 LIS 2000 - UNDERSTANDING INFORMATION
Issues and problems arising from interrelationships among
information and individuals, society, organizations and
systems, and information that the information professions
address. Required for ALL students enrolled in the MLIS
Program.
LIS
2001 - ORGANIZING INFORMATION
Introduction to basic concepts, principles, and practices
of information organization in diverse environments. Includes:
terminology and models of organizing information; nature
of user information needs and implications for information
organization; principles of information representation,
authority control, subject analysis, classification,
controlled vocabularies and natural language, standards
and display of information. Required for all MLIS students
except students declared in the Archives & Records
Management Specialization.
LIS
2002 - RETRIEVING INFORMATION
Overview of information retrieval (IR) process from
creating information resources to delivery of information
to the
user. Theory and practice of understanding various
users of information and their information needs; identifying
appropriate resources from the range of types and formats
available; formulating retrieval strategies; and identifying
information appropriate to the user. Required
for all MLIS
students except students declared in the Archives & Records
Management Specialization.
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