IS 530
Summer 2026 Part of Term S2
(8 week) Jun 15-Aug 6
Credit: 4 hours.
Examines issues affecting the development and management of collections for academic, public, special, and school libraries: collection development policies, collection assessment, the marketplace, publishing, legal issues, and budget allocation; document delivery; collaboration and cooperation.
Prerequisite: IS 505 - Information, Organization and Access (formerly IS 501 prior to FA 20), or concurrent enrollment in IS 505 and IS 530.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in
Fall 2022 for: