IS 563

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Advanced Topics in Literature, Media and Materials

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Credit: 2 OR 4 hours.

Variety of newly developed and advanced topics courses within Literature, Media and Materials, intended to augment the existing Information Sciences curricula.

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 563 class schedule data for spring 2026
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
72418	Online	APO	4:00PM -5:50PM	M	n.a.	Lucht, K	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Section Title: Adult Popular Literature Section Info: MUST CHOOSE 2 or 4 credit hours: A survey of genre fiction, readers' advisory services, the promotion of fiction, narrative nonfiction & media collections in libraries, the social effects of reading, and publishing as a business. Course objectives include: understanding why adults read for pleasure; gaining familiarity with popular fiction genres and their authors; understanding principles and tools of readers' advisory services; examining the issues of popular fiction publishing including the impact of technology in creating new formats; and the process of acquisition, maintenance, and marketing of popular fiction in libraries. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
72419	Online	CRO	5:00PM -6:50PM	W	n.a.	Betts-Green, D	Part of Term: A Date Range: 01/20/26-03/13/26 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Comics: Advising Readers Section Info: Comics--in forms including comic strips, comic books, graphic novels, webcomics, and manga--represent an important cultural medium, which appeals to persons of all ages and is collected by many school, public, and academic libraries. This course introduces students to the comics medium, its history, and its cultural influences. Students will read a variety of comics and learn about materials and techniques key to providing reader's advisory in this medium. Although this course focuses on American comics, some readings and discussions will touch on this medium's international dimensions. Graduate student questions may be sent to ischool-advising@illinois.edu Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to CAS:Library & Infor Sci -UIUC, CAS:Lib & Info Sci Online-UIUC, MS:Library & Infor Sci -UIUC, MS:Lib & Inf Sci Online-UIUC, PHD:Library & Infor Sci -UIUC, or PHD:Information Sciences -UIUC.
74770	Online	RVO	4:00PM -5:50PM	R	n.a.	Quealy, K	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Section Title: Reviewing Children's Lit Section Info: Introduction to the process of reviewing children's literature. A writing course designed to improve students' ability to produce concise, clearly structured reviews of children's and young adult literature. Also includes an overview of genres and formats of the literature and an examination of the cultural context and implications of reviewing. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.