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*LIS 2000 - UNDERSTANDING INFORMATION

Issues and problems arising from interrelationships among information and individuals, society, organizations and systems, and information that the information professions address. Required for ALL students enrolled in the MLIS Program.

*LIS 2001 - ORGANIZING INFORMATION

Introduction to basic concepts, principles, and practices of information organization in diverse environments.  Includes: terminology and models of organizing information; nature of user information needs and implications for information organization; principles of information representation, authority control, subject analysis, classification, controlled vocabularies and natural language, standards and display of information. Required for all MLIS students except students declared in the Archives & Records Management Specialization.

*LIS 2002 - RETRIEVING INFORMATION

Overview of information retrieval (IR) process from creating information resources to delivery of information to the user. Theory and practice of understanding various users of information and their information needs; identifying appropriate resources from the range of types and formats available; formulating retrieval strategies; and identifying information appropriate to the user. Required for all MLIS students except students declared in the Archives & Records Management Specialization.

 
 
 
   
   

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