IS 593

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Advanced Topics in Preservation & Tech Services

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Credit: 2 OR 4 hours.

Variety of newly developed and advanced topics courses within the fields of Preservation & Tech Services, 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 593 class schedule data for spring 2026
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	66862	Online	AVO	3:00PM -4:50PM	W	n.a.	Blewer, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Credit: 4 hours Section Title: AV Materials Libs & Archives Section Info: This course focuses on time-based media materials in libraries and archives. Students will learn about the preservation and digitization of different media types – motion picture film, video, and recorded sound – as well as issues related to collection development, copyright/ownership, and the cataloging/description and arrangement of time-based multimedia objects. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
	72771	Lecture-Discussion	PC	4:00PM -6:50PM	M	ARR Sch of Info Sciences Bldg	Ferris, Q Teper, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Presv & Consv Spec Colls Care Section Info: This course meets at the Conservation Lab located at 809 S. Oak St., Champaign. Preservation and Conservation for Special Collections Care-This course is meant to build on previous coursework in Preservation, Special Collections and/or Rare Book Curation, will focus on the physical structure and chemical composition of book, paper, and photographic materials. Students will learn how historic and modern library and archives materials are produced, how they age and potentially deteriorate, and different approaches for their physical care. Class work will be split between traditional lectures and readings as well as hands-on projects in book construction and minimally invasive treatments and stabilization mechanisms. The goal will be to educate students to a level at which they can effectively communicate with conservation and preservation professionals, as well as set educated priorities and expectations for the care of their collections. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.