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LBSC Library Science ( Information Studies)LBSC601 Users and Information Context; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD.Prerequisite: permission of department. Nature and roles of information and information institutions; information behavior; studying information behavior; information policy; the information professions. LBSC621 Library Service to the Disadvantaged; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: permission of department. Problems of service to the disadvantaged (ethnic/racial minorities, handicapped, institutionalized, and aged). Case studies on the creation of library programs and the resolution of problems of service. Includes field experience. 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. 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. LBSC646 Literature and Materials for Young Adults; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: permission of department. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: LBSC646 or LBSC746. Formerly LBSC746. Survey of literature and other materials for older children and adolescents. Criteria for evaluating and using such materials as they relate to the needs, interests, reading abilities, and other capabilities of young readers. LBSC682 Management of Electronic Records & Information; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: permission of department. Role of archivists and records managers in the management of electronic records. Records life cycle and the impact of technology programs for managing electronic records. 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. LBSC701 Research Methods in Library and Information Studies; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: permission of department. Techniques and strategies of research as applied to the definition, investigation, and evaluation of information problems. 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. LBSC708B Special Topics in Information Studies: History of the Book; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. LBSC708K Special Topics in Information Studies: Managing Information in the Academic Environment; (1-3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. LBSC709 Independent Study; (1-3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. LBSC741 Seminar in School Library Media Program Administration; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisites: permission of instructor. Development, management, and evaluation of school library media programs at all levels. LBSC745 Storytelling Materials and Techniques; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: LBSC645 or equivalent. Literary sources and instruction and practice in oral techniques. LBSC783 Seminar in Technical Services; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: permission of department. Technical services in large libraries, including acquisitions, cataloging, serials control, automation, cooperative programs, and managerial controls. LBSC794 Principles of Software Evaluation; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisites: permission of department and LBSC 690. Human factors and other criteria for evaluating software for instructional, library, and information applications. Systematic procedures for evaluating and selecting appropriate packages. This course will meet on June 7, 8, 21, 22, July 12 and 13. LBSC899 (PermReq) Doctoral Dissertation Research; (1-8 credits) Grade Method: REG. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number.
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