Library Science Department, circa 1970, photo 1

This image shows staff, faculty, and students in the Department of Library Science standing outside Plemmons Student Union, built 1967, at Appalachian State University (1967-current) in the 1970s. First row far left is Professor Ila Justice. Second row far left is Ms. Sylvia Peay, secretary. The Department of Library Science was designed for students intending to be librarians, library administrators, or media specialists for school media centers. It became the Department of Educational Media in the College of Learning and Human Development in the late 1970s, and became the Department of Library Science and Educational Foundations in the mid 1980s. The Library Science program is currently within the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies in the Reich College of Education. Library Science coursework has been available at Appalachian State since 1937 and certified since 1942.

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Appalachian State University. Department of Library Science. College of Education

W. H. Plemmons Student Union (1967)

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