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 summer 2023
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
40994	Online	BIO	6:00PM -7:55PM	R	n.a.	Song, Y	Part of Term: S2 Date Range: 06/12/23-08/03/23 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Business Information Section Info: There is an increasing demand from both corporate and academic sectors for business information professionals. At the same time, roles and responsibilities for business information professionals is rapidly changing. This course is designed to provide fundamental knowledge in business information services and help practice the application of business information for different user groups. This course will especially help those, both in the LIS and IM tracks, who plan to pursue careers in such roles as consultants, business or social sciences librarians, corporate research analysts, and knowledge management specialists. Additionally, students will have an opportunity to practice how to use business information to answer complex business questions in diverse settings. This course also serves as the foundation for Information Consulting (IS 534) and Applied Business Research (IS 514). Graduate student questions may be sent to ischool-advising@illinois.edu Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
41612	Online	BTO	6:00PM -7:55PM	TR	n.a.	Hotchkiss, V	Part of Term: S1 Date Range: 05/15/23-06/09/23 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Section Title: Bibliotherapy Section Info: MUST CHOOSE 2 OR 4 CREDIT HOURS, for questions concerning the 2 or 4 credit hours, please email the instructor at vhotchki@illinois.edu. The History and Practice of Bibliotherapy explores the field of Bibliotherapy (the use of books for psychological healing and personal development) as an historic and currently popular phenomenon. We will look at the long history of bibliotherapy, explore scientific evidence and critique of it as a form of psychotherapy, and investigate different types of bibliotherapy. Students who complete this class will understand the field of bibliotherapy as well as the role librarians play in connecting readers to meaningful books. Graduate student questions may be sent to ischool-advising@illinois.edu. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
39882	Online	PLP	7:00PM -8:55PM	M	n.a.	Stier, Z	Part of Term: S2 Date Range: 06/12/23-08/03/23 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Public Library Partnerships Section Info: Libraries play a role in establishing partnerships. Successful partnerships rely on a bidirectional relationship where the needs of both the library and stakeholder are mutually considered. Partnerships rely on the library, stakeholders, and citizens participating in active dialogue to evaluate and assess community needs in order to develop and implement services, and programs. The focus of this course is public libraries, but students will be able to apply what they learned to other information-providing settings. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
41716	Online	Z1	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Intinarelli, K Shaw, T	Date Range: 06/05/23-07/28/23 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Oral History Section Info: Oral History (Seminar in Archives and Records Management): Everyone has a story, and oral history methodology provides an essential framework for recording past events and ways of life to help inform and fill gaps in the historical record. This course will examine oral history from the standpoint of creator and curator. As creators, students will learn about the ins and outs of oral history methodology, such as question development, research, equipment, and recording interviews. As curators, we will take a deep dive into oral history preservation, access, and collections management. Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate an understanding of oral history and its practice. 2. Identify the legal and ethical issues involved in recording a person's memories and making them available to researchers and the general public. 3. Discuss current oral history processing and preservation practices. 4. Evaluate methods of access/discovery to oral histories. 5. Plan and implement an oral history project. Syllabus from last summer: https://ischoolapps.sjsu.edu/gss/ajax/showSheet.php?id=10259. 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 Academic Advisor & Coordinator of Graduate Affairs - MSLIS to enroll (talia3@illinois.edu). Meets asynchronously through San Jose State University School of Information. Course Code: SJ-INFO284-ORHI2233-SJSU-06. Course Dates: 6/05/2023 - 7/28/2023.
41717	Online	Z2	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Intinarelli, K Shaw, T	Date Range: 06/05/23-07/28/23 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Intl. Children's Literature Section Info: International Children's Literature (Seminar in Services to Children and Young Adults): This course will focus on global children’s and young adult literature taking into account pluricultural perspectives, the current state of global children’s literature, issues related to transmission between languages and cultures, and tools for developing awareness of current international youth literature, and pedagogical approaches to diverse literature. Throughout the course, we will hear from a number of youth literature specialists from around the world, including the US and UK, Argentina, India, Ireland, Greece, Lebanon, Australia and maybe a few others. Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Understand the differences in youth literature development and intent across the world. 2. Develop the skills to evaluate children’s literature from geographical regions other than your country of work. 3. Develop the skills to include international children's literature in instruction and programming. Syllabus from last summer: https://ischoolapps.sjsu.edu/gss/ajax/showSheet.php?id=10254 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 Academic Advisor & Coordinator of Graduate Affairs - MSLIS to enroll (talia3@illinois.edu). Meets asynchronously through San Jose State University School of Information. Course Code: SJ-INFO267-INTL2233-SJSU-04. Dates: 6/05/2023 - 7/28/2023.