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School Library Media

Program Coordinator
Dr. Paulina Kuforiji is the program Coordinator. Her office is in Jordan Hall, Room 338. She can be contacted at 706-565-7807 or kuforiji_paulina@colstate.edu.

Program Description
The Masters Degree in School Library Media prepares P-12 educators with the courses necessary to meet the requirements for licensure as a school library media specialist (eligible for Georgia S-5 certification). Participants learn to establish information-rich learning environments to help students become effective creators, critical users and communicators of ideas and information. School media specialists serve to meet both literacy and technology needs for educational clientele, students, teachers, and administrators.  The program is designed around the following core areas: (1) Instructional design and integration of information technologies within the curriculum; (2) Needs assessment, evaluation, and selection of diverse literature, media and information services; (3) Understanding and utilization of existing and emerging information technology; (4) Social, ethical, and legal implications of information technology; (5) Management of library media program-services and facilities; (6) Theories and accepted principles of standard systems of cataloging, process, and classification and (7) Research and library applications in the curriculum.

Program Requirements