IU Indianapolis Campus Bulletin 2024-2025

Masters Level Courses

• LIS-S 501 Information Sources and Services (3 cr.) P:  LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507

  Course enables students to identify and evaluate a wide variety of information sources and services. It examines the nature of reference work, human information needs, and information literacy. It includes search principles and techniques in major information retrieval systems as well as web search engines. Provides practice experience in evaluation and use of bibliographic materials, reference interviewing, and search techniques, in finding answers to real-world questions reflecting the multidisciplinary and multicultural interests and characteristics of library users.

• LIS-S 502 Acquisitions and Management of Knowledge and Information (3 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507 Acquisitions and Management of Knowledge and Information, formerly known as Collection Development and Management, examines the principles and techniques that guide the development, management, and evaluation of library collections, and the selection of materials in various types of libraries. The course provides students with experience in the major phases involved in starting and developing collections of print and non-print materials: the formulation of collection development plans, the selection of materials in accordance with an institution’s plan, and the evaluation of library collections. It enables students to recognize and respond to challenges and opportunities of special interest to collection developers: intellectual freedom, new information formats, copyright, and resource sharing.

• LIS-S 503 Organization and Representation of Knowledge and Information (3 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507 The representation and organization of information resources is a primary focus of the information profession. Organizational and representational structures such as classification schemes, indexes, and catalogs have been devised to provide access to information. The recent explosive growth in both the number and variety of information resources underscores the continuing need for application of effective methods of representation and organization. This course introduces students to various approaches to the understanding, organization, representation, and use of information. The goal is to identify criteria for evaluation and improvement of ways to organize and represent information for future retrieval in theory and in practice.

• LIS-S 504 Cataloging (3 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S503, LIS-S 507 This course will introduce the student to the practice of cataloging in any type of library. Students will learn how to create a bibliographic record and to edit and enhance existing records, primarily for print monographs. The course covers the basic functions of cataloging: resource descriptive, MARC tagging, subject analysis, authority work, and classification. Students begin by learning the International Cataloging Principles and LRM (Library Reference Model), which is what RDA is based on. RDA or Resource Description and Access is the international cataloging code that we follow to describe resources. Students will have extensive practice on recording and transcribing core RDA elements, and how they relate to LRM’s user tasks. Then students will learn how those elements are encoded into MARC. Once we have the basics of resource description covered, we add the art of subject analysis and creating access points. Finally, students will learn about classification through the two most common schemes, DDC (Dewey Decimal System) and LCC (Library of Congress Classification). There will be a brief introduction to BIBFRAME, which utilizes Linked Data structure in bibliographic statements. Throughout the course, the student will learn the importance of developing good cataloger’s judgment in bibliographic control.

• LIS-S 505 Evaluation of Library Sources and Services (3 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507 This course is designed to explore evaluation as a tool for the improvement of programs, services, and initiatives in information organizations. Evaluation is a process to explore the needs of users (and non-users) and examine how well information organizations support those needs. We evaluate information sources to help us make evidence-based decisions and take strategic approaches to program and service evaluation design, and we take a human-centered approach to service and program evaluation.

• LIS-S 506 Introduction to Research (3 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507 This course is to introduce you to the ways in which librarians use research methods and practices in their work. Librarians conduct their own research for publication and grant proposals but in equal measures, they support library users in pursuit of their own research as well as teach students how to conduct research, especially with regard to literature searching and scholarly communication. This course is intended to explore the many ways in which research influences the work of librarians and information professionals and hopefully inspire you to engage in research throughout your professional lives.

• LIS-S 511 Database Design (3 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507 Concerned with a comprehensive view of the processes involved in developing formal access to information from a user-centered point of view. Considers various database models (such as flat file, hierarchical, and relational), and hypertext (in terms of text, sound, numeric, image, and geographic data). Students will design and implement databases using several commercial database management systems.

• LIS-S 512 Information Systems Design (3 cr.) P: or Concurrent S401. Students identify, design, and implement a significant information design project, such as acquisitions, organization, or search and retrieval for an online public access system. (This is offered in Bloomington only.)

• LIS-S 516 Human-Computer Interaction (3 cr.) Examines the human factors associated with information technology and seeks to provide students with knowledge of the variables likely to influence the perceived usability, and hence the acceptability, of any information technology. In so doing, it will enable students to progress further toward specialist work in the important field of human-computer interaction.

• LIS-S 517 Web Programming (3 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507 Course covers the development of interactive web applications, focusing on server-side programming, including the implementation of web–database connections. Students build web interfaces that can retrieve and display data dynamically from a data source. You start with a simple review of HTML5 and CSS so that you are able to create responsive web design (RWD) for all work posted online. Special emphasis is given to accessible markup, especially in forms. Basic PHP is next introduced (variables, control structures, arrays, functions) to enable you to become acclimated to coding and programming. You finally learn to create a simple MySQL database that you can then access with a PHP script in order to output secure results online to a browser, either as a dynamic web page or as the result of a user search or interaction with your forms.

• LIS-S 519 Evaluation of Information Systems (3 cr.) P: S401. Theoretical and practical exploration of the issues surrounding contemporary information systems. A specific focus will be on evaluating information systems from the user perspective. This evaluation approach will cut across disciplinary frameworks: behavioral, cognitive, and social sciences. The approach will also touch on multiple research methods: online surveys, sense-making, critical incident, and network analysis.

• LIS-S 607 Thesis/Project in Library and Information Science (1-6 cr.) Student prepare and present a master’s thesis or project in library and information science. The product is substantial, typically a multichapter paper, or a carefully designed and evaluated application, based on well-planned research or a scholarly project. The design and execution are worked out between the student and faculty advisor.

• LIS-S 521 Humanities Information (3 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507 Course provides an in-depth examination of information sources and services related to the humanities including performing arts, music, Line arts, literature, linguistics, philosophy, and religion. The course addresses information needs and behavior patterns of users seeking humanities information. Students will analyze and evaluate research dealing with information channels, research methods, and library service in their areas of professional interest (i.e., academic, public, school, or special library settings). Increasingly, library users expect instant, virtual access to materials. While this course includes both print sources such as reference and trade books and electronic sources including bibliographic databases, government and organization websites, audio and video materials, and eBooks; emphasis is placed on how technology and specifically social media can be used to connect with users with information and provide high-quality service.

• LIS-S 522 Social Sciences Information (3 cr.) P:  LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507 Course provides an in-depth examination of information sources and services related to the social sciences including anthropology, archaeology, cultural studies, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology and sociology. The course addresses information needs and behavior patterns of users seeking social science information. Students will analyze and evaluate research dealing with information channels, research methods, and library service in their areas of professional interest (i.e., academic, public, school, or special library settings). Increasingly, library users expect instant, virtual access to materials. While this course includes both print sources such as reference and trade books and electronic sources including bibliographic databases, government and organization websites, audio and video materials, and ebooks; emphasis is placed on how technology and specifically social media can be used to connect with users with information and provide high-quality service.

• LIS-S 523 Science and Technology Information (3 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507 course addresses information needs and behavior patterns of users seeking science and technology information. Students will analyze and evaluate research dealing with information channels, research methods, and library service in their areas of professional interest (i.e., academic, public, school, or special library settings). Increasingly, library users expect instant, virtual access to materials. While this course includes both print sources such as reference and trade books and electronic sources including bibliographic databases, government and organization websites, audio and video materials, and eBooks; emphasis is placed on how technology can be used to connect with users with information and provide high-quality service.

• LIS-S 524 Adult Readers Advisory (3 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507 Course is designed to teach students how to meet the popular reading needs of adult public library users. Genre fiction, literary fiction, and non-fiction titles along with readers’ advisory resources and tools are explored. Readers’ advisory services including the interview, book lists, and book discussion groups are examined. Relevant research, trends and issues related to readers’ advisory are discussed.

• LIS-S 525 Government Information (3 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507 Survey of government information dissemination in all formats and at all levels of government. Consideration of government information policy. Primary emphasis given to U.S. government information but some consideration given to state and local publications in the United States, and those of international organizations.

• LIS-S 526 Business Information (3 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507 Course provides an in-depth examination of information sources and services related to business including accounting, administration, consumer needs, economics, entrepreneurship, ethics, and law, finance, labor relations, human resources, international trade, marketing, purchasing, and risk management. The course addresses information needs and behavior patterns of users seeking business information.

• LIS-S 532 Information Architecture for the Web (3 cr.) P: LIS-S500, LIS-S507 Information architecture is focused on the practice of maximizing “findability,” or the ease with which users can find information on websites and in other digital interfaces (e.g., apps) according to their needs and expectations. While related to user experience and interface design, information architecture is distinct in that it focuses on the curation, organization, and placement of information; it also concerns the strategic deployment of waypoints, maps, and other tools to aid information seeking. Successful information architecture is supported by using quantitative and qualitative user research methods to better understand user-information interactions and expectations.

• LIS-S 533 Online Searching (3 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507 Principles, methods, and techniques of advanced online information retrieval (IR). Characteristics of and search strategies for the use of bibliographic, referral, citation, fact, numeric, and full text databases and search systems. Considers standards, use of communications software, front-ends and micro-based IR systems, and creation of in-house databases.

• LIS-S 541 Information Policy (3 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507 Information policy concerns the governance of contextual information flows and the systems on which they rely to effect specific ends in support of particular values. Given the power and privilege that can come from having access to information and the role information plays in shaping individual lives, it is necessary to justify information practices according to ethical frameworks.

• LIS-S 550 Perspectives on Librarianship (3 cr.) Overview of the library as a social institution-historically, currently, and for the future-within social, economic, political, and cultural contexts. Focuses on the institution, the collections and formats, and the users to create an understanding of the role and importance of libraries. S550 provides excellent opportunities to help students explore the library profession.

• LIS-S 551 Library Management (3 cr.) Management and administration of all types of libraries. Covers basics of organizational structure, planning, budget management, human resources issues and skills, and an understanding of the manager in the context of the organization.

• LIS-S 552 Academic Library Management (3 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507 Background and current trends in the management of academic libraries. Students will learn the academic context, organizational theory, management techniques, and information issues that concern academic librarians in collegial, supervisory, management, and leadership roles.

• LIS-S 553 Public Library Management (3 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507 Management and administration of public libraries, including specific material related to organization structure, planning, budget management, human resources issues and skills, and an understanding of the manager in the context of a community environment.

• LIS-S 554 Library Systems (3 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507 Explore the mechanics of the traditional ILS and become familiar with its modules through a series of hands-on exercises in global system configurations, circulation, cataloging, OPAC, serials, and acquisitions. You learn how to categorize your library’s collection and its users in order to create circulation rules that you will use to conduct library business.

• LIS-S 557 Marketing for Libraries (3 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507 Marketing is much more than creating attractive displays and updating your Facebook page, it’s about meeting the needs of individuals and groups. If library users aren’t aware of your resources and services they’re unlikely to visit your physical or virtual library. If they’ve had a bad experience in the past, they may be sharing this negativity with their friends and colleagues. Marketing is about understanding the needs and interests of current and potential users, reaching those individuals with quality resources and services, and evaluating the experience so adjustments can be made to increase effectiveness, efficiency, and appeal.

• LIS-S 571 Materials for Youth (3 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507 Course focuses on the evaluation and use of materials for youth including books, magazines, and media. It will expand your thinking about the role of materials in shaping today’s youth. Although the course is on-line with web-based readings, resources, and discussions, you must also have access to picture books and novels for youth.

• LIS-S 572 Youth Services (3 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507 The history, philosophies and descriptions of children’s and young adult library services and programs are presented, examined, and discussed. The class will provide a holistic look at the role of the youth services including (but not limited to): assessing needs based on developmental characteristics and societal trends, evaluation, planning specific service and programs and examining both the current status and future of youth services. The focus will be on children (from birth through age eight), tween (age eight to fourteen) and young adults (from ages fourteen to eighteen), as well adults who are caretakers (parents, teachers, social workers, daycare and Early Childhood Centers. etc.) Services include programming, reference/information services, readers’ advisory and educational services. The use and availability of computers, devices, and technological access (reference, educational games, and literacy) will be included. Though emphasis is on the public library, collaboration with school library media centers and other appropriate agencies (social services, health care, formal and informal educational agencies) through advocacy, networking and providing services are included.

• LIS-S 573 Education of Information Users (3 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507

  Introduces students to the roles of librarians in adult education in university and college libraries and in public libraries. The course explores information literacy, library instructional models, education and training theories, and practical approaches for optimizing learning opportunities in library-based settings. Information literacy standards from the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) and others are explored and applied to instructional design and practice. S573 also introduces students to outcomes-based planning and evaluation, a process for planning library-based educational programs with outcomes, or specific learning objectives in-mind.

• LIS-S 574 Information Instruction (3 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507 Provides a comprehensive examination of the systematic design of instruction including the design, development, dissemination, and evaluation of instructional programs in library and information settings. The course places emphasis on information instruction; focuses on theory and practice related to teaching and learning; and stresses the use of technology in materials development and dissemination across all library and information settings.

• LIS-S 575 Public Library Services (3 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 501, LIS-S 507 Course will cover the broad range of cultural, educational, and social library services and programming initiatives available for children, adolescents, and adults in public libraries, it will also provide a realistic look at the role of the public services librarian including (but not limited to): assessing needs based on community trends, evaluation of services and programs, planning and implementing specific services and programs, and examining both the current status and future of public libraries. It will also include information on programming, reference/information services, safety, readers’ advisory, advocacy, customer service, and educational services such as outreach and community services.

• LIS-S 580 History of Libraries (3 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507 Course traces the development and evolution of libraries from the ancient world to the modern, with an emphasis on the macrocultural forces shaping libraries within each specific tradition. Library traditions in both Eastern and Western cultures are explored.

• LIS-S 581 Archives and Records Management (3 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507 Introduces basic theories, methods, and significant problems in archives and records management. The course also discusses how archivists are responding to the challenge of managing and preserving electronic records.

• LIS-S 582 Digital Preservation (3 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507 and LIS-S 503 or LIS-S 581 Course introduces approaches for preserving and ensuring long-term access to and reuse of digitized and born-digital information (text, images, data, and audiovisual information). Topics include the promise and challenges of long-term digital preservation and curation; longevity of digital media; integrity and authenticity of digital materials; selection for preservation; formats and strategies for preservation; preservation metadata; risk management; information technologies that are relevant to the digital curation lifecycle; and establishment of trustworthy digital repositories. 

• LIS-S 591 Grant Writing (3 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507 Note: School Library Certification students may bypass S500 and S507. Students will work independently and in collaboration with course peers to prepare a grant funding proposal for a library/school library media center or non-profit organization, including organizational fact sheet, needs assessment, demographics, and problem statement; project design and development; logic model; budget; staffing; timeline; and evaluation plan. S591 is an introduction to the craft of writing a successful grant application developed via a real-world grant template and outcomes-based planning. Through a combination of individual exercises and peer review in groups, you will discover the importance of grant writing to the success of a library, school media center, or other. You will learn how skills in grant writing may be valuable to your own professional success.

• LIS-S 601 Directed Readings (1-4 cr.) P: Consent of instructor. Readings and study in any area of library or information science having an extensive literature. A student may enroll for this course twice in the same semester under different instructors. Normally S601 is completed under the direction of a full-time faculty member. Readings done under S601 shall not duplicate the content of any course now in the curriculum of the School of Library and Information Science. Proposal Form due by March 15th.

• LIS-S 602 Directed Research (1-3 cr.) P: Proposal form and consent of instructor and 15 SLIS graduate credit hours completed including S505 or S506. Individual research in a problem in the field of library and information science.

• LIS-S 603 Workshop in Library and Information Science (1-3 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507 (Note: School Library Certification students may bypass S500 and S507) Group study of specific problems in the library and information field. Generally includes a hands-on element. No more than 6 hours of S603 credit may be used toward the requirements for any LIS degree.

• LIS-S 604 Topics in Library and Information Science (1-4 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507 Study of specific topics in librarianship and preservation. May be repeated for credit when topic varies. Same course number used for different courses.

• LIS-S 605 Internship in Library and Information Science (2-6 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507 Graded S/F. Supervised internship in an information management environment. Professionals in library and information management mentor each graduate student. Sixty on-site hours must be completed for each credit earned. Students document their experiences through journals, abstracts of related publications, and a final presentation. Normally, at least 18 credits must be completed before enrollment.

• LIS-S 606 Project in Library and Information Science (3 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507 An independent project for a community client enables the student to apply at a professional level skills and knowledge garnered from the MLS program. Projects are situated in the community and benefit a particular organization and population. Students independently design a project and complete a literature review, executing the project in collaboration with a community partner (client) and under the supervision of a faculty advisor. Variable credit from 1–3: Approximately 30–45 hours of effort per credit over a term or semester.

• LIS-S 621 Audio and Video Sources (3 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507 Course provides a user-focused approach to decision making in the digital audio and video information environment. It emphasizes collection development in support of user services, including access to remote collections and evaluation of multimedia materials and delivery mechanisms as well as issues related to emerging technologies. The scope includes adult and young adult audiences. S621 will expand your thinking about the integral role of audio and video resources in a comprehensive school, academic, public library and/or special library setting. The course will include a combination of web-based readings and resources, threaded discussions, plus online presentations containing text, audio, and video. Choices allow graduate students with varied backgrounds and interests to select activities that meet their unique professional needs.

• LIS-S 622 Resources and Services for People with Disabilities (3 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507 Access to information is essential for sustained independence of people with disabilities. This course studies materials, services, and assistive technologies to support this access. National and state initiatives related to people with disabilities increasingly stress maximization of their independence, whether in school, employment, or daily living environments. This course will focus on access to information as a critical element to sustained independence. Topics covered will include specific materials, services, and assistive technologies available to meet the needs of various types of disabilities.

• LIS-S 623 Genealogy and Local History (3 cr.) P:  LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507 This course is designed to focus on genealogy and local history resources, including print, non-print, visual, electronic, archival, newsprint and digital media and issues related to maintaining genealogy and local history collections.

• LIS-S 631 Advanced Cataloging (3 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 503, LIS-S 504, LIS-S 507 Course will take the principles of bibliographic description, subject analysis, and classification learned in S504 and apply them to the cataloging of a wide variety of materials and resources found in libraries. You will apply RDA instructions to the description of serials, audiovisual materials (video, sound, maps), three-dimensional artifacts and realia. We will explore how online resources, including media, can be represented in library bibliographic records for patron access. You will investigate how library data might be utilized soon as Linked Data, accessible through the Semantic Web. BIBFRAME, as the successor to MARC encoding, will studied as well.

• LIS-S 632 Advanced Resource Management (3 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 502, LIS-S 507 C: S553, S551, S552 or consent of instructor Course provides a practical foundation in the essential concepts, processes, and technologies driving electronic resource management in libraries. Electronic resources management encompasses the selection, acquisition, licensing, accessibility, linking, branding, evaluation, cost control, and preservation of licensed electronic resource. Topics covered include scholarly publishing, open access, library‐vendor relations, information standards, contract law, copyright, linking and aggregation technologies, and the management systems used to control the administrative metadata for electronic resources. Course content will be of interest to all technical services staff who collect, manage, maintain, or make accessible electronic resources in any information environment.

• LIS-S 634 Metadata (3 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S S503, LIS-S 507 Metadata is essential in designing and developing effective knowledge systems; it facilitates resource discovery, database documentation, and recording digital documents’ textual and conceptual histories. This course introduces principles supporting the development and implementation of metadata schemes, focusing on issues of interoperability, internal and external standardization, and evaluation.

• LIS-S 640 Seminar in Intellectual Freedom (3 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507. Note: School Library Certificate students may bypass all prerequisites. Intellectual freedom concerns information philosophy, ethics, and discussion of timely sociotechnical issues associated with freedom. Your primary concern is the ability of humans to participate in intellectual activities to seek and use information. From some angles, your concern will be information seeking and use without intrusion and influence. From other angles, you will examine justifiable reasons where such actions should be limited. While not always the case, intellectual freedom naturally concerns end products from intellectual activities, such as speech acts (e.g., literal speech, writing, art, other creative endeavors). You will as a result examine social, technological, and political structures that interact with one’s intellectual freedom. Topics addressed will reflect timely issues and, therefore, change from semester to semester. Topics may not center directly on issues of librarianship, but students have significant flexibility to address intellectual freedom concerns that are of professional interest to them.

• LIS-S 641 Computer-Mediated Discourse Analysis (3 cr.) P: or Concurrent S401. Computer-mediated discourse analysis (CMDA), applies theories from linguistic discourse analysis, pragmatics, ethnomethodology, and semiotics in the analysis of discourse -language and language use – in computer-mediated communication. This course provides hands-on experience in applying empirical analytical methods, and in interpreting the results. (This is offered in Bloomington only.)

• LIS-S 642 Content Analysis for the Web (3 cr.) P: or Concurrent S401. Application of Content Analysis methods to web documents, interactivity features, and links.

• LIS-S 650 Library Philanthropy (3 cr.) Introduces the role of private giving in support of libraries. Examines personal and corporate philanthropy and their applicability in libraries and information centers.

• LIS-S 652 Digital Libraries (3 cr.) This course introduces digital libraries — networked information servers that provide access to multimedia data for local and remote users. Primary emphasis is on developing digital libraries, based on understanding tools for presentation and manipulation of multimedia as well as analysis of user needs.

• LIS-S 653 Health Science Librarianship (3 cr.) P: S501or consent of instructor;

  Explores the roles of health sciences libraries, librarianship and informationists in academia and hospital libraries, health information technology and information services environments, and in research and administrative teams. This course provides an introduction to the healthcare industry, health sciences schools and education (medicine, nursing, dentistry, public health, pharmacy, allied health and others), and the culture of healthcare in the United States. Student gain extensive experience with popular reference resources, and searching MEDLINE, PubMed, and speciality bibliographic databases in the health sciences. Students will increase their understanding of librarian and informationist roles in information literacy education, evidence based practice, health literacy, and other issues

• LIS-S 654 Law Librarianship (3 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507 Course provides an introduction to major categories of legal materials: secondary sources, cases, statutes, regulations and administrative materials, and international treaties. Students will learn to analyze research problems to identify appropriate materials, find those materials, and evaluate them for relevance, authority, and currency. Students will also develop a collection development recommendation and produce a legal research guide for a self-selected targeted patron group. Students will also learn about how to apply legal skills to all forms of librarianship, with a focus on law librarianship in law schools, law firms, and court/public law libraries

• LIS-S 656 Scholarly Communication (3 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507 Course examines scholarly communication systems for the creation, dissemination, and evaluation of scholarly information. It introduces the role of digital technology in the transformation of information, especially from the view of librarianship. Topics include scholarly publishing, peer review, and the open access movement, including achievements, challenges, and current trends.

• LIS-S 671 School Library Management (3 cr.) P:  LIS-S 500, LIS-S 502, LIS-S 507 (Note: School Library Certificate students may bypass all prerequisites.) Establishes the professional teaching and administrative role of the certified school library media specialist in K-12 settings. Situations are examined that pertain specifically to policy development, budgeting, collection development, instructional design, support staff training, facility design, district supervision, and information networking within the modern school corporation. Students make site visits to leading school information centers, conferences, and media fairs.

• LIS-S 672 Seminar on Literature for Youth (3 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 501, LIS-S 507, and LIS-S 571 These advanced topical seminars address a variety of topics related to youth literature. View individual course descriptions below for specific course focus. Students may take S672 twice during their program as long as they take two different seminar topics.

• LIS-S 681 The Book 1450 to the Present (3 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507 A survey of the book from 1450 to the present, with emphasis on the development of the book in the West. Focuses on the physical aspects of the book from the mid-fifteenth through the twentieth centuries, and on some of the many roles of the book in society during this period; also increases awareness of current scholarly trends in the history of the book.

• LIS-S 683 Reference Sources for Rare Books (3 cr.) P: or Concurrent S401. Introduces and evaluates reference sources that are useful in working with rare books an many fields.

• LIS-S 685 Electronic Records Management (3 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507 Addresses the major issues and challenges facing the archival/records management professions in their quest to manage electronic records. Students will study and evaluate the impact automation has had on archival theory and practice, analyzing various models and strategies archivists have developed to manage electronic records.

• LIS-S 500 Methods and Tools for the Information Profession (3 cr.) Course covers tools for office productivity, presentation, analysis, database administration, and website creation and systems for collaboration and cloud computing. Students learn principles and concepts for organization and classification; develop information retrieval strategies; determine resources for information professionals; identify accessibility needs; evaluate collections, facilities, and services; and conduct preparatory work for research.

• LIS-S 651 Digital Collections (3 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507. Also, either S584 or S634 is required as a prerequisite. Course engages advanced students in designing and developing digital collections in real-world library and information settings. Students create digital objects and use industry-standard digital content management systems to build and test their collections for usability, findability, and accessibility. Library and information science professionals design and develop digital collections to meet the varied needs of their stakeholders and users. Along the way, collection managers must collaborate with individuals, communities, government agencies, corporations and other entities to ensure these collections meet the needs of users by being easy to access and use. This course explores both the theory and practice of digital collections in academic/research, government, public, and community settings. The course will include both born digital and digitized objects and topics will include planning and funding, the digitization process, digital archiving, digital preservation, curation, and sustainability.

• LIS-S 555 Digital Services Management (3 cr.) P: LIS-S500 and LIS-S501 This course explores the theory and practice of digital services management including collaboration, financial and human resources management, leadership, organizational and change theories, project and time management, strategic planning, and values and ethics. Students synthesize principles related to collection development, communications, intellectual property, security, space, technology, data, and digital services, and user services.

• LIS-S 583 Data Curation and Management (3 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507; one of any S503, S584, or S634 This course introduces the active curation and management of data throughout its lifecycle to enhance its value for scholarship, science, education, industry, and other stakeholders. Students explore data activities, such as access policies and implementation, data reuse, data design through content-creator management, data entry into databases or repositories, and metadata creation.

• LIS-S 585 Archival Appraisal and Management (3 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507, LIS-S S581 This course explores the archivist’s first and arguably most important responsibility: appraisal. Students explore the theories, techniques, and methods that archivists use to identify documents and other materials of enduring value for long-term preservation, access, and use.

• LIS-S 507 Tools and Technologies for the Information Professions (3 cr.) P: S500 This course examines tools used in the information professions. Students engage with productivity, presentation, and technology-based information analysis; principles of data storage and manipulation; basics of data visualization; metadata standards; information organization concepts; web-design strategies for findability and accessibility; and processes for managing digital assets in a myriad of environments.

• LIS-S 530 Makerspaces as Learning Environments (3 cr.) P: LIS-S500, LIS-S507 The Maker Movement is increasingly drawing excitement from libraries as it provides resources (i.e., making toolkits, fabrication tools) and facilitation (i.e., mentors, peers, experts) that promote inquiry-driven learning and community engagement. This course surveys the historical roots of makerspace and the current landscape of digital and physical making toolkits with hands-on experience to consider how the practices of the maker movement can be implemented in your personal or professional information institution. This class is designed to serve as an introduction to the ethos and the culture of the maker movement with the hope that you may be motivated to continue the design and development of maker programming in your own field.

• LIS-S 531 Information Structures for the Web (3 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507 his course covers HTML5, CSS3, and responsive web design to meet the needs of any viewport. This course emphasizes the development of basic skills that will allow you to create webpages and to combine these pages into functional websites. After several weeks of working on your technical skills, you will be making valid, accessible, and usable websites that are viewable on all devices. This course requires that you develop a proficiency in both technical skills as well as conceptual skills. The future of information delivery is through a screen of some sort, whether it be a desktop monitor, a tablet, a smartphone, or any other device. You need to know how the users receive that information and what must be done to accommodate them. You may never enter a career where you actually create websites, but if you plan to be an information professional of any type you will certainly assist in developing, judging, acquiring, accepting, promoting, and rejecting information delivered by a web-enabled device of some sort. Learning and employing this technology will be situated in group work done collaboratively at a distance across time zones and cultures.

• LIS-S 577 Designing for Informal Learning Environments (3 cr.) P: LIS-S500, LIS-S507 Students conceptualize what learning is, analyze how learning happens outside of school, and prepare students to intentionally design and facilitate different types of learning within information institution settings. In this course, students extend beyond what they know about outcome-based learning frameworks that are often used in formal learning settings (i.e., schools) to apply diverse theories and methods of learning used in informal learning settings. As a culminating project, this course requires students to design informal learning experience (i.e., library programming, field trip, in-class activity) and facilitate them with real human subjects and analyze their own facilitation through interaction analysis.

• LIS-S 577 Facilitating Learning with Technology (3 cr.) P: LIS S-500 and LIS-S 507, or instructor's approval Course provides a series of opportunities for students to evaluate how emerging technologies support or hinder learning for different learner groups through readings, case studies, and hands-on experience with emerging technologies. In this process, students gather design principles based on best practices and research-informed findings that they have explored. As a culminating project, students apply the design principles to design their technology-infused learning environments for a target learner group which will be analyzed and revised.

• LIS-S 584 Archival Arrangement and Description (3 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507, and LIS-S 581 Course explores the theories, terms, concepts, principles and methods of arrangement and description of documents and materials in archives. Students will be introduced to the principles of archival description as expressed in Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) and implementation of those principles through Encoded Archival Description (EAD) and MARC structures. Other topics will include the nature of archival aggregations; the principles of provenance, respect des fonds and original order; the history and development of archival description; issues and technologies related to current archival descriptive standards; authority and subject analysis work in archival description; and an introduction to Encoded Archival ContextCorporate Bodies, Persons, and Families (EAC-CPF).

• LIS-S 584 Archival Arrangement and Description (3 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507 and LIS-S 503 or LIS-S 581

  This course explores the concepts, theories, and methods of arrangement and description of documents and materials in archives. Students are introduced to the principles of archival description and their implementation through encoded archival description (EAD) and machine-readable cataloging (MARC) structures.

   

• LIS-S 586 Archival Intelligence (3 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507, LIS-S 581 Course examines various aspects of archival intelligence including understanding types of archives and the collections found in them, understanding how archives are organized and accessed, and developing a research question and implementing original primary source research. In order to conduct research with primary sources users need a set of skills including subject knowledge, artifactual literacy, and archival intelligence.

• LIS-S 586 Thesis/Project in Library and Information Science (1-6 cr.) Students prepare and present a master’s thesis or project in library and information science. The product is substantial, typically a multichapter paper, or a carefully designed and evaluated application, based on well-planned research or a scholarly project. The design and execution are worked out between the student and faculty advisor.

• LIS-S 686 Electronic Records Management (3 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507 Course addresses major challenges facing the archival and records management professions in their quest to manage electronic records. Students study and evaluate the impact of automation on archival theory and practice, analyzing various models and strategies archivists have developed to manage electronic records. Topics include general examination of the document life cycle of organizational records: generation and control; information storage and retrieval systems; protection and disposition; retention regulations and practices.

• LIS-S 576 Multicultural Services (3 cr.) P: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507 Course provides a framework for developing responsive and relevant library services for diverse populations. Students examine community data, explore organizational and professional values, and learn the theory and practice of developing culturally aware and community-centered policies, collections and programs in different library and information environments.

Undergraduate Courses

• LIS-S 201 Foundations of Data Studies (3 cr.) This class introduces digital literacies, focusing on data and information literacy in the media, civic engagement, business, informatics, and data science. Students explore the production of data, their roles as data creators and consumers, and the effects of data practices on society. Students apply their acquired skills in real-world situations.This course emphasizes the value of data in society and provides students the opportunity to learn basic data concepts and skills. Students will gain an understanding of key factors for data studies including data sources, data ethics, data policy, data evaluation, data manipulation, and data visualization. Additionally, students will gain valuable hands-on experience working with data.

• LIS-S 202 Data Organization and Representation (3 cr.) Course introduces approaches for organizing and representing data and information resources. Students learn the principles of data organization, documentation, description, and classification devised to provide access to these resources and methods to evaluate and improve them for future retrieval and reuse.  

• LIS-S 222 Social Science Information (3 cr.) An introduction to information sources and services for the social sciences including anthropology, archaeology, cultural studies, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, and sociology.

• LIS-S 223 Genealogy and Local History Resources (3 cr.) Course introduces information tools for family and community history with an emphasis on U.S. genealogical tools, including census and military records. It covers city, county, and state historical resources.

• LIS-S 281 Introduction to Archives (3 cr.) Course introduces and compares the various types of archival repositories. The concepts and techniques used to organize, preserve, and make accessible historical materials in various formats are also covered. Students learn technologies to preserve, interconnect, and analyze archival material.

• LIS-S 282 Digital Preservation (3 cr.) Course introduces approaches for preserving digitized and born-digital information (text, images, and audiovisual information) for access andreuse. Topics include curation lifecycle for long-term preservation; longevity of digital media; integrity and authenticity of digital materials;formats and technologies for preservation; and establishment of trustworthydigital repositories.

• LIS-S 303 Information Organization (3 cr.) Introduction to general and disciplinary approaches to the organization and representation (summarizing) of information, including information science, cognitive psychology, semiotics, and artificial intelligence perspectives. Information systems currently used in digital and physical libraries, databases, and repositories will be studied as examples. Students will identify criteria for improving future retrieval methods.

• LIS-S 321 Humanities Information (3 cr.) An introduction to information sources and services in the humanities with emphasis on the disciplines of performing arts, music, fine arts, literature, linguistics, philosophy, and religion. In addition, the course addresses information needs and behavior patterns of users seeking these types of information.

• LIS-S 352 Digital Libraries (3 cr.) Course covers the theory and practice of networked information repositories that provide users access to multimedia data in academic and community settings. Topics include collection definition; digitization processes, archiving, and preservation; metadata, ontologies, classification, and description; accessibility, user behavior, and interaction; management and evaluation; and legal and social issues.

• LIS-S 402 Data Preservation (3 cr.) P: Recommended to take LIS-S 305 as prerequisites Course surveys the fundamental principles of data preservation. Students will explore newly developed tools and techniques for long-term data preservation strategies. Topics include selecting file formats and storage media, technical obsolescence, digital forensics, acceptable risk/loss, preservation metadata, data repositories, and preservation policy for long-term access and reuse.

• LIS-S 302 Data and Society (3 cr.) Course reviews big and small data practices in research, education, business, government, and nonprofits, while critically examining the role of data in society. Using case studies, students will address ethical questions related to fairness, discrimination, power, and privilege. Topics include machine learning, black-box algorithms, wearable technology, data justice, and data activism, among others.

• LIS-S 304 Social Media Data (3 cr.) Social media creates enormous troves of user data capturing behaviors, interests, and relationships.  Social media thus holds significant value for research, business, and politics.  This course examines the production of social media data, how industry and academics use this data, and the tools and techniques for analyzing it.

• LIS-S 305 Data Curation and Management (3 cr.) Course introduces concepts of data curation and management with applications. This course understands data curation as an active and ongoing management of data through its lifecycle, and adding values to the data in a way to be useful to scholarship, science, education, and any other relevant stakeholders (e.g., business, industry). Students explore the characteristics of data and data-curation lifecycle activities, such as the design of data through content-creator management; metadata creation; entry into a database system or a repository; access policies and implementation; and data reuse.

• LIS-S 404 Surveillance Studies (3 cr.) Data-driven surveillance can breach values, target individuals and disenfranchised groups, and infringe expected rights. This course critically analyzes surveillance practices, their benefits and harms, and considers contextual norms, policies, and laws. Topics include user monitoring on social networking sites, healthcare and personalized medicine, and mass surveillance for national security.

• LIS-S 405 Data Archives (3 cr.) This course surveys the fundamental principles and practices of archival and record management within the context of data archives. Students explore newly developed tools and techniques specific to data archives. Topics include archive sources, archivaldescription, archival management software, digitization and born-digital archives, and standards and policies.

• LIS-S 406 Scientific Data (3 cr.) This course reviews data practices in the sciences from the perspectives of multiple scientific domains. Topics include data sources, management, lifecycles, description, organization, workflows, repositories, and analytical tools for the sciences. Additionally, students explore newly developing technologies and analytical practices including data visualization and big data methods.

• LIS-S 408 Business Data (3 cr.) This course reviews data practices in business environments. Students examine business data resources including company, financial, and marketing research data. Students explore data management, analytical practices, and newly developed technologies. Topics include business data and metadata, data governance and policy, data-driven marketing, visualization, and analytics.

• LIS-S 408 Business Data (3 cr.) Course reviews data practices in business environments. Students examine business data resources including company, financial, and marketing research data. Students explore data management, analytical practices, and newly developed technologies. Topics include business data and metadata, data governance and policy, data-driven marketing, visualization, and analytics.

• LIS-S 301 Data Policy and Governance (3 cr.) This course surveys data and information ethics and policy, justifying data practices per ethical frameworks. Students examine data-policy concerns governing contextual data flows and the systems on which they rely.  Students distinguish the results of data policies and the manner they are used to support particular values.

• LIS-S 400 Topics in Applied Data and Information Science (3 cr.) This course covers specific topics in applied data and information science. It may be repeated for credit when the topic varies. The same course number is used for different courses.

• LIS-S 407 Social Science Data (3 cr.) This course reviews data practices in the social sciences. Students examine data sources, management, and analytical tools for the social sciences. Additionally, students explore newly developing technologies and analytical practices, including data visualization and big data methods for the social sciences, and ethical and policy considerations.

• LIS-S 408 Business Data (3 cr.) This course reviews data practices in business environments. Students examine business data resources including company, financial, and marketing research data. Students explore data management, analytical practices, and newly developed technologies. Topics include business data and metadata, data governance and policy, data-driven marketing, visualization, and analytics.