ILS 350 - Advanced Librarianship

3 CR

This course will build upon all the foundation ILS courses to cover information services & materials in modern librarianship from a community-centric perspective. It includes an in-depth exploration of: effective search techniques, the role of teaching, information literacy and the research process, information policy, building various collections, the reference interview, information seeking behavior, evaluation of information services, outreach, marketing, the use of advanced web and social technologies, and library space design. Students will explore modern librarianship through an in-depth case study of a local library.

Prerequisite(s): ILS 150 and ILS 250.