IS 530

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Information Needs of Particular Communities

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Credit: 2 OR 4 hours.

Special topics sections for in-depth study of the characteristics and information needs of specialist users of libraries; goals and objectives, policies, and services; reference and bibliographical aids; and effective services that satisfy these special needs.

2 or 4 graduate hours. No professional credit. May be repeated. Prerequisite: IS 504 or consent of instructor.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

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IS 530 class schedule data for spring 2018
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
67418	Lecture-Discussion	C	2:00PM -3:50PM	F	109 Grad Sch of Lib & Info Science	Condill, C	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/18-05/02/18 Degree Notes: CC-Library Info Science course. Credit: 4 hours Section Title: REEES Bibliog Research Methods Section Info: [Expanded title: Russian, East European & Eurasian Bibliography and Research Methods]. The IS 504 prerequisite is WAIVED for this 530 section. Description: This course is designed to provide graduate students in both area and information studies with a comprehensive introduction to research techniques in the Russian & East European field. Depending on enrollment, course content is designed to cover a broad range of interests--for example, Central Asia as well as Russia--while demonstrating that many tools serve more than one specialty. The course will also discuss the resources and skills required for digital scholarship, as well as traditional approaches. It will draw on specialists for various sessions, and will include readings, assignments and a final paper. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
67689	Lecture-Discussion	I	9:30AM -12:20PM	R	131 Grad Sch of Lib & Info Science	Gasser, L	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/18-05/02/18 Degree Notes: CC-Library Info Science course. Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Bioinformatics Probs & Res Section Info: This course introduces Information Science as an engine of exploration and discovery for Biology. Students will learn: historical origins of bioinformatics; biological organisms and processes as information phenomena; central problems of biology that are addressable with informatics techniques; information representations for biological structures and processes; common information modeling, organization, and analysis tools used in bioinformatics such as databases, networks, ontologies, and simulations; complex sociotechnical dilemmas that arise in the practice of bioinformatics work; and bioinformatics as an important example of data science. Lecture, discussion, and hands-on components. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
67609	Online	MAO	6:00PM -8:00PM	T	n.a.	Dougan, K	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/18-05/02/18 Degree Notes: CC-Library Info Science course. Section Title: Music Libnship & Bibliography Section Info: 2 or 4 credits. Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Information Sciences department.