LIS 462 - Description and Outcomes

Title

Digital Libraries. 3 semester hours. Prerequisites: successful completion of the required core courses Information Organization (LIS 415) and Information Technology for Information Professionals (LIS 488), or permission of instructor.

Content

Digital libraries are organized collections of distributed networked resources made accessible to users. This course will examine publicly and privately funded digital library projects in the US and internationally, and will explore evolving definitions and visions, as well as issues such as preservation and intellectual property. Through hands-on investigation, students will also become familiar with the components of digital libraries, and with digital library research. Assignments will include (but are not limited to) papers and presentations.

Products

The digital libraries created in this course so far are now public, and form the Notable Women of Simmons College collection.

Relevant learning outcomes

The GLSIS faculty have identified ten student learning outcomes, and each course addresses one or more of these.

Students demonstrate the ability to apply standards relevant to specific activities.
Students have the ability to analyze, synthesize, and communicate information in a variety of formats.
Students can assess and evaluate systems for managing content.

Course-specific learning outcomes

By the end of the course, the student

can identify and discuss the components of a digital library
demonstrates knowledge of core digital library activities and issues, and has become an expert in at least one of those
knows the major digital library projects in the US and elsewhere
uses the vocabulary of the field appropriately
has been an active partner on a team-based digital library project

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