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Course of Study* |
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Spring Semester |
Summer Semester |
| LIBSCI 2670: Digital
Libraries (An examination of the conditions and factors
influencing the development of digital library services, focusing largely
on socioeconomic and technological issues) |
LIBSCI 2000: Understanding
Information (ssues and problems arising from interrelationships
among information and individuals, society, organizations and systems, and
information that the information professions address) |
LIBSCI 2700: Managing Library
& Information Services (Principles of interpersonal and
organizational behavior and change in information environments and
applications of principles to decision making, structure, policy,
personnel, and budget) |
| LIBSCI 2635: Information
Architecture (Practical and theoretical issues associated with
information architecture in organizations. User and organizational
information needs and uses provide the basis for the conceptual design of
Web-based information systems and methods for analysis of stakeholder
needs. Designed for students wishing to enhance knowledge and skills
related to Web development, networks, and related concepts.) |
LIBSCI 2001: Organizing
Information (Theory and practice of organizing information in all
types of environments: principles, standards, and tools, with special
emphasis on understanding the function of catalogs, indexes, bibliographic
utilities, and other organizing entities) |
INFSCI 2180: Knowledge Representation
& the Semantic Web |
| INFSCI 2710: Database
Management (Basic graduate course on database systems.
Centralized relational database systems with emphasis on database design,
implementation, and administration. Comprehensive coverage of SQL, data
modeling, normalization, storage management, transaction management, and
query evaluation. Students will develop practical skills in building and
maintaining realistic medium-scale database systems. Also covers more
advanced topics including data warehousing and OLAP) |
INFSCI 2140: Information Storage
& Retrieval (Problems and techniques related to storing and
accessing unstructured information with an emphasis on textual
information. Overview of several approaches to information access with a
primary focus on search-based information access. Covers automated
retrieval system design, content analysis, retrieval models, result
presentation, and system evaluation. Examines applications of retrieval
techniques on the Web, in multimedia and multilingual environments, and in
text classification and event tracking. (Prerequisites: introduction to
logic and statistical analysis, familiarity with a high-level programming
language) |
INFSCI 2955, Special Topics: Systems/
Web Engineering (Because of
the complexity of digital libraries and the diverse nature of their audiences,
a thorough, systematic approach is required for the successful development
of digital library projects. Web Engineering brings a structured
methodology utilized in software engineering to Web development projects.
The course addresses the concepts, methods, technologies, and techniques
of developing Web sites that collect, organize and expose information resources. Topics
covered include requirements engineering for Web applications, design methods
and technologies, interface design, usability of web applications, accessibility,
testing, metrics, operation and maintenance of Web applications, security,
and project management. Specific technologies covered in this course
include client-side (XHTML, JavaScript, and CSS) and server-side (Perl
and PHP).) |
| INFSCI 2500: Data
Structures (Theory and application of data structures. Data and
file structures and their appropriateness to various applications) |
INFSCI 2560: Web Technologies
& Standards (Covers core technologies and standards for
distributed systems, especially web based distributed systems. Includes an
overview of the standardization process and the standards organizations.
Looks at network and data standards with significant attention to
HTML,XML, http, URL and other web technologies including APIs to
programming with them) |
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| * Students begin their program of study
in the Fall semester. While it is possible to pursue the Digital
Libraries specialization on a part-time basis, the course of study
outlined above is for a full-time student. |
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For more information
about the Library and Information Science Program,
please call 412.624.9420 or e-mail Debbie Day
School of Information
Sciences, University of Pittsburgh,
135 North Bellefield Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Tel: 412.624.3988 | Fax: 412.624.5231
For information about Admissions & Financial Aid, please
contact
Shabana Reza at 800.672.9435
Information Science & Technology Email: isinq@sis.pitt.edu
Telecommunications Email: teleinq@sis.pitt.edu
Library & Information Science Email: lisinq@sis.pitt.edu
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