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Course information can be found belowINFO 510: Information Sources and Services
Description: Presents applied information retrieval as the foundation for information services. Provides an overview of present-day online resources and their print counterparts. Focuses on the design and structure of tools used for answering questions and satisfying subject interests for patrons. Emphasizes techniques for building effective strategies for searching large-scale retrieval systems, including the Internet. Gives opportunities to compare search engines and to evaluate retrievals.
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INFO 511: Information Resources and Services II
Description: Relates the applied information retrieval of INFO 510 to the larger conceptual structures of library and information science: literature-producing communities, the process of publication, publishing on the Internet, subject domains and form classes, systems for physical and intellectual access to literatures, problems of bibliographic control, and social and psychological factors affecting use of information services. Develops practical skills in creating resources such as abstracts, subject indexing, reviews of literatures, bibliographies, and webpages.Course Syllabus
Content Charting for Review of the Literature
Evaluation of 510 Articles
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"Posting to the Web" assignment
Models of Information Seeking and Organizing Information
INFO 520: Professional, Social, Ethical , and Legal Aspects of Information Services
Description: Surveys the professional, social, ethical and legal issues that affect information service professionals and organizations. Addresses such topics as information law, access, ownership, and censorship. Studies professional organizations and the sociology of professions.Course Syllabus
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INFO 780 Online: Information Ethics: Identity, Knowledge, and Community
Description: Using the broad organizing trajectories of Identity, Knowledge, and Community, the course will build an understanding of contemporary issues and professional practice upon a foundation of both traditional and alternative ethical traditions. Specifically, decision-making strategies and public policy issues will be considered around the major themes of Information Ethics:- Access
- Ownership
- Privacy
- Security
- Community
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