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Course Listings
Library Science Certificate
Completion of this Certificate in Library Science is designed to meet the Indiana Public Librarian Certification, LC 4 or LC 5.
Certificate in Library Science
9 credits
- LIBR 300 Fdns of Library and Info Science3
- Choose one of the following courses3
- Electives3
Student Learning Outcomes
Graduates with a certificate in Library Science will:
- Gain a fundamental understanding of the “types” of libraries, their mission, their services and the roles libraries play in their communities and the scope and nature of the profession of librarianship.
- Learn skills necessary to plan, offer, and evaluate library services, collections, programming, and outreach to diverse communities and to meet the needs of audiences of different ages, abilities, backgrounds, and areas of interest.
- Gain a familiarity with and practice engaging with different genres of literature, media, special collections, databases and content that might be curated or managed by a library, archive or museum and how to consider them in collection development, reader’s advisory, and reference services.
- Understand the legal framework in which libraries operate, including the standards of the American Library Association and laws relating to copyright and fair use, privacy, freedom of expression, equal rights, open access, and intellectual property and the practice applying ethics to complex problems.
- Demonstrate effective oral, written, and electronic communication. Explore and evaluate historical, existing, and emerging instructive and communicative technologies.
Advising Notes
Completion of this Certificate in Library Science is designed to meet the Indiana Public Librarian Certification (LC 5). Taking an additional 6 credits for a total of 15 LIBR credits will meet the Indiana Public Certification (LC4). If students pursue the additional credits, then they should choose from the Elective list above.
LIBR 212 Thinking About the Dead
Why do we remember the past? How do we talk about those that have died and can’t talk back anymore? How do we judge their good and terrible choices that still affect us? This course explores how wrestling with these...
LIBR 212 Thinking About the Dead
Why do we remember the past? How do we talk about those that have died and can’t talk back anymore? How do we judge their good and terrible choices that still affect us? This course explores how wrestling with these...
LIBR 235 Comics and Graphic Novels
Students will focus mostly on relatively recent texts defined and marketed as graphic novels or graphic narratives. They will work to determine the cultural meaning and significance of the two genres’ unique qualities. While the reading list focuses on character-based...
LIBR 235 Comics and Graphic Novels
Students will focus mostly on relatively recent texts defined and marketed as graphic novels or graphic narratives. They will work to determine the cultural meaning and significance of the two genres’ unique qualities. While the reading list focuses on character-based...
LIBR 241 History of Art I
Historical survey of global art perspectives from prehistory through the 14th century. Lecture. Offered alternate years with Art 242.
LIBR 241 History of Art I
Historical survey of global art perspectives from prehistory through the 14th century. Lecture. Offered alternate years with Art 242.
LIBR 270 Media, Law & Ethics
The course provides an introduction to the U.S. legal system and the major principles of media law. The course will cover issues like access to information, accuracy, conflicts of interest, deception, fairness, libel, obscenity, plagiarism and privacy. Students will devote...
LIBR 270 Media, Law & Ethics
The course provides an introduction to the U.S. legal system and the major principles of media law. The course will cover issues like access to information, accuracy, conflicts of interest, deception, fairness, libel, obscenity, plagiarism and privacy. Students will devote...
LIBR 300 Fdns of Library and Info Science
Introduction to different types of libraries and the information industry. Students will learn about different disciplines of professional library work. Professional competencies introduced may include library management, collection acquisition and organization, educational events and programming, technology, patron services, and community...
LIBR 300 Fdns of Library and Info Science
Introduction to different types of libraries and the information industry. Students will learn about different disciplines of professional library work. Professional competencies introduced may include library management, collection acquisition and organization, educational events and programming, technology, patron services, and community...
LIBR 307 Lit of Ethnicity, Gender, and Race
Similar to Engl 207, with reading and research assignments that broaden and deepen the student’s engagement with the topic. Prerequisite: CORE 110.
LIBR 307 Lit of Ethnicity, Gender, and Race
Similar to Engl 207, with reading and research assignments that broaden and deepen the student’s engagement with the topic. Prerequisite: CORE 110.
LIBR 317 Children’s & Adolescent Literature
A survey of children’s and young adolescent literature studying genre, authors, illustrators, the art of writing and illustration; extensive reading in the field as well as writing a book for children.
LIBR 317 Children’s & Adolescent Literature
A survey of children’s and young adolescent literature studying genre, authors, illustrators, the art of writing and illustration; extensive reading in the field as well as writing a book for children.
LIBR 326 History of Lit in Eng I
Development of English-language literature from Beowulf through the medieval period, English Renaissance, American colonial period, and 18th century, with special attention to questions of canon, language, and genre. Prerequisite: CORE 110
LIBR 326 History of Lit in Eng I
Development of English-language literature from Beowulf through the medieval period, English Renaissance, American colonial period, and 18th century, with special attention to questions of canon, language, and genre. Prerequisite: CORE 110
LIBR 327 History of Lit in English II
Development of English-language literature from the Romantic era through the Victorian, modern, and post-modern periods, with special attention to issues of identity, modernity, and globalization. Prerequisite: CORE 110
LIBR 327 History of Lit in English II
Development of English-language literature from the Romantic era through the Victorian, modern, and post-modern periods, with special attention to issues of identity, modernity, and globalization. Prerequisite: CORE 110