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Prerequisites. When a prerequisite or corequisite is listed for a course, it may be assumed that an equivalent course taken elsewhere or permission of instructor also fulfills the prerequisite or corequisite. The course instructor must approve the equivalency of the substitute course.
Course numbers and receiving credit. Graduate students may not receive credit for courses numbered below 400. Undergraduate juniors and seniors may take courses numbered 200 through 699. Undergraduate students wishing to take a course numbered 700 through 999 need permission of their advisor.
Courses 089-399 ›› Courses 400-699
Courses 700-899 ›› Courses 900 level
INLS 089: First Year Seminar: Special Topics
Special topics course; content will vary each semester. (3)
INLS 101: Foundations of Information Science
Examines the evolution of information science; information representation, organization and management; search and retrieval; human information seeking and interaction; organizational behavior and communication; policy, ethics and scholarly communications. (3)
INLS 200: Retrieving and Analyzing Information
Viewing information as a social cultural construct, this course covers the processes used in seeking information by evaluating the quality of the information retrieval, and synthesizing it into a useful form. (3)
INLS 261: Tools for Information Literacy
Tools and concepts for information literacy. Includes software use and maintenance, computer applications, and networked information systems. (3)
INLS 285: Information Use for Organizational Effectiveness
Prerequisite: INLS 200. Basic concepts in the way that information, people, and technology interact to influence organizational effectiveness. Principles of problem solving, teamwork, leadership, and organizational change/innovation. (3)
INLS 318: Human-Computer Interaction
Prerequisite: INLS 382. Design, implementation, and evaluation of interfaces for computer systems. User-based techniques, usability issues, and human factors. (3)
INLS 382: Information Systems Analysis and Design
Prerequisite or corequisite: INLS 261. Analysis of organizational problems and how information systems can be designed to solve those problems. Application of database and interface design principles to the implementation of information systems. (3)
INLS 396: Independent Study in Information Systems
Study by an individual student on a special topic under the direction of a specific faculty member. A prospectus/plan for the work is required in advance of registration. (1-3)
INLS 397: Information Science Internship
Prerequisite: INLS 200, INLS 261 and INLS 382. Permission of school. Supervised observation and practice in information science. The internship typically takes place in an information agency or an information technology company. Faculty-led seminars and a paper enhance the experience. Pass/Fail only. (3)
INLS 461: Information Tools
Tools and concepts for information use. Information literacy, computer software use and maintenance, computer applications, and networked information systems. Note: STudents taking INLS 261 may not enroll in INLS461 and vice versa. (3)
INLS 465: Understanding Information Technology for Managing Digital Collections
Examines the evolution of information science; information representation, organization and management; information in social organizations; search and retrieval; human information seeking and interaction; policy, ethics and scholarly communications. (3)
INLS 490: Selected Topics
Exploration of an introductory-level special topic not otherwise covered in the curriculum. Previous offering of these courses does not predict their future availability; new courses may replace these. A list of previous special topic courses is available. (1-3)
INLS 500: Human Information Interactions
The behavioral and cognitive activities of those who interact with information, with emphasis on the role of information mediators. How information needs are recognized and resolved; use and dissemination of information. (3)
INLS 501: Information Resources and Services
Prerequisite or corequisite: INLS 461. Analysis, use, and evaluation of information and reference systems, services, and tools with attention to printed and electronic modes of delivery. Provides a foundation in search techniques for electronic information retrieval, question negotiation, and interviewing. (3)
INLS 502: User Education
Prerequisites: INLS 501 and 500. Examines the history and context of LIS training programs. Pedagogy, teaching skills, and methods of evaluation are addressed. Students may tailor learning projects to their own interests. (3)
INLS 509: Information Retrieval
Study of information retrieval and question answering techniques, including document classification, retrieval and evaluation techniques, handling of large data collections, and the use of feedback. Cross-listed as COMP 487. (3)
INLS 512: Applications of Natural Language Processing
Prerequisite: COMP 110, COMP 116, or COMP 121. Students with graduate standing in SILS may take the course without the prerequisite. Applications of natural language processing techniques and the representations and processes needed to support them. Topics include interfaces, text retrieval, machine translation, speech processing, and text generation. Cross-listed as COMP 486. (3)
INLS 513: Resource Selection and Evaluation
Identification, provision, and evaluation of resources to meet primary needs of clientele in different institutional environments. (3)
INLS 515: Consumer Health Information
Examines concepts of health, health conditions, policy, and information collections and services from social and cultural perspectives.
Analyse and design methods for provision and access to consumer health information services.
INLS 520: Organization of Information
Introduction to the problems and methods of organizing information, including information structures, knowledge schemas, data structures, terminological control, index language functions, and implications for searching. (3)
INLS 521: Organization of Materials I
Prerequisite: ability to effectively use email, word processing, spread sheet, and Internet browsing software. Introduction to the organization of library materials. Covers formal systems for description, access, and subject cataloging including AACR2, MARC, Dewey Decimal classification, Library of Congress Classification, and subject headings. (3)
INLS 523: Database Systems I: Introduction to Databases
Prerequisite: INLS 261 or INLS 461. Design and implementation of database systems. Semantic modeling, relational database theory, including normalization, query construction, and SQL. (3)
INLS 525: Electronic Records Management
Explores relationships between new information and communication technologies and organizational efforts to define, identify, control, manage, and preserve records. Considers the importance of organizational, institutional and technological factors in determining appropriate recordkeeping strategies.
(3)
INLS 530: Young Adult Literature and Related Materials
A survey of print and nonprint library materials particularly suited to the needs of adolescents. (3)
INLS 534: Issues for Children and Technology
This course will encourage students to explore the array of technologies available to children and adolescents, the issues surrounding their use, the role of care-givers, and potential impacts on development. (3)
INLS 550: History of the Book and Other Information Formats
The history of the origin and development of the book in all its formats: clay tablets to electronic. Coverage includes scientific and other scholarly publications, religious works, popular literature, periodicals, and newspapers. (3)
INLS 551: History of Libraries and Other Information-Related Cultural Institutions
The history of cultural institutions related to information from earliest times to the present day. Includes specific institutions, trends in service and facilities, and individuals important in the development of these institutions. (3)
INLS 554: Cultural Institutions
This course will explore cultural institutions - libraries, museums, parks, zoological and botanical gardens, reconstructions, and other settings - as lifelong educational environments. (3)
INLS 556: Introduction to Archives and Records Management
Survey of the principles, techniques, and issues in the acquisition, management, and administration of records, manuscripts, archives, and other cultural and documentary resources in paper, electronic, and other media formats. (3)
INLS 558: Principles and Techniques of Storytelling
An overview of storytelling, its historical development, and the presentation and administration of storytelling programs. The class focuses on performance skills merged with theoretical issues. (3)
INLS 560: Programming
Prerequisite: INLS 261 or INLS 461. Introduction to programming and problem solving using the Java language. Fundamentals of programming languagesfor library operations and information retrieval applications. (3)
INLS 566: Information Security
Prerequisite: INLS 261 or INLS 461. Aspects of data integrity, privacy, and security from several perspectives: legal issues, technical tools and methods, social and ethical concerns and standards. (3)
INLS 572: Web Development I
Prerequisite: INLS 261 or INLS 461. Introduction to Internet history, architecture and applications. Introduces design principles for creating usable and accessible Web sites. Develops technical skills and understanding of standards. (3)
INLS 574: Introduction to Local Area Networks
Prerequisite: INLS 261 or INLS 461. Introduction to local area network hardware, topologies, operating systems and applications. Also discusses LAN management and the role of the network administrator. (3)
INLS 576: Distributed Systems and Administration
Prerequisites: INLS 261 or INLS 461. Distributed and client/server-based computing. Includes operating system basics, security concerns, and issues and trends in network administration. (3)
INLS 578: Protocols and Network Management
Prerequisite: INLS 261 or INLS 461. Network protocols and protocol stacks. Included are discussions of protocol classes, packet filtering, address filtering, network management, and hardware such as protocol analyzers, repeaters, routers, and bridges. (3)
INLS 582: Systems Analysis
Introduction to the systems approach to the design and development of information systems. Methods and tools for the analysis and modeling of system functionality (e.g., structured analysis) and data represented in the system (e.g., object-oriented analysis) are studied. (3) Undergraduates must have taken INLS 382
INLS 584: Information Ethics
An overview of ethical reasoning, followed by discussion of issues most salient to information professionals, e.g., intellectual property, privacy, access/censorship, effects of computerization, and ethical codes of conduct. (3)
INLS 585: Management for Information Professionals
An introduction to general management principles and practices intended for information professionals working in all types of organizations. Topics include planning, budgeting, organizational theory, staffing, leadership, organizational change, and decision making. (3)
INLS 623: Database Systems II: Intermediate Databases
Prerequisites: INLS 382 or INLS 582, and INLS 523. Intermediate-level design and implementation of database systems, building on topics studied in INLS 523. Additional topics include MySQL, indexing, XML, and non-text databases. (3)
INLS 672: Web Development II
Prerequisite: INLS 572. Study of design and implementation of dynamic Web pages and applications using both client and server side configuration and programming. Example topics include PHP, Ruby on Rails, and Javascript. (3)
INLS 691H: Research Methods in Information Science
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. An introduction to research methods used in information science. Includes the writing of a research proposal. (3)
INLS 692H: Honors Thesis in Information Science
Prerequisite: INLS 395 and permission of instructor. Students in the SILS Undergraduate Honors Program engage in independent research and write an honors thesis under the supervision of a faculty member. (3)
INLS 696: Study in Information and Library Science
Permission of the instructor. Study by an individual student on a special topic under the direction of a specific faculty member. (1-3, repeatable; 6 credit maximum for master's students.)
INLS 697: Emerging Topics in Information Science
Prerequisite: Senior standing; IS majors or minors only. Contemporary topics of information science, information systems, information technology, information design, and information management. Assessment of future impact of new developments. (3)
INLS 701: Information Retrieval Search Strategies
Prerequisite: INLS 501 or 509. Investigates information retrieval techniques and strategies from the world of electronic information sources, including commercial and Internet databases and search engines. Processes for evaluating, selecting and deploying end user information retrieval tools are explored including user needs analysis, contract negotiation, marketing and user education. (3)
INLS 703: Science Information
Prerequisite: INLS 501. Survey of the communication of scientific information and the information sources in the physical and biological sciences; emphasis on major bibliographic and fact sources, including online reference services. (3)
INLS 704: Humanities and Social Science Information
Prerequisite: INLS 501. Survey of information and its needs in the social sciences and humanities, with an emphasis on information use and search strategies and on reference and other information resources. (3)
INLS 705: Health Sciences Information
Prerequisite: INLS 501. A survey of information used in the health sciences disciplines and professions: the organization of sources, current techniques, and tools for its control, including online databases. (3)
INLS 706: Biomedical Informatics Research Review
Develops understanding of information and library science research issues related to biomedical and health informatics through review of journal articles, invited talks, and critical group discussions. (1.5)
INLS 707: Government Documents
Prerequisite: INLS 501. A survey of the major publications of the United States federal government, United Nations, and British government, with attention to the selection, classification, and administration of a document collection. (3)
INLS 708: Law Libraries and Legal Information
Prerequisite: INLS 501. An introduction to the legal system and the development of law libraries, their unique objectives, characteristics, and functions. The literature of Anglo-American jurisprudence and computerized legal research are emphasized as well as research techniques. (3)
INLS 709: Business Information
Prerequisite: INLS 501. Combines an introduction to basic business concepts and vocabulary with consideration of current issues in business librarianship and of key print and electronic information sources. (3)
INLS 714: Managing Serials in an Electronic Age
Prerequisites: INLS 501 and INLS 521. Survey of technical and public services aspects of serials management, including publishing, acquisition, collection development, organization, cataloging, licensing, access, and preservation of print and electronic serials. (3)
INLS 715: User Perspectives in Information Systems and Services
Explores the roles of information in human activity. Resulting insights are directed toward design of user-oriented systems. Psychological, social, economic, political, task, and other situational perspectives are taken. (3)
INLS 718: User Interface Design
Prerequisite: INLS 582. Basic principles for designing the human interface to information systems, emphasizing computer-assisted systems. Major topics: users' conceptual models of systems, human information processing capabilities, styles of interfaces, and evaluation methods. (3)
INLS 720: Metadata Architectures and Applications
Prerequisite: INLS 520 or 521, or 509. Examines metadata in the digital environment. Emphasizes the development and implementation of metadata schemas in distinct information communities and the standards and technological applications used to create machine understandable metadata. (3)
INLS 721: Organization of Materials II
Prerequisite: INLS 521. Principles, practices, and future trends in the organizations of library resources. Includes classification, subject indexing, MARC format, Library of Congress Rule Interpretations, cataloging of print, nonprint, computer, and Internet resources. (3)
INLS 723: Database Systems III: Advanced Databases
Prerequisite: INLS 623. Advanced study of database systems. Topics include database design, administration, current issues in development and use, optimization, indexing, transactions, and database programming. (3)
INLS 724: Abstracting and Indexing for Information Retrieval
Prerequisite: INLS 461, INLS 520 or INLS 521. Examines abstracting, indexing, and classification principles and techniques for document and object (nontextual materials) analysis. Human and automated techniques are covered. (3)
INLS 732: Children's Literature and Related Materials
Survey of literature and related materials for children with emphasis on twentieth-century authors and illustrators. (3)
INLS 733: Administration of Public Library Work with Children and Young Adults
Objectives and organization of public library services for children and young adults; designed for those who may work directly with young people or who intend to work in public libraries. (3)
INLS 739: Information Services for Specific Populations
Prerequisite: INLS 501. Service, professional, and administrative issues related to information access by nontraditional information service users; examine trends, public policy, ethical issues, programming, and evaluation of services. (3)
INLS 740: Digital Libraries: Principles and Applications
Research and development issues in digital libraries, including collection development and digitization; mixed mode holdings; access strategies and interfaces; metadata and interoperability; economic and social policies; and management and evaluation. (3)
INLS 744: The School Library Media Center
Philosophy and mission of the school library media center in context of the educational environment. Considers program planning and evaluation, policy development, and examination of current issues. (3)
INLS 745: Curriculum Issues and the School Librarian
Considers the educational process, methods of teaching, scope, and sequence of curricular content in grades K-12. Examines the role of the library media specialist in providing access, instruction, and consultation. (3)
INLS 746: Music Librarianship
Survey of the history and practice of music librarianship, with an emphasis on administration, collection development, and public service in academic and large public libraries. (3)
INLS 747: Special Libraries and Knowledge Management
Prerequisite: INLS 585. Professional competencies required to work as a special librarian or knowledge manager in corporate or nonprofit setting. Strategic planning. Organizational dynamics. Tailoring services. Intranet design. Value-added measures. Intellectual capital. (3)
INLS 748: Health Sciences Environment
Prerequisites: INLS 501, INLS 585 or permission of instructor. Trends in health care delivery, biomedical research, and health sciences education with emphasis on the impact and use of information. Includes observation of clinical and research settings. (3)
INLS 749: Art and Visual Information Management
A survey of the history and practice of art and visual resources librarianship/curatorship, with an emphasis on administration, collection development, copyright practices, digital resource management, instruction, and public service.
INLS 752: Digital Preservation and Access
Focuses on best practices for the creation, provision, and long-term preservation of digital entities. Topics include digitization technologies; standards and quality control: digital asset management; grant writing; and metadata. (3)
INLS 753: Preservation of Library and Archive Materials
An introduction to current practices, issues, and trends in the preservation of materials for libraries and archives with an emphasis on integrating preservation throughout an institution's operations. (3)
INLS 754: Access, Outreach, and Public Service in Cultural Heritage Repositories
Explores user needs, information seeking behaviors, and provision of access to primary source materials in archives, manuscript repositories, and museums. User education and outreach are major focuses. (3)
INLS 755: Archival Appraisal
Explores the history, theories, techniques, and methods that archivists use to identify documents and other materials of enduring value for long-term preservation.
(3)
INLS 757: Principles and Practices of Archival Description
This course explores the principles of archival description as expressed in Describing Archives: A Content Standard. Implementation of those principles through Encoded Archival Description (EAD) and MARC structures will form the largest portion of the semester. Other practices will include authority and subject analysis work. Topics, issues, and technologies include related standards, the history and development of archival description, the uses of description, and description for special formats. (3)
INLS 758: International and Cross Cultural Perspectives for Information Management
Examines information in society for selected nations/cultures. Compares institutions, processes, and trends in the globalization of information management in the face of barriers of language and culture. (3)
INLS 760: Web Databases
Prerequisites: INLS 572 or equivalent, INLS 623 and programming experience. Explores concepts and practice surrounding the implementation and delivery of Web-enabled databases. Students will gain experience with and evaluate PC and Unix Web database platforms. (3)
INLS 762: Internet Issues and Future Initiatives
Prerequisites: INLS 461 or equivalent, and permission of instructor. Members of this seminar discuss emerging Internet policy issues such as copyright, intellectual property, privacy, and security, and explore emerging Internet tools and applications. (3)
INLS 780: Research Methods
Prerequisite: completion of twelve semester hours including INLS 500 and [INLS 501 or 509]. An introduction to research methods used in library and information science. Includes the writing of a research proposal. (3)
INLS 782: Information Systems Effectiveness
Prerequisite: INLS 780 recommended. Addresses issues of performance measurement and methodology in the evaluation of information systems and services. The roles of objectives, performance measures, data collection approaches, and analytical approaches will be considered. (3)
INLS 785: Human Resources Management
Prerequisite: INLS 585. An in-depth look at the management of human resources in libraries and other information agencies. Includes topics such as recruitment, hiring, job analysis, performance appraisal, training, and compensation. (3)
INLS 786: Marketing of Information Services
Application of marketing theory to libraries and other information settings. Includes consumer behavior, market research, segmentation, targeting and positioning, public relations, product design, and sales promotion. (3)
INLS 795: Professional Field Experience
Prerequisite: completion of at least 21 semester hours and permission of adviser. Supervised observation and practice in an information setting. The field experience typically takes place in a library or another information agency. Faculty-led seminars and a paper enhance the experience. (3) More Information
INLS 802: Seminar in Information Retrieval
Prerequisites: INLS 509 and doctoral student status. A seminar on the basic questions that arise in information retrieval research and the methods and theories that enable observation analysis and interpretation. (3)
INLS 818: Seminar in Human-Computer Interaction
Prerequisite: INLS 718 or permission of instructor. Research and development in design and evaluation of user interfaces that support information seeking. Major topics: interactivity, needs assessment, query and browser interactions, interactive design and maintenance, usability testing. (3)
INLS 841: Seminar in Academic Libraries
Prerequisite: INLS 585. Study of problems in the organization and administration of college and university libraries with emphasis upon current issues in personnel, finance, governance, and services. (3)
INLS 842: Seminar in Popular Materials in Libraries
Selected topics relating to the roles of various types of libraries in the provision and preservation of popular materials (light romances, science fiction, comic books, etc.) existing in various forms (print, recorded sound, etc.). (3)
INLS 843: Seminar in Public Libraries
Prerequisite: completion of 12 semester hours. Selected topics in public library services, systems, networks, and their management. Current issues are emphasized, along with the interests of the participants. (3)
INLS 857: Seminar in Rare Book Collections
A study of the nature and importance of rare book collections; problems of acquisition, organization, and service. (3)
INLS 859: Seminar in Information and Culture
Explorations of scholarship and observations about information and its social appearances in contemporary culture. Reading, literacy, and cultural values will be emphasized. (3)
INLS 881: Research Issues and Questions I
Prerequisite: doctoral status or permission of instructor. Intensive and systematic investigation of the fundamental ideas in information and library science. Exploration and discussion in seminar format. (Must be taken in fall semester followed by INLS 882 in the spring.) (3)
INLS 882: Research Issues and Questions II
Prerequisite: doctoral status or permission of instructor. Intensive and systematic investigation of the fundamental ideas in information and library science. Exploration and discussion in seminar format. (Must be taken in spring semester immediately after INLS 881 in the fall.) (3)
INLS 883: Research Colloquium
Prerequisite: doctoral student status. Presentation and discussion of research issues, questions, methods, analytical approaches by students, faculty, or visitors. (1)
INLS 885: Seminar in Communication
Prerequisite: doctoral student status. A seminar on the basic questions that arise in communication research and the methods and theories that enable observation, analysis, and interpretation. (3)
INLS 887: Seminar in Theory Development
Prerequisites: doctoral or advanced master's student status. Discussion and critique of the structural components and processes used in theory development. Seminar provides knowledge relating to the various stages of theory building. (3)
INLS 888: Seminar in Teaching and Academic Life
Prerequisite: doctoral or advanced master's student status. Examines teaching, research, publication, and service responsibilities. Provides perspective on professional graduate education and LIS educational programs. Explores changing curricula and discusses ethics, rewards, and problems of academic life. (3)
INLS 889: Seminar in Teaching Practice
Prerequisites: doctoral student status, INLS 888. For doctoral students currently involved in teaching activities; regular seminar meetings to discuss relevant literature and aspects of the teaching experience. (1)
INLS 890: Advanced Selected Topics
Exploration of an advanced special topic not otherwise covered in the curriculum. Previous offering of these courses does not predict their future availability; new courses may replace these. A list of previous special topic courses is available. (1-6)
INLS 988: Research in Information and Library Science
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Supports individual and small group research undertaken by graduate students in information and library science intended to produce research results of publishable quality. (1-6, repeatable)
INLS 992: Master's Paper
Provides a culminating experience for master's degree students, who engage in independent research or project effort and develop a major paper reporting the research or project under the supervision of a faculty member. For further information, see the master's paper overview and guidelines. (3)