Undergraduate Library Courses
LIS 2002 E-Literacy = Web Quest + Library Research
The web is thick with many strands of information. This course will take you beyond web searching and provide you with an overview of a large variety of information locating tools including catalogs, subscription databases, and reputable web resources. Emphasis will be placed on accessing, critically evaluating, and citing these resources in order to create lifelong information retrieval skills. It is recommended that an LIS course be taken with a W/R designated course. The final project for this course is a cumulated annotated bibliography that will demonstrate knowledge of a variety of information locating sources. This course fulfills the one-credit Information Literacy requirement for graduation.
LIS 2002 Online Section E-Literacy = Web Quest + Library Research
This section of LIS 2002 covers the same material taught in the other 2002 sections. The first class will take place in an electronic classroom and all subsequent classes will be conducted wholly online. Students in this class will need to have a computer with Internet access. Students will need to be familiar with Microsoft Word, and will need to know how to cut and paste and how to save an attached document. Students will be responsible for using Blackboard, submitting assignments through the Digital Drop Box, and using online resources. Students will also be required to complete online modules, online discussion boards, homework assignments, quizzes, and must comply with course deadlines.
LIS 2004 Foundations of Library Research in Communication and Media
This one-credit, seven session course focuses on library research methods in the field of communication and media. Since communication and media is highly influenced by its context and source, this class will place a heavy emphasis on the accessing, evaluating, and citing of resources specific to this field. It is recommended that an LIS course be taken with a W/R designated course. The final project for this class will be a presentation. This course fulfills the one-credit Information Literacy requirement for graduation.
LIS 2005 Foundations of Library Research: Social Science
This one-credit, seven session course focuses on library research methods for the social sciences including psychology, anthropology, political science, sociology, economics, and education. This class will emphasize accessing, evaluating, and citing resources specific to the field. It is recommended that an LIS course be taken with a W/R designated course. The final project for this is an annotated bibliography. This course fulfills the one-credit Information Literacy requirement for graduation.
LIS 2006 Foundations of Library Research in Art History
This course introduces the art history student to advanced concepts of information retrieval, relevant techniques for accessing, collecting and synthesizing information and essential components of computer and information ethics and security. An integral part of the course is an introduction to the principle bibliographic tools in art historical research including using Chicago style citation. Students will be introduced to printed sources and online databases to research artists and their works. They will be taught how to access Artstor and auction house catalogs. The final project for this is an annotated bibliography or a presentation. This course fulfills the one-credit Information Literacy requirement for graduation.
LIS 2007 Foundations of Library Research in the Humanities
This one-credit, seven session course focuses on library research methods for the humanities, including religion, philosophy, literature, art history, and interdisciplinary fields such as American Studies. The ability to use a library effectively is particularly important for humanities research, in which a primary work is often reviewed, evaluated and interpreted over time. As a final project, students will select a novel, painting, philosophical text or other work and compile a list of relevant sources using reference works, library catalogs, databases, and the Internet. It is recommended that an LIS course be taken with a W/R designated course. This course fulfills the one-credit Information Literacy requirement for graduation.
LIS 2008 Foundations of Library Research in Literature
This one-credit, seven session course will examine the major resources used to explore a significant work of literature -- a novel, a poem, a play, etc. Each student will focus on one significant literary work and explore the role of book reviews, literary criticism, contextual information, biographical information, and other sources in relation to this work. Finding appropriate material and critical thinking concerning the relative value of these sources will be encouraged. Special emphasis will be given to the role of information technology in locating excellent library resources to answer specific questions as well as to find general material. It is recommended that an LIS course be taken with a W/R designated course. The final project will be either a presentation, a literature review or an annotated bibliography. This course fulfills the one-credit Information Literacy requirement for graduation.
LIS 2010 Business Information Resources
This one-credit, seven session course introduces the student to core business tools for studies in the various fields of business literature. Its focus is on research resources, including databases and websites. Emphasis is on critically analyzing and evaluating business sources. Students will produce a "company review" on a corportaion, after exploring basic business research methodologies. This course fulfills the one-credit Information Literacy requirement for graduation.
LIS 2012 Academic Web Research: Beyond Google
Information technology is changing the way research is conducted and the ease of accessing the Internet has opened a new chapter in that development. The history of the "web," evaluation of search engines and web research material, advanced database searching, Internet available subscription databases, and a special emphasis on the current role of Google, will be explored. Critical thinking about web sources for academic work is at the core of this course. The final project for this course may either be a literature review, a presentation or an annotated bibliography. This course fulfills the one-credit Information Literacy requirement for graduation.
LIS 2015 Foundations of Library Research in Psychology
This one-credit, seven session course focuses on library research methods (not empirical research) for Psychology. This class will emphasize locating, accessing, evaluating, critically analyzing and citing scholarly resources specific to the field. Emphasis will be placed upon researching and analyzing a Literature Review. This class is open to any student and supports the Psychology Department curriculum. The final project for this class will consist of a literature review and/or an annotated bibliography. Students will learn to use and cite properly each information source according to the APA bibliographic formatting style. It is recommended that an LIS course be taken with a W/R designated course. This course fulfills the one-credit Information Literacy requirement for graduation.
LIS 3016 The Global Information Environment
This class will help students adapt to the rapidly changing global information environment, incorporating considerations of nationality, culture, language and politics. It is geared towards students doing research projects in sociology, communications, international studies, political science, history or foreign languages and fulfills the one-credit LIS requirement for graduation. Students in this class will learn to determine what kinds of sources are appropriate for their research, access information efficiency and effectively, apply critical thinking skills to evaluate their sources, and use information ethically and legally. It is recommended that an LIS course be taken with a W/R designated course. For a final project, students will either prepare a presentation or create an annotated bibliography.