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 2026
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
72603	Online	ACP	6:00PM -7:50PM	T	n.a.	Benson, S	Part of Term: A Date Range: 01/20/26-03/13/26 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.
66555	Online	CAP	6:00PM -7:50PM	R	n.a.	Bonn, M Comstock, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Caps. and Apps. in Practice Section Info: Capabilities & Application in Practice: In this guided inquiry course, students will be engaging in a community of practice of emerging professionals focused on cultivating a professional identity. Students will meet in seminar-style for 8 sessions (7 classes, plus a culminating iCAP Event. Class sessions meet every other week, over the 16-week semester to explicitly connect the ethics, principles, and fluencies of their courses to real-world Practicum experiences and professional goals. The course is designed for current Practicum, recent-Practicum, and pre-Practicum students. This course does not replace IS549 Practicum. In order to gain Practicum course credit, you must enroll in IS549 Practicum and complete at least 100 hours of work. Advanced standing (at least 20 hours credit and completion of IS505 and IS510) in MSLIS OR CAS program. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
72606	Online	ELO	6:00PM -7:50PM	R	n.a.	Wong, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 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. 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.
66860	Online	HIS	4:00PM -5:50PM	R	n.a.	Dietrich, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Health Sci Info Svcs Resources Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
66540	Online	PLP	6:00PM -7:50PM	M	n.a.	Kirtley, K Stier, Z	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 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.