IS 573

Fall 2020 Part of Term B

Part of Term B
Oct 19-Dec 9

Advanced Topics in Collections

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Credit: 2 OR 4 hours.

Variety of newly developed and advanced topics courses within the field of Collections, intended to augment the existing Information Sciences curricula.

2 or 4 graduate hours. No professional credit.

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

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IS 573 class schedule data for fall 2020
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	73557	Online	ABO	6:30PM -8:30PM	T	n.a.	Vincler, J	Part of Term: B Date Range: 10/19/20-12/09/20 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Introduction to Artists Books Section Info: This course will look broadly at the development of modern artists' book from a historical perspective by tracing important precursors (including William Blake, William Morris, the 17th century cut-up Little Gidding Harmony bible) but focusing primarily on modern and contemporary artists’ books. Our understanding of artists' books will be rooted in two distinct but sometimes overlapping frameworks: concept and craft. We will look at artists’ books in the context of libraries, museums, and alternative art spaces. We will read texts ranging from established book historians to contemporary art critics, as well as reading and examining artists’ books via digital facsimile. Graduate student questions may be sent to ischool-advising@illinois.edu Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to students in the Information Sciences department.
	73138	Lecture-Discussion	ED	4:30PM -5:50PM	R	Grad Sch of Lib & Info Science	Wilson, W	Part of Term: B Date Range: 10/19/20-12/09/20 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Exhibit Design & Installation Section Info: This course meets the last 8 weeks of the semester. The course will be a mix of discussion and hands-on experience with some courses taking place in the Krannert Art Museum workshop. Location: Room 17, Krannert Art Museum. The opening night of any exhibition is the culmination of many months and sometimes years of planning centered around an initial core idea for a show. After that idea has gelled into a working concept, it is handed to Design and Installation Specialists to see what is really possible. Can we have all the art suspended from wires? Can the ceiling support a replica of a sea mine? Can we devise a secure vitrine for this priceless manuscript? Does this meet ADA restrictions? How will everything fit together? Can we get that look? This course will address how exhibitions attains a specific "look"? This is not a course on developing or curating the information, but rather a course on presenting that information in the most compelling way. We will look at the planning, fabricating, painting, building, and installing are large parts of our work. We also have to consider that nothing, with few exceptions, is permanent. Our work needs to be secure and stable, but also reversible to make way for the next show. We will also survey the conceptual and procedural dimensions of carrying an exhibition through from curatorial musings to the reality of opening night. We will cover the techniques and processes that begin with a dialogue and move into the concrete. We will discuss the "what's possible" response to the initial idea. We will discuss the collaborative aspects of working with Curators, Directors of Cultural Institutions, Registrars, Collections Managers and Architects. Graduate student questions may be sent to ischool-advising@illinois.edu Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to students in the Information Sciences department.