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MLIS Coursework

LIS 500 The Life Cycle of Information (2 credits)
Overview of the major concepts, processes and systems, actors, and operations in the life cycle of information. Introduction to the creation, publishing and distribution, evaluation and selection, organization, access, retrieval, and use of information. Exploration of the social context in which these processes and their stakeholders interact. Credit/no credit only.

LIS 505 Archival and Manuscript Services (3 credits)
Selection, organization, and uses of archival and manuscript collections. Emphasis on the principles and techniques; some attention to the administration of state archival and historical institutions' collections. Lecture, demonstration, and laboratory.

LIS 510 Information Behavior (4 credits)
Introduction to the user-centered approach to information behavior. Theoretical foundations of various information behaviors such as information need, utilizing, gathering, seeking, and evaluating. Synthesis of user studies, construction of user profiles, performance of gap analysis, and application of the results of user studies to improve services and system design. Prerequisite: LIS 500.

LIS 520 Information Resources, Services, and Collections (4 credits)
Concepts, processes, and skills related to parts of the life cycle of knowledge involving creation, production, distribution, selection, collection, and services to facilitate access. Specific discussion topics include characteristics of recorded knowledge; organizations and services devoted to managing access to recorded knowledge; principles associated with development of recorded knowledge and collections. Prerequisite: LIS 500.

LIS 521 Principles of Information Services (4 credits)
Analysis of the information mediation process, including determination and analysis of information needs; searching for, evaluation, and presentation of appropriate results; modalities for delivery of services; and current and future techniques. Prerequisite: LIS 520.

LIS 522 Collection Development (3 credits)
Access to materials as context for development and management of library collections in academic, public, school libraries. Community analysis, library mission; collection development policies, criteria, levels, responsibilities; aids to selection; collection evaluation, use studies; controversial materials.

LIS 523 Advanced Information Services (4 credits)
Investigation of the development, administration, and evaluation of information services for supporting the research process both within and across organizations. Prerequisite: LIS 521 or permission of instructor.

LIS 530 Organization of Information and Resources (4 credits)
Introduction to issues in organization of information and documents including: analysis of intellectual and physical characteristics of documents; principles and practice in surrogate creation, including standards and selection of metadata elements; theory of classification, including semantic relationships and facet analysis; creation of controlled vocabularies; and display and arrangement. Prerequisite: LIS 500, which may be taken concurrently.

LIS 531 Catalogs, Cataloging, and Classification (4 credits)
Develops an understanding of library catalogs as information retrieval systems. Introduces library cataloging and classification. Focus on principles and standards in the creation of catalogs and cataloging records. Includes practice in descriptive and subject cataloging and classification. User perspective emphasized throughout. Prerequisite: LIS 500, LIS 530.

LIS 540 Information Systems, Architectures and Retrieval (5 credits)
Introduction and overview of information systems, system architectures, and retrieval models. Emphasis given to the role of users in the design, development, and evaluation of information retrieval and database management systems. Prerequisite: LIS 500, which may be taken concurrently.

LIS 541 Internet Technologies and Applications (3 credits)
Overview of Internet technologies including networking hardware, the TCP/IP protocol suite, addressing, packets and routing, the client/server model. End-user applications for communication and collaboration such as telnet, FTP, email, conferencing, and streaming media. Web site creation, development, and management. Credit/no credit only.

LIS 550 Information in Social Context (4 credits)
Concepts, processes, and issues related to the larger social context within which the life cycle of knowledge is played out. Discussion topics include intellectual freedom, information as public/private good, intellectual property, privacy, confidentiality, information liability, information and telecommunications policy, the economics of information, and other professional values. Prerequisite: LIS 500, which may be taken concurrently.

LIS 560 Instructional and Training Strategies for Information Professionals (3 credits)
Develops knowledge and skills in instruction and training functions for library and information settings. Issues and strategies for learning and teaching. Design, development, and evaluation of information and technology literacy programs. Addresses the needs of users when designing and delivering instruction. Prerequisite: LIS 500, which may be taken concurrently.

LIS 561 Storytelling: Art and Techniques (3 credits)
Storytelling, past and present, noting its development as an art form. Analyzing storytellers materials (folk literature and literary forms) throughout historical periods. Essential techniques necessary to this artistic skill. Planning storytelling programs for various ages, interest groups, and situations, utilizing folk, classic, and contemporary literature.

LIS 565 Children's Materials: Evaluation and Use (4 credits)
Library materials for children from infancy through elementary grades. Focus on resources in all media that serve informational, educational, cultural, and recreational needs of the young. Focuses on standard bibliographies and other resources designed to meet informational needs of adults serving children. Prerequisite: LIS 500, LIS 510, LIS 520, or permission of instructor.

LIS 566 Young Adult Materials: Evaluation and Use (4 credits)
An overview of materials reflecting adolescents' interest in media and addressing their educational, cultural, and recreational needs. Students evaluate print literature, electronic ad other non-print media for young adults. Content also designed to assist adult caregivers of adolescents. Prerequisite: LIS 500, LIS 510, and LIS 520 or permission of instructor.

LIS 570 Research Methods (4)
Research as a process from problem definition and formulation of questions to design, data collection, analysis, and reporting. Students recognize research opportunities, translate them into researchable frameworks, design research projects, and implement results in libraries and other information agencies. Prerequisite: LIS 500, which may be taken concurrently.

LIS 580 Management for Information Organizations (4 credits)
Introduction to internal and external management issues and practices in information organizations. Internal issues include organizational behavior, organizational theory, personnel, budgeting, planning. External issues include organizational environments, politics, marketing, strategic planning, funding sources. Prerequisite: LIS 500, which may be taken concurrently.

LIS 586 Public Libraries and Advocacy (3 credits)
Examines the purpose and role of public libraries in an information society. Includes governance, services, and planning with special emphasis on advocacy for the library and community. LIS 590 Directed Fieldwork (2-4 credits, max. 8)
Minimum of 100 hours, maximum of 200 hours of professional, supervised fieldwork in a library or professional information setting. May be taken in one quarter or as many as three consecutive quarters. May be repeated once in a different setting. Library and Information Science majors only. Credit/no credit only. Prerequisite: 30 credits in Library and Information Science program.