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LBSC 208 Special Topics in Information Studies
Undergraduate credit ONLY.

LBSC 488 Recent Trends and Issues in Library and Information Services (1-3)
Repeatable to 9 credits.

Discussions of recent trends and issues in library and information services. Designed for practicing professionals.

LBSC 499 Workshops, Clinics, and Institutes (1-9)
Workshops, clinics, and institutes developed around specific topics or problems. Primarily for practicing librarians.

LBSC 601 Users and Information Context (3)
Required of all students, except Archives, Records, and Information Management students and School Library Media students.

Nature and roles of information and information institutions; information behavior; studying information behavior; information policy; the information professions.

LBSC 603 Library Systems Analysis (3)
Prerequisite: permission of department.

Systems approach to library and information services, emphasizing managerial decision-making and problem-solving. Model building, flowcharting, motion and time study, cost analyses, system design and evaluation methods.

LBSC 605 Archival Principles, Practices, and Programs (3)
Required of all Archives, Records, and Information Management students.

Introduction to all aspects of archival work, including records management, appraisal and selection, arrangement and description, preservation, electronic records, reference and outreach. Elements of an archival program. The role and work of archivists. Issues, conditions, and needs of the field. * More Info on Archives Practicum

LBSC 625 Information Policy (3)
Prerequisite: permission of department.

Nature, structure, development, and application of information policy. Interactions of social objectives, stakeholders, technology, and other forces that shape policy decisions.

LBSC 635 Management and Administration for the Information Professional (3 credits)
Management and administrative theory and principles and their implications and applications to information organizations.

LBSC 640 Library Media Specialists as Information Professionals (3)
Prerequisite: Permission of department and instructor required. Credit will be granted for only of the following: LBSC 640 or LBSC643. Formerly LBSC 643.

Foundational concepts in information studies and in school library media programs and services. Current and evolving educational systems and the roles and functions of library media specialists within them.

LBSC 641 Selection and Evaluation of Resources for Learning (3)
Prerequisite: permission of department.

Criteria and procedures for selecting, evaluating, and using non print and electronic resources for learning. Current and evolving issues involving learning resources.

LBSC 642 Integrating Technology into Learning and Teaching (3)
Three hours of lecture a week
Prerequisite: permission of the department. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: LBSC 642 or LBSC 708C. Formerly LBSC 708C.

Hardware, software, video and other equipment, and networking in schools. Pedagogic uses of information technology, including networked resources and multimedia.

LBSC 645 Literature and Materials for Children (3)
Prerequisite: permission of the department

Survey of literature and other materials for children and youth and the criteria for evaluating such materials as they relate to the needs, interests, and capabilities of young readers.

LBSC 646 Literature and Materials for Young Adults (3)
Prerequisite: Permission of department. Credit will be granted for only of the following: LBSC 646 or LBSC746. Formerly LBSC 746.

Survey of literature and other materials for older children and adolescents. Criteria for evaluating and using such materials as they relate to the needs, interests, and reading and other capabilities of young readers.

LBSC 647 Children's Services in the Public Library(3)
Public Library services for children birth to 12 years of age. Developmental characteristics and information needs of children. Children as a client group. Programming and collection development. Management of children's services, including planning, staffing, and advocacy.

LBSC 650 Information Access Services(3)
Prerequisite: permission of department.

Information needs, search mediation, search strategies, reference services, information access issues, collection development.

LBSC 670 Organization of Information (3)
Prerequisite: permission of department.

Functions and evaluation of document and information retrieval systems; analysis and representation of data, information, knowledge, language, and text; metadata for the control of documents and other objects.

LBSC 680 Principles of Records and Information Management (3)
Prerequisite: permission of department.

Principles and practices of managing records in the context of information management programs in government, corporate and other institutional settings. Includes access; legal requirements; digital technologies; and creation, administration, appraisal, and retention and disposition of records.

LBSC 682 Management of Electronic Records and Information (3)
Prerequisite: permission of department.

Role of archivists and records managers in the management of electronic records. Records life cycle and the impact of technology programs for managing electronic records.

LBSC 690 Information Technology (3)
Required of all MLS students.

Principles of information processing systems; algorithms; data structures and information retrieval techniques; system specification and implementation tools; applications; influences on problem solving; technology as process.

LBSC 698 Children's Information Technology and Policy (3 credits)
Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Formerly LBSC 708N.

Topics and issues in information technology and children.

LBSC 701 Research Methods in Library and Information Studies (3)
Prerequisite: permission of department.

Techniques and strategies of research as applied to the definition, investigation, and evaluation of information problems.

LBSC 702 User Instruction (3)
Prerequisite: permission of department.

Critical analysis of the rationale, content, and processes of user instruction in library and information settings.

LBSC 703 Field Study in Archives, Records and Information Management (3)
Prerequisite: permission of department.

Supervised experience in archival, records, or information management programs in organizations and institutions. Application of theories, methods, and approaches to effectively carry out work and meet program goals. * More Info on Archives Practicum

LBSC 705 Seminar in Information for Decision Making (3)
Prerequisite: permission of department.

The use of information in organizational and individual decision-making. Manager's behavior in using information, differences between the private and public sectors, and the roles of information professionals and information systems in decision-making.

LBSC 706 Seminar in International and Comparative Librarianship and Information Science (3)
Prerequisite: permission of department.

Comparison and contrasts of bibliographical systems, institutions, service arrangements, and professional patterns in developed and developing cultures. Libraries, information organizations and international information systems viewed against the backdrop of national cultures. Influences of social, political, and economic factors upon these forms.

LBSC 707 Field Study in Library Service (3)
Prerequisite: all core courses and permission of department.

Unpaid, supervised experience within the library operations and/or the opportunity to perform a study to solve a specific problem in a suitable library or other information agency.

LBSC 708 Special Topics in Information Studies
Prerequisite: permission of department.

Repeatable with different topics, but no student may earn more than 9 credits under LBSC 708, nor more than a total of 12 credits in LBSC 708 and LBSC 709 combined. ....

Seminar on E-Discovery
Dr. Doug Oard
Information retrieval concepts in the applied context of litigation, investigations and review of electronically stored information for public release. Discussion of legal requirements, professional standards, best practices, technical capabilities for automated support, evaluation, and risk management. Intended for students interested in legal, corporate or institutional settings involving provision of responsive controlled access
to large collections of electronic records.

Digital Preservation
Dr. Bruce Ambacher
This course addresses the issues and practices involved in digitizing analog materials and in preserving digital materials. The focus is on current issues, the search for solutions and standards, digital preservation programs, risk management, and disaster recovery. Several contemporary digital preservation projects are examined in detail.

Communities of Practice
Dr. Derek Hansen
Examines theoretical perspectives and practical strategies for understanding and cultivating communities of practice (i.e., individuals with a common concern who share knowledge and expertise through ongoing, often voluntary interactions). We consider both virtual and geographical communities. Students will learn to identify the major social and technical design elements used to support communities of practice; understand the implications of specific design choices; identify problems common to communities of practice and strategies for overcoming them; and learn how to start a new community of practice.

E-government
Dr. Paul Jaeger
This course examines the nature, current impacts, and potential future implications of e-government - the use of the Internet and other information and communication technologies to provide government information and services, as well as channels of communication to citizens, businesses, and other governments. The United States and many other governments around the world at local, state, federal, and supra-national levels have developed an online presence, ranging from simple information offerings to complex transactions, communication, and participatory functions. E-government as a trend is only ten years old and is still at the stage where its long-term role has yet to be determined. Specific areas of study include e-government’s role in the delivery of government information and services, e-government’s relation to the political process and to information policy, challenges to access and usage, the roles of libraries in providing e-government access and training, and the evaluation of e-government.

Information Ethics
Dr. Ken Fleischmann
This course introduces students to past, current, and future issues in information ethics, and encourages students to develop their own standpoint from which to address the diverse range of information ethics problems. Course content includes background on ethics and values and the application of these perspectives to current issues in information technology.

Transformational Information Technologies
Dr. Ken Fleischmann
This course will explore the ways in which information technologies (IT) evolve, and how technologies interact with social systems, ultimately leading us to frameworks for thinking about the coupled evolution of technology and society. Course content includes a variety of perspectives on IT, social factors that influence the design and use of IT, and student-selected case studies of specific transformational information technologies.

International Opportunities in Library and Information Services
Dr. Ann Weeks
This course is designed to give students a short-term opportunity to volunteer, complete a project, or conduct research in a library or information organization outside the United States. Offered in conjunction with the University of Maryland’s Study Abroad Office, the focus of the course will vary depending upon the geographic location of the library or information agency; the resources available at the site; and the specific needs, issues, or opportunities to be addressed at the identified location. Students may enroll in this course for credit only one time during their MLS program. ....

LBSC 709 Independent Study (1-3)
Prerequisite: Permission of department. No student may earn more than 9 credits under LBSC 709, nor more than a total of 12 hours in LBSC 708 and LBSC 709 combined.

Intensive individual study, reading, or research in an area of specialized interest under faculty supervision. Registration limited to the advanced student with the approval of the advisor and of the faculty member involved.

LBSC 713 Planning and Evaluating Information Services (3)
Prerequisite: permission of department.

Analysis of quantitative and qualitative methods for planning and evaluating library and information services. Demonstration and use of selected methods, including project planning and monitoring methods.

LBSC 715 Knowledge Management (3)
Seven hours of lecture per week.
Prerequisite: permission of department. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: LBSC 708N or LBSC 715. Formerly LBSC 708N.

Nature, creation, acquisition, and use of knowledge. Strategic role of knowledge in organizations and institutions. Information and knowledge ecology. Structure and functions of knowledge management systems and the role of the Internet and intranets. Knowledge as intellectual capital. Roles of librarians and information professionals in the knowledge economy. Strategic issues and future trends.

LBSC 723 Libraries and Information Services in the Social Process (3)
Prerequisite: permission of department.

Community, institutional, and cultural influences on information services. Impact of libraries and information services on the social environment.

LBSC 724 Public Library Seminar (3)
Prerequisite: permission of department.

Organization, support, and service patterns of public libraries. The public library in national, state, and local contexts.

LBSC 732 Advanced Archival Administration (3)
Prerequisite: LBSC 605 or permission of the department.

Issues and challenges in the administration of modern, dynamic archival and records programs. Program leadership, strategic planning, model practices, advocacy, and organizational transformation. Strategies for meeting challenges posed by technology, changing user expectations, and other forces.

LBSC 733 Seminar in Library and Information Networks (3)
Prerequisite: permission of department.

Cooperation and networks of libraries and information services. Critical issues in network planning, organization, economics, technology, and services.

LBSC 734 Seminar in the Academic Library (3)
Prerequisite: permission of department.

Role of the academic library within the framework of higher education. Planning programs and services, collections, support, planning, fiscal management, physical plant, and cooperation.

LBSC 735 Legal Issues in Managing Information (3)
Prerequisite: permission of department.

Legal issues related to collecting, maintaining, and providing access to information materials. Includes ownership, copyright, privacy, freedom of information, and related issues in archives, libraries, and other settings.

LBSC 736 Designing Information Products and Services (3)
Prerequisite: Permission of department.

The process of inventing and designing information products and services studied through student projects. Identification of needs for information. Sources of support for new products and services; economic, personnel, and marketing considerations; and strategies for updating and maintaining information products and services.

LBSC 737 Seminar in the Special Library and Information Center (3)
Prerequisite: LBSC 601, LBSC 650, LBSC 670, and LBSC 690; or permission of instructor.

Role of special libraries and information centers in the information transfer process. Analysis of the information transfer system; information needs and uses, management of special libraries and information centers; types of libraries, such as governmental or industrial libraries, archives, and information analysis centers.

LBSC 741 Seminar in School Library Media Program Administration (3)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor.

Development, management, and evaluation of school library media programs at all levels.

LBSC 742 Collaborative Instructional Design and Evaluation (3)
Prerequisite: permission of department.

Library media specialist's collaborative role in instruction. Systematic design, development, and evaluation of instructional strategies and products for learning.

LBSC 744 Field Study in School Library Media Programs (3)
Prerequisites: LBSC 741, LBSC 742, or permission of instructor.

Practicum and seminar in library media programs at the elementary, middle, and secondary levels.

LBSC 745 Storytelling Materials and Techniques (3)
Prerequisite: LBSC 645 or permission or equivalent.

Literary sources and instruction and practice in oral techniques.

LBSC 748 Advanced Seminar in Children's Literature (3)
Prerequisite:: permission of department and LBSC 645 or permission of instructor.

Selected topics in literature for children and adolescents including historical aspects, individual authors, major themes and trends.

LBSC 750 Information Access in Electronic Environments (3)
Prerequisite: permission of department and LBSC 650.

Analysis of information problems, search strategy development, evaluation of electronic resources, command language comparisons, evaluation of search results.

LBSC 751 Information Access in the Humanities (3)
Prerequisite: permission of department and LBSC 650.

Research methods, information needs, information structure, and information sources and services in the humanities (for example, religion, philosophy, language, literature, history, music history, art history).

LBSC 752 Information Access in the Arts (3)
Prerequisite: permission of department and LBSC 650.

Research methods, practice, information needs, information structure, and information sources and services in the visual arts (for example, fine arts, decorative arts, architecture, photography) and the performing arts (for example, theater, film, music, dance, costume).

LBSC 753 Information Access in the Social Sciences (3)
Prerequisite: permission of department and LBSC 650.

Research methods, information needs, information structure, and information sources and services in the social sciences (for example, anthropology, economics, education, geography, history, political science, psychology, sociology).

LBSC 756 Information Access in Science and Technology (3)
Prerequisite: permission of department and LBSC 650.

Research methods, practice, information needs, information structure, and information sources and services in science and technology (for example, biology, chemistry, physics, math, agriculture, computer science, engineering).

LBSC 758 Seminar in Information Access (3)
Prerequisite: permission of department and LBSC 650. Recommended LBSC 750. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.

Topics and issues in information access.

LBSC 762 Abstracting and Indexing Sources in the Health Sciences (3)
Prerequisite: LBSC 650 or permission of instructor

Health sciences reference sources, stressing specialized reference and services characteristic of clinical medicine and health care delivery. Major emphasis on literature searches using MEDLINE and other manual and online databases. Considerable time is spent at the National Library of Medicine or another medical library.

LBSC 764 Access to Legal Information (3)
Prerequisite: permission of department and LBSC 650.

Research methods, practices, information needs, information structure, and information sources and services related to law.

LBSC 766 Access to Business Information (3)
Prerequisite: permission of department and LBSC 650.

Research methods, information needs, information structure, and information sources and services related to business.

LBSC 767 Access to Federal Government Information (3)
Prerequisite: Prerequisite: permission of department and LBSC 650.

Research methods, information needs, information production and structure, information sources and services, and selection policies related to federal government information.

LBSC 770 Bibliographic Control (3)
Prerequisite permission of department and LBSC 670.

Problems and current issues in bibliographic control. Study and use of subject heading lists, thesauri, classification schemes, cataloging standards, and bibliographic utilities.

LBSC 772 Seminar in the Organization of Knowledge (3)
Prerequisite: permission of department and LBSC 670

Topics and issues in the organization of knowledge.

LBSC 773 Classification Theory (3)
Prerequisite: permission of department and LBSC 670

Survey of classificatory principles from bibliographic, philosophical, biological, psychological, and linguistic perspectives. Challenges to traditional principles from the cognitive sciences and their implementations for bibliographic classification.

LBSC 774 Seminar in Linguistic Topics (3)
Prerequisite: permission of department and LBSC 670.

Topics in linguistics with applications in information science. Syntax and semantics as they apply to the analysis of communication processes and to natural language processing for information storage and retrieval.

LBSC 775 Construction and Maintenance of Index Languages and Thesauri (3)
Prerequisite: permission of department and LBSC 670

The designing and construction of index languages/thesauri. Analysis and evaluation of existing index languages/thesauri. Term project in constructing an index language/thesaurus.

LBSC 780 Principles of Records Management (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department.

Principles and practices of managing government, private and corporate records. Organizing new records for retrieval and for fulfilling legal requirements. Life cycle tracking. Applying appraisal theory to retention and disposition of records.

LBSC 781 Access Techniques and Systems for Archives (3)
Prerequisite: permission of department and LBSC 605.

Methods, approaches, and systems to locate, access, and use archival records, including systems analysis, control systems, researcher services, descriptive formats and techniques, and the use of digital technologies and the Internet for accessing archival records.

LBSC 782 Manuscript Collections (3)
Prerequisite: permission of department

Management of manuscript collections, particularly personal papers, with analysis of special problems in development, control, access, and use of documents in these collections.

LBSC 783 Seminar in Technical Services (3)
Prerequisite: permission of department

Technical services in large libraries, including acquisitions, cataloging, serials control, automation, cooperative programs, and managerial controls.

LBSC 785 Documentation, Collection, and Appraisal of Records (3)
Prerequisite: LBSC 605 or permission of instructor.

Development of documentation strategies and plans; collecting policies to guide programs in acquiring records; theories and techniques for appraising records to identify those with continuing value.

LBSC 786 Library and Archives Preservation (3)
Prerequisite: permission of department

Preservation, conservation, and restoration activities in archives and libraries. Physical aspects and structure of print and other media. Environmental conditions and selection of treatment methods. Ethical and administrative questions in preservation program management.

LBSC 788 Seminar in Archives, Records, and Information Management (3)
Prerequisite: permission of department .Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.

Analysis and discussion of issues and topics in the development and administration of programs for archives, records and information management. Repeatable with permission of instructor.

LBSC 790 Building the Human-Computer Interface (3)
Prerequisite: Programming experience and permission of department. Co- requisite: LBSC 795 or CMSC 434. Credit will be granted for only of the following: LBSC 708L or LBSC 790. Formerly LBSC708L

Principles and techniques for user interface implementation. Principles for building reliable large-scale interface components. Use of prototyping and rapid development tools. Techniques for managing user input and visual and auditory displays.

LBSC 792 Introduction to Expert Systems (3)
Prerequisite: permission of department and LBSC 790

Functioning of expert systems and intelligent information systems. Design issues, such as conceptual schema, knowledge acquisition, inference rules, and user interface. PROLOG logic programming language and expert system shells as implementation tools.

LBSC 793 Database Design (3)
Prerequisite: permission of department and LBSC 690

Principles of user-oriented database design. Requirements analysis, data modeling, data integrity and security, and multi-user databases. Implementing an information system using a database management system (DBMS).

LBSC 794 Principles of Software Evaluation (3)
Prerequisite: permission of department and LBSC 790

Human factors and other criteria for evaluating software for instructional, library, and information applications. Systematic procedures for evaluating and selecting appropriate packages.

LBSC 795 Principles of Human-Computer Communication (3)
Prerequisite: permission of department and LBSC 790

Principles of human-human and machine-machine communication as a basis for models of human-computer communication. Issues related to input/output devices, conceptual models, levels of control, metaphor and personification, adaptability, and intentionality/extensionality.

LBSC 796 Information Retrieval Systems (3)
Prerequisite: MLS core curriculum; and permission of the department.

Principles of organizing and providing access to information using automated information storage and retrieval systems. Retrieval system models, index language selection, data structures, user interfaces, and evaluation for text and multimedia applications.

LBSC 799 Masters Thesis Research (1-6)

LBSC 802 Seminar in Research Methods and Data Analysis (3)
Prerequisites: permission of department; .Coursework in statistics and introduction to research methods.

Topics and issues in information studies research. Design and conduct of research project.

LBSC 878 Doctoral Seminar in Information Studies (3)
Prerequisites: permission of department; .Limited to doctoral students and advanced MLS students with permission of the instructor.

Repeatable with different topics. Seminar topics offered as faculty and student interests warrant. Topic varies.

LBSC 898 Pre-Candidacy Research (1-8)

LBSC 899 Doctoral Dissertation Research (1-8)

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