Dual Degree Program: MSLIS with LL.M.
Brooklyn Law School and Pratt Institute are pleased to offer a new
dual degree program, Law Librarianship and Information Law, in which
students will earn an MSLIS (Master of Science in Librarianship and
Information Science) with an LL.M. in Information Law and Society.
An Expanding Information Society in the Digital Age
In our global society, digital technology and electronic communications are at the heart of
library and information science. The role of the law librarian is more important than ever as
a result of the rapid proliferation of information on the Internet and technological advances.
While electronic research may make more information available to attorneys, the librarian
is the key to accessing such information in a time efficient and cost effective manner.
Law libraries sit at the crossroads of print and electronic information as more and more
traditional print sources convert to digital formats. However, many librarians today are
unprepared to address complex legal issues such as copyright, licensing, and privacy that
arise from accessing the Internet, digital publications, and databases.
The dual-degree program in Law Librarianship and Information Law has been designed to
empower librarians to better address legal issues concerning the morass of information in
today’s digital world. This unique dual-degree program will give students the foundational
knowledge and specialized skills to be effective and successful law librarians across a range
of information environments, including corporate, academic, public, and specialized libraries.
Program Highlights:
The 45-credit program features a common core of courses, which reduces the total
number of credits required for a dual degree. Students may enroll in the program on
a full-time or part-time basis.
The MSLIS curriculum includes courses in the areas of law, policy, government,
international documents, and business (27 credits).
The LL.M. curriculum includes courses in the areas of copyright, internet law, privacy,
and mass media law (12 credits).
The common curriculum (6 credits) includes course credit for a Thesis and a Practicum
in the Brooklyn Law School Library.
Students will have faculty advisors at both institutions.
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Brooklyn Law School
Law courses will be offered at Brooklyn Law School, located at 250 Joralemon Street
in Brooklyn, New York. The Law School is located in Brooklyn Heights, a beautiful neighborhood in the heart of New York City that combines the best of urban activity and
small-town amenities including a myriad of restaurants, shopping, and numerous public
transportation options. The Law School campus is adjacent to important federal and
state courts, as well as government, corporate, and public interest law offices.
Pratt Manhattan Center
Library and Information Science courses will be offered at the School of Information
& Library Science at the Manhattan Center campus of Pratt Institute. Located at
144 West 14th Street in historic Greenwich Village on the border of the gallery district
of Chelsea, the Manhattan Center campus is home of the Pratt Manhattan Gallery
and Pratt Manhattan Center Library, and the school’s location between 6th and
7th Avenues is lively with shopping and restaurants, and is convenient to multiple
public transportation options.
We encourage you to apply.
Prospective students entering the program must have completed a J.D. degree at an
ABA-accredited law school, and must apply to and be accepted by both Pratt Institute
and Brooklyn Law School to enroll in the program.
Applications are due by [ ]
[Cost $ ]
To learn more about the application process, please visit:
www.brooklaw.edu/Dualdegree
www.pratt.edu/academics/information_and_library_sciences/dual_degree_programs
For more information or questions please contact:
Janet Sinder
Director of the Library & Associate Professor of Law
Brooklyn Law School
Tel. 718-780-7975
janet.sinder@brooklaw.edu
Quinn Lai
Assistant to the Dean for Academic Programs
Pratt Institute School of Information & Library Science
Tel. 212-647-7682
qlai@pratt.edu