Library and Information Studies offers a 36-credit graduate program leading to the degree of Master of Library Science (MLS) that can include certificates in children and young adult services, and in archives, records management, and preservation, as well as a 30-credit post-master’s certificate. The program leading to the Master's Degree and the different focus areas prepare professionals to work in various information environments, including libraries and information/research centers, and to function as information specialists, school library media specialists and archivists, among other possibilities.

Library/information science consists of a comprehensive, interdisciplinary body of knowledge dealing with the creation, communication, location, evaluation, selection, acquisition, analysis, organization, storage, retrieval, preservation, management, dissemination, and use of information. The field works to improve access to information in all forms, from traditional print to new and emerging digital technologies. Its purpose is to serve the informational needs and interests (artistic, business, economic, educational, recreational, scientific, and technical) of individuals, groups, and institutions.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2008-09 Edition, states that more than two out of three librarians are aged 45 or older, and projects that the number of library and information science professionals will grow from 158,000 in 2006 to 164,000 by 2016. For more information, see the American Library Association (ALA).

The Queens College Graduate School of Library and Information Studies is fully accredited by the American Library Association Committee on Accreditation (COA). The program leading to teacher certification in the area of Library Media Specialist is registered with New York State as a Teacher Education Program.