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Academics / Course Descriptions (Subject Area Resources and Services 2500 - 2599)  
   
   
 

 

*LIS 2500 - REFERENCE RESOURCES AND SERVICES

Survey of philosophies and theories underlying the practices and resources used in general reference. The use of resources in electronic formats, as well as an introduction to subject reference. Reference services. (Prerequisites: LIS 2000 and LIS 2002*.)

*LIS 2537 - GOVERNMENT INFORMATION RESOURCES AND SERVICES

The American political environment and its impact on the availability and control of information emanating from the federal government. Consideration and analysis of federal government materials in many formats. (Prerequisites: LIS 2000 and LIS 2002*)

*LIS 2543 - HUMANITIES RESOURCES AND SERVICES

Survey and evaluation of resources in the fields of literature, religion, mythology, philosophy, music, and art; historical background and development of each subject, its scope, the structure of its literature, and its relationship to other humanistic disciplines. Problems of bibliographic control and retrieval. (Prerequisites: LIS 2000 and LIS 2002*)

*LIS 2544 - SOCIAL SCIENCES RESOURCES AND SERVICES

Survey and evaluation of current sources, services, and trends related to information transfer with examples chosen from the social science areas of history, geography, anthropology, sociology, psychology, political science, international relations, law, library/information science, African American studies, women's studies, and peace studies. (Prerequisites: LIS 2000 and LIS 2002*)

*LIS 2545 - SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES AND SERVICES

Information resources and services in science and technology including primary and secondary publications, electronic text, image and numeric databases; user needs and communications patterns within the scientific community. (Prerequisites: LIS 2002*)

*LIS 2546 - BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS RESOURCES AND SERVICES

Domestic and international statistics, corporate and industrial data, market research, and the behavioral and social aspects of management including consumer and environmental issues. Major business reference tools. (Prerequisites: LIS 2002*)

*LIS 2555 - LAW RESOURCES AND SERVICES

The administration and organization of law libraries with emphasis on knowledge of the judicial system and the literature of law. (Prerequisites: LIS 2002*)

*LIS 2568 - MULTICULTURAL RESOURCES AND SERVICES IN SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA CENTERS

Survey of multicultural resources in a variety of formats; utilization of multicultural resources with students and teachers in K-12 schools.

*LIS 2585 - HEALTH CONSUMER RESOURCES AND SERVICES

Collection development, reference, and educational services in the domain of consumer health resources in print, non-print, and electronic formats. Identification of appropriate and accurate resources for consumer health and family education; policy issues in providing consumer and family health information in different settings; role of public media; and information and referral services to and from healthcare organizations, community agencies, and public libraries.

*LIS 2586 - HEALTH SCIENCES RESOURCES AND SERVICES

Survey and evaluation of current sources, services, and trends related to information transfer in the health sciences, including medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, allied health, and veterinary science. Materials and services appropriate to hospital, academic, and special libraries, and information centers.

*LIS 2587 - APPLICATIONS IN MEDICAL INFORMATICS

A survey of concepts and activities in medical informatics, including an introduction to the applications of information technology in the areas of knowledge-based information and library informatics; integrated hospital information systems and patient-specific information; nursing, radiology, pathology, and pharmacy services; clinical decision support; telehealth; and medical education. Also included are concepts related to informatics in health care financing; legal, ethical, and philosophical issues in medical informatics; and consumer informatics.

 
 
   
   

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