2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog

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LIB 150 Introduction to Undergraduate Research

Students will gain active learning experience in managing information in a dynamic research environment. Includes skills in identifying, retrieving, organizing, and evaluating information necessary for academic research and postgraduate careers.

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LIB 151 Research Skills for Beginning Researchers

Students will gain active learning experience in managing information in a dynamic research environment. Includes skills in identifying, retrieving, organizing, and evaluating information for academic research and postgraduate careers.

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LIB 160 Criminal Justice Library Research

Criminal Justice majors only. Sophomores and above. Students will gain active learning experience in managing information in a dynamic research environment. This course included skills in identifying, retrieving, organizing, and evaluating information necessary for academic research postgraduate careers.

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LIB 201 Power & Control in an Information Society

Examines the importance of personal and institutional power in the creation, organization, and accessibility of information in contemporary western societies. (LAC, gtP)

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LIB 251 Research as Inquiry: Exploration for Beginning Researchers

Prerequisite: LIB 151. This course examines research methods from multiple disciplines. Emphasis is on evaluating and conducting original research. Sophomores or Above.

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LIB 392 Internship

Provides opportunities for students to obtain practical experience with supervised, but self-directed, scholarly research. Repeatable, maximum of six credits.

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LIB 395 Special Topics in Information Science

Opportunities to explore the knowledge base and theoretical framework (and its application) of information in specific fields of study. Repeatable, under different subtitles.

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