 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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