Information Architecture
Introduces fundamental concepts, methods and theories in Information Architecture for virtual, physical, and hybrid worlds. Focuses on organization, representation, and navigation of conceptual space. Topics include foundations, Web design, cognitive aspects, search, interaction design, knowledge organization, and user experience.
- Human Computer Interaction
This course focuses on the design and evaluation of human-computer interfaces covering such topics as task analysis techniques for gathering design information, iterative design through prototyping, and formative and summative usability testing; theoretical foundations of HCI and cognitive modeling of user interactions; the integration of HCI techniques into the software development life cycle and the use of user constraints to generate new interaction designs.
- Digital Libraries
This course introduces research and development in the world of digital libraries. Focuses on intellectual access to digital information resources. Topics include foundations and architectures of digital libraries, searching and resource organizing, knowledge representations and discovery, metadata and standards, interfaces and information visualization, intellectual property rights and electronic publishing.
- Internet Information
Resource Design
Offers a hands-on introduction to creating sophisticated websites to support users' information needs. Covers website design, implementation, and evaluation. Requires the student to establish a website, compose its text and graphic files, use scripts for interactive application, install a search engine, and create reports on usage.
- Managing Information Organizations
Applies theories and techniques of management to libraries, information centers, and information enterprise, concentrating on political processes, leadership, communication, human resources, organizational structure, decision making, planning, and control. Also includes elements of project management.
- Intro to Information System Analysis
Presents information systems development as a life-cycle process, incorporating problem definition, modeling and analysis, system design, implementation, evaluation, support, and maintenance. Provides an introduction to those modeling and analysis tools and techniques necessary for leveraging information and information technologies to achieve business objectives. Gives students practice in modeling information systems with respect to functions (functional decomposition), processes (dynamic modeling), and data (data-flow diagramming).
- Action Research and Statistics
Surveys the basic statistical, tabular, and graphic methods as applied to decision making, requirements analyses, user studies, and implementation of change in information organizations when generalizability of results beyond the organization is not a primary concern. Focuses on formulating researchable problems, sampling, data gathering, and computer-assisted analysis of data. Develops skills for preparing reports and presentations and for reading research literatures.
- Library Automation
Provides an overview of information technology applications in library settings, focusing on underlying concepts and management issues.
- Cataloging & Classification I
Introduces and provides intensive practice in the fundamentals of library cataloging and classification with primary focus on modern printed materials, but also includes reference to other media. Instruction on critical reading, interpretation, and use of current professional standards and documentation for the creation of MARC records. Encompasses discussion of relevant historical and theoretical issues in the construction of contemporary bibliographic databases.
- History of the Book
Examines the metamorphosis of written text from the Western medieval manuscript to the printed book to present-day digital media. Topics include methods of production, intellectual and graphical content, social impact, and the role of church, state, and economic factors.
- Curatorship of Special Collections
Focuses on the functions of a curator of special collections. Such collections include both modern and historical collections of printed materials, manuscripts and archival collections, and collections of allied materials, including works of art. Gives special attention to the research uses of such materials together with reference to exhibitions, departmental publications, specialized reference sources, collection management, acquisitions, conservation, preservation, funding development, and donors.
- Information Resources and Services I
Presents applied information retrieval as the foundation for information services. Provides an overview of the present-day online resources and their printed counterparts. Focuses on the design and structure of tools used for answering questions and satisfying subject interests for clienteles. Emphasizes techniques for building effective strategies for searching large-scale retrieval systems, including the Internet. Gives opportunities to compare search engines and to evaluate retrievals.
- Information Resources and Services II
Relates the applied information retrieval of 510 to the larger conceptual structures of library and information science: literature-producing communities, the process of publication, publishing on the Internet, subject domains and form classes, systems for physical and intellectual access to literatures, problems of bibliographic control, and social and psychological factors affecting use of information services. Develops practical skills in creating resources such as abstracts, subject indexing, reviews of literatures, bibliographies, and websites.
