Undergraduate Course Descriptions

  • LIS 1000 Information Literacy and Critical Analysis (3) This is an Integrative Learning Core (ILC) course that awards general education credit. Introduction to information creation and organization; critical analysis and evaluation of information for research and everyday life.
  • LIS 1001 Library Research Methods and Materials (1) Fundamentals of college-level research; location, evaluation and use of information for research needs; introduction to the library and to the organization, access and retrieval of information; hands-on experience in a variety of printed and electronic resources.
  • LIS 2000 Introduction to Information & Society (3) This is an Integrative Learning Core (ILC) course that awards general education credit. Introduction to information as a concept and its changing roles, uses and meanings in contemporary global society.
  • LIS 2001 Introduction to Information Technologies (3) Credit will not be given for this course and CSC 1100, EXST 2000 and ISDS 1100. Introduction to hardware, software, networking and telecommunications issues; use of application software, electronic databases and search engines.
  • LIS 2003 Information and Internet Environment (3) Introduction to concepts that underlies the Internet environments and related technologies; the effective and ethical use of digital information and communication; principles of information interaction and findability on the World Wide Web.
  • LIS 3510 Foundations of Digital Information Organization (3) Foundational concepts in digital information including creation, organization, and representation in a variety of information environments.
  • LIS 4101 Collection Development for Children (3) Developing library collections for children ages birth to twelve and the uses of such literature in public and school libraries.
  • LIS 4102 Collection Development for Teens (3) Developing library collections for teens ages twelve to eighteen and the uses of such literature in public and school libraries.
  • LIS 4104 Collection Development of Non-Fiction (3) Developing collections of informational literature for children and adolescents, ages birth to eighteen years, and the uses of such literature in public and school libraries.
  • LIS 4105 Collection Development of Graphic Novels (3) Developing collections of graphic novels for children and adolescents, ages birth to eighteen years, and the uses of such literature in public and school libraries.
  • LIS 4511 Information Architecture (3) Introduction to basic concepts, principles, and practice of information architecture; tools and techniques such as labeling, navigating, searching and knowledge organization for information representation on the World Wide Web.
  • LIS 4513 Information Techniques for Social Media (3) Introduction to theories and practical approaches to analyzing social media data.
  • LIS 4900 Special Topics in Library and Information Science (3) Prereq.: Permission of department. May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary.