Information Studies Minor

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Credit Courses Descriptions

LIB 1015 Information Research in Social Sciences and Humanities
3 hours; 3 credits

This introduction to the nature, sources, and uses of printed and computerized information for study and problem solving develops students' abilities in systematic approaches to analyzing information need, information searching, and evaluation and organization of data. Students learn to prepare bibliographies, lieterature reviews, terms papers, and research reports in various disciplines of the humanities and social sciences( Not open to student who have taken lib 1016)

LIB 1016 Information Research in Business
3 hours; 3 credits

This introduction to the nature, sources, and uses of printed and computerized information for study and problem solving develops students' abilities in systematic approaches to analyzing information need, information searching, and evaluation and organization of data. Students learn to prepare bibliographies, literature reviews, term papers, and research reports in business disciplines and social sciences. (Not open to students who have taken LIB 1015.)

LIB 3010 Topics in Information Studies
3 hours; 3 credits

This course provides opportunity for students in information Studies to pursue topics of interest in Information Studies in their historical, theoretical, and practical contexts as the need may arise.

Prerequisite: ENG 2100

Economics of Information This course examines economic theories and analyses that have been applied to the information market and the issues on the uniqueness of information in contemporary society. Topics include asymmetry of information in various markets, demand and supply in the information market (such as the publishing market in New York City), production and cost functions and cost-benefit analysis of information products and services, and information as a public good vs. information as a commodity.

LIB 3020 Principles of Information Retrieval
3 Credits; 3 Hours

This course teaches the theoretical and practical principles of information retrieval in an online environment. Students will learn the necessary skills to become expert-level searchers. Techniques and concepts for formulating effective search strategies for a range of information needs and formats will be examined. Students will have opportunities for hands-on practice and experimenting with a variety of online systems and expolre current and emerging challenges in information retrieval.

LIB 3030 Archives, Documents and Hidden History
3 hours; 3 credits

This course is designed to provide students with an overview of archival research. By exploring the variety and nature of primary source materials both real and virtual, students will have the oppportunity to study and interpret historical, social and cultural issues.

Prerequiste: Eng 2100

LIB 3040 Information and Society
3 hours; 3 credits

This course examines the nature, production, value and uses of information in historical perspective; the latest development in information technology; the ways information is produced and disseminated and how they affect business, politics, media, science, arts and culture; the growth of the "information society;" and major information policy issues. ( Cross-listed with COM 3040 and PAF 3040 )

Prequisite: ENG 2100

LIB 3065 (ENG 3065) Electronic Resources and Research Methods For Writers
3 hours; 3 credits

This course explores the impact of information research on writing. Students develop proficiency in evaluating, identifying, and using relevant print, electronic, and Internet sources to locate the business, government, biographical, political, social, and statistical information necessary for in-depth journalistic reportage and other forms of research.

Prerequisite: ENG 2150. Pre- or corequisite: ENG 2500, ENG 2550, or departmental permission.

LIB 4900 Social Informatics
3 hours; 3 credits

Social informatics can be defined as the study of the production, distribution, and consumption of information from social and organizational perspectives. In this course, students will analyze systems of information in context to gain insight into the basic principles of social informatics, as well as relevant social and moral issues. This course may serve as the Capstone Course for students who have completed two 3000-level courses chosen from the course listings for the information studies minor.

Prerequisite: ENG 2100.

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