Course Archive, Graduate
Information Studies
LIS 4930
Information & Society
LIS 5008
Advanced Online Searching
LIS 5112
History of Reading in Everyday Life
The course introduces the history of reading in everyday life from ancient times through the nineteenth century in Europe, as well as the history of reading in everyday life in the United States from colonial to present times. Emphasis is on the examination of the influence of print on social, cultural, and intellectual life.
LIS 5113
History of American Librarianship
LIS 5020
Foundations of the Information Professions
This course provides background information about the information profession and aims to facilitate optimal information management. Topics include librarianship, the disciplines of library-information science (LIS) and of information technology (IT), the organizations and institutions of the information-provision environment, as well as the applications of technology to information provision.
LIS 5105
Communities of Practice (3)
Prerequisite: LIS 5603
Examines historical, contemporary, and emerging communication patterns and knowledge generation and use in the research, scholarly, and professional communities. Studies the development of communities of practice, their literature structures and communication networks, and information behaviors.
LIS 5203
Assessing Information Needs (3)
Provides students with an overview of the user's perspective in the analysis of information needs and preferences. Provides the fundamentals to a broad approach, emphasizing a unifying structure, to understand human information seeking behaviors.
LIS 5241
International and Comparative Information Service (3)
Explores the political economy of information, including those factors which encourage or discourage free exchange of information within and among inhabitants of countries worldwide. The unit of analysis is an individual country in comparison with others chosen from along the spectrum of development. Attention is given to the legal, economic, and infrastructural conditions from a culturally sensitive point of view. Practical preparation for work abroad is provided.
LIS 5260
Information Science (3)
A basic introduction to the interdisciplinary field of information science, including its goals, methods, and applications in information providing/information managing environments. While some practical skills will be taught, the major emphasis is in understanding information studies and the workings of information retrieval systems and users.
LIS 5263
Theory of Information Retrieval (3)
Prerequisite: LIS 5703
Theory of information retrieval for text, images, and sound. Discussion of various retrieval, query, and knowledge representation methods beyond Boolean models, including vector, probabilistic, and associative network models. Elaboration of concepts of retrieval performance efficiency and effectiveness beyond precision and recall. Relevant issues of user interfaces and hypertext are explored.
LIS 5271
Research in Information Studies (3)
Examines the principles and methods of systems analysis and research in the context of library and information studies. Considers problem identification and definition and techniques of data collection and analysis, including statistical analysis. The course also discusses typical problems studied.
LIS 5271r
Thesis (3-6)
(S/U grade only)
May be repeated to a maximum of six (6) semester hours.
LIS 5275
Usability Analysis (3)
Design, execution, and reporting of tests for the usability of information products and services. This includes cost justifying assessments and concepts of human cognition required for information processing.
LIS 5313
Design and Production of Media Resources (3)
Techniques for designing, producing, and evaluating media sources which meet specific instructional needs.
LIS 5362
Design and Production of Network Multimedia (3)
Examines the theory, concepts and techniques for designing, producing, and evaluating network multimedia resources to meet specific information needs. Students engage in collaborative design projects applying theoretical constructs from communication, education, engineering, graphic design, and information science to the provision of resources using emerging multimedia network technologies.
LIS 5367
Advanced Web Applications (3)
Prerequisite: LIS 5362
Examines theory, concepts, and techniques for designing, producing, and evaluating World Wide Web applications to meet specific information needs. Students engage in design projects applying theoretical constructs to the provision of Web-based information resources using advanced authoring techniques.
LIS 5364
Web Development and Administration (3)
Prerequisite: LIS 5362
Issues and techniques related to the planning, production, and management of large World Wide Web sites, including information organization and design, hardware and software, and cutting-edge development tools. Special emphasis paid to information provision, and the role of Web developers as providers and managers of information resources.
LIS 5403
Human Resources Management (3)
LIS 5408
Management of Information Organizations (3)
Designed to develop a conceptual framework for integrating fundamental management concepts, principles, theories, and practices into an effective, personal management process that relates to information organizations of the 21st century.
LIS 5411
Introduction to Information Policy (3)
Examines selected fundamental policy questions relating to information use, access, and dissemination. Particular attention is given to complex policy issues that involve value conflicts among information ownership rights, personal privacy rights, and public access rights to information in a societal context.
LIS 5417
Introduction to Legal Resources (3)
Provides an introduction to legal literature and to the tools of legal research to create an understanding of how legal information is organized, structured, and accessed in various settings.
LIS 5418
Introduction to Medical Informatics (3)
This survey course evaluates medical informatics from a stakeholder perspective. Beginning with a brief overview of the US health care system, the focus then shifts to understanding to what extent health information needs are met using technology for user such as providers of health care services, clinician educators, consumers, and caregivers.
LIS 5426
Planning, Evaluation and Financial Management (3)
Basic skills in planning, evaluation, and financial management are developed, as well as application of these aspects to the overall management task in the information organization.
Leadership in Reading
LIS 5442
Information Leadership (3)
This course helps information professionals develop their leadership skills. Topics include how to think reflectively and strategically, lead ethically, influence others, work in teams, design functional organizations, and demonstrate leadership in action. Students focus on the personal values of leaders in the 21st century and analyze evidence-based leadership concepts.
LIS 5472
Digital Libraries
Prerequisite: LIS 5362. Prerequisite or Corequisite: LIS 5703.
The course offers a comprehensive overview of digital libraries, beginning with the conceptual underpinnings of digital libraries and broadening to include issues in the design, management, and evaluation of digital libraries, such as collection management and digitization, knowledge representation, access and user interfaces, archiving and digital preservation, as well as evaluation. The course also discusses the research literature addressing digital-library development.
LIS 5484
Introduction to Data Networks for Information Professionals (3)
An introductory course concerned with networking and telecommunications as a means of providing information services to users. From LANs to the information superhighway, it includes an introduction to voice, data, and video telecommunications concepts, technical requirements, and application issues, in addition to techniques and management of such systems.
LIS 5487
Information Systems Management (3)
An introduction to the role of information systems in organizations and how this relates to organizational objectives and structures. Covers the basics of management and information as they relate to each other in the operation of an information center.
LIS 5511
Management of Information Collections (3)
This course covers the principles of collection development and intelligence gathering, including selection, acquisition, distribution, circulation, preservation, and deselection of information resources in academic, public, and special library environments.
LIS 5512
School Collection Development and Management (3)
This course provides an understanding of the attitudes, knowledge, and skills necessary to manage human resources and provide effective leadership in a school library media program. Covers collection development and management in school libraries. Required for school media certification. It is recommended that students take this course the semester before taking the State of Florida media specialist exam.
LIS 5524
Instructional Role of the Informational Specialist (3)
The instructional role of the media specialist and methods of participating effectively in curricular planning, implementation, and evaluation.
LIS 5564
Information Needs of Children (3)
Materials for children in relation to their needs, interests and abilities. Evaluation and use of printed and audiovisual materials.
LIS 5565
Information Needs of Young Adults (3)
Study of media for young adults in relation to their characteristics, needs, interests and abilities. Evaluation and use of printed and audiovisual materials.
LIS 5566
Multicultural Literature and Information Resources for Children and Young Adults (3)
Course identifies and evaluates multicultural literature and information resources for children and young adults in relation to ethnicity and culture of ethnic minorities in the United States. Students will locate, access, read, evaluate, and develop strategies to use multicultural literature and other resources to meet information needs of children and young adults.
LIS 5567
International Literature for Children and Young Adults (3)
LIS 5576
Information Needs of Adults (3)
Selection criteria, aids in selection and evaluation of materials relative to adult needs, publishing and production trends. Emphasis is on contemporary print and non-print materials for public library collections.
LIS 5590
Museum Informatics (3)
Provides an introduction to the study of how technical innovations influence the social world of museums by exploring the nature of information technology in museums and the way modern information systems have shaped the museum environment.
LIS 5602
Marketing Library and Information Services
The course covers concepts, techniques, and illustrations needed to develop first-rate nonprofit marketing skills for libraries and information services. These skills facilitate cost-effective and customer-centered strategic planning.
LIS 5603
Introduction to Information Services (3)
Introduction to reference work using both print and online sources. Also addresses the relationship of reference work to other information services in libraries and other information-providing agencies.
LIS 5661
Information Needs of Government
The course provides an introduction to government information sources and research, with focus on U.S. government information. Students learn about the structure of government and the dissemination of government information resources to the public, including techniques for locating and using government information sources.
LIS 5703
Information Organization (3)
Principles and techniques of bibliographic organization, including the description, subject analysis, and retrieval of recorded knowledge and information in bibliographies, catalogs, and machine-based systems. Emphasis is on the application of AACR2, Sears, and L. C. Subject Headings and the Dewey Decimal classification in the organization of library catalogs.
LIS 5711
Cataloging & Classifyification (3).
Prerequisite: LIS 5703
An examination of problems of entry, description, and subject analysis including L. C. classification. Also an analysis and evaluation of problems relating to the organization, operation, and management of a cataloging department.
LIS 5736
Indexing and Abstracting (3)
Taking a practical approach to indexing and abstracting, this course covers manual and automatic processes and methods, database organization and design. Emphasis is on indexing and abstracting in an online environment with attention to production rules, standards, markup languages, and file organization.
LIS 5782
Database Management Systems (3)
Examines the basic principles, elements and concepts of design, implementation and utilization of database management systems. Within database management systems, treats various models of data and databases. Also considers the administrative tasks associated in the database management environment.
LIS 5787
Fundamentals of Metadata Theory and Practice (3)
Prerequisite: LIS 5703
This course introduces basic theories and principles of metadata design and creation using ER modeling, XML, and RDF. The course reviews major conceptual frameworks, ontologies, and metadata schemas used in libraries, archives, and museums. Real-life scenarios and collections are used to highlight and gain understanding of the issues related to metadata creation, aggregation, and re-use.
LIS 5916
Foundations of Information Professional (3)
LIS 5916
Health Information Resource (3)
LIS 5916r
Issues in Information Studies (1–3)
Consideration of selected topics and issues in information studies not included elsewhere in the curriculum. Credit is, and enrollment may be, determined by the instructor. Different sections may be taken in the same semester. May be repeated to a maximum of twelve (12) semester hours as content varies.
LIS 5916
Introduction to Information Architecture
LIS 5916
Advanced Online Searching
LIS 5916
Virtual Reference Environment
LIS 5945
School Media Internship
LIS 5945r
Internship (0–12)
(S/U grade only)
An opportunity to learn how library and/or information studies principles and techniques are applied in a professional setting. A minimum of forty-five (45) hours on the job per semester hour earned is required. May be repeated to a maximum of twelve (12) semester hours with permission of faculty supervisor.
LIS 8976r
Master's Thesis Defense (0)
(P/F grade only)
