Courses
R Isp 101 Technology Tools for Information Management (3)
Introduction to information organization and management software tools. Class includes introduction to word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and presentation software for use in information organization and management.R Isp 102 Networking Tools for Information Management (3)
Introduction to networking technology skills for information management. Classes include networked computing, electronic mail, file transfers, web browsers, and web development software for use in information organization and management.R Isp 201 Introduction to Information Science (3)
History, philosophical bases, concepts, theories and methodologies of information science. Definition and properties of information, formal and informal information systems, information origination, transfer, classification, formatting and use. Convergent technologies and information policy issues.R Isp 261 Internet and Information Access (3)
Introduction to the Internet and World Wide Web. Using, accessing, and producing information on the Internet. Topics include: E-mail, history of the Internet, browsers, search engines, web pages, service providers, public policy and economics of the Internet.R Isp 433 Information Storage and Retrieval (3)
Methods of analyzing, storing, retrieving information and their relationship to perceived costs and benefits in information service. May not be offered during 1999-2000.R Isp 452 State and Local Government Sources of Information (3)
Examination of the basic sources that provide a structure for accessing state and local government information. Consideration of state government resources nationwide and an analysis of local government entities nationwide will be followed by a focus on New York State information sources. Students will gain hands-on familiarity with online sources through an assignment involving researching state cases and state statutes on WESTLAW and LEXIS-NEXIS, the two largest legal databases in the United States.R Isp 457 Introduction to Legal Research (3)
Examination and analysis of the basic and specialized information sources that provide a structure for legal research. Topics include court reports, digests, annotations, constitutions, Shepard's citations, loose- leaf reporters, legal encyclopedias and periodicals. Assignments in WESTLAW and LEXIS-NEXIS online databases will provide hands-on familiarity with computer-assisted legal research (CALR).R Isp 466/566 Autobiographies of Writers for Young People: 1844-to the Present (3)
A survey of the lives of selected writers for young people over the last 150 years, as told through their writings about themselves in the genres of autobiography, memoirs of life experiences, and fictionalized autobiography. Writers are selected to represent different historical periods, as well as diversity of race, cultural background, and socioeconomic status; the key consideration is the quality of their autobiographical writing, its success in mirroring the era in which they lived and wrote, and the insights it can provide into the nature of creativity. R Isp 466Z is the writing intensive version of R Isp 466/566; only one may be taken for credit. May not be offered during 1999-2000.R Isp 466Z Autobiographies of Writers for Young People: 1844-to the present (3)
General Education: WI
R Isp 466Z is the writing intensive version of R Isp 466/566; only one may be taken for credit. May not be offered during 1999-2000.R Isp 468 Internship in Information Science (3-6)
Supervised field placement in a public or private organizational environment where information exchange takes place. Requires preparation of biweekly reports and a major project. Internships are open only to qualified juniors and seniors who have an overall grade point average of 2.50 or higher. Concurrent registration in R Isp499 is required. S/U graded.R Isp 469 Independent Study & Policy (1-3)
Student-initiated research policy under faculty guidance. May be repeated for credit up to a total of 6 credits with permission of school. R Isp 469Z is the writing intensive version of R Isp 469. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. S/U graded.R Isp 469Z Independent Study & Policy (1-3)
General Education: WI
Student-initiated research policy under faculty guidance. May be repeated for credit up to a total of 6 credits with permission of school. R Isp 469Z is the writing intensive version of R Isp 469. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. S/U graded.R Isp 473Z The History of Children's Literature (3)
General Education: WI
Selected literature for children in English from the beginnings to the early 20th century. Texts are selected to represent different historical periods and diversity of authorial perspectives; the key considerations are the quality of the literature and its historical significance. Attention is given to changing attitudes toward children as reflected in the books provided for them. Writing assignments will range from historical/critical analyses to reader-response essays.R Isp 495 Internet Practicum (3)
The course provides students the opportunity to work as a teaching aide and lab assistant to faculty teaching R Isp 261, Internet and Information Access. Students will hold weekly lab assistant hours, monitor and respond to student questions on the class listserv, and provide feedback to the course instructor. Prerequisite(s): a grade of B or higher in R Isp 261 and permission of instructor. S/U graded.R Isp 499 Senior Seminar in Information Science (3)
Intensive reading and preparation of position papers on current issues in information science. Discussions of papers with faculty and information specialists. S/U graded.
Graduate Courses
Please note that the graduate course described below are available only to students who meet certain criteria. Please consult the academic rules and regulations portion of this bulletin for the rules governing when an undergraduate may enroll in a graduate course.
R Isp 501 History of Books and Printing (3)
History of the development of books and libraries from ancient times to the present in relation to the society of which they were a part. May not be offered during 1999-2000.R Isp 523 Fundamentals of Information Technology (1-6)
This course consists of three five-week modules teaching basic skills in information management. Topics include: introduction to programming, data structures, and overview of data base applications. In addition, students may elect up to three additional modules chosen from topics such as UNIX and networking, UNIX software development tools (for students who already have significant prior programming), introduction to programming in C, and new direction in information science.R Isp 546 Fundamentals of Record Management (3)
Basic concepts and practices of records management in governmental, institutional, and corporate agencies, including those areas of communication, administration and computer technology that relate to the efficient and effective flow of information from its generation to its final disposition. Includes records inventory, active and inactive records control, manual and automated systems, vital records protection, the records center, micrographics technology and applications, and legal and ethical aspects of records management.R Isp 554 Contemporary Publishing (3)
Structure and problems of the publishing industry (including print and nonprint materials); production and distribution systems and their implications for libraries and other information agencies; legal and economic aspects and technological developments.R Isp 560 Information and Public Policy (3)
Analysis and evaluation of public policies affecting the production, dissemination, and access to information generated by or for the federal government. Topics and issues include concepts of intellectual freedom, the public's right to be informed, freedom of information and privacy legislation, policies on dissemination of information in nonprint formats, national security classification, privatizing of government information, issues of equity, and related policy matters.R Isp 562 Economics of Information Management (3)
Principles and theory of economics of managing libraries, archives and other information services. Provides students with the tools of cost benefit, regression and applied microeconomic analysis necessary for management of information systems and information services. The library user fee debate, the economics of journal subscription prices and costs and benefits of on-line searching are examined.R Isp 571 Literature for Children (3)
Introductory survey of literature for children with emphasis on twentieth-century authors and illustrators. Problems and trends in writing and publishing. Class discussion and written critical evaluations based on extensive readings.R Isp 578 Literature for Young Adults (3)
Introductory survey of literature for young adults (ages thirteen through eighteen) with emphasis on authors from the latter half of the twentieth-century. Includes characteristics, needs, and reading interests of teenagers, critical study of the literature, an overview of basic selection tools, and practice in booktalking.R Isp 601 The Information Environment (3)
The evolving social, political and institutional environments within which information services are and can be organized.R Isp 603 Information Processing (3)
The nature of documents, their bibliographic description, indexing and classification. Controlled and natural vocabularies for document access. Major taxonomies. Information retrieval theory.R Isp 605 Information Sources and Services (3)
Consideration of reference/information services, the types of knowledge, the kinds of formats in which knowledge is recorded, and the ways in which it is pursued and retrieved.R Isp 611 Information Systems and Technology Applications (3)
Introduction to information systems and dominant supportive technologies. Emphasis on reprography (printing, replication, micrographic processes,) computing and communications. Applications to library/ information systems administration, technical services, reference services, document delivery systems.R Isp 633 Information Storage and Retrieval (3)
Methods of analyzing, storing, and retrieving information and their relationship to perceived costs and benefits in information service. Prerequisite: R Isp 603. Recommended: R Isp 607. May not be offered during 1999-2000.R Isp 640 Abstracting and Indexing (3)
Characteristics and applications of abstracts and indexes and techniques for their creation. Impact and implications of recent technology. Recommended: R Isp 603.R Isp 658 Microcomputer Database Development (3)
Database principles for microcomputers, with emphasis on relational database management systems (DBMS) for applications development in the library and information fields. Database design, creation, and maintenance: the user interface; programming concepts. Creation of the working database system.
