Spring 2025 MLIS Special Session Schedule

Classes begin: 2025-01-23
Classes end: 2025-05-12
SPRING RECESS: MARCH 31-APRIL 4, 2025
CESAR CHAVEZ DAY: 31 MARCH, 2025

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Important: Classes start on the first day of school unless stated differently in the Note field.

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The following courses may have sections with different topics: 210, 220, 221, 241, 246, 250, 267, 271A, 281, 282, 284, 285, 287, 298. Select a course then click search to display course topic results.

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Info200-10 Information Communities 26928Bontenbal
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Info200-11 Information Communities 26929Bontenbal
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Info200-12 Information Communities 26940Bontenbal
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Info200-13 Information Communities 26941Schmidt, A.
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Info200-14 Information Communities 26942Koontz
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Info200-15 Information Communities 26943Koontz
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Info200-16 Information Communities 26944Koontz
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Info200-17 Information Communities 26945Stephens
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Info200-18 Information Communities 26946Akers Gifford
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Info200-19 Information Communities 26947Gosart
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Info200-20 Information Communities 26948Mairn
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Info202-10 Information Retrieval System Design 26949Hodges
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Info202-11 Information Retrieval System Design 26950Zhang, L.
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Info202-12 Information Retrieval System Design 26951Tucker
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Recommended participation in Orientation seminar 1/23, 6-7pm PT; and Mid-semester seminar 3/26, 6-7pm.
Info202-13 Information Retrieval System Design 26952Chen
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Info202-14 Information Retrieval System Design 26953Scott
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Info202-15 Information Retrieval System Design 26954Scott
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Info202-16 Information Retrieval System Design 26955Scott
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Info202-17 Information Retrieval System Design 26956Mooradian
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Info202-18 Information Retrieval System Design 26957Hodges
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Info202-19 Information Retrieval System Design 26958Perucci
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Info202-20 Information Retrieval System Design 26959Perucci
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Info203-10 Online Learning: Tools and Strategies for Success 26960Steiner
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Info203-11 Online Learning: Tools and Strategies for Success 26961Steiner
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Info203-12 Online Learning: Tools and Strategies for Success 26962Steiner
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Info203-13 Online Learning: Tools and Strategies for Success 26963Steiner
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Info203-14 Online Learning: Tools and Strategies for Success 26964Akers Gifford
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Info203-15 Online Learning: Tools and Strategies for Success 26965Akers Gifford
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Info203-16Online Learning: Tools and Strategies for Success 26966Akers Gifford
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This class has been cancelled.
Info203-17Online Learning: Tools and Strategies for Success 26967Akers Gifford
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This class has been cancelled.
Info203-18 Online Learning: Tools and Strategies for Success 26968Ros
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Info203-19Online Learning: Tools and Strategies for Success 26969Ros
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This class has been cancelled.
Info203-20Online Learning: Tools and Strategies for Success 28762Akers Gifford
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This class has been cancelled.
Info203-21 Online Learning: Tools and Strategies for Success 28763Akers Gifford
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Info204-10 Information Professions 26970Disher
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Info204-11 Information Professions 26971Evangeliste
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Info204-12 Information Professions 26972Price
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Info204-13 Information Professions 26973Tignor
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Info204-14 Information Professions 26974Gaffney
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Info204-15 Information Professions 26975Ozoh
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Info204-16 Information Professions 26976Ozoh
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Info204-17 Information Professions 26977Rosenblum
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Info204-18 Information Professions 26978Gaffney
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Info204-19 Information Professions 26979Hutchinson
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Info204-20 Information Professions 26980Price
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Info210-10 Reference and Information Services 26981Tunon
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Topic:
General - Three (3) Unit Version
Info210-11 Reference and Information Services 26982Ozoh
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General - Three (3) Unit Version
Info210-12 Reference and Information Services 26983Torres
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Topic:
General - Three (3) Unit Version
Info210-13 Reference and Information Services 26984Tunon
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Topic:
Reference Collections in the 21st century (1 unit)

Note for INFO 210-13:
Runs from April 7th - May 4th
Info210-14 Reference and Information Services 26985Tunon
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Topic:
Reference in the Age of AI and Google (2 units)

Note for INFO 210-14:
Runs from January 23rd - March 19th
Info210-15 Reference and Information Services 26986Ozoh
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Topic:
General - Three (3) Unit Version
Info220-10 Resources and Information Services in Professions and Disciplines 26987Steiner
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Topic:
Legal Resources (2 units)

Note for INFO 220-10:
Runs from February 24th - April 28th
Info220-11 Resources and Information Services in Professions and Disciplines 26988Chomintra
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Topic:
Maps & GIS (2 units)

Note for INFO 220-11:
Runs from January 23rd - March 20th
Info220-12 Resources and Information Services in Professions and Disciplines 26989Ossom
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Topic:
Data Services in Libraries (3 units)
Info230-10 Issues in Academic Libraries 26990Elliott
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Info232-10 Issues in Public Libraries 26991Barefoot
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Info232-11 Issues in Public Libraries 26992Barefoot
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Info233-10 School Library Media Centers 26993Harlan
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Info237-10 School Library Media Materials 27200Harlan
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Info240-10 Information Technology Tools and Applications 27201McCarthy
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Info240-11 Information Technology Tools and Applications 27202McCarthy
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Info240-12 Information Technology Tools and Applications 27203Romanik
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Info241-10 Automated Library Systems 27204Dickey
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Topic:
The ILS and basic functionality for all library systems (1 unit)

Note for INFO 241-10:
Runs from January 23rd - February 19th
Info241-11 Automated Library Systems 27205Dickey
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Topic:
Current Expansions of the ILS already in play (discovery layers, streaming content) (1 unit)

Note for INFO 241-11:
Runs from February 27th - March 26th
Info241-12 Automated Library Systems 27206Dickey
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Topic:
Emerging technologies that could be core pieces in 3-5 years (linked data, AI) (1 unit)

Note for INFO 241-12:
Runs from April 10th - May 7th
Info242-10 Database Management 27207Liu, G.
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Orientation: 1/25 (9-11am PT)
Info244-10 Online Searching 27208Steiner
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Info244-11 Online Searching 27209Steiner
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Info246-10 Information Technology Tools and Applications - Advanced 27210Perry
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Topic:
Building Web Applications with PHP, JavaScript, and AI Tools (3 units)
Info246-11 Information Technology Tools and Applications - Advanced 26930Perry
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Topic:
Python (2 units)

Note for INFO 246-11:
Runs from January 27th - March 22nd
Info246-12 Information Technology Tools and Applications - Advanced 27211Chen
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Topic:
Information Visualization (3 units)
Info246-13 Information Technology Tools and Applications - Advanced 27212Clark
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Topic:
APIs (1 unit)

Note for INFO 246-13:
Runs from January 23rd - February 20th
Info246-14 Information Technology Tools and Applications - Advanced 27213Ghosh
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Topic:
Math for Machine Learning (1 unit)

Note for INFO 246-14:
Runs from January 27th - March 9th
Info246-15 Information Technology Tools and Applications - Advanced 27214Tucker
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Required participation in Project seminar: choose 4/23, 6-8pm PT, or 4/24, 6-8pm PT. Recommended participation in Kick-off seminar 1/24, 12-1pm PT; and Project Launch seminar 2/17, 6-7pm PT. Topic:
Information Architecture (3 units)
Info246-16 Information Technology Tools and Applications - Advanced 27215Nathan-Roberts
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Topic:
User Experience (UX) Research and Design (3 units)
Info247-10 Vocabulary Design 27216Zhang, L.
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Info248-10 Beginning Cataloging and Classification 27217Bolin
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Info248-11 Beginning Cataloging and Classification 27218Bolin
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Info248-12 Beginning Cataloging and Classification 27219Bolin
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Info248-13 Beginning Cataloging and Classification 27220Chandler
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Info248-14 Beginning Cataloging and Classification 27221Zhang, L.
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Info250-10 Design and Implementation of Instructional Strategies for Information Professionals 27222Loertscher
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01/28, 2/11, 2/25, 3/11, 3/25, 4/15, 4/29 (All from 5:30-7:30pm PT) Topic:
Instructional Design K-12 Focus (3 units)
Info250-11 Design and Implementation of Instructional Strategies for Information Professionals 27223Kovacs
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Topic:
Instructional Design Non K-12 Focus (3 units)
Info250-12 Design and Implementation of Instructional Strategies for Information Professionals 27224Kovacs
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Topic:
Instructional Design Non K-12 Focus (3 units)
Info251-10 Web Usability 27225Kovacs
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Info254-10 Information Literacy and Learning 27226Becker
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Info254-11 Information Literacy and Learning 27227Valenti
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Info256-10 Archives and Manuscripts 27228Lawrimore
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Info256-11 Archives and Manuscripts 27229Hodges
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Info256-12 Archives and Manuscripts 27230Lawrimore
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Info259-10 Preservation Management 27231Skinner
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Info259-11 Preservation Management 27232Bushey
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Info260A-10 Programming and Services for Children 27233Wrenn-Estes
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Info260A-11 Programming and Services for Children 27234Houde
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Info260A-12 Programming and Services for Children 27235Houde
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Info261A-10 Programming and Services for Young Adults 27236Velasquez
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Info261A-11 Programming and Services for Young Adults 27237Velasquez
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Info263-10 Materials for Children 27238Wrenn-Estes
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Info265-10 Materials for Young Adults 27239Houde
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Info266-10 Collection Management 27240Bodart
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1/27 (6:30-9:00pm PT)
Info266-11 Collection Management 27241Loertscher
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2/4, 2/18, 3/4, 3/18, 4/8, 4/22, 5/6 (All from 5:30-7:30pm PT)
Info266-12 Collection Management 27242Disher
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Info266-13 Collection Management 27243Oliver, J.
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Info267-10 Seminar in Services to Children and Young Adults 27244Wrenn-Estes
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Topic:
Intellectual Freedom - YA (3 units)
Info267-11 Seminar in Services to Children and Young Adults 27245Snow
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Topic:
Outreach Services to Teens and Children (2 units)

Note for INFO 267-11:
Runs from March 17th - May 9th
Info267-12Seminar in Services to Children and Young Adults 27246Bodart
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This class has been cancelled. Topic:
Award Winning Youth Titles (3 units)
Info267-13 Seminar in Services to Children and Young Adults 27247Hunt
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Topic:
Materials for Early Adolescence (3 units)
Info271A-10 Genres and Topics in Youth Literature 27248Hunt
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Topic:
Fantasy (3 units)
Info275-10 Library Services for Racially and Ethnically Diverse Communities 27249Liu, Z.
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Info275-11 Library Services for Racially and Ethnically Diverse Communities 27250Houde
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Info281-10 Seminar in Contemporary Issues 27251Bolin
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Topic:
Metadata (3 units)
Info281-11 Seminar in Contemporary Issues 27252de Lorenzo
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Topic:
Metadata (3 units)
Info281-12 Seminar in Contemporary Issues 27253Buenting
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Topic:
Intercultural Communication (2 units)

Note for INFO 281-12:
Runs from January 23rd - March 20th
Info281-13 Seminar in Contemporary Issues 27254Buenting
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Topic:
Intercultural Communication (2 units)

Note for INFO 281-13:
Runs from January 23rd - March 20th
Info281-14 Seminar in Contemporary Issues 27255Evangeliste
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Topic:
Civic Literacy (1 unit)

Note for INFO 281-14:
Runs from January 27th - February 24th
Info281-15 Seminar in Contemporary Issues 27256Bailey
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Topic:
Open Access (1 unit)

Note for INFO 281-15:
Runs from January 23rd - February 23rd
Info281-16 Seminar in Contemporary Issues 27257Villagran
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Topic:
Cultural Competence for Information Professionals (3 units)
Info281-17 Seminar in Contemporary Issues 27258Buckley
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Topic:
Serving Homeless Patrons In Public Libraries (1 unit)

Note for INFO 281-17:
Runs from January 28th - February 25th
Info281-18 Seminar in Contemporary Issues 27259Price
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Topic:
Global Principles - Local Libraries (2 units)

Note for INFO 281-18:
Runs from January 27th - March 23rd
Info281-19 Seminar in Contemporary Issues 27260Buckley
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Topic:
Fostering Accessibility in the Library (1 unit)

Note for INFO 281-19:
Runs from February 25th - March 25th
Info281-20 Seminar in Contemporary Issues 27261Gosart
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Topic:
Indigenous Cultural Institutions and Practices of Librarianship (3 units)
Info281-21 Seminar in Contemporary Issues 27262Pershing
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Topic:
Adult Services (2 units)

Note for INFO 281-21:
Runs from March 3rd - May 5th
Info282-10 Seminar in Library Management 27263Horodyski
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Topic:
Digital Asset Management (3 units)
Info282-11 Seminar in Library Management 27264Alman
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Topic:
The Emerging Future: Technology Issues and Trends (3 units)
Info282-12 Seminar in Library Management 27265Horodyski
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Topic:
Digital Asset Management (3 units)
Info282-13 Seminar in Library Management 27266Barefoot
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Topic:
Change Management (1 unit)

Note for INFO 282-13:
Runs from February 3rd - March 2nd
Info282-14 Seminar in Library Management 27267Sweeney, P.
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Topic:
Political Advocacy (1 unit)

Note for INFO 282-14:
Runs from January 23rd - February 20th
Info282-15 Seminar in Library Management 27268Confetti Higgins
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Topic:
Information Vendor Landscape (2 units)

Note for INFO 282-15:
Team taught by S. Brown & C. Confetti Higgins
Runs from January 23rd - March 20th
Info282-16 Seminar in Library Management 27269Gaffney
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Topic:
Project Management (2 units)

Note for INFO 282-16:
Runs from January 23rd - March 20th
Info282-17 Seminar in Library Management 27270Megaridis
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Topic:
Knowledge Management (1 unit)

Note for INFO 282-17:
Runs from February 3rd - February 28th
Info282-18 Seminar in Library Management 27271Wong, P.
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Topic:
Grant Writing (3 units)
Info282-19 Seminar in Library Management 27272Zuiderweg
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Topic:
Crisis Management Planning, Communications and Deployment (2 units)

Note for INFO 282-19:
Runs from January 27th - March 23rd
Info282-20 Seminar in Library Management 27273Kobiela-Mondor
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Topic:
Well Being and Librarianship (1 unit)

Note for INFO 282-20:
Runs from March 3rd - March 28th
Info284-10 Seminar in Archives and Records Management 27274Nimer
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Topic:
Encoded Archival Description (EAD) (3 units)
Info284-11 Seminar in Archives and Records Management 27275Scott
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Topic:
Digitization and Digital Preservation (3 units)
Info284-12 Seminar in Archives and Records Management 27276Hofman
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Topic:
Digital Curation (3 units)
Info284-13 Seminar in Archives and Records Management 27277Main
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Topic:
History of Books (3 units)

Note for INFO 284-13:
Runs from January 29th - March 26th
Info284-14 Seminar in Archives and Records Management 27278Westbrook
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Topic:
History of Libraries in the US (2 units)

Note for INFO 284-14:
Runs from March 5th - May 12th
Info284-15 Seminar in Archives and Records Management 28634Gleason
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Topic:
Managing Photographic Collections (3 units)
Info284-16 Seminar in Archives and Records Management 27280Friedland
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Topic:
Film Collections and Archives (3 units)
Info284-17 Seminar in Archives and Records Management 27281Bushey
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Topic:
Reference and Information Services in Archives (3 units)
Info285-10 Applied Research Methods 27282Bernier
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2/17, 3/17 & 4/7 (All from 6-9pm PT) Topic:
Youth Services (3 units)

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Info285-11 Applied Research Methods 27283Jefferson
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Topic:
Action Research (3 units)

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Info285-12 Applied Research Methods 27284Jefferson
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Topic:
Action Research (3 units)

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Info285-13 Applied Research Methods 27285Westbrook
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Topic:
Historical Research Methods (3 units)

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Info285-14 Applied Research Methods 27286Sweeney, J.
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Topic:
Evaluating Programs and Services (3 units)

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Info285-15 Applied Research Methods 27287Luo
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Topic:
Survey Research (especially library user surveys) (3 units)

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Info285-16 Applied Research Methods 27288Radsliff
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Topic:
Literature Review Research Methods (3 units)

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Info285-17 Applied Research Methods 27289Westbrook
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Topic:
Historical Research Methods (3 units)

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Info285-18 Applied Research Methods 29850Sweeney, J.
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Topic:
Evaluating Programs and Services (3 units)

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Info287-10 Seminar in Information Science 27290Schmidt, A.
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Topic:
User Experience (3 units)
Info287-11 Seminar in Information Science 27291Hall-Ellis
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Topic:
RDA (1 unit)

Note for INFO 287-11:
Runs from January 29th - February 26th
Info287-12 Seminar in Information Science 27292Hall-Ellis
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Topic:
Subject Analysis (1 unit)

Note for INFO 287-12:
Runs from April 9th - May 7th
Info287-13 Seminar in Information Science 27293Valenti
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Topic:
Library Services in the Digital Age (3 units)
Info287-14 Seminar in Information Science 27294San Nicolas-Rocca
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Topic:
Cybersecurity (3 units)
Info287-15 Seminar in Information Science 27295Ghosh
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Topic:
Problem solving with data-part two (2 units)

Note for INFO 287-15:
Runs from March 10th - May 12th
Info287-16 Seminar in Information Science 27296Jefferson
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Topic:
Collecting and Analysing Data for Evidence Based Decisions (3 units)
Info287-17 Seminar in Information Science 27297Bell, S.
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Topic:
Design Thinking (2 units)

Note for INFO 287-17:
Runs from January 27th - March 23rd
Info287-18 Seminar in Information Science 27298Mooradian
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Topic:
AI, Data, and Ethics (3 units)
Info287-19 Seminar in Information Science 27299Vans
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Topic:
Design for Teaching & Learning in Social Virtual Reality (3 units)
Info289-10 Advanced Topics in Library and Information Science (e-portfolio) 27300Main
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Info294-10 Professional Experience: Internships 27304Main
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Note for INFO 294-10:
2 units
Info294-11 Professional Experience: Internships 27305Main
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Note for INFO 294-11:
3 units
Info294-12 Professional Experience: Internships 27306Main
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Note for INFO 294-12:
4 units
Info295-10 School Library Field Work 27307Harlan
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Info298-10 Special Studies 27308All Faculty Note for INFO 298-10:
1 unit
Info298-11 Special Studies 27309All Faculty Note for INFO 298-11:
2 units
Info298-12 Special Studies 27310All Faculty Note for INFO 298-12:
3 units
Info298-13 Special Studies 27311Chow
Topic:
For students working on advocacy and also usability. (3 units)
Info299-10 Thesis 27312Main
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Note for INFO 299-10:
3 units