Dominican University

Graduate School of Library and Information Science

 

 

LIS 701: Introduction to Library and Information Science

 

FALL 2008

 

Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

 

 

 

Instructor:           Karen Brown

Office:                Crown, Rm. 341

Telephone:         (708) 524-6856

E-mail:                kbrown@dom.edu

Office Hours:      Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (River Forest;

                           Wednesdays, before and after class at CPL, as needed;

                           And by appointment

 

 

Course Description

(from GSLIS Bulletin)

 

An overview of the history, philosophy, purpose, functions and processes, users, collections and evaluation of academic, public, school and special libraries and information centers; of the history and trends of books and other media, publishing and information technology; of the principles and basic elements of the collection development process; of relevant legal and ethical topics – intellectual property (copyright), access, confidentiality of records, intellectual freedom and censorship; and of current professional issues.

 

Course Objectives

 

Since this course is an introductory course, the assessment of objectives will be at a basic level.  At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to:

 

  • demonstrate an understanding of information infrastructure and information policy

 

  • demonstrate an understanding of where libraries fit in the developing information infrastructure and also an understanding of the similarities and differences in the purposes, functions and processes, users, collections, and evaluation of academic, public, school, special libraries and information centers

 

  • describe the history and trends of libraries and information centers, books and other media, publishing, and information technology

 

  • demonstrate a knowledge of the principles and basic elements of the collection development process and an understanding of how the growth of information in electronic formats is changing the way librarians develop collections for users

 

  • demonstrate an understanding of intellectual property, access, confidentiality of records, intellectual freedom, and censorship, along with other relevant current legal and ethical topics

 

  • discuss major professional current issues

 

  • articulate an initial philosophy of library/information science

 

 

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