All classes are for 3 credits.
LIB 3030 Archives, Documents, and Hidden History
Days & Times: Monday, 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM (Room 320a); Wednesday, 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM (online)
Mode: Hybrid Synchronous
Instructor: Prof. Jessica Wagner Webster
Prerequisite: none
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 opportunity to study and interpret historical, social, and cultural issues.
LIB 3032 Economics of Information
Days & Times: TBA
Mode: Online Asynchronous
Instructor: Prof. Lewis Liu
Prerequisite: ENG 2100
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, 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 3040 Information and Society
Days & Times: TBA
Mode: Online Asynchronous
Instructor: Prof. Linda Rath
Prerequisite: ENG 2100
This course examines the nature, production, value, and uses of information in historical perspective; the latest developments 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)
