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Course of Study*

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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) Elective
 
* 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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