School of Library and Information Sciences records
Scope and Contents
Contains records and information from the School of Library and Information Sciences. The materials include correspondences, minutes, reports, filmstrips, newsletters, posters, and awards. The materials pertain to faculty, students, and organizations associated with the department. Dated 1954-1993.
Dates
- Creation: 1954-1993
Creator
- Brigham Young University. School of Library and Information Sciences (creator, Organization)
- Brigham Young University. Graduate Department of Library and Information Sciences (creator, Organization)
- Brigham Young University. Department of Library Science (creator, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted. Closed for 35 years from the date of creation of the records, and thereafter open to the public in accordance with the University Archives Policy.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from School of Library and Information Sciences records must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Administrative History
The Graduate Department of Library and Information Sciences (1968-1975) was a department in the Brigham Young University Graduate School.
The Graduate Department of Library and Information Sciences was established in 1968 under the College of Education. The department prepared students for entry work in library science, and offered a variety of courses which allowed specialization in certain fields, including public, academic, school, scientific and technical librarianship; genealogical research; and information science. In 1975, the department became a separate college: the School of Library and Information Science.
Administrative History
The Department of Library Science (1953-1955) was a department in the College of Education.
The Department of Library Science was established in 1953 under the College of Education. Courses in basic library work and book care were taught to students, and library science for teachers and adminstrators. The department was abolished in 1955 and became a program in the College of Education.
Administrative History
The School of Library and Information Sciences (1976-1993) was a graduate program at Brigham Young University.
The School of Library and Information Sciences was established by Brigham Young University in 1976. Organized with the intent to better train librarians for the university, the school educated students so that they could use their abilities for better efficiency areas such as learning resource centers, instructional media centers, libraries, and information centers. In 1993, the school was closed by the university.
Extent
58 boxes (29 linear ft.)
15 oversize folders (8 linear ft.)
1 oversize box (1 linear ft.)
1 carton (1 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged into eleven series: 1. School of Library and Information Sciences department records, 1968-1991. 2. School of Library and Information Sciences faculty files, 1960-1993. 3. School of Library and Information Sciences course materials, 1975-1993. 4. School of Library and Information Sciences materials on the Graduate Association of Library and Information Sciences, 1954-1993. 5. School of Library and Information Sciences department reports, 1957-1992. 6. School of Library and Information Sciences collection of Maurice P. Marchant papers, 1962-1993. 7. School of Library and Information Sciences collection of Dorothy M. Shields papers, 1975-1993. 8. School of Library and Information Sciences collection of Nathan M. Smith papers, 1975-1990. 9. School of Library and Information Sciences department event records, 1974-1992. 10. School of Library and Information Sciences audio-visual materials, approximately 1954-1993. 11. School of Library and Information Sciences cartoon posters, approximately 1975-1993.
The materials have been left in the original order in which they were found. This order appears to be grouped into like subject with the correspondence in chronological order.
Other Finding Aids
A more detailed finding aid is available in the repository.
Other Finding Aids
File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/UA1105.xml
Custodial History
Transferred from Records Management in May 2004.
Transferred from Records Management in May 2009.
Transferred from Records Management in November 2009.
Found in University Archives in December 2014.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred; Records Management; May 2004.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred; Records Management; May 2009.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred; Records Management; November 2009.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Found; University Archives; December 2014.
Appraisal
Departmental records (University Archives collecting policy, July 2003).
Processing Information
Processed; Katie Schmidt and Bradley J. Gibb; July 2004.
Processing Information
Processed; Matthew Leavitt; May 2009.
Processing Information
Processed; Kayla Quinney; January 2010.
Processing Information
Processed; Erin Owens; January 2015.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Register of School of Library and Information Sciences records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Kayla Quinney
- Date
- 2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Revision Statements
- 2013 November 4: Revised for DACS compliance by Sarah Flinders.
- 2015 January 6: Addendum added; Erin Owens.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo UT 84602 US