The e-Portfolio project 1) enables you to showcase your best work from your MLIS courses, demonstrating your
unique talents and skills, and 2) shows evidence of your competencies according to each of the SOIS student
learning goals and outcomes (SLGOs). Ultimately, a variation of your completed e-Portfolio may be used with
potential employers as a body of evidence for your competencies, skills, and talents.
A list of the MLIS student learning goals and outcomes is provided in this document, along with the rubric used for
evaluating your e-Portfolio. In addition, sample types of evidence and artifacts are listed below for you to reflect
on your learning and to select evidence. In general, you should select items that best represent your skills and
knowledge in the profession and that best fit your professional goals as listed in your resume. Your portfolio
should be presented as a website.
Outcomes of MLIS degree
Goal 1: Develop a professional identity and philosophy within the library and information professions.
Outcome 1a. Describe the evolving nature of the core values and ethics within diverse information environments.
Outcome 1b. Demonstrate how a philosophy, theory, model, and/or major perspective of the library and
information profession guides practice in diverse settings.
Outcome 1c. Participate in professional activities and associations, such as professional conferences and meetings,
internships and practicums, and professional email discussions and social media.
Goal 2: Understand the essential nature of information and its relevance to our diverse society.
Outcome 2a. Describe various definitions and concepts of information.
Outcome 2b. Explain the impact of information policies on intellectual freedom, access, literacy,
information behavior, and other aspects of library and information science.
Outcome 2c. Develop appropriate responses to assessed information needs within diverse
communities/organizations.
Goal 3: Navigate, curate and create information across the spectrum of human records.
Outcome 3a. Design resources or tools that facilitate access to information.
Outcome 3b. Utilize resources or tools to manage information.
Outcome 3c. Evaluate resources or tools that manage and facilitate access to information.
Goal 4: Synthesize theory and practice within a dynamic, evolving, and diverse information environment.
Outcome 4a. Apply library and information science theories, principles, and research to professional
practice.
Outcome 4b. Evaluate current and emerging technologies for information capture, organization,
dissemination, access, and/or curation to meet the variety of information needs of diverse communities.
Outcome 4c. Demonstrate teaching and learning principles in relation to professional practice.
Goal 5: Effectively communicate and collaborate to deliver, market, and advocate for library and
information services.
Outcome 5a. Apply marketing and/or advocacy principles to demonstrate and promote the value of
libraries and information agencies.
Outcome 5b. Demonstrate effective professional communication to achieve common understanding
as an individual or in group settings.
Outcome 5c. Demonstrate leadership principles in an educational, professional, or community context.