IS 591

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Advanced Topics in Information Services

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Credit: 1 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.

1 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 spring 2022
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
72603	Online	ACP	6:00PM -7:55PM	T	n.a.	Benson, S	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/14/22-05/04/22 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Adv Copyright for Info Prof Section Info: Advanced Copyright for Information Professionals-This course is aimed at students enrolled in the program for information science who have already taken IS 541-Copyright for Information Professionals or LAW 644-Copyright Law. The course will be a deeper dive into copyright issues that arise in libraries such as international copyright issues, software and copyright, music and copyright, and how to perform a copyright review for a digitization project. Graduate student questions may be sent to ischool-advising@illinois.edu Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Information Sciences or Illinois Informatics Institute department. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
73614	Online	CI	1:00PM -2:55PM	R	n.a.	Hagar, C	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/14/22-05/04/22 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Crisis Informatics Section Info: Pre-requisite: IS 510 Libraries, Information & Society. This course explores the interconnectedness of information, people, and technologies in crises (e.g. pandemics) and natural disasters (e.g. hurricanes, earthquakes) and the intersecting trajectories of social, technical and information perspectives in such events. The course equips students with the knowledge and skills to enable them to be key players in crisis preparedness and response. It examines the multiple roles that information professionals play in crisis preparedness and response. Students reflect on lessons learned from past crises/disasters and on strategies to manage future crises/disasters. Graduate student questions may be sent to ischool-advising@illinois.edu Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Information Sciences or Illinois Informatics Institute department. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
72606	Online	ELO	6:00PM -7:55PM	T	n.a.	Wong, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/22-05/04/22 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 students in the Information Sciences or Illinois Informatics Institute department. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
69703	Online	MAO	4:00PM -5:55PM	R	n.a.	Johnson, K	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/22-05/04/22 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Music Librarianship Section Info: Prerequisite should be a bachelor’s degree or equivalent training in music, or currently enrolled in a music degree program. Music Librarianship is a unique field, requiring a firm grasp of principles of music and librarianship. This course will cover a number of aspects of music librarianship, including music reference resources, collection development, formats and digital libraries. Students will read current literature on music librarianship and analyze the theoretical and practical aspects of the field through discussions, in class activities, guest lecturers in specialty areas, and written assignments. Graduate student questions may be sent to ischool-advising@illinois.edu Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
73935	Online	Z1	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Lucht, K	Date Range: 01/26/22-05/16/22 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Intellectual Freedom - YA Section Info: Intellectual Freedom - YA (Seminar in Services to Children and Young Adults): This 3 credit course will focus on intellectual freedom issues with youth, the value of youth literature to enhance individuals’ lives, the ethics of intellectual freedom, the psychology of censorship and how to combat it, and how to defend materials for youth. Previous syllabus: https://ischoolapps.sjsu.edu/gss/ajax/showSheet.php?id=9430 Important: The course is mostly asynchronous, but two synchronous Zoom sessions will be held and are required. Dates: 3/17 and 4/21 (6:30pm-8:30pm Pacific Time) through San Jose University School of Information. Course Code: SJ-INFO2672222-SJSU-10, Dates: 11/26/2022 - 5/16/2022. WISE course; requires consent of Graduate Studies Advisor to enroll (klucht@illinois.edu).
73936	Online	Z2	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Lucht, K	Date Range: 02/07/22-03/07/22 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Seminar in Contemporary Issues Section Info: Serving Homeless Patrons In Public Libraries (Seminar in Contemporary Issues): What do homeless patrons need? A place to rest, a place to be safe, connections to service providers, and to feel welcome. The library can provide all of this and more. With homelessness on the rise, many public libraries are serving homeless patrons. This 1-unit course will cover the current state of homelessness, serving homeless patrons at the library, barriers that come up, partnering with organizations, and inclusive programs created for homeless patrons. Students must meet minimum technology requirements as specified on these pages: https://ischool.sjsu.edu/home-computing-environment and https://ischool.sjsu.edu/post/application-software and https://ischool.sjsu.edu/pod/technology-literacy-requirements. Recent syllabus: https://ischoolapps.sjsu.edu/gss/ajax/showSheet.php?id=9317 WISE course; requires consent of Graduate Studies Advisor to enroll (klucht@illinois.edu). Meets asynchronously through San Jose University School of Information. Course Code: SJ-INFO281-SHP2222-SJSU-17 Dates: 2/07/2022 - 3/07/2022, Credit(s) Earned: 1 Credit Hours.
73937	Online	Z3	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Lucht, K	Date Range: 01/26/22-02/25/22 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Political Advocacy Section Info: Political Advocacy (Seminar in Library Management): This one-unit, four-week course, provides an overview of best practices in political advocacy for librarians. Having knowledge of the function of local politics important because 95% of funding for libraries comes from the will of the local voters or the will of the local politicians. Understanding the political ecosystem through which libraries are funded is crucial to continued support for libraries in the United States. Throughout the course, we will explore strategies used by some of the best community organizers, political action committees, and politicians and adapt these strategies to librarianship. We will explore the resources that libraries need to develop in order to have the political and community support that they need in order to be able to continue to serve the public. There will be a strong emphasis on building data-driven advocacy campaigns that return real and measurable results to libraries. We will analyze methods for advocacy strategizing, message creation and delivery, goal setting, fundraising and budgeting, email, social media, outreach, understanding and handling opposition, building and understanding data-sets, managing volunteers, and organizing events. At the end of the course, students should be able to create a comprehensive and actionable advocacy plan for a library or library system. Previous syllabus: https://ischoolapps.sjsu.edu/gss/ajax/showSheet.php?id=9529 Students must meet minimum technology requirements as specified on these pages: https://ischool.sjsu.edu/home-computing-environment and https://ischool.sjsu.edu/post/application-software and https://ischool.sjsu.edu/pod/technology-literacy-requirements. WISE course; requires consent of Graduate Studies Advisor to enroll (klucht@illinois.edu). Meets asynchronously through San Jose University School of Information, SJ-INFO282-PA2222-SJSU-15. Course meets 1/26/2022 - 2/25/2020.