IS 573

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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.

Additional fees may apply. See Class Schedule. 2 or 4 graduate hours. No professional credit. May be repeated in the same or separate terms, 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 573 class schedule data for fall 2024
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
78339	Online	CAO	6:00PM -7:50PM	W	n.a.	Betts-Green, D	Part of Term: B Date Range: 10/21/24-12/11/24 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Community Archives Section Info: Prerequisite: IS 562 - Adm and Use Archival Materials (formerly IS 581), or consent of instructor. Community Archives are a collection of material that documents one or many aspects of a community's heritage, collected and preserved by that community and its members. These materials tell the story of groups of people who have often been excluded from mainstream archives, which have tended to focus on official documents and the lives of elites. We will investigate the role community archives play in supporting a sense of heritage and identity amongst members of a community and how they serve to raise awareness of these neglected stories in the wider public. Will work with local organizations that have agreed to take part, and students will contribute to the work of their archives by assisting in identifying records of long-term value, documenting the experience of its members, providing the organization with practical and affordable solutions within a framework of best practice of archives and records management, and working collaboratively with the organizations to secure the long-term viability of their documentary heritage. Graduate student questions may be sent to ischool-advising@illinois.edu Restriction(s): Not intended for Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to students in the Illinois Informatics Institute or Information Sciences department.
73242	Online	CHO	2:00PM -3:50PM	T	n.a.	Deacy-Quinn, C Schwartz, S	Part of Term: A Date Range: 08/26/24-10/18/24 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Intro Cultural Heritage Coll Section Info: Introduction to Cultural Heritage Collections: Library Special Collections, Archives, and Museums. This eight-week survey course is meant to introduce students, especially those with limited prior knowledge of special collections, archives, museums, and preservation to the key elements and concerns in such programs with a focus on those found in academic institutions. Students will learn basic concepts and terminology, workflows, staffing models, and interrelationships both within and outside cultural heritage curation and care. Graduate student questions may be sent to ischool-advising@illinois.edu Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to students in the Illinois Informatics Institute or Information Sciences department.
73138	Lecture-Discussion	ED	4:30PM -5:50PM	R	Location Pending	Wilson, W	Part of Term: B Date Range: 10/21/24-12/11/24 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 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. The course will be a mix of discussion and hands-on experience taking place in the Krannert Art Museum workshop. Location: Room 17, Krannert Art Museum. Graduate student questions may be sent to ischool-advising@illinois.edu Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to students in the Illinois Informatics Institute or Information Sciences department.
73241	Online	ERO	7:00PM -8:50PM	W	n.a.	Oberg, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/26/24-12/11/24 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Credit: 4 hours Section Title: E-Resources Management Section Info: All other students need department approval. Email ischool-advising@illinois.edu. In-depth exploration of current topics in the rapidly changing world of e-resources management in libraries and information centers. Discusses trends, problems, and issues relating to how e- resources are reshaping the entire spectrum of library service. Example areas of focus include open access publishing, scholarly communication, proprietary as well as open source e-resources management systems, licensing and copyright issues, consortia, usage statistics, balancing e- resources with more traditional collections and services, and intellectual access challenges in a highly diffuse information environment. Graduate student questions may be sent to ischool-advising@illinois.edu Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to students in the Illinois Informatics Institute or Information Sciences department.