Fall 2019 Courses
LIB 3010 Topics in Information Studies
3 hours, 3 credits
3 hours, 3 credits
Prerequisite: ENG 2100
Tue. & Thu. 10:45 am – 12:00 pm
This course provides the 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. For example, the topic, Economics of Information, examines economic theories and analyses that have been applied to the information market and the issues on the uniqueness of information in contemporary society. Issues 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 3040 Information and Society
3 hours, 3 credits
Prerequisite: ENG 2100
Three sections:
- Mon. & Wed. 2:30 pm – 3:45 pm
- Tue. & Thu. 2:30 pm – 3:45 pm
- Fri. 11:10 am – 2:05 pm
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)
LIB 3065 Electronic Resources and Research Methods for Writers
3 hours, 3 credits
Prerequisite: ENG 2150. Pre- or co-requisite: ENG 2500, ENG 2550, or departmental permission.
Fully online
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.
About the Information Studies Minor
- Overview
- For more info, contact Prof. Lisa Ellis
Other Fall 2019 Courses
The following courses are not part of the Information Studies Minor.
LIB 1015 Information Research in Social Sciences and Humanities
3 hours, 3 credits
Tue. & Thu. 10:45 am – 12:00 pm
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. Using the library and the online classroom, students learn to prepare bibliographies, literature reviews, term papers, and research reports in various disciplines of the humanities and social sciences. (Not open to students who have taken LIB 1016.)
LIB 1016 Information Research in Business
3 hours, 3 credits
Mon. & Wed. 4:10 pm – 5:25 pm
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.