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LBSC Library Science ( Information Studies)LBSC605 Archival Principles, Practices, and Programs; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD.Prerequisite: permission of department. Introduction to all aspects of archival work, including records management, appraisal, and selection, arrangement and description, preservation, electronic records, reference and outreach. Elements of an archival program. The role and work of archivists. Issues, conditions, and needs in the field. LBSC625 Information Policy; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: permission of department. Nature, structure, development and application of information policy. Interactions of social objectives, stakeholders, technology and other forces that shape policy decisions. 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. LBSC645 Literature and Materials for Children; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: permission of department. Survey of literature and other materials for children and youth. Criteria for evaluating and using such materials as they relate to the needs, interests, reading abilities, and other capabilities of young readers. 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. LBSC703 Field Study in Archives, Records and Information Management; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: LBSC605 and permission of department. Supervised experience in archival, records, or information management programs in organization and institutions. Application of theories, method s, and approaches to effective 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. LBSC708I Special Topics in Information Studies: Information Ethics; (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. LBSC708X Special Topics in Information Studies: Seminar on E-Discovery; (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. 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. LBSC734 Seminar in the Academic Library; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: permission of department. Role of the academic library within the framework of higher education. Planning programs and services, collections, support, fiscal management, physical plant, and cooperation. 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. LBSC748 Advanced Seminar in Children's Literature; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. LBSC756 Information Access in Science and Technology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: permission of department and LBSC 650. Research methods, information needs, information structure, and information sources and services in science and technology (for example, biology, chemistry, physics, math, agriculture, computer science, engineering). LBSC766 Access to Business Information; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: permission of department and LBSC 650. Research methods, information needs, information structure, information sources and services related to business. Class will meet April 4, 11, 18, 25; May 2 and 9. LBSC775 Construction and Maintenance of Index Languages and Thesauri; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: permission of department and LBSC 670. Design of index languages/thesauri and procedures for their construction. Analysis and evaluation of existing index languages/thesauri. Term project in constructing an index language/thesaurus. LBSC781 Access Techniques and Systems for Archives; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: permission of department and LBSC 605. Methods, approaches, and systems to locate, access, and use archival records, including systems analysis, control systems. researcher services, descriptive formats and techniques, and the use of digital technologies and the Internet for accessing archival records. 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. 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. LBSC796 Information Retrieval Systems; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisites: MLS core curriculum; and permission of department. Principles of ogranizing and providing access to information using automated information storage and retrieval systems. Retrieval systems models, index language selection, data structure, user interfaces, and evaluation for text and multimedia applications. LBSC799 Master's Thesis Research; (1-6 credits) Grade Method: REG. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. LBSC810 (PermReq) Individual Research Experience; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Restricted to pre-candidacy doctoral students in information studies; other students by permission of instructor only. Pre-candidacy individual research experience directed by a faculty member. LBSC878B Doctoral Seminar in Information Studies: Innovating Information Technology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. LBSC898 (PermReq) Pre-Candidacy Research; (1-8 credits) Grade Method: REG. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. LBSC899 (PermReq) Doctoral Dissertation Research; (6 credits) Grade Method: REG. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number.
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