GSLIS Gateway: Courses & Registration

Curriculum Revision: Status of Courses

The following is a list of each of the classes in the GSLIS curriculum and the decisions made about them by the faculty beginning with the 2004-2005 academic year. Most changes below went into effect in Fall 2005; changes made since then are noted below with the date of vote included. Also in September, all courses that were four credits became three-credit courses. (Students who entered the program prior to Fall 2005 have the option of remaining in the four credit system.)

To see the complete list of courses with changes including new course descriptions, please go to my.simmons.edu/gslis/courses/descriptions/; for information on the new courses that will be offered beginning with the 2005-2006 academic year, please see my.simmons.edu/gslis/courses/curriculum/new.shtml.

Any questions can be directed to curriculum@simmons.edu.

Course Status
403 Evaluation of Information Services formerly Library & Information Science: Role of Research
404 Principles of Management No change
406 Organization and Management of School Library Media Centers formerly Organization & Management of School Library/Media/Technology Centers
407 Reference/Information Services New description
408 User Instruction No change
409 Literature of the Social Sciences No change
411 Information Sources for Children Formerly the two-credit course LIS 520O; see new description and pre-req
413 Literature of the Humanities Pre-req change
414 Organization & Management of Corporate Libraries No change
415 Information Organization formerly Organization of Knowledge in Libraries; new description
416 Organization of Non-Print Materials Dropped, content incorporated into LIS 417 (10/05)
417 Subject Cataloging and Classification 9/06: The content from this course (formerly called "Cataloging and Classification") will be broken into two courses — a reconfigured LIS 417, and the new course entitled, LIS 531M: Descriptive Cataloging and Metadata
418 Technical Services No change
419 Subject Analysis New description
420 Book Publishing & Librarianship 4/06: New title and description
421 Social Informatics formerly Computers in Society (Social Informatics); new description
422 Literacy and Services to Underserved Populations: Issues and Responses Formerly the two-credit course, "Literacy: The Issue and the Library's Response"; see new description
423 Storytelling Formerly the two-credit course, LIS 530G; see new description
424 Moving Image Collections in Libraries and Archives New title (formerly called "The Film in Communication") and description (as of 11/05)
425 History of the Book Formerly LIS 532 (new course number assigned 10/05)
426 Curriculum Frameworks and Instructional Strategies for Library Teachers Slight description change
427 Issues in Information Policy formerly National Information Policy; new description
428 U.S. Government as Publisher formerly U.S. Government Information Policies, Resources & Services ; new description
430 Business Information Sources & Services New description
431 Instructional Strategies for Effective Teaching and Learning in the School Library Media Center formerly Design, Production, & Presentation of Instructional Materials; new description
433 Oral History New description
434 Medical Librarianship New description
435 Music Librarianship No change
437 Legal Information Sources No change
438 Introduction to Archival Methods & Services New description
439 Preservation Management for Libraries & Archives New description, slight title change
440 Archival Access and Use New title (formerly called "Administration of Archives & Manuscript Collections"); new description
441 Appraisal of Archives and Manuscripts Formerly the two-credit class, LIS520W; see new description
442 Establishing Archives and Manuscript Programs Formerly the two-credit class, LIS520T; see new description
443 Archives, History, and Collective Memory Formerly offered as LIS531C; see new description
446 Art Documentation New description
447 Collection Maintenance Formerly the two-credit class, LIS520U: Basic Materials Repair (see new description)
448 Preservation Technologies Formerly the two-credit class, LIS520S (see new description)
450 Organization and Management of Public Libraries New description
451 Academic Libraries New description
452 Evaluation of Information Services Dropped from Master's level curriculum (LIS 652 remains part of the doctoral curriculum)
453 Collection Development & Management Slight description change
454 Digital Information Services and Providers New title (formerly called "Online Information Services")
455 Applied Information Systems Design New description and pre-req
456 Managing Records in Electronic Environments New title and description
457 Digital Publishing New title (formerly called " World Wide Web and Electronic Publishing"); course content will be reconfigured and will incorporate the content from the former, "520Y - Introduction to Information Design"
458 Database Management New description and pre-req
459 Desktop CD-ROM Publishing Dropped
460 Technology and the School Library Media Center New title (formerly called "Emerging Technologies and the Library/Media Center"); slight description change, pre-req change
461 Multimedia Technology for Information Management New description and pre-req
462 Digital Libraries New description and pre-req
465 Knowledge Management New description
470 Visual Communication New title (formerly called "History of Visual Communication"); new description
471 Photographic Archives & Visual Information No change
473 Fiscal Management of Library & Information Systems New description; formerly the two credit course, LIS 520B
475 Organizational/Information Ethics Will be offered as a three-credit course only
476 Library Architecture and Space Planning Formerly the two credit course, LIS 520L; see new description
477 Marketing the Library Formerly the two credit course, LIS530F; see new description
478 Information Entrepreneurship Formerly the two credit course, LIS 520D; see new description
479 Professional and Scholarly Writing Status to be determined
481 Children's Literature and Media Collections New description
482 Library Programs & Services to Children New description
483 Young Adult Literature The content from this course will be broken into two courses -- a reconfigured 483 with a new title (the course was formerly called "Libraries, Contemporary Society & the Adolescent") and the new course entitled, LIS 531L: Library Programs and Services for Young Adults
484 Literature of Science and Technology No change
485 Management of Information Technology New description and pre-req
486 Systems Analysis in Information Services New description and pre-req
487 Optical Technologies and Information Management Dropped
488 Technology for Information Professionals Becomes the pre-requisite for most technology courses; becomes a core course for students entering the program Fall 2005 and thereafter
489 Automated Services & Systems for Library/Media Operations Dropped
490 International and Comparative Librarianship Will be offered as a three-credit course only
492 Contemporary Management Theory No change
493 Intellectual Freedom & Censorship Formerly offered as LIS 520C, a two-credit course
495 Apprenticeship (preK-12) Slight description change
498 Practicum (preK-8) Changed to preK-8; description change
499 Practicum (7-12) Changed to grades 7 - 12; description change
500 Independent Study Description change
520A Collective Bargaining in Libraries Dropped
520B Fiscal Management of Library & Information Systems Becomes LIS 473, a three-credit course; new description
520C Intellectual Freedom and Censorship 2/06: Becomes LIS 493, a three-credit course
520D Information Entrepreneurship Becomes LIS 478, a three-credit course
520J OCLC Systems and Services 3/06: Dropped
520L Library Architecture and Space Planning Becomes LIS 476, a three-credit course; new description; formerly Library Architecture and Design
520N Literacy and Services to Underserved Populations: Issues and Responses Becomes LIS 422, a three-credit course; new description; formerly Literacy: The Issue and the Library's Response
520O Information Sources for Children Becomes LIS 411, a three-credit course; new description, change of pre-req
520P Introduction to Archives for Librarians and Information Professionals Dropped as part of the 2004-2005 Curriculum Revision, this course was reinstated as the three-credit course, LIS531N: Archives for Librarians.
520R Information Services and the World Wide Web Dropped, but content from this and LIS 520X (Introduction to Information Architecture) will be combined into the new 3-credit course, LIS531G: Web Development and Information Architecture
520S Preservation Technologies Becomes LIS 448, a three-credit course; new description
520T Establishing Archives and Manuscript Programs Becomes LIS 442, a three-credit course; new description
520U Collection Maintenance Becomes LIS 447, a three-credit course; new description; formerly Basic Materials Repair
520V US Government on the Web: Information, Resources and Services Dropped
520W Appraisal of Archives and Manuscripts Becomes LIS 441, a three-credit course
520X Introduction to Information Architecture Dropped, but content from this and LIS 520R (Information Services and the World Wide Web) will be combined into the new 3-credit course, LIS531G: Web Development and Information Architecture
520Y Introduction to Information Design Dropped, but content from this will become part of the newly reconfigured LIS 457: Digital Publishing
520Z Map Librarianship Course officially dropped, but content from this and LIS 521A (Digital Map Librarianship) will be combined into the new 3-credit course, LIS531J: Managing Spatial Information
521A Digital Map Librarianship Course officially dropped, but content from this and LIS 520Z (Map Librarianship) will be combined into the new 3-credit course, LIS531J: Managing Spatial Information
530F Marketing the Library Becomes LIS 477, a three-credit course; new description
530G Storytelling Becomes LIS 423, a three-credit course; new description
530J Information Services for Diverse Users 11/05: New Course
530M Competitive Intelligence Dropped; content available through CI series of courses
530Q Southeast Asian Bibliography Status to be determined
531C Archives, History, and Collective Memory Becomes LIS 443, a three-credit course
531D Computer Network Security Status to be determined
531E Human-Computer Interaction New course (see description)
531F XML - eXtensible Markup Language New course (see description)
531G Web Development and Information Architecture New course created by combining the content from the two-credit courses LIS 520R: Information Services and the World Wide Web and LIS 520X: Information to Information Architecture (see description)
531H Information Retrieval New course (see description)
531I Research for Generating Knowledge and Organizational Improvement New course (see description)
531J Managing Spatial Information New course created by combining the content from the two-credit courses LIS 520Z: Map Librarianship and LIS 521A: Digital Map Librarianship (see description)
531K Archiving and Preserving Digital Media 10/06: Description and slight title change (see description)
531L Library Programs and Services for Young Adults New course created when the content from LIS 483 was broken into this course and the newly configured LIS 483: Young Adult Literature; (see description of LIS531L)
531M Descriptive Cataloging 9/06: New course created when the content from LIS 417 was broken into this course and the newly configured LIS 417: Subject Cataloging and Classification; (see description of LIS531M).
5/07: Title and description change.
531N Archives for Librarians Originally the two credit course LIS 520P, this course was reinstated as a three-credit course in November 2006.
History of the Book Becomes LIS 425, a three-credit course (10/05)
IDIV 501 Globalization and Diversity 11/05: New Course

Posted 3/30/05; updated 5/29/05; 9/27/05; 11/15/05; 2/16/06; 6/29/06; 9/27/06; 11/2/06; 2/23/07; 6/6/07.