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Student Teaching: Grades 1– 6
LIS-690 | 3 CR This course consists of 20 days of
full-time experience in Grade 1–6 level library media
centers in a variety of communities where library media
specialists interact with classroom teachers, parents/
caregivers, and students who are socio-economically
disadvantaged, English language learners, disabled, or
have special needs. Students attend a weekly seminar
in which the needed knowledge base in the state learn-
ing standards is related to library media programs and
services for various developmental stages of children,
and how the library media specialist can enhance
and support student growth and learning. Emphasis is
on the techniques for building collaborative learning
environments wherein the learning and independence
of students with disabilities and the listening, speaking,
reading, and writing skills of all students at the child-
hood level are enhanced. Prerequisites: take LIS-651
LIS-652 LIS-653 LIS-654; minimum GPA 3.25.
Student Teaching: Grades 7– 12
LIS-692 | 3 CR This course consists of 20 days of
full-time experience in Grade 7–12 level library media
centers in a variety of communities where library media
specialists interact with classroom teachers, parents/
caregivers, and students who are socio-economically
disadvantaged, English language learners, disabled, or
have special needs.Students attend a weekly seminar in
which the needed knowledge base in the state learning
standards is related to library media programs and
services for various developmental stages of children,
and how the library media specialist can enhance
and support student growth and learning. Emphasis is
on the techniques for building collaborative learning
environments wherein the learning and independence
of students with disabilities and the listening, speaking,
reading, and writing skills of all students at the child-
hood level are enhanced. Prerequisites: take LIS-651
LIS-652 LIS-653 LIS-654; minimum GPA 3.25.
Digital Libraries
LIS-693 | 3 CR This course will examine the current
state of digital libraries in a new context. We will look at
the history and background of digital libraries; particular
areas of digital librarianship including digitization,
preservation, and subscription; and other third party
resources. Finally we look at communities of practice
that can be served by digital libraries, with emphasis
on the shifting world of learning, scholarship, and play.
Prerequisites: take LIS-654.
Film and Media Collections
LIS-694 | 3 CR The course will provide an intro-
duction to building and maintaining collections and
services related to visual media, primarily moving
images, sound, and ephemera. Discussions will survey
key components such as the history of film and media
in library collections, collection development, access,
equipment, copyright, emerging technologies, and
management ofnon-print formats.
Photography Collections
LIS-695 | 3 CR This course will survey the important
issues in the field, look at case studies, and visit existing
collections in order to have a sense of the variety of
strategies employed to organize photographs and
make them retrievable. The class will employ practical
exercises to enforce key principles of photography
organization and cataloging, drawing upon the sur-
veyed collection practices, and exploring best practices.Special Topics
LIS-697 | 3 CR Covers current issues and topics.
New or experimental courses are taught several times
to assess the need for them in the regular curriculum.Practicum
LIS-698 | 3 CR Consists of a seminar and a
150-hour practicum of supervised observation and
practice in a library or other information service setting
selected by the school. Students gain experience in a
wide variety of functions. Students maintain journals
of systematic observation and are given readings and
other assignments. Only students who have met the
criteria for participation can enroll. Prerequisites: take
12 credits.Independent Study
LIS-699 | 3 CR This course includes study of the
organizational transitions and culture changes required
for successful program implementation, multiple types
of technology and their roles in the management of
electronic records, current practices in the manage-
ment of electronic records in business applications,
e-mail, instant messaging, websites, and desktop
computers, and preservation of digital records. Also
covered are electronic record system inventories and
implementation of retention and disposition systems
for document management repositories, databases,
e-mail, and Web content. Prerequisites: take 12 credits.Independent Study
LIS-799 | 3–6 CR Research studies dealing with a
problem of particular interest to the student and related
to his/her area of specialization are completed under
the direction of a member of the faculty. Six credits
required; may be taken as one unit or in two, three credit
units. Prerequisites: take 12 credits.