IS 591

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Advanced Topics in Information Services

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Credit: 0 TO 4 hours.

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

0 to 4 graduate hours. No professional credit. May be repeated in the same or separate semesters to a maximum of 16 hours, if topics vary.

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

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IS 591 class schedule data for fall 2020
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
75168	Online	Z1	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Lucht, K	Date Range: 10/05/20-11/08/20 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Genealogy Section Info: Geneaology: This course provides an introduction to genealogy and genealogical research, the basic research cycle, and common records and resources, and strategies used to complete family history reference requests. We’ll explore the history and evolution of genealogy as a popular pastime in the United States, the growth and monetization of genealogy services, and other current topics including DNA testing and crowd-sourced research. Students will gain confidence and skills to handle basic genealogical research questions through lectures, readings, discussions, and by completing multiple reference-related assignments. Students will explore the relationship between genealogists and libraries/archives and how to serve this population through focused collection development and public service. Course Code UWMad-LIS6402209-UWMad-LIS640, Dates: 10/05/2020 - 11/08/2020
75167	Online	Z2	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Lucht, K	Date Range: 08/26/20-09/23/20 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Seminar in Library Management Section Info: Seminar in Library Management: Social Crisis Management and the Emerging Role of the Information Professional. Crisis situations arise in all types of libraries and impact staff and users. Information professionals must be prepared to meet the social, psychological, medical and legal situations caused by drug overdoses, sexual assault, homelessness, neglect and mental illness. Students will explore the issues and possible resolutions to social crisis management. Previous syllabus: https://ischoolapps.sjsu.edu/gss/ajax/showSheet.php?id=8584 Course Code: SJ-INFO282-CMER2209-SJSU-14, Dates: 8/26/2020 - 9/23/2020
75165	Online	Z3	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Lucht, K	Date Range: 08/19/20-10/14/20 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Visual Res Curation & Art Libr Section Info: Visual Resources Curation and Arts Librarianship: This course will offer an overview of visual resources and arts information professions, including visual resources curation, art and design school librarianship, academic liaison librarianship, and museum librarianship. Throughout the course, students will explore the history, background, and core competencies for describing, organizing, and providing access to visual materials in all media and information about fine arts, design, architecture, and related fields. Weekly readings, discussions, reflection blog posts, and practice exercises are designed to introduce students to tools, resources, and services for working with users of visual materials and art information in different professional settings. Additionally, each student will choose an emerging issue or ongoing conversation to investigate, culminating in a final project that explores theoretical and practical concerns in the fields of visual resources and art information. Course Code SJ-INFO220-VRC2209-SJSU-13, Dates: 8/19/2020 - 10/14/2020