IS 528
Spring 2018 All Classes
Credit: 2 OR 4 hours.
A survey of genre fiction, readers' advisory services, the promotion of fiction, narrative nonfiction & media collections in libraries, the social effects of reading, and publishing as a business. Course objectives include: understanding why adults read for pleasure; gaining familiarity with popular fiction genres and their authors; understanding principles and tools of readers' advisory services; examining the issues of popular fiction publishing including the impact of technology in creating new formats; and the process of acquisition, maintenance, and marketing of popular fiction in libraries.
2 or 4 graduate hours. No professional credit.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in
Fall 2022 for:
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67380
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Lecture-Discussion
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A
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9:00AM
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T
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131 Grad Sch of Lib & Info Science
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Towner, M
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