University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will implement a career-tracking model for library and information Science (LIS) graduates based on a previous IMLS-funded comprehensive study of career patterns of graduates of LIS programs in North Carolina. The goals for national implementation are to refine the career-tracking survey and methodology so that they are suitable for all LIS programs to use with their recent graduates; recruit as many LIS programs as possible to participate in a staged national launch of the career-tracking model; conduct surveys and provide access to results for the participating LIS programs; explore options for sustaining the national career-tracking model; and disseminate findings and publicize the availability of the model.