Fall 2025 MLIS Special Session Schedule

Classes begin: 2025-08-20
Classes end: 2025-12-08
Labor Day: September 1, 2025
Veterans Day: November 11, 2025
Thanksgiving Holiday: November 27-28, 2025

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Info200-10 Information Communities 47232Gosart
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Info200-11 Information Communities 47233Tash
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Info200-12 Information Communities 47234Schmidt, A.
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Info200-13 Information Communities 47235Mairn
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Info200-14 Information Communities 47236Koontz
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Info200-15 Information Communities 47237Koontz
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Info200-16 Information Communities 47238Koontz
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Info200-17 Information Communities 47239Schmidt, A.
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Info200-18 Information Communities 47240Evangeliste
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Info200-19 Information Communities 47241van Arnhem
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Info200-20 Information Communities 47242van Arnhem
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Info200-21 Information Communities 47243Akers Gifford
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Info200-22 Information Communities 50311Akers Gifford
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Info202-10 Information Retrieval System Design 47244Mowry
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Info202-11 Information Retrieval System Design 47245Tucker
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Info202-12 Information Retrieval System Design 47246Mooradian
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Info202-13 Information Retrieval System Design 47247Perucci
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Info202-14 Information Retrieval System Design 47248Scott
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Info202-15 Information Retrieval System Design 47249Scott
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Info202-16 Information Retrieval System Design 47250Scott
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Info202-17 Information Retrieval System Design 47251Hodges
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Info202-18 Information Retrieval System Design 47252Perucci
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Info202-19 Information Retrieval System Design 48501Perucci
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Info202-20 Information Retrieval System Design 47253Anderson
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Info202-21 Information Retrieval System Design 47386Boehlert
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Info203-10 Online Learning: Tools and Strategies for Success 47254Steiner
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Note for INFO 203-10:
1 unit
This class starts early:
August 4th

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INFO 203
Info203-11 Online Learning: Tools and Strategies for Success 47255Steiner
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Note for INFO 203-11:
1 unit
This class starts early:
August 4th

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Info203-12 Online Learning: Tools and Strategies for Success 47256Steiner
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Note for INFO 203-12:
1 unit
This class starts early:
August 4th

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Info203-13 Online Learning: Tools and Strategies for Success 47257Steiner
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Note for INFO 203-13:
1 unit
This class starts early:
August 4th

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Info203-14 Online Learning: Tools and Strategies for Success 47258Steiner
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Note for INFO 203-14:
1 unit
This class starts early:
August 4th

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Info203-15 Online Learning: Tools and Strategies for Success 47259Steiner
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Note for INFO 203-15:
1 unit
This class starts early:
August 4th

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Info203-16 Online Learning: Tools and Strategies for Success 47260Ros
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Note for INFO 203-16:
1 unit
This class starts early:
August 4th

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Info203-17 Online Learning: Tools and Strategies for Success 47261Ros
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Note for INFO 203-17:
1 unit
This class starts early:
August 4th

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INFO 203
Info203-18 Online Learning: Tools and Strategies for Success 47262Ros
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Note for INFO 203-18:
1 unit
This class starts early:
August 4th

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INFO 203
Info203-19 Online Learning: Tools and Strategies for Success 47383Ros
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Note for INFO 203-19:
1 unit
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August 4th

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INFO 203
Info203-20 Online Learning: Tools and Strategies for Success 48502Akers Gifford
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Note for INFO 203-20:
1 unit
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August 4th

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Info203-21 Online Learning: Tools and Strategies for Success 48503Akers Gifford
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Note for INFO 203-21:
1 unit
This class starts early:
August 4th

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Info203-22 Online Learning: Tools and Strategies for Success 48504Akers Gifford
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Note for INFO 203-22:
1 unit
This class starts early:
August 4th

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Info204-10 Information Professions 47263Disher
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Info204-11 Information Professions 47264Evangeliste
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Info204-12 Information Professions 47265Price
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Info204-13 Information Professions 47266Tignor
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Info204-14 Information Professions 47267Gaffney
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Info204-15 Information Professions 47268Ozoh
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Info204-16 Information Professions 47269Ozoh
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Info204-17 Information Professions 48506Rosenblum
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Info204-18 Information Professions 47270Gaffney
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Info204-19 Information Professions 47271Rosenblum
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Info204-20 Information Professions 47387Hutchinson
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Info210-10 Reference and Information Services 47272Ozoh
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Topic:
General - Three (3) Unit Version
Info210-11 Reference and Information Services 47273Tunon
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Topic:
General - Three (3) Unit Version
Info210-12 Reference and Information Services 47274Eger
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Topic:
General - Three (3) Unit Version
Info210-13 Reference and Information Services 47275Ozoh
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Topic:
General - Three (3) Unit Version
Info210-14 Reference and Information Services 47276Tunon
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Topic:
Reference Collections in the 21st century (1 unit)

Note for INFO 210-14:
Runs from October 28th - November 24th
Info210-15 Reference and Information Services 47277Tunon
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Topic:
Reference in the Age of AI and Google (2 units)

Note for INFO 210-15:
Runs from August 20th - October 14th
Info220-11 Resources and Information Services in Professions and Disciplines 47279Friedland
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Topic:
Digital Humanities (3 units)
Info220-12 Resources and Information Services in Professions and Disciplines 47280Greenberg
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Topic:
Medical and Health Sciences Librarianship (3 units)
Info220-13 Resources and Information Services in Professions and Disciplines 47281Sullivan, M.
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Topic:
Visual Resources Curation and Arts Librarianship (2 units)

Note for INFO 220-13:
Runs from August 20th - October 15th
Info220-14 Resources and Information Services in Professions and Disciplines 47282Perkins
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Topic:
Older Adults (2 units)

Note for INFO 220-14:
Runs from October 13th - December 8th
Info221-10 Government Information Sources 47283Reinhalter
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Topic:
Government Information (3 units)
Info230-10 Issues in Academic Libraries 47284Elliott
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Info232-10 Issues in Public Libraries 47285Barefoot
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Info232-11 Issues in Public Libraries 48507Barefoot
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Info233-10 School Library Media Centers 47287Hunt
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Info233-11 School Library Media Centers 50116Hunt
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Info234-10 Intellectual Freedom Seminar 47288Gardner
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Info240-10 Information Technology Tools and Applications 47289McCarthy
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Info240-11 Information Technology Tools and Applications 47290Romanik
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Info244-10 Online Searching 47291Steiner
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Info244-11 Online Searching 47292Steiner
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Info246-10 Information Technology Tools and Applications - Advanced 47293Perry
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Topic:
Building Web Applications with PHP and JavaScript (3 units)
Info246-11 Information Technology Tools and Applications - Advanced 47294Perry
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Topic:
Python (2 units)

Note for INFO 246-11:
Runs from August 25th - October 20th
Info246-12 Information Technology Tools and Applications - Advanced 47295Chen
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Topic:
Big Data Analytics and Management (3 units)
Info246-13 Information Technology Tools and Applications - Advanced 47296Mowry
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Topic:
XML (3 units)
Info246-14 Information Technology Tools and Applications - Advanced 47297Liu, G.
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Orientation: 8/23 (9:00-11:30am PT)
Lab Session #1: 8/30 (9:00-11:30am PT)
Topic:
Text/Data Mining (3 units)
Info246-15 Information Technology Tools and Applications - Advanced 47298Colston
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Topic:
Graphic Design for Librarians (2 units)

Note for INFO 246-15:
Runs from September 15th - December 8th
Info247-10 Vocabulary Design 47299Zhang, L.
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Info248-10 Beginning Cataloging and Classification 47300Bolin
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Info248-11 Beginning Cataloging and Classification 47301Bolin
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Info248-12 Beginning Cataloging and Classification 47302Bolin
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Info248-13 Beginning Cataloging and Classification 47303Zhang, L.
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Info248-14 Beginning Cataloging and Classification 47304Chandler
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Info250-10 Design and Implementation of Instructional Strategies for Information Professionals 47305Loertscher
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8/26, 9/9, 9/23, 10/7, 10/21, 11/4, 11/25 (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 47306Kovacs
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Topic:
Instructional Design Non K-12 Focus (3 units)
Info250-12 Design and Implementation of Instructional Strategies for Information Professionals 47307Kovacs
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Topic:
Instructional Design Non K-12 Focus (3 units)
Info254-10 Information Literacy and Learning 47308Becker
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Info254-11 Information Literacy and Learning 47309Valenti
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Info254-12 Information Literacy and Learning 48594Valenti
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Info256-10 Archives and Manuscripts 47311Lawrimore
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Info256-11 Archives and Manuscripts 47312Hodges
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Info256-12 Archives and Manuscripts 47313Lawrimore
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Info256-13 Archives and Manuscripts 50117de Lorenzo
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Info259-10 Preservation Management 47314Skinner
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Info259-11 Preservation Management 47315Bushey
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Info260A-10 Programming and Services for Children 47316Wrenn-Estes
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Info261A-10 Programming and Services for Young Adults 47317Bernier
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Info265-10 Materials for Young Adults 47318Wrenn-Estes
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Info266-10 Collection Management 47319Bodart
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Info266-11 Collection Management 47320Loertscher
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9/2, 9/16, 9/30, 10/14, 10/28, 11/18, 12/2 (All from 5:30-7:30pm PT)
Info266-12 Collection Management 47321Disher
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Info266-13 Collection Management 47322Oliver, J.
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Info269-10 Early Childhood LIteracy 47324Wrenn-Estes
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Info275-10 Library Services for Racially and Ethnically Diverse Communities 47326Liu, Z.
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Info275-11 Library Services for Racially and Ethnically Diverse Communities 47327Houde
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Info281-10 Seminar in Contemporary Issues 47328Bolin
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Topic:
Metadata (3 units)
Info281-11 Seminar in Contemporary Issues 47329de Lorenzo
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Topic:
Metadata (3 units)
Info281-12 Seminar in Contemporary Issues 47330Price
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Topic:
Global Principles - Local Libraries (2 units)

Note for INFO 281-12:
Runs from August 25th - October 19th
Info281-13 Seminar in Contemporary Issues 47331Buenting
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Topic:
Intercultural Communication (2 units)

Note for INFO 281-13:
Runs from August 20th - October 15th
Info281-14 Seminar in Contemporary Issues 47332Buenting
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Topic:
Intercultural Communication (2 units)

Note for INFO 281-14:
Runs from August 20th - October 15th
Info281-15 Seminar in Contemporary Issues 47333Confetti Higgins
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Topic:
Emerging Technologies and Impacts on the Information Experience (1 unit)

Note for INFO 281-15:
Runs from October 16th - November 13th
Info281-16 Seminar in Contemporary Issues 47334Confetti Higgins
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Topic:
Exploring the Digital Content Services Lifecycle (1 unit)

Note for INFO 281-16:
Runs from August 28th - September 25th
Info281-17 Seminar in Contemporary Issues 47335Villagran
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Topic:
Cultural Competence for Information Professionals (3 units)
Info281-18 Seminar in Contemporary Issues 47336Gosart
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Topic:
Indigenous Cultural Institutions and Practices of Librarianship (3 units)
Info281-19 Seminar in Contemporary Issues 47337Buckley
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Topic:
Teaching Life Skills in the Public Library (1 unit)

Note for INFO 281-19:
Runs from August 20th - September 17th
Info281-20 Seminar in Contemporary Issues 48596Buckley
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Topic:
Outreach and Equity (2 units)

Note for INFO 281-20:
Runs from September 22nd - November 17th
Info282-10 Seminar in Library Management 47338Horodyski
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Topic:
Digital Asset Management (3 units)
Info282-11 Seminar in Library Management 47339Brown, S.
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Topic:
Marketing Your Skills in a Networked World (2 units)

Note for INFO 282-11:
Runs from September 29th - November 21st
Info282-12 Seminar in Library Management 47340Wong, P.
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Topic:
Grant Writing (3 units)
Info282-13 Seminar in Library Management 47341Gaffney
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Topic:
Project Management (2 units)

Note for INFO 282-13:
Runs from August 20th - October 15th
Info282-14 Seminar in Library Management 47342Jumba
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Topic:
Social Crisis Management: The Expanding Role of the Information Professional (2 units)

Note for INFO 282-14:
Runs from September 8th - October 31st
Info282-15 Seminar in Library Management 47343Buckley
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Topic:
Sustainability (2 units)

Note for INFO 282-15:
Runs from August 20th - October 15th
Info282-16 Seminar in Library Management 47384Horodyski
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Topic:
Digital Asset Management (3 units)
Info282-17 Seminar in Library Management 48744Villagran
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Topic:
Conflict Management (3 units)
Info283-10 Marketing of Information Products and Services 47344Alman
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Info284-10 Seminar in Archives and Records Management 47345Scott
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Topic:
Tools, Services, and Methodologies for Digital Curation (3 units)
Info284-11 Seminar in Archives and Records Management 47346Gleason
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Topic:
Curating Exhibitions from Archival Collections (2 units)

Note for INFO 284-11:
Runs from August 25th - October 19th
Info284-12 Seminar in Archives and Records Management 47347Jansen
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Topic:
Enterprise Content Management & Digital Preservation (3 units)
Info284-13 Seminar in Archives and Records Management 47348Bushey
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Topic:
Reference and Information Services in Archives (3 units)
Info284-14 Seminar in Archives and Records Management 47349Main
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Topic:
History of Books (3 units)

Note for INFO 284-14:
Runs from August 27th - October 22nd
Info284-15 Seminar in Archives and Records Management 48746Wasman
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Topic:
Rare Books (2 units)

Note for INFO 284-15:
Runs from October 6th - November 24th
Info285-10 Applied Research Methods 47350Bernier
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Topic:
Historical Research Methods (3 units)

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Info285-11 Applied Research Methods 47351Jefferson
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Topic:
Action Research (3 units)

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Info285-12 Applied Research Methods 47352Westbrook
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Topic:
Historical Research Methods (3 units)

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Info285-13 Applied Research Methods 47353Jefferson
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Topic:
Action Research (3 units)

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Info285-15 Applied Research Methods 47355Sweeney, J.
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Topic:
Evaluating Programs and Services (3 units)

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Info285-16 Applied Research Methods 47356Liu, G.
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Orientation: 8/23 (1:00-3:30pm PT) Topic:
General Overview (3 units)

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Info285-17 Applied Research Methods 47357Luo
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Topic:
Unobtrusive Research: Analyzing Existing Data/Content (3 units)

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Info285-18 Applied Research Methods 47382Westbrook
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Topic:
Historical Research Methods (3 units)

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Info287-10 Seminar in Information Science 47358Hess
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Topic:
AI in the Library (2 units)

Note for INFO 287-10:
Runs from August 20th - October 15th
Info287-11 Seminar in Information Science 47359Hammond
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Topic:
Innovation and Participatory Practice in Libraries (to include Maker Spaces) (3 units)
Info287-12 Seminar in Information Science 47360Ghosh
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Topic:
Problem solving with data-part one (2 units)

Note for INFO 287-12:
Runs from October 6th - December 8th
Info287-13 Seminar in Information Science 47361Stephens
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Topic:
The Hyperlinked Library: Emerging Trends, Emerging Technologies (3 units)
Info287-14 Seminar in Information Science 47362Hall-Ellis
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Topic:
Classification Schemes (1 unit)

Note for INFO 287-14:
Runs from September 10th - October 7th
Info287-15 Seminar in Information Science 47363Hall-Ellis
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Topic:
Serials (1 unit)

Note for INFO 287-15:
Runs from October 22nd - November 18th
Info287-16 Seminar in Information Science 47364Zhang, L.
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Topic:
Linked Data (3 units)
Info287-17 Seminar in Information Science 47365Jefferson
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Topic:
Collecting and Analysing Data for Evidence Based Decisions (3 units)
Info287-19Seminar in Information Science 47366Westergard
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This class has been cancelled. Topic:
Feel the Learn: The Library Advancing Virtual Reality (3 units)
Info287-20 Seminar in Information Science 47367Mooradian
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Topic:
AI, Data, and Ethics (3 units)
Info287-21 Seminar in Information Science 50059Fu
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Topic:
Generative AI Prompt Engineering for Librarians (3 units)
Info289-10 Advanced Topics in Library and Information Science (e-portfolio) 47368Sweeney, J.
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Info294-10 Professional Experience: Internships 47373Harlan
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Note for INFO 294-10:
2 units
Info294-11 Professional Experience: Internships 47374Harlan
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Note for INFO 294-11:
3 units
Info294-12 Professional Experience: Internships 47375Harlan
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Note for INFO 294-12:
4 units
Info295-10 School Library Field Work 47376Harlan
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Info298-10 Special Studies 47377All Faculty Note for INFO 298-10:
1 unit
Info298-11 Special Studies 47378All Faculty Note for INFO 298-11:
2 units
Info298-12 Special Studies 47379All Faculty Note for INFO 298-12:
3 units
Info298-13 Special Studies 47380Wang
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Topic:
For students working on advocacy and also usability. (3 units)
Info299-10 Thesis 47381Main
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