May be pursued by a student interested in a specialized topic of library/information practice not covered in the curriculum.

New courses developed in response to emerging areas of interest, and courses in traditional areas given occasionally as student demand dictates.

Students who participate in WISE consortium courses will be given special permission to register for this course in order to receive credit for their work.

Virtual communities have been around since the 1980s.

The course will examine the production and circulation of knowledge in light of changing technologies, institutions and textual forms.

This course focuses on the examination and evaluation of materials for adult library users, with special attention to fiction genres. Use of materials in programming.

This course examines the historical and legal background of intellectual freedom in libraries as well as current trends and topics.

The economic, social, and political forces affecting the introduction and implementation of current information legislation and policy, set within the theoretical context of frame reflection.

Technological innovation, computerization, and electronic information are associated with dilemmas, value conflicts, and choices surrounding the scholarly, personal, and professional use of informa

Survey of the field of communication: interpersonal, group, organizational, speech, mass, intercultural, and international communication; public relations and advertising.