Course Descriptions
Below is the list of Library and Information Science Program Course Descriptions
| Course Number | Course Title and Description | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| 6010 | Introduction to the Information Profession - The development and place of libraries in society; objectives, functions of and trends in major types of libraries. Core Course - 3 credits - Should be taken as part of a student's first nine credit hours. | Offered every term |
| 6080 | Information Technology - Storage and retrieval problems as approached by conventional and non-conventional methods. Computer applications in libraries. Core Course - 3 credits - Should be taken as part of a student's first nine credit hours. | Offered every term |
| 6120 | Access to Information - Reference function of the library including print and electronic reference sources; development of interpersonal communication skills to increase effectiveness in response to patrons' information needs; effective search strategies for all types of reference. Core Course - 3 credits | Offered every term |
| 6210 | Organization of Knowledge - Characteristics of recorded knowledge; identification and description of recorded information; principles of physical description, authority control, and subject access; creation of catalogs and databases. Core Course - 3 credits | Offered every term |
| 6350 | Foundations of Instructional Design - (IT 6110) - Alternative systems models of instructional design; basic design principles, methods and techniques of pre-design analysis; instructional strategy selection and sequencing. 4 credits | Offered every term |
| 6360 | Technology Applications in Education and Training - Technological applications to education, training and instruction within educational, industrial and human services settings. Students examine, develop and/or evaluate unique instructional programs. For educators and non-educators interested in exploring technological applications in education. 3 credits | Offered Fall and Winter terms |
| 6370 | Producing Technology Based Instructional Materials - (IT 5120) - Design and development of instructional media and materials for use in educational, industrial and/or human services programs; development of computer-generated instructional materials. 2 - 3 credits | Offered Spring/Summer term |
| 6510 | Survey and Analysis of Current Literature for Children Preschool - Grade 3 - (RLL 7720) - Intensive examination of books appropriate for preprimary and primary school children. Analysis of the literary and extra literary factors that affect the young child's experiences with fiction and nonfiction. 3 credits | Offered at least once every academic year |
| 6520 | Survey and Analysis of Current Literature for Children Grade 4-8 - (RLL 7740) - Intensive examination of books appropriate for children in grades four through eight. Analysis of literary and extra-literary factors affecting the older child's experiences with fiction and nonfiction. 3 credits | Offered at least once every academic year |
| 6530 | Young Adult Literature - (EED 6310) - Standards for evaluating adolescent literature. Selection of literature for individual pupils in relation to interest and reading ability. Use of classroom collections. Techniques for helping pupils read poetry, drama and fiction. 3 credits | Offered Winter term |
| 6550 | Storytelling - (RLL 7780) - Prereq: LIS 6510 - Selection of appropriate literature and materials for storytelling; guided practice in selection and presentation of literature for oral communication by reading aloud and storytelling. 3 credits | Offered at least once every academic year |
| 6780 | Introduction to Records and Information Management - Management of information, including records creation, records inventory and appraisal, retention / disposition scheduling, filing systems, maintenance of inactive records, micrographics, vital records protection and electronic impact on records management. 3 credits | Offered Fall term |
| 6800 | Information Technology for Records and Information Management - Application of traditional and new electronic records and information management practices using organizational information technology (IT) tools and systems. | Offered every academic year |
| 7040 | Library Administration and Management - Prereq: six credits in core courses - Library as an organization in various settings; functional diversification, staffing patterns, program planning, budgeting, performance evaluation, communication and public relations. Core Course - 3 credits | Offered every term |
| 7050 | Public Libraries - Development of concepts introduced in LIS 6010; history, organization and function of public libraries; development of skills necessary to public librarianship. 3 credits | Offered Winter and Spring/Summer terms |
| 7060 | Academic Libraries - Development of topics introduced in LIS 7040; history, organization, and function of the academic library within educational and research institutions; development of management and personnel concepts necessary to academic librarianship. 3 credits | Offered Fall term |
| 7070 | Special Libraries and Information Centers - Prereq: LIS 6120 and LIS 7040 - History, organization, and functions of various types of special libraries and skills necessary to deliver a wide range of services. 3 credits | Offered Winter term |
| 7110 | Humanities Information Services and Resources - Prereq: LIS 6120 - The nature of the arts and the humanities; information needs of the artist, the humanistic scholar and the lay person; library programs in the arts and humanities; problems of communication and information in the several humanistic fields of study. 3 credits | Offered Spring/Summer term |
| 7120 | Science and Technology Information Services and Resources - Prereq: LIS 6120 - The generation, organization and pattern of bibliographic control of the literature of both the basic and the applied sciences. Characteristics of the scientific method and the scientific community. Bibliographic organization, reference tools and major databases. 3 credits | Offered Spring/Summer term |
| 7130 | Social Sciences Information Services and Resources - Prereq: LIS 6120 - Characteristics of the social science disciplines: structure, concepts, methods of investigation. Major figures and significant works in the general field. Bibliographic control, reference tools and instructional resources. 3 credits | Offered Winter term |
| 7140 | Advanced Reference Service Strategies - Prereq: LIS 6120 - Advanced reference course focused on information needs and seeking behaviors, reference interview techniques, and information literacy. 3 credits | Offered Winter term |
| 7160 | Advanced Online Searching - Prereq: LIS 6120 - Advanced topics in online searching using broad range of databases, including Internet resources. Topics include: sophisticated search strategies, competitive intelligence, retrieval and organization of citations. 3 credits | Offered Winter term |
| 7250 | Programming and Services for Children and Young Adults - Prereq: nine credits in library and information science coursework - Principles and procedures for planning, managing and delivery of public library services to children and young adults. 3 credits | Offered Fall term |
| 7310 | School Library Media Programs - Prereq: six credits in core courses; MUST have a valid teaching certificate (does not apply to students admitted prior to April 1, 2004) - Role of library media programs in the school; methods of planning, organizing, and operating such programs; impact of technology on instruction and library service. Core Course - 3 credits | Offered every term |
| 7320 | The Media Specialist as Teacher and Instructional Consultant - Prereq: MUST have a valid teaching certificate (does not apply to students admitted prior to April 1, 2004) - Instructional functions of the library media specialist in terms of integrating information processing skills in the curriculum through the instructional design process by working in partnership with teachers and applying the principles of teaching and learning theories. 3 credits | Offered Winter and Spring/Summer terms |
| 7340 | Collection Development and Selection of Materials - Prereq: LIS 6010 - Philosophy, principles and procedures for provision of materials and a collection that will meet the needs of the library's clientele. Concepts and procedures of community study, intellectual freedom, evaluation of materials, the use of selection aids and an introduction to the publishing world. 3 credits | Offered every term |
| 7350 | Advanced Instructional Design Tools and Techniques - (IT 7110, HE 7540) - Prereq: IT 6110 - Exploration and application of those techniques, tools and competencies characteristic of expert designers. Topics may include: use of design software, program design, advanced analysis techniques, motivation design, rapid prototyping, reducing design cycle time, designing instruction for diverse learner populations. 4 credits | Offered at least once every academic year |
| 7370 | Multicultural Information Services and Resources - Prereq: LIS 6010, 6120 - Study of impact of cultural diversity on library services, development of relevant collections and effective interaction with a diverse community. 3 credits | Offered Winter term |
| 7400 | Urban Libraries Seminar - Interdisciplinary approach to planning, managing and implementing services in urban libraries. 3 credits | Offered Winter term |
| 7410 | Software Productivity Tools for Information - Prereq: LIS 6080 - Concepts and skills for application and use of productivity tools in contemporary information environment. 3 credits | Offered once every academic year |
| 7415 | Systems Analysis and Design - Prereq: LIS 6080, 7040 or consent of instructor - The purpose of this course is to identify current information systems and problems, to determine and define information needs and requirements, and to evaluate alternative solutions. 3 credits | Offered every other year |
| 7420 | Client Based Website Development for Library and Information Science Professionals - Prereq: LIS 6080 - Use of Internet protocols (ftp, telnet, smtp, http, gopher), location of Internet resources for library reference and research uses, construction of World Wide Web resources using HTML and successor technologies. 3 credits | Offered every term |
| 7430 | Multi-user Computing Environments - Prereq: LIS 6080. Recommended: LIS 7420 - Principles of system administration, file supervision and local networks, Internet and the World Wide Web for library and information science and archives environments. 3 credits | Offered Winter term |
| 7435 | Integrated Library Systems - Prereq: LIS 6080 and LIS 6120 or consent of instructor. Recommended: LIS 7420 - Practical experience with common Integrated Library Systems: understanding the role of ILS in function of the information organization. Extensive use of computing facilities. 3 credits | Offered Winter term |
| 7440 | Scripting Languages for Library Applications - Prereq: LIS 6080 - Basic skills in using scripting languages to program and manipulate data structures for text information in library applications such as databases and Web sites. 3 credits | Offered Fall term |
| 7450 | Digital Imaging - Prereq: LIS 6080 - Overview of imaging, metadata, color theory, digital preservation and graphics, video processing; role this technology plays in presentation and dissemination of information. 3 credits | Offered every other year |
| 7460 | Database Concepts and Applications for Librarians - Prereq: LIS 6080 or consent of instructor - Fundamentals of database design and basics of database implementation: focus on library and information science practice. Related and current database management technologies used in hands-on experiences. 3 credits | Offered once every academic year |
| 7470 | Information Architecture - Prereq: LIS 6080 or consent of instructor - Dissemination of information the affects context, content and user. Associations with website development; use in technical writing, presentation preparation and report generation. 3 credits | Offered once every academic year |
| 7480 | Critical Perspectives on Managing Knowledge - Prereq: twelve graduate credits or consent of instructor - Cultural and social problems including recent trends such as Knowledge Management, in context of modernism, postmodernism, Fordism and Post-Fordism. 3 credits | Offered Winter term, every other year |
| 7490 | Competitive Intelligence and Data Mining - Prereq: LIS 6080 - Use of multidimensional databases, competitive intelligence and visualization software, data mining tools, as well as access to disparate information sources to support and provide a structure for fact-based decision making. 3 credits | Offered Winter term |
| 7500 | Information Behavior - Prereq: LIS 6080. Recommended: LIS 7420 - Totality of human behavior in relation to sources and channels of information, information needs and barriers; information seeking, use and dissemination; information poverty and information overload; topics studied in variety of contexts. 3 credits | Offered Fall term |
| 7560 | Seminar in Literature for Children and Young Adults: Special Topics - rereq: minimum of three credits in children's and/or young adult literature courses - Survey and analysis of trends and issues in the areas of: publication trends, reading behaviors; author and genre studies; reader response to literature; and strategies for enhancing literacy experiences. 2 - 3 credits | Offered Fall term, every other year |
| 7610 | Health Sciences Information Services and Resources - Prereq: LIS 6120 and 6210 - First in a series of three courses, designed to provide students with skills necessary to become health science librarians. 3 credits | Offered Fall term |
| 7620 | Electronic Access to Health Science Information - Prereq: LIS 6120 and 7610 - Access means to health science information via various electronic access points, including Medline and other health-related databases, CD-ROM products and user-friendly software packages. 3 credits | Offered Winter term |
| 7635 | End of Life Issues - (ISP 7510, NUR 7515, ANT 5430, ANT 7430, SOC 5020, SOC 7020) - Physical, spiritual, legal, economic, political, cultural, and ethical issues at the end of life, examined as stories about individuals, families, and communities. 4 credits | Offered at least once every academic year |
| 7640 | Practicum: Public - Prereq: 24 credit hours; 15 must be from core, exception - 7996. Offered for S, M or U grades only - On-site experience in public library/information center under direction of professional librarian and supervision of faculty member. Theory and competencies relevant to the environment. Seminars to be arranged. 3 credits | Offered every term |
| 7650 | Practicum: Health Science - Prereq: 24 credit hours; 15 must be from core, exception - 7996. Offered for S, M or U grades only - On-site experience in a health science library/information center under direction of a professional library and supervision of a faculty member. Theory and competencies relevant to the environment. Seminars to be arranged. 3 credits | Offered every term |
| 7660 | Practicum: Academic - Prereq: 24 credit hours; 15 must be from core, exception - 7996. Offered for S, M or U grades only - On-site experience in academic library/information center under direction of professional librarian and supervision of faculty member. Theory and competencies relevant to the environment. Seminars to be arranged. 3 credits | Offered every term |
| 7670 | Practicum: Special - Prereq: 24 credit hours; 15 must be from core, exception - 7996. Offered for S, M or U grade only - On-site experience in special library/information center under direction of professional librarian and supervision of faculty member. Theory and competencies relevant to the environment. Seminars to be arranged. 3 credits | Offered every term |
| 7680 | Practicum: School Media - Prereq: 24 credit hours; 15 must be from core, exception - 7996; consent of advisor; MUST have a valid teaching certificate (does not apply to students admitted prior to April 1, 2004). Offered for letter grade only - On-site experience in school library media/information center under direction of professional librarian and supervision of faculty member. Theory and competencies relevant to the environment. Seminars to be arranged. 2 - 3 credits | Offered every term |
| 7685 | Practicum: Archives - Prereq: 24 credit hours plus LIS 7710; 15 must be from core, exception - 7996. Offered for S and U grade only - On-site experience in archival center under direction of professional librarian or archivist and supervision of faculty member. Theory and competencies relevant to the environment. Seminars to be arranged. 2 - 3 credits | Offered every term |
| 7690 | Practicum: Records and Information Management - Planned on-site experience in records and information management under the direction of a professional RIM professional and under the supervision of a member of the faculty. Theory and competencies relevant to the environment. | Offered every academic year |
| 7710 | Archival Administration - Basic training in archival methods. 3 credits | Offered Fall term |
| 7730 | Administration of Visual Collections - (HIS 7890) - Basic course in the fundamentals of administering a visual collection: evaluation, organization, and control of visual collections in archives, libraries, historical agencies and museums.3 credits | Offered Winter term |
| 7740 | Archives and Libraries in the Digital World - (HIS 7745) - Overview of electronic tools and the role of digital process in libraries and archives. 3 credits | Offered Spring/Summer term |
| 7750 | Introduction to Archival and Library Conservation - (HIS 7810) - Fundamentals of archival and library conservation problems and methods essential for effective preservation management of paper and associated materials. 3 credits | Offered Spring/Summer term |
| 7770 | Oral History: A Methodology for Research - (HIS 7860, ANT 6360) - Techniques of gathering data from individuals for use in research, classroom teaching, historical, cultural or other contexts. 3 credits | Offered Spring/Summer term |
| 7780 | Electronic Archives - (HIS 7820) - Prereq: LIS 6210 - Current trends in electronic resources used in archival administration. 3 credits | Offered at least once every academic year |
| 7790 | History of Books, Printing, and Publishing - Development of writing, the alphabet, early materials, manuscripts, paper making, invention and spread of printing, famous presses, modern methods of print and electronic production. The book as artistic output of the culture and part of the world in which it was produced. | Offered Fall semester |
| 7850 | Issues in Librarianship - Critical analysis of library research, socio-technological trends, implications for the profession. Topics to be announced in the Schedule of Classes. 1 - 3 credits (maximum 9) | Offered at least once every academic year |
| 7870 | Evaluation of Library and Information Resources and Services - Prereq: LIS 6010, 6120, 6210; 7340 recommended - Overview of applied research; emphasis on evaluation research as it relates to library and information resources and services. 3 credits | Offered Winter term |
| 7880 | Instructional Methods for Librarians - Introduction to library instruction, bibliographic instruction, information literacy, or user education for those expected to provide library instruction to clients. 3 credits | Offered at least once every academic year |
| 7885 | Administration of Historical Agencies - The operation of public and private historical agencies, archives, and museums. Determination of agency priorities, problems of staffing and finance, governmental regulations, community relations, and professional ethics. 3 credits | Offered Fall term |
| 7990 | Research and Directed Study - Prereq: written consent of advisor, Director and Dean on Petition and Authorization for Directed Study form prior to registration - Directed study and individual research under faculty guidance. 1 - 8 credits | Offered every term |
| 7996 | Research in Library and Information Science - Prereq: LIS 6010, 6120, 6210 - Role of research in the development of the profession. Research methods employed; analysis and evaluation of research reports. Core Course - 3 credits | Offered every term |
| 8000 | Seminar in Information Policy - Prereq: LIS 6080 - How information policies improve or set constraints on the goals and objectives of libraries and other organizations. Effect of policies on interpersonal and financial quality of communities. Economic, technical and ethical policy questions. 3 credits | Offered once every academic year |
| 8040 | Advanced Administration and Management for Libraries - This course is designed to prepare students for success in upper-level management positions. It builds upon skills acquired in LIS 7040 to give students greater expertise in both the theory and practice of management in libraries, information centers, records and information management environments and archives. Students apply theoretical understandings to a specific organization such as libraries, corporate records management units, an academic libraries, government and non-profit agencies, etc. | Offered Winter term |
| 8110 | Government Information Policies and Resources - Prereq: LIS 6120 - - Selection, acquisition, access and reference use of major federal, state and local documents. Overview of federal publishing program; the document - generating processes of Congress, the judiciary and the executive departments and regulatory agencies; the federal, state and local documentary system. Federal information policies and the role of professional and governmental agencies in formulating policy. 3 credits | Offered Fall semester |
| 8120 | Legal Information Resources - Prereq: LIS 6120 - Characteristics of legal literature including federal, state and administrative law; structure of U.S. court system and its publications; introduction to legal databases; special problems in legal reference service and administration; selection and use of basic tools in legal research. 3 credits | Offered Spring/Summer term |
| 8130 | Business and Industry Information Resources - Prereq: LIS 6120 - Exploration of the structure, functional organization and information needs of industrial, investment and business enterprises. Study of bibliographic control of relevant literature, information sources and specialized services. 3 credits | Offered Fall semester |
| 8210 | Advanced Classification and Cataloging - Prereq: LIS 6210 or consent of instructor - Advanced problems in descriptive cataloging, including different forms of materials, and automated cataloging. Further study of theory, structure and application of classification systems and subject heading lists. 3 credits | Offered Winter term |
| 8230 | Indexing and Abstracting - Indexing and abstracting theoretics, standards and practice in a range of disciplines, materials and formats. Vocabulary control and thesaurus construction. Automatic indexing and computerized applications in information processing. 3 credits | Offered Fall term |
| 8320 | Information Issues and the Digital Environment - Prereq: 18 graduate credits or consent of instructor - Fundamentals of production, dissemination, storage, preservation and use of digital records; policy issues. 3 credits | Offered Winter term, every other year |
| 8330 | History and Foundations of Information Science and Culture - Prereq: 12 graduate credits or consent of instructor - Students rethink information science through review of historical and theoretical texts that go beyond the field. 3 credits | Offered Winter term, every other year |
| 8410 | Library Systems and Services - Prereq: consent of advisor - Current administrative problems affecting library systems and services. Topics to be announced in Schedule of Classes 1 - 3 credits | Offered every term |
| 8500 | Advanced Records and Information Management - Application of traditional and innovative electronic records and information management practices using organizational information technology (IT) tools and systems. | Offered every academic year |
| 8998 | Specialist's Research Seminar - Prereq: written consent of advisor - Advanced research methods and application. 3 credits | Offered Spring/Summer term |