LIBS 6010 – Foundations of Library and Information Studies. Development and functions of libraries and information centers, professional practice and ethics, and current issues and trends.
LIBS 6014 – Reference and Information Sources and Services. Introduction to library and information science search methodologies for utilizing print and online reference sources to enact information services for resolving queries in academic, public, and school libraries.
LIBS 6016 – Technology for Library Services. Use of various technological resources and tools that impact contemporary libraries. Examination of standards and issues through collaboration and production.
LIBS 6019 – Research Literacy in Library Science. Designing, planning, and conducting research for the library practitioner, including the analysis and synthesis of professional library literature.
LIBS 6026 – Organization of Information in Libraries. Organization of information resources, including classification, cataloging (MARC), and subject headings.
LIBS 6031 – Library Administration and Management. Theory and principles of management with relevant application for public, school, and academic libraries.
LIBS 6048 – Collection Development. Principles and methods of selecting print and nonprint materials, intellectual freedom, and formulation of selection policies.
LIBS 6133 – Library Materials and Programming for Early Childhood. Survey of materials for infants, toddlers and preschool age children, emphasizing the evaluation and selection of print and non-print resources for use in early literacy-enriched story-time programming.
LIBS 6135 – Library Materials and Programming for Children. Evaluation, selection, and use of contemporary fiction, informational books, and other media in library programming for elementary through middle school aged children.
LIBS 6137 – Library Materials and Programming for Young Adults. Evaluation, selection and use of contemporary fiction, informational books and other media in library programming for teens and young adults.
LIBS 6142 – Instructional Foundations of the School Library Media Program. Educational standards, models of information literacy, assessment, and their impact on student achievement.
LIBS 6144 – Instructional Strategies and Leadership for School Media Specialists. Strategies for education, collaboration, leadership, and assessment.
LIBS 6810 – Academic Libraries. Issues and trends in community college, college and university libraries.
LIBS 6820 – The Art of Storytelling. Storytelling techniques and performance for varied audiences. Historical origins, story memory, and development of storytelling programs for all ages.
LIBS 6822 – Conducting Genealogy Research. Research-intensive seminar that explores various methods and resources that can be used for genealogical and heritage-based research, particularly in library and online settings. Students engage in the bibliographical discovery of genealogical resources to share findings within a collaborative community of practice.
LIBS 6824 – History of Books and Libraries. Origin and development of the book in its various forms from earliest times to twentieth century. Evolution of library as institution.
LIBS 6826 – Government Publications. Forms, distribution, care, and use of all types of federal government publications.
LIBS 6828 – Seminar on Intellectual Freedom. Intellectual freedom principles in library and information studies. Pressure groups, censorship, and strategies for coping with attempts to limit access to information.
LIBS 6852 – Stewardship of Digital Collections. Introduction to the concepts, theories, and practices related to the preservation and continued stewardship of born-digital and digitized materials. This course focuses on the current methods of collection, maintenance, and access to digital collections in libraries, archives, and cultural heritage institutions.
LIBS 6854 – Electronic Resources in Library Collections (OER). Policies and procedures for managing electronic information resources as part of a library collection. Topics may include selection, budgeting, acquisition, organization, access, copyright, licensing, and preservation.
LIBS 6855 – Library Advocacy. Fundamentals of media relations, marketing, grant seeking, governmental relations, and donor/supporter development in libraries, with an emphasis on application to public library settings.
LIBS 6856 – Information Literacy and Library Instruction. Conceptualizing and collaboratively planning a program of library instruction to promote information literacy, with emphasis on application in academic library settings.
LIBS 6860 – Introduction to Archives & Cultural Heritage Informatics. Examines the principles and practices of archives and cultural heritage informatics, focusing on the core values, theories, and methodologies of archival science and cultural heritage studies within archival repositories and heritage-based settings.
LIBS 6862 – Web Archiving. Introduces the concepts, theories, and practices related to the preservation and continued stewardship of web-based digital materials. Includes current methods of collection, maintenance, and access to collections harvested from the web in libraries, archives, and cultural heritage institutions.
LIBS 6863 – Archival Arrangement and Description. Examines the theoretical and methodological knowledge necessary to arrange and describe collections of primary source materials. Topics include the arrangement of archival records, the description of heritage-based materials, and the establishment of collection access points in accordance with archival principles and standards.
LIBS 6864 – Research Literacy in Community-Based Archives. Examines definitions of community, archives, knowledge, heritage, information, and cultural heritage information behavior as applied to research in community-based archives, particularly in local and rural contexts. Explores research strategies for community-engaged frameworks, documentation strategies, community ecosystems, and participatory justice.
LIBS 6867 – Preservation Management for Archives and Heritage-Based Collections. Explores the fundamentals of planning and managing preservation programs in archives and heritage-based collections. Topics may include emergency planning, preparedness, mitigation, and response; selection of materials for basic repair, conservation, or reformatting; budgeting for preservation activities; preservation training for staff and users; digital preservation; and cooperative programs.
LIBS 6868 – Personal Information Management. Examines personal information management (PIM) research, ethical, and practice issues, including information organization, human cognition and memory, task continuity across devices, preservation, usability, and the role of technology in PIM.
LIBS 6872 – Research Methods in Library and Information Studies. Various available resources and research problems in library and information studies.
LIBS 6883 – Directed Independent Study. May be repeated for credit for maximum of 6 s.h. P: Consent of program director. Topic not otherwise offered in curriculum or more in depth than is possible within context of regular course.
LIBS 6991 – School Library Internship: Seminar. 110 hours of observation and practical experience. P: Successful completion of 30 s.h. of graduate LIBS courses, one of which must be LIBS 6142, or consent of chair. Placement in library setting appropriate to student’s field of concentration.
LIBS 6992 – Academic, Archives, and Public Library Internship: Seminar. 110 hours of observation and practical experience. P: 30 s.h. in LIBS or consent of chair. Placement in library setting appropriate to student’s field of concentration.
LIBS 7030 – Financial Management of Public Library Organizations. Introduction to theory, resources, concepts, and current practices of the financial management of public libraries.
LIBS 7050 – Seminar on Public Libraries. Characteristics, operations, and problems of public libraries.
LIBS 7160 – Responding to Reading in Libraries. Explores reader response theory as a foundational understanding of the reading process in library contexts. Considers ways in which the context of reading affects various literary formats available in libraries and other educational institutions. Critically examines how library services and literacy practices impact the reading engagement and interests of library users, students, and library science professionals.