LLT 200 - FOUNDATIONS OF INFO SCIENCE

Institution:

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

This course explores historical approaches to knowledge gathering, theoretical foundations for the creation of organizational systems and current practices for organizing and efficiently retrieving knowledge. Historical and contemporary innovators and their contributions will be discussed. This class will explore the most commonly utilized organization systems in libraries, archives and information centers including classificatory schemes, finding aids and metadata. This class will also consider the variety of environments in which an information professional may be employed, including public, school, academic and special libraries, corporations, historical societies and museums and discuss the different roles, ethical practices, and responsibilities of professionals in these environments.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

09/01/2009 - 08/14/2017 

Institution Website:

www.kutztown.edu/

Phone Number:

(610) 683-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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