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LBSC Library Science ( Information Studies)LBSC603 Library Systems Analysis; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD.Prerequisite: permission of department. Systems approach to library and information services, emphasizing managerial decision making and problem solving. Model building, flowcharting, motion and time study, cost analyses, system design, and evaluation methods. Also offered as INFM613. LBSC635 Management and Administration for the Information Professional; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Not open to students who have completed LBSC630. Management and administrative theory and principles and their implications and applications to information organizations. LBSC641 Selection and Evaluation of Resources for Learning; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: permission of department. Criteria and procedures for selecting, evaluating, and using nonprint and electronic resources for learning. Current and evolving issues involving learning resources. LBSC642 Integrating Technology into Learning and Teaching; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: permission of department. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: LBSC 642 or LBSC 708C. Formerly LBSC708C. Hardware, software, video and other equipment, and networking in schools. Pedagogic uses of information technology, including networked resources and multimedia. LBSC650 Information Access Services; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: permission of department. Information needs, search mediation, search strategies, reference services, information access issues, collection development. LBSC670 Organization of Information; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: permission of department. Functions and evaluation of document and information retrieval systems; analysis and representation of data, information, knowledge, language, and text; metadata for the control of documents and other objects. LBSC690 Information Technology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: permission of department. Human-centered design issues, implementation and technical issues, and application and sociotechnical issues of information technology; emerging information technologies. LBSC702 User Instruction; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: permission of department. Critical analysis of the rationale, content, and processes of user instruction in library and information settings. LBSC703 Field Study in Archives, Records and Information Management; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: permission of department. Supervised experience in archival, records, or information management programs in organiztion and institutions. Application of theories, method s, and approaches to effectivel carry out work and meet program goals. LBSC707 Field Study in Library Service; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisites: all core courses and permission of department. Unpaid, supervised experience within library operations and/or the opportunity to perform a study to solve a specific problem in a suitable library or other information agency. LBSC708C Special Topics in Information Studies: Older Adults Information Needs, Behaviors, and Use; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. LBSC708E Special Topics in Information Studies: E-Government; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. LBSC708F Special Topics in Information Studies: Issues in Leadership in the Information Profession; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. This is an online course. LBSC708J Special Topics in Information Studies: Consumer Health Informatics; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. LBSC708P Special Topics in Information Studies: Communities of Practice; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. LBSC708Q Special Topics in Information Studies: Digital Preservation; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. LBSC708T Special Topics in Information Studies: Transformational Information Technologies; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Also offered as INFM718T. LBSC709 Independent Study; (1-3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. Signed independent study form must be presented to CLIS Admissions Office. LBSC715 Knowledge Management; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: permission of department. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: LBSC 708N or LBSC 715. Formerly LBSC708N. Nature, creation, acquisition, and use of knowledge. Strategic role of knowledge in organizations and institutions. Information and knowledge ecology. Structure and functions of knowledge management systems and the role of the Internet and intranets. Knowledge as intellectual capital. Roles of librarians and information professionals in the knowledge economy. Strategic issues and future trends. LBSC723 Libraries and Information Services in the Social Process; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: permission of department. Community, institutional, and cultural influences on information services. Impact of libraries and information services on the social environment. LBSC744 Field Study in School Library Media Programs; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: LBSC 741 and LBSC 742; or permission of instructor. Practicum and seminar in library media programs at the elementary, middle, and secondary levels. LBSC752 Information Access in the Arts; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: permission of department and LBSC 650. Research methods, practice, information needs, information structure, and information sources and services in the visual arts (for example, fine arts, decorative arts, architecture, photography) and the performing arts (for example, theater, film, music, dance, and costume). LBSC758A Seminar in Information Access: From Information Seeking to Sensemaking; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. LBSC770 Bibliographic Control; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: permission of department and LBSC 670. Problems and current issues in bibliographic control. Study and use of subject heading lists, thesauri, classification schemes, cataloging standards, and bibliographic utilities. LBSC788 Seminar in Archives, Records, and Information Management; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. This course will meet on the University of Maryland, College Park campus for the first meeting. All other meetings will take place at a location in the Smithsonian Institution. Please contact the CLIS department for more information. LBSC790 Building the Human-Computer Interface; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: Programming experience and permission of department. Corequisite: LBSC 795 or CMSC 434. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: LBSC 708L or LBSC 790. Formerly LBSC708L. Principles and techniques for user interface implementation. Principles for building reliable large-scale interface components. Use of prototyping and rapid development tools. Techniques for managing user input and visual and auditory displays. LBSC793 Database Design; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: permission of department and LBSC 690. Principles of user-oriented database design. Requirements analysis. Data modelling. Data integrity and security and multi-user databases. Implementing an information system using a database management system (DBMS). LBSC799 Master's Thesis Research; (1-6 credits) Grade Method: REG. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. LBSC801 Introduction to Research; (1 credit) Grade Method: REG/AUD. LBSC878A (PermReq) Doctoral Seminar in Information Studies: Web-Scale Information Processing Applications; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. LBSC888 Doctoral Seminar; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. LBSC898 Pre-Candidacy Research; (1-8 credits) Grade Method: REG. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. LBSC899 Doctoral Dissertation Research; (6 credits) Grade Method: REG. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number.
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