationally, and globally. The
SLIM Ph.D. library and information science (LIS) program provides an environment that
fosters interdisciplinary and multicultural learning experiences for traditional and
nontraditional students. SLIM’s Ph.D. program provides a research based and
independent course of study for all its doctoral students. SLIM also recognizes the
importance of mentoring between faculty and Ph.D. students. It is through such
relationships that new and innovative processes, models, and knowledge are generated.

Program Goals

The goals of the program is to prepare scholars to:

• Administer information agencies;
• Teach in academic environments; and,
• Conduct significant research that contributes to the theory base of library and
  information science and constructs linkages to contemporary professional problems.

Contacts:

• Dr. Gwen Alexander, Dean of the School of Library and Information Management,
  galexan1@emporia.edu
• SLIM office: 1-800-552-4770
• Admissions information: Candace Kitselman, kitselmc@emporia.edu
• Doctoral Program Administrator: Dr. Cecilia Salvatore,
  csalvato@emporia.edu
• Ph.D. Steering Committee: Dr. Nancy Thomas (Chair), Dr. Cecilia Salvatore (exofficio),
  Dean Gwen Alexander (ex-officio), Dr. Herbert Achleitner, Dr. Linda Lillard, and student representative Jody Howard.
• SLIM faculty and staff: http://slim.emporia.edu/facstaff/index.htm

Updated 7/9/2007