Graduate Courses for Library Science (LBSC)
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LBSC 488 Recent Trends and Issues in Library and Information Services (1-3 credits)
Repeatable to 9 credits.
Discussions of recent trends and issues in library and information
services. Designed for practicing professionals.
LBSC 499 Workshops, Clinics, and Institutes (1-9 credits)
Repeatable to 9 credits.
Workshops, clinics, and institutes developed around specific topics or
problems. Primarily for practicing librarians.
LBSC 601 Users and Information Context (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department.
Nature and roles of information and information institutions;
information behavior; studying information behavior; information policy;
the information professions.
LBSC 603 Library Systems Analysis (3 credits)
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.
LBSC 605 Archival Principles, Practices, and Programs (3 credits)
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.
LBSC 625 Information Policy (3 credits)
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.
LBSC 635 Management and Administration for the Information Professional (3 credits)
Not open to students who have completed LBSC630.
Management and administrative theory and principles and their
implications and applications to information organizations.
LBSC 640 Library Media Specialists as Information Professionals (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Permission of department and instructor required. Credit
will be granted for only one of the following: LBSC 640 or LBSC 643.
Formerly LBSC643.
Foundational concepts in information studies and in school library media
programs and services. Current and evolving educational systems; roles
and functions of library media specialists within them.
LBSC 641 Selection and Evaluation of Resources for Learning (3 credits)
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.
LBSC 642 Integrating Technology into Learning and Teaching (3 credits)
Three hours of lecture per week. 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.
LBSC 645 Literature and Materials for Children (3 credits)
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.
LBSC 646 Literature and Materials for Young Adults (3 credits)
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.
LBSC 647 Children's Services in the Public Library (3 credits)
Public library services for children, birth to 12 years of age.
Developmental characteristics and information needs of children.
Children as a client group. Programming and collection development.
Management of children's services, including planning, staffing, and
advocacy.
LBSC 650 Information Access Services (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department.
Information needs, search mediation, search strategies, reference
services, information access issues, collection development.
LBSC 670 Organization of Information (3 credits)
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.
LBSC 680 Principles of Records and Information Management (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department.
Principles and practices of managing records in the context of
information management programs in government, corporate and other
institutional settings. Includes access; legal requirements; digital
technologies; and creation, administration, appraisal, and retention and
disposition of records.
LBSC 682 Management of Electronic Records & Information (3 credits)
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.
LBSC 690 Information Technology (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department.
Human-centered design issues, implementation and technical issues, and
application and sociotechnical issues of information technology;
emerging information technologies.
LBSC 698 Children's Information Technology and Policy (3 credits)
Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Formerly LBSC708N.
Topics and issues in information technology and children.
LBSC 701 Research Methods in Library and Information Studies (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department.
Techniques and strategies of research as applied to the definition,
investigation, and evaluation of information problems.
LBSC 702 User Instruction (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department.
Critical analysis of the rationale, content, and processes of user
instruction in library and information settings.
LBSC 703 Field Study in Archives, Records and Information Management (3 credits)
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.
LBSC 705 Seminar in Information for Decision-Making (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department.
The use of information in organizational and individual decision-
making. Managers' behavior in using information, differences between
the private and public sectors, and the roles of information
professionals and information systems in decision-making.
LBSC 706 Seminar in International and Comparative Librarianship and Information Science (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department.
Comparison and contrast of bibliographic systems, institutions, service
arrangements, and professional patterns in developed and developing
cultures. Libraries, information organizations, and international
information systems viewed against the backdrop of national cultures.
Influences of social, political, and economic factors upon these forms.
LBSC 707 Field Study in Library Service (3 credits)
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.
LBSC 708 Special Topics in Information Studies (1-3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department. Repeatable with different
topics, but no student may earn more than 9 credits in LBSC 708 nor more
than a total of 12 credits in both LBSC 708 and LBSC 709.
Consult Schedule of Classes or CLIS informational materials for
specific offerings.
LBSC 709 Independent Study (1-3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department. No student may earn more than 9
hours under LBSC 709 nor more than a total of 12 hours in both LBSC 708
and LBSC 709.
Intensive individual study, reading, or research in an area of
specialized interest under faculty supervision. Registration limited to
the advanced student with the approval of the advisor and of the
faculty member involved.
LBSC 713 Planning and Evaluating Library Services (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department.
analysis of quantitative and qualitative methods for planning and
evaluating library and information services. Demonstration and use of
selecte d methods, including project planning and monitoring methods.
LBSC 715 Knowledge Management (3 credits)
Seven hours of lecture per week. 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.
LBSC 723 Libraries and Information Services in the Social Process (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department.
Community, institutional, and cultural influences on information
services. Impact of libraries and information services on the social
environment.
LBSC 724 Public Library Seminar (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department.
Organization, support, and service patterns of public libraries. The
public library in national, state, and local contexts.
LBSC 725 Library Services for Client Groups with Disabilities (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department.
Characteristics, abilities, needs, and rights of children and adults
with sensory and other handicapping conditions. Role of the
information specialist in providing physical and intellectual access to
services and resources for and about these client groups.
LBSC 734 Seminar in the Academic Library (3 credits)
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.
LBSC 735 Legal Issues in Managing Information (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department.
Legal issues related to collecting, maintaining, and providing access to
information materials. Includes ownership, copyright, privacy, freedom
of information, and related issues in archives, libraries and other
settings.
LBSC 737 Seminar in the Special Library and Information Center (3 credits)
Prerequisite: LBSC 601, LBSC 650, LBSC 670, and LBSC 690; or permission
of instructor.
Role of special libraries and information centers in the information
transfer process. Analysis of the information transfer system;
information needs and uses; management of special libraries and
information centers; and types of libraries, such as governmental or
industrial libraries, archives, and information analysis centers.
LBSC 741 Seminar in School Library Media Program Administration (3 credits)
Prerequisites: permission of instructor.
Development, management, and evaluation of school library media programs
at all levels.
LBSC 742 Collaborative Instructional Design and Evaluation (3 credits)
Prerequisites: permission of department.
Library media specialists' collaborative role in instruction. Systematic
design, development, and evaluation of instructional strategies and
products for learning.
LBSC 744 Field Study in School Library Media Programs (3 credits)
Prerequisite: LBSC 741 and LBSC 742; or permission of instructor.
Practicum and seminar in library media programs at the elementary,
middle, and secondary levels.
LBSC 745 Storytelling Materials and Techniques (3 credits)
Prerequisite: LBSC645 or equivalent.
Literary sources and instruction and practice in oral techniques.
LBSC 748 Advanced Seminar in Children's Literature (3 credits)
Prerequisites: permission of department; and LBSC 645 or permission of
instructor.
Selected topics in literature for children and adolescents, including
historical aspects, individual authors, and major themes and trends.
LBSC 750 Information Access in Electronic Environments (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department and LBSC 650.
Analysis of information problems, search strategy development,
evaluation of electronic resources, command language comparisons,
evaluation of search results.
LBSC 751 Information Access in the Humanities (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department and LBSC 650.
Research methods, information needs, information structure, and
information sources and services in the humanities (for example,
religion, philosophy, language, literature, history, music history, art
history).
LBSC 752 Information Access in the Arts (3 credits)
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).
LBSC 753 Information Access in the Social Sciences (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department and LBSC 650.
Research methods, information needs, information structure, and
information sources and services in the social sciences (for example,
anthropology, economics, education, geography, history, political
science, psychology, sociology).
LBSC 756 Information Access in Science and Technology (3 credits)
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).
LBSC 758 Seminar in Information Access (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department and LBSC 650.. Recommended: LBSC
750.. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.
Topics and issues in information access.
LBSC 762 Information Access in the Health Sciences (3 credits)
Prerequisite: LBSC650 or permission of instructor.
Health sciences reference sources, stressing specialized reference and
services characteristic of clinical medicine and health care delivery.
Major emphasis on literature searches using MEDLINE and other manual
and online databases. Considerable time spent at the National Library
of Medicine or another medical library.
LBSC 764 Access to Legal Information (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department; and LBSC 650.
Research methods, practices, information needs, information structure,
and information sources and services related to law.
LBSC 766 Access to Business Information (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department and LBSC 650.
Research methods, information needs, information structure, information
sources and services related to business.
LBSC 767 Access to Federal Government Information (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department and LBSC 650.
Research methods, information needs, information production and
structure, information sources and services, and selection policies
related to federal government information.
LBSC 770 Bibliographic Control (3 credits)
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.
LBSC 772 Seminar in the Organization of Knowledge (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department and LBSC 670.
Topics and issues in the organization of knowledge.
LBSC 773 Classification Theory (3 credits)
Prerequisites: permission of department and LBSC 670.
Survey of classificatory principles from bibliographic, philosophical,
biological, psychological, and linguistic perspectives. Challenges to
traditional principles from the cognitive sciences and their
implementations for bibliographic classification.
LBSC 774 Seminar in Linguistic Topics (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department and LBSC 670.
Topics in linguistics with applications in information science. Syntax
and semantics as they apply to the analysis of communication processes
and to natural language processing for information storage and
retrieval.
LBSC 775 Construction and Maintenance of Index Languages and Thesauri (3 credits)
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.
LBSC 781 Access Techniques and Systems for Archives (3 credits)
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.
LBSC 783 Seminar in Technical Services (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department.
Technical services in large libraries, including acquisitions,
cataloging, serials control, automation, cooperative programs, and
managerial controls.
LBSC 785 Documentation, Collection, and Appraisal of Records (3 credits)
Prerequisite: LBSC 605 or permission of instructor.
Development of documentation strategies and plans; collecting policies
to guide programs in acquiring records; theories and techniques for
appraising records to identify those with continuing value.
LBSC 786 Library and Archives Preservation (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department.
Literature and key issues in the preservation of archival and library
materials. The development of preservation programs and the
establishment and maintenance of effective management techniques. The
nature of the materials from which archives and books are made, causes
of damage and deterioration, binding structures and environmental
concerns will be discussed within the context of general archives and
libraries administration.
LBSC 788 Seminar in Archives, Records, and Information Management (3 credits)
Prerequisite: LBSC605 and permission of department. Repeatable to 6
credits if content differs.
Analysis and discussion if issues and topics in the development and
administration of programs for archives, records and information
management. Repeatable with permission of instructor.
LBSC 790 Building the Human-Computer Interface (3 credits)
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.
LBSC 793 Database Design (3 credits)
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).
LBSC 794 Principles of Software Evaluation (3 credits)
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.
LBSC 795 Principles of Human-Computer Communication (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department and LBSC 690.
Principles of human-human and machine-machine communication as a basis
for models of human-computer communication. Issues related in input/
output devices, conceptual models, levels of control, metaphor and
personification, adaptability, and intensionality/extensionality.
LBSC 796 Information Retrieval Systems (3 credits)
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.
LBSC 799 Master's Thesis Research (1-6 credits)
LBSC 801 Introduction to Research (1 credits)
For doctoral students in Information Studies; other students by
permission of instructor only.
Overview of the research process in information studies form designing
and conducting a study to disseminating results. Introduction to
proposal writing and funding sources.
LBSC 802 Seminar in Research Methods and Data Analysis (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department; and coursework in statistics and
introduction to research methods.
Topics and issues in information studies research. Design and conduct
of research project.
LBSC 810 Individual Research Experience (3 credits)
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.
LBSC 878 Doctoral Seminar in Information Studies (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department. Limited to doctoral students and
advanced MLS students with permission of instructor. Repeatable with
different topics.
Seminar topics offered as faculty and student interests warrant. Topic
varies.
LBSC 888 Doctoral Seminar (3 credits)
For doctoral students in information studies; other students by
permission of instructor only. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.
Advanced seminar on selected topics in information studies.
LBSC 898 Pre-Candidacy Research (1-8 credits)
LBSC 899 Doctoral Dissertation Research (1-8 credits)
