INDIANA
Indiana University
School of Library and Information Science
Wells Library, Room 011
1320 E. 10th Street
Bloomington, IN 47405‐3907
Phone: (812) 855‐2018
Toll‐free: (888) 335-7547
Email: ilsmain@indiana.edu
www.ils.indiana.edu
COURSES: Information and Library Science (ILS)
ILS Z581: Archives and Records Management Introduces basic theories, methods, and significant problems in archives and records management. The course also discusses how archivists are responding to the challenge of managing and preserving electronic records. Prerequisites: None. Frequency: ?. Credit Hours: 3.
ILS Z582: Preservation Examines causes of library and archival materials deterioration. Develops conceptual framework and management perspective for preservation programs using technical standards, program development tools, scientific and administrative research reports, and advocacy literature. Explores the new information technologies and media as both preservation tools and challenges. Prerequisites: None. Frequency: ?. Credit Hours: 3.
ILS Z583: Rare Book Librarianship Introduction to the development, organization, and operation of rare book libraries and special collections. Includes an overview of the fundamentals of book collecting, both private and institutional, the antiquarian book trade and auction market, and the profession and practice of rare book librarianship. Prerequisites: None. Frequency: ?. Credit Hours: 3.
ILS Z584: Manuscripts Introduction to the nature, functions, and methodology of the organization and administration of archives and manuscript collections. The course will consist of lectures, discussions, field trips, and special projects. Prerequisites: None. Frequency: ?. Credit Hours: 3.
ILS Z585: Records Management This course focuses on the management of captured organizational information for a broad range of organizational purposes. It addresses business, legal, disaster, as well as cultural issues and students will gain a broad knowledge of skills and issues that impact records management in organizations. Prerequisites: None. Frequency: ?. Credit Hours: 3.
ILS Z680: The Book to 1450 Covers the introduction and development of writing, and the history of the manuscript and printed book, from their beginnings to approximately the year 1450. Although there will be some coverage of the non‐Western book, the emphasis will be on the history of the book in the West. Prerequisites: None. Frequency: ?. Credit Hours: 3.
ILS Z681: The Book 1450 to the Present A survey of the book from 1450 to the present, with emphasis on the development of the book in the West. Focuses on the physical aspects of the book from the mid‐fifteenth through the twentieth centuries, and on some of the many roles of the book in society during this period; also increases awareness of current scholarly trends in the history of the book. Prerequisites: Authorization required. Frequency: ?. Credit Hours: 3.
ILS Z685: Electronic Records Management Addresses the major issues and challenges facing the archival/records management professions in their quest to manage electronic records. Students will study and evaluate the impact automation has had on archival theory and practice, analyzing various models and strategies archivists have developed to manage electronic records. Prerequisites: None. Frequency: ?. Credit Hours: 3.