Knowledge and skills for applying complementary technologies for learning in distributed learning environments (Pre-K-lifelong) through lecture, demonstration, and discussion.

Media resources and techniques for children from birth to 9 years. Reading interests and developmental needs of young children. Authors, illustrators, indexes, bibliographic tools, evaluation sources, and professional literature. Not open to students enrolled in M.L.I.S. program.

Media resources for children. Reading interests of children and their curricular and independent needs for information. Authors, illustrators, indexes, bibliographic tools, and sources of evaluation of materials for children. Techniques and literature for read-aloud programs and storytelling. Not open to students enrolled in M.L.I.S. program.

Media resources for adolescents. Reading interests of adolescents and their curricular and independent information needs. Study of relationships of media to information needs and critical comparison between classic and contemporary materials for adolescents. Indexes, bibliographic tools, and sources of evaluation of materials. Not open to students enrolled in M.L.I.S. program.

Specific topics of current concern to the library, information, and media professions to be identified by title. Not open to students enrolled in M.L.I.S. program.

Introductory knowledge for school library media specialists, teachers, administrators, parents, and other citizens interested in practical applications of information technology to support learning, decision making, and community building.

Knowledge discovery techniques and applications.

Foster theoretical insights about information visualization. Prepare small and large-scale datasets for visual representations. Project-based and students will map real datasets and understand the methods to interpret the visualizations.

Storytelling methods, techniques, and materials encompassing heritage, art, literature, and programming.

Focuses on theories, models, and concepts of information behavior. Emphasizes information seeking and use practices and activities in relation particular communities, channels and barriers to information, and the impacts of technology. Provides an introduction to methods that can be used to study information needs, information seeking behavior, and related phenomena.

Addresses the renewed phenomenon of fake news, misinformation/disinformation, and its related concepts; then focuses more explicitly on the affective information behaviors that influence our interactions with information and help us intellectually thrive in a post-truth society.

An introduction to skills and strategies for succeeding as a graduate student in the graduate programs of the School of Information Science at UofSC (Pass/Fail grading).

Introduction to the issues and core values of library and information professions, including equity of access, literacy and learning, information policy, collaboration, service, professional growth and development, and culturally responsive practice.

Explores the role of library and information organizations in communities, with a focus on building community relationships, engagement, and outreach.

Introduction to the design and delivery of instructional services and assistance on the use of information resources to promote information literacy and informed decision-making.

Introduction to the nature, development, roles, and fundamental issues of leadership in library and information organizations.

Introduces the research process as applied to library and information science topics with an emphasis on research methods, critical evaluation, and the practical application of research.

Explores the design, use, and evaluation of information organization and retrieval systems to support digital curation and preservation, metadata generation, and information-seeking.

Issues and techniques of knowledge representation and information organization, information retrieval systems, and users’ information seeking behavior.

A comprehensive overview of data science basics and applications for communications. Introduces basic concepts, applications, and tools of data science for communication purposes. Includes basic theories and approaches in communications.

A survey, from ancient times to the present, of the evolution and social role of information organizations (libraries, archives, information centers, etc.) and technologies (books, journals, computers, etc.). Emphasis on the U.S. in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Nature and use of archives and records; functions of archives and records professionals; and legal, ethical, and political issues in archives and records.

Introduction to printing with movable type. This course is designed to give students some experience in designing and printing books and broadsides. Examination of paper, typefaces, composition work, and simple bookbinding are included.

Introduction to analytical, descriptive, and textual bibliography, and to the principles and practice of editing.

Introduction to the missions, professional standards and best practices of special collections librarianships. Topics include access and acquisitions, colletion assessment and development, collection management and maintenance, donor relations, public programming and current issues and trends. Restricted to ISCI graduate students.

Historical overview of the literary content, illustration, and social values of children’s and young adult literature written in English. Examines the influence of movements such as Romanticism, Rationalism, and postmodernism, as well as changing trends over time.

The planning and administration of preservation programs in libraries, archives, records centers, and manuscript depositories.

Roles, functions, and organization of school library media programs. Systematic planning and evaluation, leadership, advocacy, and integration of program into the curriculum.

Problems relating to contemporary school media programs will be identified and analyzed by students, drawing from their own experiences, pertinent literature in the field, and field investigations.

An overview of industrial, business, governmental, and professional libraries and related information organizations. Study of their organizational characteristics, governance, services, distinctive features. Major part of course is simulation of information management problems in these organizations.

History and current state of digital records, including their storage, organization, and preservation in digital libraries.

An introduction to the background, principles, practices, and technologies of knowledge management for library and information professionals.

A detailed study of traditional and innovative services characteristic of health science libraries. Includes community study design and evaluation of services. For those students committed to careers in health sciences libraries.

Course focuses upon three topics: 1) organizational patterns for various library operations, local and regional; 2) the political environment of the public library; and 3) major problems confronting public library systems.

An analysis of the historical development and current issues in academic libraries.

An in-depth study of AACR2 covering both print and nonprint materials; searching bibliographic materials in a database, editing and updating them; principles of coding, tagging, and entering the results into a database; discussion of administrative problems.

Study of major classification and subject authority systems. Emphasizes the understanding and application of these systems in information agencies.

Introduction to principles and practices in abstracting and indexing.

An introductory study of methods and problems in acquiring, organizing, and retrieving serial publications with an emphasis on the special features of serials. Includes an introduction to computer applications.

Creation, acquisition, organization, retrieval, and use of government-produced information. Emphasis is on U.S. government information but includes attention to state, local, and international sources.

Examination of metadata definition, selection and applications; Role of metadata in information discovery, acquaintance with various metadata schemes and standards for libraries, museums, archives and info centers.

Management, personnel, and materials within technical service departments for all types of libraries. Standardization, centralized and cooperative efforts, automation and evaluation as applied to all functions within technical services departments.

Direct experience searching online databases and examination of related administrative issues.

Applications of human learning theory and presentation techniques to information literacy programs and curriculum collaboration for library and information professionals.

Role of the school library media specialist in integrating the school library media program into a K-12 standards-based curriculum, including best practices, needs assessment, collaboration, instructional design, and resource provision.

Presents a survey of electronic information resources in the health sciences and an introduction to advanced searching techniques and analytical skills to access biomedical literature.

Acquisition of and special cataloging requirements for printed music, recordings, and multimedia; collection management; administration of music libraries; preservation/conservation of special materials.

Considers how literature and information services in the social sciences are organized for the purpose of interpretation and delivery. Students survey the literature of psychology, sociology, political science, and other disciplines in some detail. Practice in question consultation and database searching will be included.

A survey and evaluation of the nature, history, and bibliography of the literature of the humanities and arts. Emphasizes the distinctive features of materials, research, communication, and information-seeking patterns.

A survey of literature in the basic sciences and applied technical fields. Examines distinctive features of materials, research, and information communication patterns in the various fields. Practice in question consultation and database searching will be included.

Coverage of the bibliographic and information systems relevant to contemporary managerial information needs, with emphasis on the literature of business and finance, and including statistical materials, literature guides, and investment services. Specialized problems related to the organization and operation of business information systems. Practice in question consultation and database searching will be included.

Characteristics and use of print and computer-based materials in the health sciences and for general reference librarians.

An introduction to the role and functions of the information manager in organizations with emphases on use, retention, and management of information and records.

Ways in which libraries and librarians become more effective providers and partners in the literacy movement.

Nontraditional library users in all types of libraries. Literacy programs, disabled and/or institutionalized persons, older adults, and members of selected ethnic groups.

Planning and evaluating information services. Emphasis on policy and decision making regarding current issues.

The nature, philosophy, and development of non-curricular programs for children and young adults in the school and public library. Among the types of programs to be discussed are storytelling, film programs, reading programs, programs for parents, and other activities associated with library service to young people. Students will study the principles and problems involved in designing, implementing, and evaluating programs of this nature.

Materials popular with adult readers and programs utilizing those materials. Extensive reading and experience in planning and presenting programs.

A study of materials intended for children of elementary school age (6-13) with emphasis on the process of evaluating them to meet the educational, cultural, and recreational needs of children.

A study of materials for young adults (13-19) with emphasis on the process of evaluating them to meet the educational, cultural, and recreational needs of young adults.

Concepts and current trends in the creation, implementation, and evaluation of adult consumer health resources and services, including consumer health informatics and e-health.

A study of picture books and audiovisual materials intended for the very young child through age 9 with emphasis on the process of evaluating these materials to meet the educational, cultural, and recreational needs of very young children.

Introduces a wide range of print and nonprint materials appropriate for Latino youth. Provides resources for librarians and educators serving young Latinos literacy needs.

Technology management, use of technology and nonprint resources, and their integration into the K-12 curriculum.

An introduction to the process of planning new and renovated spaces and facilities. Content covers roles of participants in planning preparation of building program and examines examples of recent buildings.

An examination of information agencies and their purposes, collections, collection policies, and acquisition procedures.

Planning, implementation, and evaluation of public library services for children and young adults.

Examines in detail frequently occurring problems that require decision activity by library and information agency managers. May be repeated for credit as topics change.

Databases used in libraries and other information agencies, including operational and functional design. Extensive hands-on evaluation of selected database software packages.

Principles and practices of information gathering and analysis of open source information, including competitive intelligence, environmental scanning, and issues management; information evaluation and synthesis; role of strategic intelligence in modern organizations.

Concepts and practices necessary to organize and manage Web resources in libraries and in other information agencies.

Evaluation and programming of Web technologies and related issues in libraries and in other information agencies.

This course presents introductory concepts related to the creation, manipulation, and implementation of visual collections in various online environments. It identifies resources, procedures, and skills needed to successfully design, implement, and manage digital image collections in a collaborative environment.

A critical examination of the principles, trends, and issues of modern information systems design and use.

Identification and evaluation of information networks in libraries and other information agencies. The nature of networks, including hardware and software applications.

Examines how issues of diversity, social justice, race, gender and sexuality are represented in the information professions and will study how these social imperatives affect, and are affected by, information technologies.

Conceptualize, critique, and reformulate social justice as an outcome while working towards a better understanding of how their social identities and systems of oppression contribute to and/or work against the social justice process.

Application, management and evaluation of information systems for libraries and other information agencies, including emerging technical, administrative and management issues related to these systems.

A capstone experience for data and communication students to implement concepts and skills in data analysis learned throughout the program.

Discussion and critical examination of selected topics of current international debate regarding information and related technologies. Specific topics to be identified by title. May be repeated three times for a maximum of 9 hours.

Supervised field experience in library, media center, or other information agency relevant to student’s professional goals.

Discussion and critical examination of selected topics of current international debate regarding information and related technologies. Topics vary by title. May be repeated a maximum of 3 times.

Independent study in an area of library and information science relevant to the student’s professional goals.

Discussion and investigation of selected topics of current concern to the library and information profession. Specific topics to be identified by title.

Prerequisite: Specialist degree students only. Approval of the appropriate application for specialist project must be submitted early in the semester preceding enrollment.

Seminar examining a range of issues, theories, and research questions that currently shape thinking and discourse in library and information science.

Seminar exploring problems and issues in theory formulation and research methods, including quantitative, qualitative, and multi-method approaches. Not auditable.

Seminar examining the historical and intellectual foundations of library and information science in relation to the nature and current roles of information organization and information transfer in societies. Not auditable.

Seminar examining the history, trends, and current status of academic careers in library and information science, emphasizing knowledge and skills needed for successful teaching, scholarship, and service. Not auditable.

Seminar in the critical and analytical study of information policy and ethical issues at the individual, institutional, and international levels. Not auditable.

Seminar examining the characteristics of communication, human information interaction, and information-seeking behavior, with emphasis on social network models, and the relationship between information-seeking behaviors and the design of communication and information systems and services. Not auditable.

Involves students in planning, managing, and evaluating colloquia, including recruiting speakers, scheduling venues, attracting audiences, conducting the sessions, and evaluating the results. May be repeated up to three times for credit.

Explores libraries and other cultural institutions as lifelong educational environments where complex human interactions take place. Over the past two years, the promising intersection of cultural organizations has been a topic of strong interest to practitioners and scholars associated with these institutions. This course introduces the interdisciplinary framework, social perspectives, and research methods required to development an understanding of this intersection, the changes that will be required as new technologies alter the way that people engage with these institutions, and the challenges that have begun to emerge as their boundaries become less defined. This type of interdisciplinary framework is needed to address these topics and address both the human information needs that impel cultural institutions and the steps and strategies by which these needs may be recognized and resolved in these information rich environments.

This course provides an opportunity for doctoral students to explore the issues associated with the implementation, evaluation and management of various technologies found in cultural institutions. Students will gain practical experience working with different technologies through class demonstrations and will be exposed to different technical environments via class field trips.