IS 582

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Advanced Topics in Librarianship

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Credit: 2 OR 4 hours.

Variety of newly developed and advanced topics courses within the field of Librarianship, intended to augment the existing Information Sciences curricula.

Additional fees may apply. See Class Schedule. 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 582 class schedule data for spring 2026
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
72620	Lecture-Discussion	ALB	9:00AM -11:50AM	F	12A Sch of Info Sciences Bldg	Bonn, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Academic Librarianship Section Info: Introduces the higher education environment in which academic librarians and other information professionals operate in order to prepare students for leadership roles both within academic libraries and in their parent institutions. This course explores academic librarianship through a variety of lenses including: history and organization of higher education; accreditation; characteristics of students; roles of faculty and other campus professionals; and current issues and challenges. Information regarding course restrictions can be found at https://uillinoisedu.sharepoint.com/sites/iSchool-Academics/SitePages/iSchool-Course-Registration-Information.aspx Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to CAS:Library & Infor Sci -UIUC, MS:Library & Infor Sci -UIUC, MS:Lib & Inf Sci Online-UIUC, PHD:Library & Infor Sci -UIUC, PHD: Informatics - UIUC, or PHD:Information Sciences -UIUC.
67518	Online	ALO	4:00PM -5:50PM	T	n.a.	Wong, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Academic Librarianship Section Info: Introduces the higher education environment in which academic librarians and other information professionals operate in order to prepare students for leadership roles both within academic libraries and in their parent institutions. This course explores academic librarianship through a variety of lenses including: history and organization of higher education; accreditation; characteristics of students; roles of faculty and other campus professionals; and current issues and challenges. Information regarding course restrictions can be found at https://uillinoisedu.sharepoint.com/sites/iSchool-Academics/SitePages/iSchool-Course-Registration-Information.aspx Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
72596	Online	RB1	6:00PM -7:50PM	T	n.a.	Oliver, M	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/16/26-05/06/26 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Rare Books and Special Collect Section Info: Rare Books and Special Collections-Designed as a practical introduction to Rare Book and Special Collections Librarianship, to cover for the neophyte as well as the experienced librarian the many issues of these departments' responsibilities, including selection, acquisition, receiving, cataloging, processing, shelving, circulation, inter-library loan, reference, preservation and conservation, security, exhibition, publication, and so forth, including the uses of information technology. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
72597	Online	RB2	6:00PM -7:50PM	R	n.a.	Vincler, J	Part of Term: A Date Range: 01/20/26-03/13/26 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Rare Books and Special Collect Section Info: Rare Books and Special Collections-Designed as a practical introduction to Rare Book and Special Collections Librarianship, to cover for the neophyte as well as the experienced librarian the many issues of these departments' responsibilities, including selection, acquisition, receiving, cataloging, processing, shelving, circulation, inter-library loan, reference, preservation and conservation, security, exhibition, publication, and so forth, including the uses of information technology. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
72595	Online	SSL	5:00PM -7:50PM	R	n.a.	Emerson, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Student Success Librarianship Section Info: Student success librarianship is a rapidly growing field. However, what does student success mean, and what does it entail, particularly within the context of academic libraries? Academic librarians need to have a strong understanding of their continually growing diverse student population to effectively design and adapt services to support students. This course will examine student success librarianship and help students learn about the multiplicity of ways that academic libraries develop and provide student success initiatives. Prerequisites: IS 505 - Information Organization & Access (formerly IS 501) and IS 510 - Libraries, Information & Society (formerly IS 502). 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, MS:Library & Infor Sci -UIUC, or MS:Lib & Inf Sci Online-UIUC.
72598	Online	TLO	4:00PM -5:50PM	W	n.a.	Berryhill, C	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Section Title: Theological Librarianship Section Info: MUST CHOOSE 2 or 4 credit hours: Provides an overview of the contexts, materials, services, and issues characterizing theological librarianship. Students interact with a number of librarians currently working in the field. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.