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 2021
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
75403	Online	ELO	6:00PM -7:55PM	T	n.a.	Wong, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/23/21-12/08/21 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Section Title: E-Learning Section Info: MUST CHOOSE 2 or 4 credit hours. Provides an introduction to a wide variety of online learning methods, including videos, multimedia tutorials, webinars, and online courses (including synchronous, asynchronous, and hybrid models) with a focus on their use in libraries and information centers. The course will prepare students to develop patron-oriented e-learning resources and to lead online courses following best practices. Graduate student questions may be sent to ischool-advising@illinois.edu Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
75745	Online	ILP	5:00PM -6:55PM	M	n.a.	Radcliffe, B	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/23/21-12/08/21 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Informal Learning & Pedagogies Section Info: This course will explore informal learning as it occurs in a variety of contexts, including libraries, museums & makerspaces. After a brief review of existing literature on the spectrum of formal, semi-formal & informal learning, students will spend time working on prompts from partner organizations from the local community to reflect on their own learning process, evaluate curriculum, develop lesson plans & compare models of assessment that intersect w/social science research methods. Furthermore, the course will draw upon scholarship in fields related to User Experience & Interaction Design. Participants will be taught to make digital & physical mockups for use in areas such as application development, the design of technology learning spaces, workshop models or interactive museum exhibits. Our focus will be less on reading/writing & more on deliverables recognized in related education-oriented fields like multi-media reports, online tutorials & live presentations or instruction. Graduate student questions may be sent to ischool-advising@illinois.edu Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
76391	Online	Z1	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Lucht, K	Date Range: 09/08/21-10/10/21 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Web Archiving Section Info: Much of what we write, create, and document now exists exclusively on the web, and web archiving —the process of collecting, preserving, and providing access to web materials —is what enables individuals to build and maintain collections of these at-risk resources. This course will teach students the mechanics of web archiving and its relation to familiar archival concepts, like collection building and appraisal, access and use, and ethics. Students in this course will also have the chance to complete hands-on work with web archiving tools like Archive-It and Webrecorder.io. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Course Code: UWMad-LIS640-WA2219, Dates: 9/08/2021 - 10/10/2021, Credit(s) Earned: 1 Credit Hours.
76394	Online	Z2	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Lucht, K	Date Range: 09/20/21-11/14/21 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Credit: 2 hours Section Title: AI in the Library Section Info: Seminar in Information Science: AI in the Library This two-unit course covers what artificial intelligence is and critical analysis of AI systems, in the context of real-world library and archival AI applications. Programming skills not required. Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Understand and explain the basics of AI: both its underlying principles and common machine learning techniques. 2. Discuss realistic ways that AI can be a part of library services. 3. Critically analyze potential pitfalls of AI systems, including the role of their underlying data sets and their ramifications in society. San Jose State University, Course Code: SJ-INFO287-AI2219-SJSU-10, Dates: 9/20/2021 - 11/14/2021, Credit(s) Earned: 2 Credit Hours. Previous syllabus: https://ischoolapps.sjsu.edu/gss/ajax/showSheet.php?id=9269
76395	Online	Z3	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Lucht, K	Date Range: 10/04/21-11/30/21 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Global Principles - Local Libr Section Info: Seminar in Contemporary Issues: Global Principles - Local Libraries This 2-credit course provides students with a broad overview of library principles in a global context. It examines issues of freedom of access to information and expression, copyright, privacy and open access, and conservation of heritage. The course touches on the practical with a look at the cross-cultural workplace and view into library associations and organizations whose work contributes to the global library field. The course prepares students to think globally, preparing them to pursue career paths as aware information professionals. Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate awareness of core library principles applied both inside and outside of one's own region and/or culture. 2. Discuss the issues facing libraries, library services and the library profession in international and local contexts. 3. Identify and critically assess the roles and contributions of professional organizations, intergovernmental organizations, and non-governmental agencies working internationally on foundational library principles. 4. Analyze library services and systems, successes and challenges of international library environments, within their local contexts. 5. Apply a critical mindset to international librarianship activities in order to impact their role as future global librarians. San Jose State University, Course Code: SJ-INFO281-GPLL2219-SJSU-12, Dates: 10/04/2021 - 11/30/2021, Credit(s) Earned: 2 Credit Hours Previous Syllabus: https://ischoolapps.sjsu.edu/gss/ajax/showSheet.php?id=9540