Fall 2021
| Course Number | Course Title | Course Description | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIS 60020 | Information Organization | Introduction to the theory and practice of information organization and retrieval in various information environments. Familiarity with principles, standards, tools and current systems relating to organization of information and retrieval. Exploration of supported information system functions such as searching, browsing, and navigation. Assessment and evaluation of information organization and retrieval systems. | 3 |
| LIS 60030 | People in the Information Ecology | Takes a user-centered approach in exploring the information needs and behaviors of people (as individuals and in groups, communities, and institutions) in relation to the larger information ecology that surrounds them. Topics covered include an overview of information ecology; the user-centered paradigm; major information needs and information behavior theories, models, and findings; the landscape of information sources and services for users; factors that influence people’s information needs and behaviors; and user empowerment, information ethics, information fluency, and related issues. | 3 |
| LIS 60040 | Information Institutions and Professions | Examines the political, social, economic, and technical forces that influence the larger environments in which information institutions are situated. This course explores characteristics of the environments in which information professionals may work, including but not limited to academic, school, public, and special libraries, museums, archives, cultural heritage institutions, government organizations, corporations across all industries, and information creators and publishers. The course explores characteristics of the information profession including core values and principles, emerging professions, and understanding possible futures in profession, and explores ideas of organizational behavior in information institutions that operate across the institution as a whole, within groups, and within individuals in the organization. | 3 |
| LIS 60050 | Research and Assessment in Library and Information Science | Focuses on quantitative and qualitative research methods applicable to information settings and environments. Explores research design, data analysis, proposal development, and ethical issues. | 3 |
Spring 2022
| Course Number | Course Title | Course Description | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIS 60601 | Information Sources and Reference Services | Introduction to use and evaluation of basic sources of reference information, computerized and noncomputerized; reference interview and question-negotiation techniques; administration of reference and information services. | 3 |
| LIS 60603 | Subject Analysis, Representation, and Access | The course focuses on the theories, principles, and practices of subject analysis of the intellectual content of information resources and its representation through controlled vocabularies and classification. It covers fundamental concepts of aboutness, vocabulary control, classification theory, ethical considerations, and the theoretical foundations, structure, and the application of major subject vocabularies (LCSH), classification schemes (DDC and LCC), and other knowledge organization systems, including genre/form and named entity management. The course also includes examinations of authority control for subject headings. | 3 |
| LIS 61095 | Linked Data | The course covers the concepts and major proficiencies related to the practices and technologies of Linked Data, introduces key technologies that support Linked Data, and provides hands-on practices in producing and interacting with RDF data models, vocabularies, and datasets. Issues and practices related to the implementation of Linked Open Data (LOD), LOD approaches used in existing applications and websites, and the impact of LOD on data exchange and information discovery are analyzed and discussed in the course. | 3 |
| LIS 61095 | Gender and Sexual Identity in Children’s Literature | LGBTQAI+ books are for all children and teens. They serve not only as “mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors” but also “prisms” and “springboards” into an area of authentic voiced literature that can build identity, understanding, and empathy. This course will explore the field and act as impetus to improving resources and services for the all child and teen patrons. | 1 |
Summer 2022
| Course Number | Course Title | Course Description | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIS 60654 | Preservation and Conservation of Heritage Materials | Types and causes of deterioration of various kinds of library, archival, and museum collections; storage and preventive care, preservation through photographic reproduction and digital conversion, and conservation of rare materials. | 3 |
| LIS 60692 | Internship in Information and Cultural Heritage Institutions | Internship in the Metadata and Cataloging department at the Kent State University Library. | 3 |
Fall 2022
| Course Number | Course Title | Course Description | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIS 60602 | Resource Description and Access | Theoretical foundation, principles, core concepts, and practical application of current standards and conceptual models for the description (descriptive cataloging) of a variety of resources in information institutions. Topics include history and principles of descriptive cataloging standards, best practices documentation, resource discovery, authority work, encoding standards and structures, linked data, ethical issues, as well as current topics in resource description and access, such as emerging technologies and future directions. | 3 |
| LIS 60637 | Metadata Architecture and Implementation | Principles and theories of metadata development in the digital environment. Main focus is given to the design and applications of metadata schemas for distinct domains and information communities, issues in metadata interoperability, vocabulary control, quality control and evaluation. Examination of international standards, activities and projects with the use of case study approach. | 3 |
| LIS 60658 | Theory and Practice of Archival Description | This course will introduce students to the theory and practice of archival description, including 1) principles of provenance and original order, 2) hierarchical arrangement and description; 3) standards central to archival description including Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS), Machine Readable Cataloging (MARC), and Encoded Archival Description (EAD); 4) archival authority work, including Encoded Archival Context (EAC); and 5) subject access for archival materials. Other related topics to be addressed include approaches to description of born-digital archival records, management of description programs, design of information systems for archival description, project management and cost analyses, and community-driven archival description such as tagging and reparative description. | 3 |
Spring 2023
| Course Number | Course Title | Course Description | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIS 60280 | Master’s Portfolio in Library and Information Science | Completed in a student’s last semester. It will include the creation of an electronic portfolio to represent and self-evaluate the student’s experience throughout the MLIS program, considering program learning outcomes and preparation for a career in the field of library and information science. | 1 |
| LIS 60510 | Digital Technologies I: Data Fundamentals | The first of three one-credit courses in digital technologies, this course presents foundational knowledge on the principles that underlie digital resources and services in modern information society, with specific emphasis on data representation, encoding, formatting, and data modeling. | 1 |
| LIS 60511 | Digital Technologies II: Internet Fundamentals | The second of three one-credit courses in digital technologies, this course presents foundational knowledge on the principles that underlie digital resources and services in modern information society, with specific emphasis on online information systems, the Internet, and data security. | 1 |
| LIS 60512 | Digital Technologies III: Information Systems Fundamentals | The third of three one-credit courses in digital technologies, this course presents foundational knowledge on the principles that underlie digital resources and services in modern information society, with specific emphasis on Web-based information applications, programming logic, Linked Data, and the interpretation of data. | 1 |
| LIS 60652 | Foundations of Recordkeeping in Society | An introduction to the core principles and practices of recordkeeping and the multiple and complex roles records and archives play in identity, evidence, transparency, memory, accountability, equity, representation and trust in society. This course covers historical and contemporary recordkeeping contexts related to individuals, family, community, organization, corporate, academia and government, as well as traditional, nontextual and digital formats of records and archives. | 1 |