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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
5440. Storytelling for Information Professionals. 3 hours. Storytelling ethnography, history, theory, methods and bibliographic resources. Story research, analysis, selection, adaptation and preparation. Oral performance development and audience dynamics. Program planning, implementation, evaluation and grant writing for schools, libraries or other information settings.
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3.00 Credits
5445. History and Culture of Youth Information Services. 3 hours. History of youth services librarianship. Theory and methods of ethnographic evaluation. Community assessment and interviews. Users and designers of youth information services and systems. Current trends.
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3.00 Credits
5450. Rare Books. 3 hours. Introduction to principles and practices of rare book librarianship. Bibliography and its applications to identification and evaluation of rare materials. History of printing and illustration. Administration of rare book or special collections, including bibliographic and physical access, reference, evaluation techniques, cataloging, public relations and personnel.
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5460. Publishing and Other Information Industries. 3 hours. Structure, characteristics and trends of contemporary publishing and other information industries. Editorial development, production, marketing and distribution of information materials and services. Legal and economic considerations. Some attention to international distribution of information. Individual investigation of selected problems.
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4.00 Credits
5600. Introduction to Information Access and Retrieval. 4 hours. Epistemological foundations of information use. Basic principles and techniques of information retrieval and access services. Survey of research in information seeking behavior and user interaction. Introduction to systems of access, search and retrieval skills, and collection management. Study of evaluation methods for all formats of resources, services and user satisfaction.
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3.00 Credits
5610. Advanced Information and Access Services. 3 hours. Advanced problems and techniques in information service, online and CD-ROM systems, and literature searching and synthesis. Prerequisite(s): SLIS 5600 or consent of school.
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3.00 Credits
5611. Seminar in Information Services and Programs. 3 hours. Intensive study of selected types of information resources, services and programs for individuals and groups, such as reference and referral services, advisory and educational services, bibliotherapy and counseling, fee-based services and programs, research advisement and consulting, and storytelling and youth programs. Planning services and programs; issues and trends. Individual investigation of selected types of services and related problems. Prerequisite(s): consent of school. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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3.00 Credits
5615. Electronic Databases and Information Services. 3 hours. Development and use of online information services. Study of available databases in different fields. Conducting online searches; client interviews; developing, promoting and evaluating online services; current trends. Supervised practical experience. Prerequisite(s): SLIS 5600 or consent of school. Corequisite(s): SLIS 5600 or consent of school.
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5620. Information and Access Services in the Humanities. 3 hours. Information resources, methods, needs and services in the humanities. Comparative study of individual fields. Communication patterns and bibliographic organization. Role of professional organizations and government. Representative problems and practice. Prerequisite(s): SLIS 5600 or consent of school. Corequisite(s): SLIS 5615 or consent of school.
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5630. Information and Access Services in Science and Technology. 3 hours. Information resources, methods, needs and services in science and technology. Comparative study of individual fields. Communication patterns and bibliographic organization. Role of professional organizations and government. Representative problems and practice. Prerequisite(s): SLIS 5600 or consent of school.
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