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MLIS Courses by Semester Completed
The Information Landscape
LIS 60010
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Exploration of the nature of information and technology in information-intensive environments. Topics to be addressed include information lifecycle processes such as production, storage, sharing, and consumption; social, cultural, economic, legal, and technological contexts for understanding information processes; the roles of information professionals and agencies, and their place in the larger information marketplace; current and emerging information technologies that shape the information economy.
Information Organization
LIS 60020
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Introduction to the theory and practice of information organization and retrieval in various information environments. Familiarity with principles, standards, tools and current systems relating to organization of information and retrieval. Exploration of supported information system functions such as searching, browsing, and navigation. Assessment and evaluation of information organization and retrieval systems.
People in the Information Ecology
LIS 60030
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Takes a user-centered approach in exploring the information needs and behaviors of people (as individuals and in groups, communities, and institutions) in relation to the larger information ecology that surrounds them. Topics covered include an overview of information ecology; the user-centered paradigm; major information needs and information behavior theories, models, and findings; the landscape of information sources and services for users; factors that influence people’s information needs and behaviors; and user empowerment, information ethics, information fluency, and related issues.
Information Professions and Institutions
LIS 60040
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Examines the political, social, economic, and technical forces that influence the larger environments in which information institutions are situated. This course explores characteristics of the environments in which information professionals may work, including but not limited to academic, school, public, and special libraries, museums, archives, cultural heritage institutions, government organizations, corporations across all industries, and information creators and publishers. The course explores characteristics of the information profession including core values and principles, emerging professions, and understanding possible futures in profession, and explores ideas of organizational behavior in information institutions that operate across the institution as a whole, within groups, and within individuals in the organization.
Research and Assessment in Library and Information Science
LIS 60050
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Focuses on quantitative and qualitative research methods applicable to information settings and environments. Explores research design, data analysis, proposal development, and ethical issues.
Digital Technologies I: Data Fundamentals
LIS 60510
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The first of three one-credit courses in digital technologies, this course presents foundational knowledge on the principles that underlie digital resources and services in modern information society, with specific emphasis on data representation, encoding, formatting, and data modeling.
Digital Technologies II: Internet Fundamentals
LIS 60520
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The second of three one-credit courses in digital technologies, this course presents foundational knowledge on the principles that underlie digital resources and services in modern information society, with specific emphasis on online information systems, the Internet, and data security.
Digital Technologies III: Information Systems Fundamentals
LIS 60530
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The third of three one-credit courses in digital technologies, this course presents foundational knowledge on the principles that underlie digital resources and services in modern information society, with specific emphasis on Web-based information applications, programming logic, Linked Data, and the interpretation of data.
Knowledge Organization Structures, Systems and Services
LIS 60636
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Introduction to various types of knowledge organization systems, services, and structures (KOS) used in the networked environment. Understanding of the functional philosophical, logical, and linguistic fundamentals of KOS. Explanation of design options, features of KOS, and procedures to be used in the thesaurus, taxonomy and ontology construction.
Cultural Heritage Informatics
LIS 60635
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Cultural heritage informatics brings a comprehensive, cross-disciplinary approach to supporting the entire lifecycle of cultural heritage information and documentation procedures for the benefit of the preservation, study, and promotion of cultural heritage. The course covers methods of creating descriptions for cultural objects, as well as organizing, delivering, and presenting the cultural heritage (tangible, intangible, and digital) resources in the digital age. The course aims to prepare students for careers focusing on or transcending libraries, archives, museums (LAMs), historical societies, and other cultural institutions by introducing them the methodologies and technologies commonly used in cultural heritage informatics and can be broadly implemented in LAMs.
Digital Libraries
LIS 60638
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This course introduces a broad set of issues involved in the development and maintenance of digital libraries, including policy development, technology, collection development, project management, user-centered design, digitization, metadata, and interoperability.
Indexing and Abstracting
LIS 60649
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Principles and methods of manual and computerized indexing and abstracting applied to I & A databases, back of book indexes website indexes and sitemaps. Techniques of constructing indexing languages using international standards. Theory and practice of index design for specific formats and subjects. Automation and I & A services in networked environments.
Individual Investigation: Current Methods in Intangible Cultural Heritage Informatics Research
LIS 61096
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A review of recent and current methods towards the study of performing arts and ritual/cultural ceremonies as intangible cultural heritage through information science, knowledge organization, and information representation approaches for the purpose of determining future research opportunities.
Special Topic: Archival Description
LIS 61095
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Standards and practices for describing archives and manuscripts: Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS), MARC21 for archival cataloging, and Encoded Archival Description (EAD).
Metadata Architecture and Implementation
LIS 60637
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Principles and theories of metadata development in the digital environment. Main focus is given to the design and applications of metadata schemas for distinct domains and information communities, issues in metadata interoperability, vocabulary control, quality control and evaluation. Examination of international standards, activities and projects with the use of case study approach.
Special Topic: Linked Data
LIS 61095
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The course covers the concepts and major proficiencies related to the practices and technologies of Linked Data, introduces key technologies that support Linked Data, and provides hands-on practices in producing and interacting with RDF data models, vocabularies, and datasets. Issues and practices related to the implementation of Linked Open Data (LOD), LOD approaches used in existing applications and websites, and the impact of LOD on data exchange and information discovery are analyzed and discussed in the course.
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