Technical Services

 

730 Cataloging Information Materials. (3) An in-depth study of AACR2 covering both print and nonprint materials; searching bibliographic materials in a data base, editing and updating them; principles of coding, tagging, and entering the results into a data base; discussion of administrative problems.

732 Indexing and Abstracting. (3) Introduction to principles and practices in abstracting and indexing.

733 Serials. (3) An introductory study of methods and problems in acquiring, organizing, and retrieving serial publications with an emphasis on the special features of serials. Includes an introduction to computer applications.

738 Seminar in Technical Services. (3) A seminar in the areas of management, personnel, and materials within technical service departments for all types of libraries. Specific topics within the scope of this seminar would be standardization, centralized and cooperative efforts, automation and evaluation as applied to all functions within a technical services department.

766 Collection Development and Acquisitions. (3) An examination of information agencies and their purposes, collections, collection policies and acquisition procedures.

787 Seminar in Automated Information Systems. (3) Application, management, and evaluation of automated information systems for libraries and other information agencies. Major technical and management issues of these systems.

797 Selected Topics in Librarianship and Information Services. (1-3) Discussion and investigation of selected topics of current concern to the library and information profession. Specific topics to be identified by suffix letters.

794 Internship in Library and Information Science. (3-6) Grading is on a pass-fail basis. Supervised field experience in library, media center, or other information agency relevant to student's professional goals. Internship application must be submitted early in semester preceding enrollment.

796 Independent Study in Library and Information Science. (1-6) Independent study in an area of library and information science relevant to the student's professional goals. Independent study application must be submitted early in semester preceding enrollment.