COURSEWORK
Bold - MSLS Required Course Italic - Archives & Records Management Course
Underlined - Organization of Information & Materials Course Regular - Elective
Underlined - Organization of Information & Materials Course Regular - Elective
INLS 465 - Understanding Information Technology for Managing Digital Collections
Prepares students to be conversant with information technologies that underlie digital collections in order to evaluate the work of developers, delegate tasks, write requests for proposals, and establish policies and procedures. Teaches students how to think about information technology systems and recognize and manage interdependencies between parts of the systems.
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.
INLS 501 - Information Resources and Services
Analysis, use, and evaluation of information and reference systems, services, and tools for both printed and electronic delivery. Provides a foundation in electronic information search techniques, question negotiation, interviewing, and instruction.
INLS 502 - User Education
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.
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.
INLS 523 - Database Systems I: Introduction to Databases
Design and implementation of database systems. Semantic modeling, relational database theory, including normalization, query construction, and SQL.
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.
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.
INLS 581 - Research Methods Overview
An introduction to research methods used in information and library science, exploring the design, interpretation, analysis and application of published research.
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.
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, staffing, leadership, organizational change and evaluation, and decision making.
INLS 690-141 - Digital Forensics for the Curation of Digital Collections
Students will learn about hardware, software and methods used to extract digital data that have been stored on removable media (ie: hard drives, floppy disks, USB memory sticks), as well as extracting various forms of metadata to be incorporated into digital curation workflows. This course addresses common storage devices and interfaces; write-blocking equipment and its role in acquisition of data; levels of representation; basic filesystem structures; role and importance of hash values and hex views of bitstreams; and software used to conduct data acquisition. Students will have the opportunity to use a range of state-of-the-art digital forensics hardware and (commercial and open-source) software and explore ways that they can be applied by information professionals in a variety of collecting contexts.
INLS 690-208W - Web Archiving
The purpose of this course is to provide knowledge of the Web as a source for archival collection development. Through lectures, analysis of Web archives, and hands on work, students will gain insight on relevant issues regarding the nature and characteristics of the Web and the use of the Web in their archival work. About half of this course will expose students to existing and emerging tools for capturing Web content, with an emphasis on laboratory practice using the current generation of Web crawlers.
INLS 721 - Cataloging Theory and Practice
Covers principles, practices, and future trends for cataloging library resources. Topics include: RDA/AACR2, MARC, authority control, subject analysis, classification, and cataloging of print, non-print, and digital resources.
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.
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.
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.
INLS 781 - Proposal Development
Development of a proposal for masters paper/project.
INLS 787 - Legal Issues for Librarians
Students will learn to read/analyze legal materials, identify major legal issues and legal regulations governing librarians, and use legal information to create policies and guide best practice in particular institutions.
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.
Prepares students to be conversant with information technologies that underlie digital collections in order to evaluate the work of developers, delegate tasks, write requests for proposals, and establish policies and procedures. Teaches students how to think about information technology systems and recognize and manage interdependencies between parts of the systems.
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.
INLS 501 - Information Resources and Services
Analysis, use, and evaluation of information and reference systems, services, and tools for both printed and electronic delivery. Provides a foundation in electronic information search techniques, question negotiation, interviewing, and instruction.
INLS 502 - User Education
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.
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.
INLS 523 - Database Systems I: Introduction to Databases
Design and implementation of database systems. Semantic modeling, relational database theory, including normalization, query construction, and SQL.
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.
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.
INLS 581 - Research Methods Overview
An introduction to research methods used in information and library science, exploring the design, interpretation, analysis and application of published research.
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.
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, staffing, leadership, organizational change and evaluation, and decision making.
INLS 690-141 - Digital Forensics for the Curation of Digital Collections
Students will learn about hardware, software and methods used to extract digital data that have been stored on removable media (ie: hard drives, floppy disks, USB memory sticks), as well as extracting various forms of metadata to be incorporated into digital curation workflows. This course addresses common storage devices and interfaces; write-blocking equipment and its role in acquisition of data; levels of representation; basic filesystem structures; role and importance of hash values and hex views of bitstreams; and software used to conduct data acquisition. Students will have the opportunity to use a range of state-of-the-art digital forensics hardware and (commercial and open-source) software and explore ways that they can be applied by information professionals in a variety of collecting contexts.
INLS 690-208W - Web Archiving
The purpose of this course is to provide knowledge of the Web as a source for archival collection development. Through lectures, analysis of Web archives, and hands on work, students will gain insight on relevant issues regarding the nature and characteristics of the Web and the use of the Web in their archival work. About half of this course will expose students to existing and emerging tools for capturing Web content, with an emphasis on laboratory practice using the current generation of Web crawlers.
INLS 721 - Cataloging Theory and Practice
Covers principles, practices, and future trends for cataloging library resources. Topics include: RDA/AACR2, MARC, authority control, subject analysis, classification, and cataloging of print, non-print, and digital resources.
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.
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.
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.
INLS 781 - Proposal Development
Development of a proposal for masters paper/project.
INLS 787 - Legal Issues for Librarians
Students will learn to read/analyze legal materials, identify major legal issues and legal regulations governing librarians, and use legal information to create policies and guide best practice in particular institutions.
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.