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PLEASE NOTE: 15 New Zealand points = 8 Australian points = 3 US credits. Each of the courses below is equivalent to a 3 credit course.
Spring 2012 Wise Courses
- LIS 544W-OL: Theological Librarianship
- LIS 553W-OL: Archival Outreach: Programs and Services
- LIS 564W-OL: Seminar in Contemporary Issues: Digital Copyright
- LIS 568W-OL: Applications in Medical Informatics
- LIS 571W-OL: Human Information Interactions
- LIS 592W-OL: Digital Citizenship in Schools
- LIS 597H-OL: Seminar in Library Management: Grant Writing
- LIS 597V-OL: Social Networking for Information Professionals
- LIS 597Y-OL: Audiovisual Archiving
- LIS 598B-OL: Consumer Health Information Sources and Services
- LIS TBA1: Data Mining
- LIS TBA2: Information Technology in Education Organizations
- LIS TBA3: Information Policy
- LIS TBA4: Resources for New Zealand Studies
- LIS TBA5: Seminar in Information Science: The Hyperlinked Library - Emerging Trends, Emerging Tech
Fall 2011 Wise Courses
- LIS 540B-OL: From Seuss to Sendak to Sis
- LIS 540W-OL: Information Security Policy
- LIS 546W-OL: Managing Information Systems Projects
- LIS 564W-OL: Seminar in Contemporary Issues: Digital Copyright
- LIS 585-OL: Information Sources, Services, and Technology for an Aging World
- LIS 597F-OL: Resources and Information Services in Professions and Disciplines: Maps and Geographic Information Services
- LIS 597I-OL: Name Seminar in Information Science: Open Movement in Libraries
- LIS 597V-OL: Social Networking for Information Professionals
- LIS 597W-OL: Motivational Aspects of Information Use
- LIS 598G-OL: Multicultural Children's Literature
- LIS 598A: Digital Curation
- LIS TBA-2: Digital Curation
- LIS 598H: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, and Queer/Questioning (GLBTIQ) Resources and Services
- LIS TBA-4: Leading and Securing Cyber-Enabled Organizations
- LIS TBA-5: Seminar in Services to Children and Young Adults: Intellectual Freedom — YA
- LIS TBA-6: Technology in the Lives of Children
Summer 2011 WISE Courses
- LIS 540W-OL: Organizational Information Security
- LIS 571W-OL: Human Information Interactions
- LIS 579W-OL: Information Technology Tools and Applications
- LIS 581W-OL: Museum Archives
- LIS 597C-OL: Social Media for Information Professionals
- LIS 597Q-OL: Music Cataloging
- LIS 598D: Resources and Information Services in Professions and Disciplines: Film and Media Collections
- LIS 598E: Man of Advantage: Books and Boys in the Middle and High School Years
- LIS 598F: Collection Development for Academic Libraries
- LIS 598G: Multicultural Literature for Children
Spring 2012 Wise Course Descriptions
LIS 544W-OL: Theological Librarianship
| Home School: | The University of Illinois |
| Class Name: | Theological Librarianship |
| Class Number: | LIS 590 TL |
| Course Tool: | Moodle |
| Class Section: | TL |
| Faculty: | Berryhill |
| Credits: | 2 or 4 Credit Hours |
Class Description: Provides an overview of the contexts, materials, services, and issues characterizing theological librarianship. Course activities include readings, online discussions, writing assignments, and a weekly two-hour live session. Students interact with a number of librarians currently working in the field. Students enrolled for 4 hours complete an additional term project.
| Seats: | 3 |
| Delivery: | Synchronous |
| Date: | Start: 1/18/2012 End: 5/2/2012 |
| Last Add Day: | 12/12/2011 |
| Residency Start and End Date: |
No Residency |
Class Disclaimer: Students are expected to participate fully in all aspects of the course (synchronous, asynchronous, and residency). Once enrollment is approved, staff from U Illinois will work with WISE students to request system access. Students should be prepared to provide necessary information in a timely fashion in order to ensure permission is processed prior to the start of the semester.
Simmons GSLIS students should take this course in the 4 hour option to receive 3 GSLIS credits.
LIS 553W-OL: Archival Outreach: Programs and Services
| Home School: | The University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee |
| Class Name: | Archival Outreach: Programs and Services |
| Class Number: | L&I SCI 752 (41726) |
| Course Tool: | Desire2Learn |
| Class Section: | 201 |
| Faculty: | Anderson |
| Credits: | 3 Credit Hours |
Class Description: Information to follow.
| Seats: | 5 |
| Delivery: | Asynchronous |
| Date: | Start: 1/23/2012 End: 5/10/2012 |
| Last Add Day: | 1/9/2012 |
| Residency Start and End Date: |
No Residency |
This course is acceptable for the required Archives elective for Archives students.
LIS 564W-OL: Seminar in Contemporary Issues: Digital Copyright
| Home School: | San Jose State University |
| Class Name: | Seminar in Contemporary Issues: Digital Copyright |
| Class Number: | Libr 281 |
| Course Tool: | Desire2Learn |
| Class Section: | Section 4 |
| Faculty: | Mary Minow |
| Credits: | 3 Credit Hours |
Class Description: This course examines digital copyright by giving students a legal and policy framework to evaluate the myriad of copyright scenarios libraries face today. Copyright issues permeate daily tasks, from web site design to book scanning projects to online reference. To participate in the active debate about ebooks, fair use, digital rights management systems, e-reserve systems and the like, librarians need to be well versed in both the basics of copyright law and the latest developments by regulation, legislation and court decisions.
View Syllabus
| Seats: | 2 |
| Delivery: | Asynchronous |
| Date: | Start: 1/25/2012 End: 5/15/2012 |
| Last Add Day: | 1/11/2012 |
| Residency Start and End Date: |
No Residency |
Class Disclaimer: This class has optional synchronous office hours on some Wednesdays at 6 pm Pacific Time. See syllabus for details. Prerequisites: Introductory course in information retrieval. Students agree to the course parameters of the host institution, including but not limited to: course management tools, grading, possible synchronous sessions, academic calendars and technology requirements posted at http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/ecommunication/homecomputing.htm. Students are expected to meet deadlines as outlined in course syllabus and to contribute to class participation. Please allow 3 weeks for grade processing after the end date of the course. Check that this delay will not interfere with deadline dates at your school for graduation or financial aid.
LIS 568W-OL: Applications in Medical Informatics
| Home School: | The University of Pittsburgh |
| Class Name: | Applications in Medical Informatics |
| Class Number: | WISE 0001 |
| Course Tool: | Blackboard |
| Class Section: | |
| Faculty: | Ellen Detlefsen |
| Credits: | 3 Credit Hours |
Class Description: A survey of concepts and activities in medical informatics, including an introduction to the applications of information technology in the areas of knowledge-based information and library informatics; integrated hospital information systems and patient-specific information; nursing, radiology, pathology, and pharmacy services; clinical decision support; telehealth; and medical education. Also included are concepts related to informatics in healthcare financing; legal, ethical, and philosophical issues in medical informatics; and consumer informatics.
| Seats: | 10 |
| Delivery: | Asynchronous |
| Date: | Start: 1/4/2012 End: 4/27/2012 |
| Last Add Day: | 11/30/2011 |
| Residency Start and End Date: |
No Residency |
LIS 571W-OL: Human Information Interactions
| Home School: | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Class Name: | Human Information Interactions |
| Class Number: | 500 |
| Course Tool: | Blackboard |
| Class Section: | 02W |
| Faculty: | Ruth Palmquist |
| Credits: | 3 Credit Hours |
Class Description: The behavioral and cognitive activities of those who interact with information, with emphasis on the role of information mediators. How information needs are recognized and resolved; use and dissemination of information.
| Seats: | 3 |
| Delivery: | Asynchronous |
| Date: | Start: 1/9/2012 End: 4/25/2012 |
| Last Add Day: | 1/3/2012 |
| Residency Start and End Date: |
No Residency |
LIS 592W-OL: Digital Citizenship in Schools
| Home School: | Charles Sturt University |
| Class Name: | Digital Citizenship in Schools |
| Class Number: | ETL523 |
| Course Tool: | Sakai - Customized |
| Class Section: | |
| Faculty: | Judy O'Connell |
| Credits: | 8 points |
Class Description: This subject explores the concept and practice of digital citizenship. Students are required to examine economic, political, ethical and technological issues concerning digital citizenship, and how information policies in schools can be used to develop the capacity of students and teachers as digital citizens. Students examine policy and practice at local, regional, national and international levels concerning intellectual property and plagiarism; freedom of, and access to, information and technologies; cybersafety and transliteracy; and effective use of technologies to support teaching and learning. Students explore these issues through a series of online conversations using a suite of asynchronous and synchronous tools.
View Syllabus (PDF)
| Seats: | 5 |
| Delivery: | Asynchronous |
| Date: | Start: 2/27/2012 End: 6/15/2012 |
| Last Add Day: | 1/9/2012 |
| Residency Start and End Date: |
No Residency |
Class Disclaimer: For further information regarding this course please refer to the attached syllabus document.
LIS 597H-OL: Seminar in Library Management: Grant Writing
| Home School: | San Jose State University |
| Class Name: | Seminar in Library Management: Grant Writing |
| Class Number: | Libr282 |
| Course Tool: | Desire2Learn |
| Class Section: | 4 |
| Faculty: | Patty Wong |
| Credits: | 3 Credit Hours |
Class Description: This is a hands-on introductory course in grants and alternative funding resources for all libraries, with an emphasis on public libraries. Skills developed are applicable to other organizations as well. Students will work with a real library or other organization, assess library needs and future service development, create a marketing piece that outlines organizational mission and strengths, research current and potential funders, develop an actual grant or proposal for implementation, and determine funding and management priorities for alternative resource development. Students will become familiar with various types of funding resources for libraries and program development.
View Syllabus
| Seats: | 2 |
| Delivery: | Asynchronous |
| Date: | Start: 1/25/2012 End: 5/15/2012 |
| Last Add Day: | 1/11/2012 |
| Residency Start and End Date: |
No Residency |
Class Disclaimer: *Optional online sessions are held on Saturdays at 9 am Pacific Time. Sessions are recorded for later viewing. *Prerequisites: Introductory courses in management and information retrieval. *Students agree to the course parameters of the host institution, including but not limited to: course management tools, grading, possible synchronous sessions, academic calendars and technology requirements posted at http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/ecommunication/homecomputing.htm. Students are expected to meet deadlines as outlined in course syllabus and to contribute to class participation. Please allow 3 weeks for grade processing after the end date of the course. Check that this delay will not interfere with deadline dates at your school for graduation or financial aid.
LIS 597V-OL: Social Networking for Information Professionals
| Home School: | Charles Sturt University |
| Class Name: | Social Networking for Information Professionals |
| Class Number: | INF506 |
| Course Tool: | Sakai - Customized |
| Class Section: | |
| Faculty: | Lyn Hay |
| Credits: | 8 Points |
Class Description: This subject will explore the concept, theory and practice of social networking technologies within the context of libraries and work of information professionals, with a particular focus on Library 2.0 and participatory library service. This subject requires students to immerse themselves within a range of social networking environments, including the use of blogs, wikis, social bookmarking, Facebook, IM, Flickr, and Second Life, and evaluate their learning experiences throughout the session as both social networker and information professional.
View Syllabus (PDF)
| Seats: | 5 |
| Delivery: | Asynchronous |
| Date: | Start: 2/27/2012 End: 6/15/2012 |
| Last Add Day: | 1/9/2012 |
| Residency Start and End Date: |
No Residency |
Class Disclaimer: For further information regarding this course please refer to the attached syllabus document.
LIS 597Y-OL: Audiovisual Archiving
| Home School: | Charles Sturt University |
| Class Name: | Audiovisual Archiving |
| Class Number: | INF430 |
| Course Tool: | Sakai - Customized |
| Class Section: | |
| Faculty: | Dr. Bob Pym |
| Credits: | 8 Points |
Class Description: Audiovisual media have given rise to entirely new forms of expression through recording, communicating and entertaining. While sharing intellectual, physical and contextual characteristics with traditional media, they have distinctive physical formats and storage needs and can only be comprehended via appropriate technology. Their management must take into account traditional principles and methods of managing information resources, and new principles, methods and paradigms arising from the nature of the audiovisual media themselves. This subject provides an overview of the discipline, including its history, philosophy and ethics, the development of and models for audiovisual archives, and international organisations responsible for audiovisual heritage.
View Syllabus (PDF)
| Seats: | 5 |
| Delivery: | Asynchronous |
| Date: | Start: 2/27/2012 End: 6/15/2012 |
| Last Add Day: | 1/9/2012 |
| Residency Start and End Date: |
No Residency |
Class Disclaimer: For further information regarding this course please refer to the attached syllabus document. This course is not acceptable for the required Archives elective for Archives students.
LIS 598B-OL: Consumer Health Information Sources and Services
| Home School: | The University of Pittsburgh |
| Class Name: | Consumer Health Information Sources and Services |
| Class Number: | WISE 0001 |
| Course Tool: | Blackboard |
| Class Section: | |
| Faculty: | Ellen Detlefsen |
| Credits: | 3 Credit Hours |
Class Description: Collection development, reference, and educational services in the domain of consumer-health resources in print, non-print, and electronic formats. Identification of appropriate and accurate resources for consumer health and family education; policy issues in providing consumer and family-health information in different settings; role of public media; and information and referral services to and from healthcare organizations, community agencies, and public libraries.
| Seats: | 10 |
| Delivery: | Asynchronous |
| Date: | Start: 1/5/2012 End: 4/27/2012 |
| Last Add Day: | 11/30/2011 |
| Residency Start and End Date: |
No Residency |
LIS TBA1: Data Mining
| Home School: | Syracuse University |
| Class Name: | Data Mining |
| Class Number: | IST 565 |
| Course Tool: | Blackboard |
| Class Section: | M800 |
| Faculty: | Howard Turtle |
| Credits: | 3 Credit Hours |
Class Description: Introduction to data mining techniques, familiarity with particular real-world applications, challenges involved in these applications, and future directions of the field. Optional hands-on experience with commercially available software packages.
| Seats: | 3 |
| Delivery: | Asynchronous |
| Date: | Start: 1/17/2012 End: 5/1/2012 |
| Last Add Day: | 1/24/2012 |
| Residency Start and End Date: |
No Residency |
LIS TBA2: Information Technology in Educational Organizations
| Home School: | Syracuse University |
| Class Name: | Info. Tech. in Educ. Orgs |
| Class Number: | IST 611 |
| Course Tool: | Blackboard |
| Class Section: | M800 |
| Faculty: | Patricia Berger |
| Credits: | 3 Credit Hours |
Class Description: Information and communications technologies, ethical issues, knowledge management tools, collaborative learning technologies, education databases, etc. On-site project field work constitutes a major portion of course requirements.
| Seats: | 3 |
| Delivery: | Asynchronous |
| Date: | Start: 1/17/2012 End: 5/1/2012 |
| Last Add Day: | 1/24/2012 |
| Residency Start and End Date: |
No Residency |
LIS TBA3: Information Policy
| Home School: | The University of British Columbia |
| Class Name: | Information Policy |
| Class Number: | LIBR 561 |
| Course Tool: | WebCT Vista |
| Class Section: | C |
| Faculty: | Lisa Nathan |
| Credits: | 3 Credit Hours |
Class Description: The goal of this course is to provide students with the expertise needed to locate, interpret, evaluate, create, and adapt policy relating to information and communication technology issues. In particular, students will become adapt at recognizing how various levels of policy implicate other levels of policy (e.g., a local privacy policy, a national privacy law, and an international trade treaty).
Syllabus is from previous offering—new version will be linked when available
| Seats: | 5 |
| Delivery: | Asynchronous |
| Date: | Start: 1/4/2012 End: 4/5/2012 |
| Last Add Day: | 11/18/2011 |
| Residency Start and End Date: |
No Residency |
Class Disclaimer: Students agree to the course parameters of the host institution, including but not limited to: course management tools, grading, any required residencies, possible synchronous sessions, and academic calendars. Students are expected to meet deadlines as outlined in course syllabus and to contribute to class participation. Please allow 2-3 weeks for grade processing after the end date of the course. Check that this delay will not interfere with deadline dates at your school for graduation or financial aid.
LIS TBA4: Resources for New Zealand Studies
| Home School: | The Victoria University of Wellington |
| Class Name: | Resources for New Zealand Studies |
| Class Number: | INFO531 |
| Course Tool: | Blackboard |
| Class Section: | |
| Faculty: | Dr. Sydney Shep |
| Credits: | 15 points |
Class Description: An in-depth examination of primary and secondary sources for New Zealand studies, their bibliographic control, location and access within a historical framework of scholarship, publication, and the development of libraries.
View Syllabus
| Seats: | 3 |
| Delivery: | Synchronous |
| Date: | Start: 3/5/2012 End: 6/7/2012 |
| Start and End time: | Start: 18.45 End: 20.15 |
| Last Add Day: | 2/17/2012 |
| Residency Start and End Date: |
No Residency |
LIS TBA5: Seminar in Information Science: The Hyperlinked Library - Emerging Trends, Emerging Tech
| Home School: | San Jose State University |
| Class Name: | Seminar in Information Science: The Hyperlinked Library - Emerging Trends, Emerging Tech |
| Class Number: | Lib 287 |
| Course Tool: | Other |
| Class Section: | 1 |
| Faculty: | Dr. Michael Stephens |
| Credits: | 3 Credit Hours |
Class Description: Library scholars have noted the ongoing impact of technology on libraries and have called for a redesign of services to meet the evolving needs of users. Virtual communities have thrived online since the early 1980s. New media and social sites are part of the next incarnation of the World Wide Web, where digital tools allow users to create, change, and publish dynamic content of all kinds. The evolving Web and related emerging technologies are signifiers of a broader cultural shift: toward an open, collaborative and participatory society. This course examines emerging technologies within a framework of participatory, ?hyperlinked? library service: a model of creating, extending, updating and evaluating libraries via a user-centered approach. Casey & Savastinuk describe the participatory service model: ?It is a model for library service that encourages constant and purposeful change, inviting user participation in the creation of both the physical and the virtual services they want, supported by consistently evaluating services. It also attempts to reach new users and better serve current ones through improved customer-driven offerings.? This course will examine various theories of library service, the social use of information, the advent of social networking tools, the creation of online collaboration and communities via those tools and their adoption by libraries as well as the rise of Library 2.0 thinking, a service philosophy born out of discussions of Web 2.0 and participatory library services. Students will experience an immersive learning environment via a wide range of tools. We will discuss the definition of participatory service, explore some key trends that impact the model, and examine what this shift means for libraries and information work in the 21st Century.
View Syllabus
| Seats: | 2 |
| Delivery: | Asynchronous |
| Date: | Start: 1/25/2012 End: 5/15/2012 |
| Last Add Day: | 1/11/2012 |
| Residency Start and End Date: |
No Residency |
Class Disclaimer: Syllabus posted is from Fall 2011 semester. An updated version will be posted when available. *Students agree to the course parameters of the host institution, including but not limited to: course management tools, grading, possible synchronous sessions, academic calendars and technology requirements posted at http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/ecommunication/homecomputing.htm. Students are expected to meet deadlines as outlined in course syllabus and to contribute to class participation. Please allow 3 weeks for grade processing after the end date of the course. Check that this delay will not interfere with deadline dates at your school for graduation or financial aid.
Fall 2011 Wise Course Descriptions
LIS 540B-OL: From Seuss to Sendak to Sis
| Home School: | Rutgers University |
| Class Name: | From Seuss to Sendak to Sis |
| Class Number: | 17:611:544 |
| Course Tool: | eCollege |
| Class Section: | |
| Faculty: | TBA |
| Credits: | 3 Credit Hours |
Class Description: This course will study the development of children's book illustration in the work of three masters of the twentieth century. You will explore the picture books of Dr. Seuss, Maurice Sendak, and Peter Sis, considering issues such as the use of history made by each illustrator and his concern for social context, the relationship of image to text and of illustration to a linear narrative, and repeating motifs and symbols that join individual publications into an organic whole. Students in the course will be divided into groups which will explore the three illustrators; this exploration will include a look at work by other important 20th century contemporaries such as Hillary Knight, Mitsumasa Anno, and Quentin Blake. The final weeks of the semester will be a conference period during which the groups will share some of the papers they have written and discuss alternate hypotheses about these three masters.
Class Disclaimer: Syllabus will be available closer to the start of class.
| Seats: | 2 |
| Delivery: | Asynchronous |
| Date: | Start: 9/1/2011 End: 12/13/2011 |
| Last Add Day: | 8/25/2011 |
| Residency Start and End Date: |
No Residency |
Class Disclaimer: College is the web-based course delivery system you will use for your Rutgers online course. You can access the portal here: http://eCollege.Rutgers.edu .
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LIS 540W-OL: Information Security Policy
| Home School: | Syracuse University |
| Class Name: | Information Security Policy |
| Class Number: | IST728M800 |
| Course Tool: | BlackboardCE |
| Class Section: | |
| Faculty: | Mintz, D |
| Credits: | 3 Credit Hours |
Class Description: Designed for business, law, and technology students interested in information security as it impacts the management and operations of business and government. Information security policy and best business practices.
View Syllabus: Syllabus LIS 540W-0L.
| Seats: | 3 |
| Delivery: | Asynchronous |
| Date: | Start: 8/29/2011 End: 12/9/2011 |
| Last Add Day: | 8/1/2011 |
| Residency Start and End Date: |
No Residency |
LIS 546W-OL: Managing Information Systems Projects
| Home School: | Syracuse University |
| Class Name: | Information Security Policy |
| Class Number: | IST645M800 |
| Course Tool: | BlackboardCE |
| Class Section: | |
| Faculty: | Emborski, R |
| Credits: | 3 Credit Hours |
Class Description: Project management as a professional discipline in information and communication technology. Introduction to roles, activities, methods, and tools. Critical review and application of principles. Additional work required of graduate students.
View Syllabus: Syllabus LIS 546W-OL.
| Seats: | 3 |
| Delivery: | Asynchronous |
| Date: | Start: 8/29/2011 End: 12/9/2011 |
| Last Add Day: | 8/1/2011 |
| Residency Start and End Date: |
No Residency |
LIS 564W-OL: Seminar in Contemporary Issues: Digital Copyright
| Home School: | San Jose State University |
| Class Name: | Seminar in Contemporary Issues: Digital Copyright |
| Class Number: | Libr 281 |
| Course Tool: | Desire2Learn |
| Class Section: | |
| Faculty: | Mary Minow |
| Credits: | 3 Credit Hours |
Class Description: This course examines digital copyright by giving students a legal and policy framework to evaluate the myriad of copyright scenarios libraries face today. Copyright issues permeate daily tasks, from web site design to book scanning projects to online reference. To participate in the active debate about fair use, digital rights management systems, e-reserve systems and the like, librarians need to be well versed in both the basics of copyright law and the latest developments by regulation, legislation and court decisions.
View Syllabus: Syllabus LIS 546W-OL.
| Seats: | 3 |
| Delivery: | Asynchronous |
| Date: | Start: 8/24/2011 End: 12/8/2011 |
| Last Add Day: | 8/10/2011 |
| Residency Start and End Date: |
No Residency |
Class Disclaimer: Prerequisites: Introductory courses in management and information retrieval. The syllabus posted here is from a previous year. An updated version will be made available by May. Students agree to the course parameters of the host institution, including but not limited to: course management tools, grading, possible synchronous sessions, academic calendars and technology requirements posted at http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/ecommunication/homecomputing.htm. Students are expected to meet deadlines as outlined in course syllabus and to contribute to class participation. Please allow 3 weeks for grade processing after the end date of the course. Check that this delay will not interfere with deadline dates at your school for graduation or financial aid.
LIS 585-OL: Information Sources, Services, and Technology for an Aging World
| Home School: | San Jose State University |
| Class Name: | Information Sources, Services, and Technology for an Aging World |
| Class Number: | LIS 2970 |
| Course Tool: | Blackboard |
| Class Section: | |
| Faculty: | Detlefsen |
| Credits: | 3 Credit Hours |
Class Description: TBA
| Seats: | 5 |
| Delivery: | Asynchronous |
| Date: | Start: 8/28/2011 End: 12/16/2011 |
| Last Add Day: | 7/15/2011 |
| Residency Start and End Date: |
No Residency |
LIS 597F-OL: Resources and Information Services in Professions and Disciplines: Maps and Geographic Information Services
| Home School: | San Jose State University |
| Class Name: | Resources and Information Services in Professions and Disciplines: Maps and Geographic Information Services |
| Class Number: | Libr 220 |
| Course Tool: | Desire2Learn |
| Class Section: | 1 |
| Faculty: | Susan Aber |
| Credits: | 3 Credit Hours |
Class Description: According to the SJSU catalog, LIBR220 is an "examination of the nature of resources for, and services to, professions and disciplines including methods of communication, characteristics of researchers and other users, and current methods of meeting research needs in libraries and information centers" (http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/classes/coursedesc.htm ). As a part of this LIBR220 resources and services series, these sections (01 and 10) will focus on the maps, geographic information systems (GIS), and map librarianship. The course is designed to acquaint students with the nature of cartographic resource types such as print and electronic maps, as well as other geospatial information and data such as visual imagery (e.g., aerial photography and satellite images). Cartographic concepts will be presented such as map scales, projections, and symbols, plus maps and GIS as tool, technique, application, and thought process. Specifically, how to read a topographic map and create a map display using Web GIS will be demonstrated. Also, the course is designed to acquaint students with services and duties unique to map librarianship and geoscience library liaisons. With a client-centered focus in mind, methods of communicating among map librarians and between librarian and client will be examined. Services and duties associated with reference as related to map and geospatial data resources will be emphasized, but collection management and classification/cataloging as related to map and geospatial data resources will be briefly covered. Finally, methods of marketing and promoting science resources and services to the public are presented. This course is designed for interested students who have a desire to investigate maps and GIS resources as well as map-related professions to better understand services, which libraries and information centers can provide. No prior knowledge of geography or geoscience is assumed. All students are welcome whether or not you navigate using global positioning system technology or familiar landmarks. This course will benefit the geospatially challenged and geography bee winner alike.
View Syllabus: Syllabus LIS 597F-OL
| Seats: | 2 |
| Delivery: | Asynchronous |
| Date: | Start: 8/24/2011 End: 12/8/2011 |
| Last Add Day: | 8/10/2011 |
| Residency Start and End Date: |
No Residency |
Class Disclaimer: Students agree to the course parameters of the host institution, including but not limited to: course management tools, grading, possible synchronous sessions, academic calendars and technology requirements posted at http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/ecommunication/homecomputing.htm. Students are expected to meet deadlines as outlined in course syllabus and to contribute to class participation. Please allow 3 weeks for grade processing after the end date of the course. Check that this delay will not interfere with deadline dates at your school for graduation or financial aid.
LIS 597I-OL: Name Seminar in Information Science: Open Movement in Libraries
| Home School: | San Jose State University |
| Class Name: | Name Seminar in Information Science: Open Movement in Libraries |
| Class Number: | Libr 287 |
| Course Tool: | Desire2Learn |
| Class Section: | 13 |
| Faculty: | Diane Kovacs |
| Credits: | 3 Credit Hours |
Class Description: "Openness," which has become a hallmark of the new Web, has long been a mission in libraries. The philosophy of free and open access to information and technology has become a critical subject for information and technology leaders and practitioners. This course will explore the role and participation of library science and librarians in this movement.
| Seats: | 2 |
| Delivery: | Asynchronous |
| Date: | Start: 8/24/2011 End: 12/8/2011 |
| Last Add Day: | 8/10/2011 |
| Residency Start and End Date: |
No Residency |
Class Disclaimer: Syllabus is coming soon Students agree to the course parameters of the host institution, including but not limited to: course management tools, grading, possible synchronous sessions, academic calendars and technology requirements posted at http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/ecommunication/homecomputing.htm. Students are expected to meet deadlines as outlined in course syllabus and to contribute to class participation. Please allow 3 weeks for grade processing after the end date of the course. Check that this delay will not interfere with deadline dates at your school for graduation or financial aid.
LIS 597V-OL: Social Networking for Information Professionals
| Home School: | Charles Sturt University |
| Class Name: | Social Networking for Information Professionals |
| Class Number: | INF506 |
| Course Tool: | Sakai — Customized |
| Class Section: | |
| Faculty: | Ms Lyn Hay |
| Credits: | 8 Points |
Class Description: This subject will explore the concept, theory and practice of social networking technologies within the context of libraries and work of information professionals, with a particular focus on Library 2.0 and participatory library service. This subject requires students to immerse themselves within a range of social networking environments, including the use of blogs, wikis, social bookmarking, Facebook, IM, Flickr, and Second Life, and evaluate their learning experiences throughout the session as both social networker and information professional.
View Syllabus: Syllabus LIS 597V-OL
| Seats: | 5 |
| Delivery: | Asynchronous |
| Date: | Start: 11/14/2011 End: 2/10/2012 |
| Last Add Day: | 10/1/2011 |
| Residency Start and End Date: |
No Residency |
Class Disclaimer: For further information regarding this course please refer to the attached syllabus document.
LIS 597W-OL: Motivational Aspects of Information Use
| Home School: | Syracuse University |
| Class Name: | Motivational Aspects of Information Use |
| Class Number: | IST617M800 |
| Course Tool: | BlackboardCE |
| Class Section: | |
| Faculty: | Small, R |
| Credits: | 3 Credit Hours |
Class Description: Theories of motivation and behavior affecting information use in learning, workplace, and virtual environments. Emphasis on applying motivational theories and models to management practices in information organizations and to the design of information resources and presentations.
View Syllabus: Syllabus LIS 597W-0L
| Seats: | 3 |
| Delivery: | Asynchronous |
| Date: | Start: 8/29/2011 End: 12/9/2011 |
| Last Add Day: | 8/1/2011 |
| Residency Start and End Date: |
No Residency |
LIS 598G-OL: Multicultural Children's Literature
| Home School: | The University of Wisconsin — Milwaukee |
| Class Name: | Multicultural Children's Literature |
| Class Number: | L&I SCI 741 |
| Course Tool: | Desire2Learn |
| Class Section: | 201 |
| Faculty: | Laretta Henderson |
| Credits: | 3 Credit Hours |
Class Description: TBA
View Syllabus: Syllabus LIS 598G-0L
| Seats: | 5 |
| Delivery: | Asynchronous |
| Date: | Start: 9/6/2011 End: 12/14/2011 |
| Last Add Day: | 8/22/2011 |
| Residency Start and End Date: |
No Residency |
LIS 598A: Digital Curation
| Home School: | Rutgers University |
| Class Name: | Digital Curation |
| Class Number: | 17:610:594 |
| Course Tool: | eCollege |
| Class Section: | |
| Faculty: | Michael Lesk |
| Credits: | 3 Credit Hours |
Class Description: This course is designed to teach the concepts and skills involved in creating and managing a digital repository, library or archive. It is paired with another course entitled "digital preservation"; this course concentrates on building and managing the service while the other one concentrates on preservation. It is modeled on what museum curators do: how to select what should be included, how to deal with the specialized knowledge in different fields, public education and exhibits, and organization.
| Seats: | 2 |
| Delivery: | Asynchronous |
| Date: | Start: 9/1/2011 End: 12/13/2011 |
| Last Add Day: | 8/25/2011 |
| Residency Start and End Date: |
No Residency |
Class Disclaimer: College is the web-based course delivery system you will use for your Rutgers online course. You can access the portal here: http://eCollege.Rutgers.edu.
• Click on Technical Requirements on the left to make sure you have the hardware and software you need for our online classes.
• During the week prior to the start of classes, you will receive an e-mail with your Rutgers course and login information.
• Like on-campus courses, online courses are not available until the first day of class. Once you have received your username and password, however, you can log into eCollege to go through the tutorial listed in "Special Courses", which is located in the Academics tab (located on the top left of the screen when you log into eCollege).
LIS TBA-2: Digital Curation
| Home School: | The Victoria University of Wellington |
| Class Name: | Digital Curation |
| Class Number: | INFO 543 |
| Course Tool: | Blackboard |
| Class Section: | |
| Faculty: | Gillian Oliver |
| Credits: | 15 Points |
Class Description: INFO 543 is designed as to develop students' competencies in managing information in digital library and archival repositories. Its structure follows the Open Archival Information System (OAIS) standard. The course covers longterm preservation issues relating to digital objects; i.e. maintaining and adding value to a trusted body of digital information for current and future use.
View Syllabus: Syllabus LIS TBA-2
| Seats: | 3 |
| Delivery: | Synchronous |
| Start and End Time: | (if synchronous) 5.00 pm — 6.30 pm New Zealand Days of Week, (of class meetings, if synchronous) Thursday |
| Date: | Start: 11/14/2011 End: 2/22/2012 |
| Last Add Day: | 11/4/2011 |
| Residency Start and End Date: |
No Residency |
Class Disclaimer: Students agree to the course parameters of the host institution, including but not limited to: course management tools, grading, any required residencies, possible synchronous sessions, and academic calendars. Students are expected to meet deadlines as outlined in course syllabus and to contribute to class participation. Please allow 2-3 weeks for grade processing after the end date of the course. Check that this delay will not interfere with deadline dates at your school for graduation or financial aid.
LIS 598H: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, and Queer/Questioning (GLBTIQ) Resources and Services
| Home School: | San Jose State University |
| Class Name: | Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, and Queer/Questioning (GLBTIQ) Resources and Services |
| Class Number: | Libr 220 |
| Course Tool: | Desire2Learn |
| Class Section: | 13 |
| Faculty: | Ellen Greenblatt |
| Credits: | 3 Credit Hours |
Class Description: This class will explore library services and resources as they relate to GLBTIQ (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, and Queer/Questioning) communities and their support systems. We will discuss various library operations and services within the context of GLBTIQ issues and concerns as well as examine and evaluate key publications and other information resources in the field.
View Syllabus: Syllabus LIS TBA-3
| Seats: | 2 |
| Delivery: | Asynchronous |
| Date: | Start: 8/24/2011 End: 12/8/2011 |
| Last Add Day: | 8/10/2011 |
| Residency Start and End Date: |
No Residency |
Class Disclaimer: Syllabus posted is from a previous year. An updated version will be made available by May. Students agree to the course parameters of the host institution, including but not limited to: course management tools, grading, possible synchronous sessions, academic calendars and technology requirements posted at http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/ecommunication/homecomputing.htm. Students are expected to meet deadlines as outlined in course syllabus and to contribute to class participation. Please allow 3 weeks for grade processing after the end date of the course. Check that this delay will not interfere with deadline dates at your school for graduation or financial aid.
LIS TBA-4: Leading and Securing Cyber-Enabled Organizations
| Home School: | Syracuse University |
| Class Name: | Leading and Securing Cyber-Enabled Organizations |
| Class Number: | IST700M800 |
| Course Tool: | BlackboardCE |
| Class Section: | |
| Faculty: | Meyerrose, D |
| Credits: | 3 Credit Hours |
Class Description: IST 700 (DL) is a 3-credit graduate level distance learning course that explores leadership, management, technology, and security issues that effect large, complex organizations in the public and private sectors. A cyber-enabled organization is characterized by leveraging information technology as a means of cost control or creating organizational capital and value.
View Syllabus: Syllabus LIS TBA-4
| Seats: | 3 |
| Delivery: | Asynchronous |
| Date: | Start: 8/29/2011 End: 12/9/2011 |
| Last Add Day: | 8/1/2011 |
| Residency Start and End Date: |
No Residency |
LIS TBA-5: Seminar in Services to Children and Young Adults: Intellectual Freedom — YA
| Home School: | San Jose State University |
| Class Name: | Seminar in Services to Children and Young Adults: Intellectual Freedom — YA |
| Class Number: | Libr 267 |
| Course Tool: | Desire2Learn |
| Class Section: | 10 |
| Faculty: | Beth Wrenn-Estes |
| Credits: | 3 Credit Hours |
Class Description: This course will focus on intellectual freedom issues with youth, the value of youth literature to enhance individuals' lives, the ethics of intellectual freedom, the psychology of censorship and how to combat it, and how to defend materials for youth.
View Syllabus: Syllabus LIS TBA-5
| Seats: | 2 |
| Delivery: | Asynchronous (but note the possible synchronous sessions below) |
| Date: | Start: 8/24/2011 End: 12/8/2011 |
| Last Add Day: | 8/10/2011 |
| Residency Start and End Date: |
No Residency |
Class Disclaimer: Prerequisite: Class in materials for children or young adults. The syllabus posted here is from a previous year. An updated version will be made available by May. Students agree to the course parameters of the host institution, including but not limited to: course management tools, grading, possible synchronous sessions, academic calendars and technology requirements posted at http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/ecommunication/homecomputing.htm. Students are expected to meet deadlines as outlined in course syllabus and to contribute to class participation. Please allow 3 weeks for grade processing after the end date of the course. Check that this delay will not interfere with deadline dates at your school for graduation or financial aid.
LIS TBA-6: Technology in the Lives of Children
| Home School: | The University of Pittsburgh |
| Class Name: | Technology in the Lives of Children |
| Class Number: | LIS 2633 |
| Course Tool: | Blackboard |
| Class Section: | |
| Faculty: | Bowler |
| Credits: | 3 Credit Hours |
Class Description: As digital media becomes more embedded in the collections and services that libraries offer young people, information professionals must consider the issues in order to deliver the best service possible. How do children use these technologies? How does technology affect the social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development of young people? Is all technology good? How do we help young people use it in meaningful and socially responsible ways? The goals of this course are for students to be able to discuss in a critical manner the key issues surrounding technology in the lives of children and youth and apply new technologies (virtual reality, mobile technology, computer games, smart toys) to library services and programming for young people. Students plan a program for ALA's Teen Tech Week and create a digital storytelling project.
| Seats: | 5 |
| Delivery: | Asynchronous |
| Date: | Start: 8/28/2011 End: 12/16/2011 |
| Last Add Day: | 7/15/2011 |
| Residency Start and End Date: |
No Residency |
Summer 2011 WISE Course Descriptions
LIS 571W-OL: Human Information Interactions
| Home School: | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Class Name: | Human Information Interactions |
| Class Number: | 500 |
| Course Tool: | Blackboard |
| Class Section: | 01W |
| Faculty: | Ruth Palmquist |
| Credits: | 3 Credit Hours |
Class Description: The behavioral and cognitive activities of those who interact with information, with emphasis on the role of information mediators. How information needs are recognized and resolved; use and dissemination of information.
Class Disclaimer: Syllabus will be available closer to the start of class.
| Seats: | 4 |
| Delivery: | Asynchronous |
| Date: | Start: 6/16/2011 End: 7/19/2011 |
| Last Add Day: | 6/17/2011 |
| Residency Start and End Date: |
No Residency |
LIS 579W-OL: Information Technology Tools and Applications - Topic: Web 2.0
| Home School: | San Jose State University |
| Class Name: | Information Technology Tools and Applications -- Topic: Web 2.0 |
| Class Number: | LIBR 246 |
| Course Tool: | Other |
| Class Section: | 11 |
| Faculty: | Meredith Farkas |
| Credits | 3 Credit Hours |
Class Description: Social software is rapidly changing the way we all work and play online. Social technologies have turned the web into a participatory medium (Web 2.0) where everyone can add their own creativity and knowledge to the whole. It is also opening up new opportunities for reaching out to patrons and providing library services in the online medium. This course is focused on developing the skills and knowledge necessary to evaluate, implement and maintain Web 2.0 technologies. We will examine the social technologies that comprise Web 2.0 and how libraries can capitalize on these tools to improve communication between the library and its patrons, build online communities, and better share information professionally.
View Syllabus http://sociallibraries.com/su11/greensheet
| Seats: | 2 |
| Delivery: | Synchronous |
| Date: | Start: 6/6/2011 End: 8/12/2011 |
| Last Add Day: | 5/23/2011 |
| Residency Start and End Date: |
No Residency |
Class Disclaimer: There is only one synchronous session for this class. It will be held August 9th from 6:30-8:00 pm PDT.
LIS 581W-OL: Museum Archives
| Home School: | The University of Pittsburgh |
| Class Name: | Museum Archives |
| Class Number: | LIS 2225 |
| Course Tool: | Blackboard |
| Class Section: | |
| Faculty: | Callery |
| Credits: | 3 Credit Hours |
Class Description: Overview of the evolution of the purposes of museums; history and development of museum record- keeping systems, with particular emphasis on changes in those systems in transition from paper-based to electronic records, use of functional analysis to identify principle functions of museums and to guide the appraisal of records that document those functions.
| Seats: | 5 |
| Delivery: | Asynchronous |
| Date: | Start: 5/10/2011 End: 7/29/2011 |
| Last Add Day: | 4/15/2011 |
| Residency Start and End Date: |
No Residency |
LIS 597C-OL: Social Media for Information Professionals
| Home School: | The University of British Columbia |
| Class Name: | Social Media for Information Professionals |
| Class Number: | LIBR 559M |
| Course Tool: | Blackboard |
| Class Section: | |
| Faculty: | Dean Giustini |
| Credits: | 3 Credit Hours |
Class Description: This course interrogates social media (i.e. blogs, tagging, wikis, social networking), its affordances and co- relation to web 2.0 and library 2.0. The course explores the effective use as well as management of social technologies in order to address information problems in library and information (LIS) organizations. On completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Discuss social media as a set of digital tools to raise awareness and promote services 2. Demonstrate familiarity with the range of social media used by LIS organizations 3. Apply social media to the management of emerging challenges in service delivery 4. Reflect critically on the use of social tools and identify strategies for their effective implementation 5. Identify areas for future social media research for LIS professionals.
View Syllabus: http://www.slais.ubc.ca/courses/syllabi/09-10-st2/l559m.htm
| Seats: | 5 |
| Delivery: | Asynchronous |
| Date: | Start: 7/11/2011 End: 8/19/2011 |
| Last Add Day: | 6/5/2011 |
| Residency Start and End Date: |
No Residency |
LIS 597Q-OL: Music Cataloging
| Home School: | The University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee |
| Class Name: | Music Cataloging |
| Class Number: | 26847 |
| Course Tool: | Desire2Learn |
| Class Section: | 791-211 |
| Faculty: | Smiraglia |
| Credits: | 3 Credit Hours |
Class Description: Detailed examination of the bibliographic control of music materials (scores, sound recordings, videorecordings) and their inherent bibliographic characteristics. Special problems in the application of standard methods for descriptive cataloging, authority control, subject analysis and classification of music materials. Structure of music catalogs and requirements for the effective retrieval of music materials.
View Syllabus: http://wiseeducation.org/media/documents/2011/2/Music_Cataloging.pdf
| Seats: | 10 |
| Delivery: | Asynchronous |
| Date: | Start: 5/31/2011 End: 7/9/2011 |
| Last Add Day: | 5/11/2011 |
| Residency Start and End Date: |
No Residency |
LIS 598D: Resources and Information Services in Professions and Disciplines: Film and Media Collections
| Home School: | San Jose State University |
| Class Name: | Resources and Information Services in Professions and Disciplines: Film and Media Collections |
| Class Number: | LIBR 220 |
| Course Tool: | Desire2Learn |
| Class Section: | 12 |
| Faculty: | Nancy Goldman |
| Credits: | 3 Credit Hours |
Class Description: This course will provide an overview of film and media collections in libraries and archives. It will cover physical, virtual and intellectual access to film and media collections; principles of reference services; evaluation and use of particular reference resources for finding films and media and finding film and media-related information; types of collections and access policies; and the impact of new technologies on collecting, preserving and accessing film and media. Special needs of film and media in terms of cataloging and preservation will also be introduced.
View Syllabus: http://slisapps.sjsu.edu/gss/ajax/showSheet.php? id=1242
| Seats: | 2 |
| Delivery: | Synchronous |
| Date: | Start: 6/6/2011 End: 8/12/2011 |
| Last Add Day: | 5/23/2011 |
| Residency Start and End Date: |
No Residency |
This class will have four synchronous sessions: 6 - 8pm PDT on 6/8, 6/29, 7/6, and 7/20
LIS 598E: Man of Advantage: Books and Boys in the Middle and High School Years
| Home School: | Rutgers University |
| Class Name: | Man of Advantage: Books and Boys in the Middle and High School Years |
| Class Number: | 17:611:XXX |
| Course Tool: | eCollege |
| Class Section: | |
| Faculty: | |
| Credits: | 3 Credit Hours |
Class Description: Mark Twain famously said that "the man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them." In this course we will consider the reading interests of boys and young men aged ten to eighteen, develop criteria for evaluating books for this audience, and explore the challenges unique to maintaining their interests in literature. We will examine the voices of boys and men who have told their own stories and consider books of particular interest to middle and high school males. This course is a seminar; there will be heavy emphasis on reading and discussions.
| Seats: | 3 |
| Delivery: | Asynchronous |
| Date: | Start: 5/31/2011 End: 7/22/2011 |
| Last Add Day: | 5/24/2011 |
| Residency Start and End Date: |
No Residency |
GSLIS pre-requisites: Either LIS481 or LIS483
LIS 598F: Collection Development for Academic Libraries
| Home School: | The University of Pittsburgh |
| Class Name: | Collection Development for Academic Libraries |
| Class Number: | LIS 2970 |
| Course Tool: | Blackboard |
| Class Section: | |
| Faculty: | Barsh |
| Credits: | 3 Credit Hours |
Class Description: Examination of the issues and trends in collection development for academic libraries including needs assessment, budget, policies, licensing and evaluation.
| Seats: | 4 |
| Delivery: | Asynchronous |
| Date: | Start: 5/10/2011 End: 7/29/2011 |
| Last Add Day: | 4/15/2011 |
| Residency Start and End Date: |
No Residency |
LIS 598G: Multicultural Literature for Children
| Home School: | The University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee |
| Class Name: | Multicultural Literature for Children |
| Class Number: | 26772 |
| Course Tool: | Desire2Learn |
| Class Section: | 691-203 |
| Faculty: | Henderson |
| Credits: | 3 Credit Hours |
Class Description: This course is an exploration of the children's literature representing racialized groups in the United States. The discussion will focus on evaluating and selecting material using critical race theory.
View Syllabus http://wiseeducation.org/media/documents/2011/2/mc_lit.doc
| Seats: | 3 |
| Delivery: | Asynchronous |
| Date: | Start: 5/31/2011 End: 7/9/2011 |
| Last Add Day: | 5/11/2011 |
| Residency Start and End Date: |
No Residency |
Key to Course Description
Course descriptions for WISE courses currently offered to Simmons GSLIS students are above. Please read the following information for an explanation of the categories used for the course description records:
Course number: every WISE course will be assigned a number in the LIS 540s.
Course title: the course title is the title given by the host institution.
Class number and Class section: like the course title, these are assigned by the host institution. For registration purposes you will use the Simmons-assigned LIS450 number; however, once you are in the course, you will most likely find it identified by the host institution's class number.
Faculty: the faculty member teaching the course is associated with the host institution, not with Simmons GSLIS.
Credit hours: as assigned by host institution. If a course is offered at three credit hours through WISE, students do not have the option to take it as a four-credit course.
Class description: as listed in the host institution's catalog
Seats: host institutions choose how many seats to make available to WISE consortium members. Because the courses are listed within the host site's semester's course offerings, the majority of seats are for that site's students. However, if those seats don't fill, more slots may become available.
Delivery is either "synchronous" or "asynchronous." If it is synchronous, it means that there is at least one time period in which all students are required to log in at the same time; "asynchronous" means that no such requirement exists. Please note any synchronous requirements.
Start/End Dates: the starting and ending dates indicate the timeframe in which the course will run. As noted in the guidelines, GSLIS students enrolling in WISE courses must adhere to the the host institution's academic calendar even when it falls outside of the GSLIS academic calendar.
Start/End Time/Days of the Week will be noted in cases where the delivery mode is synchronous. If this is the case, each student is responsible for being aware of the Time Zone in which the course is offered.
Last Add Day: for registration purposes.
Residency Start Date/End Date/Location: some programs require all students enrolled in their courses to complete a residency requirement (e.g., one day or one week at the host institution). If so, the information will be listed here.
Class Disclaimer: host sites use this space to convey comments and notes to students registering from other institutions.