Study abroad course in Chile; restricted to Capstone students. – Elise Lewis
3-week session - 5/8 - 5/26

An introduction to the basic information technologies used in all types of information organizations and the essential concepts and skills needed for information literacy.

Section J10 – Online - TBA

This course provides a comprehensive overview of computer technology concepts and applications for non-technical students. Students will get knowledge about new applications and tools for informatics purpose. In addition, students will have practically based exercises designed to help them apply technology learning in a manner that will be professionally relevant for them. For example, developing a database project with MS Access, creating a video sharing project with YouTube and a Free Screen Recording tool, or producing an information architecture and web technology project with HTML and CSS that emphasize the concepts covered in the class. In this course, students will also begin to connect these concepts with professional practices and examples through discussion, interaction, interviews, and activities.

Shana Watson

*This course is open to both undergraduate and graduate students.
6-Week Session II: 6/19-7/29

Offer students history, background, and justification for storytelling.  To enable students, through a study of storytelling methods and experience with groups, to acquire techniques requisite for ease in telling stories; and to introduce various sources and types of materials suitable for storytelling, and useful in developing effective programs of oral sharing of literature with all ages.  This course is also designed to enable the student to build a personal storytelling style and repertoire of stories for performance.

Shana Watson

This course is open to both undergraduate and graduate students.
6-Week Session II: 6/19-7/29

Offer students history, background, and justification for storytelling.  To enable students, through a study of storytelling methods and experience with groups, to acquire techniques requisite for ease in telling stories; and to introduce various sources and types of materials suitable for storytelling, and useful in developing effective programs of oral sharing of literature with all ages.  This course is also designed to enable the student to build a personal storytelling style and repertoire of stories for performance.

Online Asynchronous - Clayton Copeland
12-Week Full Summer Session: 5/8-7/29

SLIS 701 is 3-credit hour course designed to provide students with the ability to communicate what it means to be a library or information professional in both historical and contemporary contexts; identify and examine issues and core values of the library and information professions including access, literacy and learning, information policy, collaboration, and service; formulate short-term and long-term plans for individual professional growth and development; and articulate a personal philosophy of culturally responsive professional behaviors and ethics.

Online Asynchronous - Darin Freeburg
6-Week Session I: 5/8-6/17

ISCI 704 is 3-credit hour course designed to provide students with the ability to apply evidence-based decision-making to complex leadership and project management issues; identify the steps of a needs assessment process and apply it to organizational challenges; identify various sources of revenue and select an appropriate budget model based on project needs and resource constraints; outline the process for acquiring and implementing technology resources; and assemble a variety of interpersonal managerial tools such as recruiting, hiring, orientation, evaluation, and facilitation of critical conversations.

Online Asynchronous -Dick Kawooya, Vanessa Kitzie
9-Week Session: 5/30-7/29 

ISCI 705 is a 3-credit hour course designed to introduce students to the research process, methods, tools and techniques and their application to a wide range of problems and questions in different information environments. Emphasis is placed on application of research tools and methods to evaluation in information environments employing ethical research practices.

Online Asynchronous - Ehsan Mohammadi
6-Week Session II: 6/19-7/29                                                           

In this course we will explore the theory and ever-changing practice of information organization and access in information settings:  information seeking behavior, personal information management, digital curation and preservation, standards for cataloging and indexing materials and encoding metadata, linked data, accessibility standards, and bias in information systems.

Sections J50, J91, J92 –  Online Asynchronous Ryan Rucker 

This course provides a comprehensive overview of data science basics and applications for communications. Students will get knowledge about the basic concepts, applications, and tools of data science for communication purposes. The course will also include basic theories and approaches in communications.

Online Asynchronous - Amie Freeman
6-Week Session I: 5/8-6/17                                                              

The goal of this course is to prepare students for professional practice in the creation, organization, and management of digital assets by exploring the history and current state of digital records, including their storage, organization, and preservation in digital libraries. The specific learning outcomes are:

• Students will recognize and develop sufficient mastery to effectively describe and explain the major concepts of digital libraries/collections;
• Through readings, class presentations and discussions, exercises, and project participation, students will develop skills in creating, organizing, managing, and preserving digital information objects, including text, image, audio, and video;
• Students will identify appropriate strategies for planning, creating, and evaluating digital libraries;
• Students will appraise the trends of digital libraries/collections and the implications for future information services;
• Students will identify and recall current research problems in digital libraries;
• Students will acquire a working bibliography of digital information project references for future use; and
• Students will demonstrate mastery of course material through their successful completion of class assignments.

Online Asynchronous -  Valerie Vera
6-Week Session II: 6/19-7/29                                                                      

An analysis of the historical development and current issues in academic libraries. Note: needless to say that while the history of academic libraries is an important part of our conversation in this course, the catalog description is bit outdated and doesn’t fully reflect the current focus of the course.

Online Asynchronous - Katie Klein
6-Week Session I: 5/9-6/18                                       

The course is focused on the role of the school librarian in integrating the school library media program into a K-12 standards-based, inquiry-based curriculum including best practices, needs assessment, collaboration, instructional design, and resource provision. This course provides future school librarians with a broad understanding of their place within 21st Century pedagogical practice focusing on research skills (information literacy), collaborations with classroom teachers, and instructional technology.

Online Asynchronous - Cearra Harris
6-Week Session II: 6/19-7/29       

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion are related to all areas of library and information science. The increased ethnic diversity of the United States and global populations, and the increase in relations between people of different cultures and countries affects collection development, technical services, reference services, library instruction, library programming, staffing, and all other aspects of library services. Public, academic, and school libraries have all developed approaches that can be useful in other settings. This course will complement information conveyed in other ISCI courses and it will describe problems and challenges unique to serving diverse populations, and some possible solutions.

Online Asynchronous - Cearra Harris
6-Week Session II: 6/19-7/29           

This course explores the nature, philosophy, and development of non-curricular programs for children and young adults in the school and public library. Its purpose is to study the principles and activities involved in designing, implementing, promoting and evaluating programs for very young children, school-age children, ‘tweens and teens. Among the types of programs to be discussed are: storytelling, reading programs, puppetry, crafts and media programs.

Online Asynchronous - TBA
6-Week Session II: 6/19-7/29           

In ISCI 756, students will learn about current children's materials, including print resources and digital resources. We focus on resources for school age children. A brief history of children's literature is covered as well as an overview of genres and classics. We focus on diversity in children's literature and current trends. Targeted audience for this course is students who want to be school librarians or youth service librarians in public libraries. 

Online Asynchronous - Jenna Spiering
6-Week Session I: 5/8-6/17

A study of materials for young adults (13-19) with emphasis on the process of evaluating them to meet the educational, cultural, and recreational needs of young adults. ISCI 757’s goal is to help students become familiar with a wide range of materials that meet the reading interests and educational, emotional, and recreational needs of young adults, ages 13 – 19, and to develop competence in using evaluative criteria in their selection.

Online Asynchronous - Jesselyn Dreeszen Bowman
6-Week Session II: 6/19-7/29           

This course provides: definition of terms and concepts currently associated with information technologies; instruction in the systematic identification, selection, use, and evaluation of technology resources for instruction and information services; management of technology; and the consideration of various theories of human cognition, perception, and communications related to information technology and the information transfer process. An emphasis is placed on the role of the library information professional as an instructional partner, manager, and coordinator of information that is currently available in the full range of information systems including public, commercial, and educational telecommunications (radio, TV, cable, Internet) and other local and global resources accessed via digital technologies.

Online Asynchronous - Ryan Rucker
6-Week Session II: 6/19-7/29           

Identification and evaluation of information networks in libraries and other information agencies. The nature of networks, including hardware and software applications. At the conclusion of this course, students should be able to:

• To discuss fundamental concepts and terminology related to voice/data communications.
• To understand the fundamentals of local area networking and how to oversee the installation of a functional, efficient LAN.
• To discuss the current information policy issues related to networking and telecommunications.
• To consider how libraries can deliver an increased range of services to their users in the years ahead.