Vice President for Information Services and Dean of the Library: Arthur Downing
Professors:
Associate Professors:
Assistant Professors
Charles Terng
Jessica Wagner Webster
Distinguished Lecturer:
The courses offered by the Library Department prepare students for successful participation in the emerging information society of the 21st century. Students develop skills in identifying information needs, retrieving information effectively and efficiently, evaluating information, creating information products, and understanding the social, economic, political, and ethical aspects of information.
Students pursuing a minor in information studies will:
The requirements of the minor in information studies can be fulfilled by completing two courses at the 3000-level followed by the 4000-level capstone course.
Required Capstone
Advanced Topics in Information Studies (formerly Social Informatics: Studies in the Production, Distribution and Consumption of Information) | 3 hours; 3 credits |
Elective Courses
Topics in Information Studies | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Principles of Information Retrieval | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Archives, Documents, and Hidden History | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Economics of Information | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Information and Society (), () | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Electronic Research Methods and Resources for Writers () | 3 hours; 3 credits |
Please check the William and Anita Newman Library site for information about minor elective courses offered each semester - Minor in Information Studies
| Information Research in Social Sciences and Humanities | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
| Information Research in Business | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
| Topics in Information Studies | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
| Principles of Information Retrieval | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
| Archives, Documents, and Hidden History | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
| Economics of Information | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
| Information and Society (), () | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
| Electronic Research Methods and Resources for Writers () | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
| Advanced Topics in Information Studies (formerly Social Informatics: Studies in the Production, Distribution and Consumption of Information) | 3 hours; 3 credits |