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.

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 2025
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: 03/17/25-05/07/25 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. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
66542	Online	DPL	5:00PM -6:50PM	R	n.a.	Goek, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Data-Driven Prac Libraries Section Info: This course introduces the concepts, principles, resources, and techniques commonly employed using data for research and evaluation in public and academic libraries. It covers key principles of data literacy, including how data is created, analyzed, and interpreted. These principles inform the methods and approaches applied to assessing library and information services, programs, and resources with the goal of using data to effectively evaluate and communicate the library’s impact on its users for stakeholders. The course builds on a framework of data literacy in the library field, from understanding how data is created to its use in storytelling.
72606	Online	ELO	6:00PM -7:55PM	R	n.a.	Wong, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 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. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
69703	Online	MAO	4:00PM -5:50PM	R	n.a.	Johnson, K	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Music Librarianship Section Info: 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. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
66540	Online	PLP	6:00PM -7:55PM	M	n.a.	Stier, Z	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 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.