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Master of Library Science Shady Grove Expansion Successful *

College Park, MD (9/26/08) - Maryland’s iSchool announced today the 
successful enrollment of the inaugural class of its Master of Library 
Science (MLS) degree program expansion at the Universities at Shady 
Grove in Rockville, MD.


The 30 students in this inaugural class come from diverse backgrounds, 
with degrees in a wide range of fields from linguistics to music to law. 
While the majority of students are enrolled in the school library media 
and public librarianship specialties that can be completed entirely at 
the Shady Grove campus, other students are pursuing alternative 
specialties and will supplement their work at Shady Grove with courses 
taken at the College Park campus and on-line.

"We are delighted with the response to our new program at the 
Universities at Shady Grove! As the need to prepare more school and 
public librarians continues to grow because of anticipated retirements, 
the iSchool is delighted to be able to make its highly ranked 
educational program more accessible for potential students in central 
and western Maryland and contiguous states. We believe that the 
expansion of our program will contribute significantly to the need for 
highly qualified information professionals throughout the region," 
commented Ann Carlson Weeks, Coordinator of the School Library Media 
Program at the iSchool.

The MLS program at the University of Maryland is fully accredited by the 
American Library Association (ALA); the school library media program is 
also accredited by NCATE.

For prospective students who are interested in learning more about the 
program, information sessions will be held September through December. 
More information about these sessions can be found at 
www.ischool.umd.edu/admissions/infosessions.shtml.

The Universities at Shady Grove offer more than 60 undergraduate and 
graduate degree programs from nine respected institutions within the 
University System of Maryland at one central location in Montgomery 
County. USG provides daytime, part-time and full-time, evening and 
weekend programs to meet the needs of its students.

*About Maryland’s iSchool
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The College of Information Studies, Maryland's iSchool, empowers people, 
organizations and society to use information effectively through its 
research and undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. 
Maryland's iSchool enables students and faculty to create new ways for 
people to connect with information that will transform society and is 
ideally located in the information capital of the world- the Washington 
DC metro region. The iSchool is transforming itself as well, from a 
small college with a strong foundation in library and information 
studies programs to a fast-growing and groundbreaking center of 
expertise that will help people manage the information explosion from 
childhood to adulthood.

For more information on Maryland's iSchool, visit www.ischool.umd.edu 
<http://www.ischool.umd.edu/>