Course List

Required

• Z501 - Reference
• Z502 - Collection Development and Management

Organize and Represent Information Resources

• Z503 - Representation and Organization
• Z504 - Cataloging

Conduct and Analyze Research

• Z505 - Evaluation of Resources and Services
• Z506 - Introduction to Research
• Z519 - Evaluation of Information Systems

Apply Management and Leadership Skills

• Z551 - Library Management
• Z552 - Academic Library Management
• Z553 - Public Library Management
• Z671 - School Media

MIS requirements

• Z510 - Introduction to Information Science
• Z511 - Database Design
• Z513 - Organizational Informatics
• Z515 - Information Architecture
• Z516 - Human-Computer Interaction
• Z556 - Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Electives

• Z512 - Information Systems Design
• Z517 - Web Programming
• Z532 - Information Architecture for the Web
• Z637 - Information Visualization
• Z656 - Information Technology Standardization

Human-Computer Interaction Electives

• Z550 - Perspectives on Librarianship
• Z561 - User Interface Design for Information Systems
• Z657 - Digital Humanities
• Z661 - Concepts and Contemporary Issues in Human-Computer Interaction
• Z662 - Interface Design for Collaborative Information Spaces

Reference/Sources Electives

• Z520 - Information Seeking and Use
• Z521 - Humanities Information
• Z522 - Social Science Information
• Z523 - Science and Technology Information
• Z524 - Adult Readers Advisory
• Z525 - Government Information
• Z526 - Business Information
• Z621 - Audio and Video Sources
• Z622 - Resources and Services for People with Disabilities
• Z623 - Genealogy and Local History
• Z629 - Topics in Information Sources and Services

Organization and Representation of Information Electives

• Z531 - Subject Access Systems
• Z533 - Online Searching
• Z534 - Information Retrieval: Theory and Practice
• Z631 - Advanced Cataloging
• Z632 - Technical Services
• Z633 - Indexing
• Z634 - Metadata
• Z635 - Ontologies
• Z636 - Semantic Web

Social Informatics Electives

• Z514 - Social Aspects of Information Technology
• Z518 - Communication in Electronic Environments
• Z541 - Information Policy
• Z542 - International Information Issues
• Z543 - Computer-Mediated Communication
• Z544 - Gender and Computerization
• Z585 - Records Management
• Z640 - Seminar in Intellectual Freedom
• Z641 - Computer-Mediated Discourse Analysis
• Z642 - Content Analysis for the Web
• Z643 - The Information Industry

Management Electives

• Z554 - Library Systems
• Z555 - Strategic Intelligence
• Z650 - Library Philanthropy
• Z651 - Art Librarianship
• Z652 - Digital Libraries
• Z653 - Health Sciences Librarianship
• Z654 - Law Librarianship
• Z655 - Music Librarianship

Education/Literacy Electives

• Z571 - Materials for Youth
• Z572 - Youth Services
• Z573 - Education of Information Users
• Z574 - Information Inquiry for School Teachers
• Z672 - Seminar on Literature for Youth

Rare Books/Archives Electives

• Z580 - History of Libraries
• Z581 - Archives and Records Management
• Z582 - Preservation
• Z583 - Rare Book Librarianship
• Z584 - Manuscripts
• Z680 - The Book to 1450
• Z681 - The Book 1450 to the Present
• Z683 - Reference Sources for Rare Books
• Z684 - Descriptive Bibliography
• Z685 - Electronic Records Management

Independent Study, Special Topics and Workshops

• Z601 - Directed Readings
• Z602 - Directed Research
• Z603 - Workshop in Library and Information Science
• Z604 - Topics in Library and Information Science
• Z605 - Internship in Library and Information Science
• Z690 - Capstone in Information Architecture

Undergraduate Courses

• Z401 - Computer-Based Information Tools
• L161 - Individual in the Information Age

Doctoral Courses

• Z701 - Introduction to Doctoral Research in Information Science
• Z702 - Doctoral Research Practicum I
• Z703 - Doctoral Research Practicum II
• Z706 - Introduction to Research
• Z710 - Doctoral Research Practicum III
• Z763 - Research Problems and Methods in Information Science
• Z764 - Seminar in Information Science
• Z765 - Doctoral Research in Information Science
• Z790 - Dissertation Proposal in Information Science
• Z799 - Ph.D. Thesis
• G901 - Advanced Research

Cross-Listed Courses

• AFRI A732: Bibliography of Sub-Saharan Africa (3cr.)
• CSCI A538: Network Technologies and Administration (formerly CSCI A547) (3 cr.)
• FINA A575: Research Sources in Art History (2cr.)
• MUS M539: Introduction to Music Bibliography (3 cr.)