Spring 2026 MLIS Special Session Schedule

Classes begin: 2026-01-22
Classes end: 2026-05-11
SPRING RECESS: MARCH 30-APRIL 3, 2026
CESAR CHAVEZ DAY: 31 MARCH, 2026

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

All classes are online and 3 units unless otherwise stated.

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Info200-10 Information Communities 27019Bontenbal
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Info200-11 Information Communities 27020Bontenbal
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Info200-12 Information Communities 27022Buchanan
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Info200-13 Information Communities 27023Schmidt, A.
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Info200-14 Information Communities 27024Koontz
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Info200-15 Information Communities 27025Koontz
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Info200-16 Information Communities 27026Koontz
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Info200-17 Information Communities 27027Stephens
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Info200-18 Information Communities 27028Tash
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Info200-19 Information Communities 27029Gosart
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Info200-20 Information Communities 27030Mairn
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Info200-21 Information Communities 28083Schmidt, A.
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Info202-10 Information Retrieval System Design 27031Hodges
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Info202-11 Information Retrieval System Design 27032Zhang, L.
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Info202-12 Information Retrieval System Design 27033Tucker
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Info202-13 Information Retrieval System Design 27034Boehlert
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Info202-14 Information Retrieval System Design 27035Scott
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Info202-15 Information Retrieval System Design 27036Scott
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Info202-16 Information Retrieval System Design 27037Scott
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Info202-17 Information Retrieval System Design 27038Mooradian
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Info202-18 Information Retrieval System Design 27039Hodges
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Info202-19 Information Retrieval System Design 27040Mowry
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Info202-20 Information Retrieval System Design 27041Perucci
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Info202-21 Information Retrieval System Design 28086Anderson
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Info202-22Information Retrieval System Design Mooradian
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This class has been cancelled.
Info202-23Information Retrieval System Design Ghosh
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This class has been cancelled.
Info203-10 Online Learning: Tools and Strategies for Success 27042Steiner
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Note for INFO 203-10:
1 unit
This class starts early:
January 5th

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INFO 203
Info203-11 Online Learning: Tools and Strategies for Success 27043Steiner
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Note for INFO 203-11:
1 unit
This class starts early:
January 5th

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Info203-12 Online Learning: Tools and Strategies for Success 27044Steiner
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Note for INFO 203-12:
1 unit
This class starts early:
January 5th

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Info203-13 Online Learning: Tools and Strategies for Success 27045Steiner
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Note for INFO 203-13:
1 unit
This class starts early:
January 5th

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Info203-14 Online Learning: Tools and Strategies for Success 27046Akers Gifford
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Note for INFO 203-14:
1 unit
This class starts early:
January 5th

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Info203-15 Online Learning: Tools and Strategies for Success 27047Akers Gifford
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Note for INFO 203-15:
1 unit
This class starts early:
January 5th

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Info203-16 Online Learning: Tools and Strategies for Success 28088Akers Gifford
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Note for INFO 203-16:
1 unit
This class starts early:
January 5th

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Info203-17 Online Learning: Tools and Strategies for Success 28087Akers Gifford
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Note for INFO 203-17:
1 unit
This class starts early:
January 5th

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Info203-18 Online Learning: Tools and Strategies for Success 27048Fetalvero
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1 unit
This class starts early:
January 5th

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Info203-19 Online Learning: Tools and Strategies for Success 28089Fetalvero
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Note for INFO 203-19:
1 unit
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January 5th

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Info203-20 Online Learning: Tools and Strategies for Success 28090Akers Gifford
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1 unit
This class starts early:
January 5th

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Info203-21 Online Learning: Tools and Strategies for Success 27331Akers Gifford
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Note for INFO 203-21:
1 unit
This class starts early:
January 5th

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Info203-22 Online Learning: Tools and Strategies for Success 28091Akers Gifford
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Note for INFO 203-22:
1 unit
This class starts early:
January 5th

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Info204-10 Information Professions 27049Disher
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Info204-11 Information Professions 27050Ozoh
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Info204-12 Information Professions 27051Price
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Info204-13 Information Professions 27052Tignor
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Info204-14 Information Professions 27053Gaffney
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Info204-15 Information Professions 27054Shaffer
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Info204-16 Information Professions 27055Ozoh
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Info204-17 Information Professions 27056Rosenblum
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Info204-18 Information Professions 27057Gaffney
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Info204-19 Information Professions 27058Hutchinson
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Info204-20 Information Professions 27059Price
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Info210-10 Reference and Information Services 27060Tunon
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Topic:
General - Three (3) Unit Version
Info210-11 Reference and Information Services 27061Ozoh
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General - Three (3) Unit Version
Info210-12 Reference and Information Services 27062Eger
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Topic:
General - Three (3) Unit Version
Info210-13 Reference and Information Services 27063Tunon
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Topic:
Reference Collections in the 21st century (1 unit)

Note for INFO 210-13:
Runs from April 6th - May 3rd
Info210-14 Reference and Information Services 27064Tunon
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Topic:
Reference in the Age of AI and Google (2 units)

Note for INFO 210-14:
Runs from January 22nd - March 18th
Info210-15 Reference and Information Services 27065Ozoh
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Topic:
General - Three (3) Unit Version
Info220-10 Resources and Information Services in Professions and Disciplines 27066Steiner
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Topic:
Legal Resources (2 units)

Note for INFO 220-10:
Runs from February 23rd - April 27th
Info220-11 Resources and Information Services in Professions and Disciplines 27067Chomintra
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Topic:
Maps & GIS (2 units)

Note for INFO 220-11:
Runs from January 22nd - March 19th
Info220-12 Resources and Information Services in Professions and Disciplines 27068Ossom
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Topic:
Data Services in Libraries (3 units)
Info230-10 Issues in Academic Libraries 27069Elliott
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Info232-10 Issues in Public Libraries 27070Barefoot
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Info232-11 Issues in Public Libraries 27071Barefoot
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Info233-10 School Library Media Centers 27072Hunt
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Info233-11 School Library Media Centers 28094Hunt
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Info237-10 School Library Media Materials 27073Buchanan
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Info240-10 Information Technology Tools and Applications 27074McCarthy
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Info240-11 Information Technology Tools and Applications 27075McCarthy
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Info240-12 Information Technology Tools and Applications 27076Romanik
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Info241-10 Automated Library Systems 27077Dickey
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Topic:
The ILS and basic functionality for all library systems (1 unit)

Note for INFO 241-10:
Runs from January 22nd - February 17th
Info241-11 Automated Library Systems 27078Dickey
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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 26th - March 25th
Info241-12 Automated Library Systems 27079Dickey
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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 9th - May 6th
Info242-10 Database Management 27080Liu, G.
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Info242-11Database Management 29507Liu, G.
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This class has been cancelled.
Info244-10 Online Searching 27081Steiner
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Info244-11 Online Searching 27082Steiner
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Info246-10 Information Technology Tools and Applications - Advanced 27083Perry
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Topic:
Building Web Applications with PHP and JavaScript (3 units)
Info246-11 Information Technology Tools and Applications - Advanced 27021Perry
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Topic:
Python (2 units)

Note for INFO 246-11:
Runs from January 26th - March 21st
Info246-12 Information Technology Tools and Applications - Advanced 27084Chen
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Topic:
Information Visualization (3 units)
Info246-13 Information Technology Tools and Applications - Advanced 27085Clark
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Topic:
APIs (1 unit)

Note for INFO 246-13:
Runs from January 22nd - February 19th
Info246-14 Information Technology Tools and Applications - Advanced 27086Ghosh
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Topic:
Math for Machine Learning (1 unit)

Note for INFO 246-14:
Runs from January 26th - March 8th
Info246-15 Information Technology Tools and Applications - Advanced 27087Tucker
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Required participation in Project seminar: choose 4/22, 6-8pm PT, or 4/23, 6-8pm PT. Recommended participation in Kick-off seminar 1/23, 12-1pm PT. Topic:
Information Architecture (3 units)
Info246-16 Information Technology Tools and Applications - Advanced 27088Nathan-Roberts
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Topic:
User Experience (UX) Research and Design (3 units)
Info247-10 Vocabulary Design 27089Zhang, L.
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Info248-10 Beginning Cataloging and Classification 27090Bolin
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Info248-11 Beginning Cataloging and Classification 27091Bolin
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Info248-12 Beginning Cataloging and Classification 27092Bolin
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Info248-13 Beginning Cataloging and Classification 27093Chandler
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Info248-14 Beginning Cataloging and Classification 27094Zhang, L.
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Info250-10 Design and Implementation of Instructional Strategies for Information Professionals 27095Loertscher
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Topic:
Instructional Design K-12 Focus (3 units)
Info250-11 Design and Implementation of Instructional Strategies for Information Professionals 27096Kovacs
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Topic:
Instructional Design Non K-12 Focus (3 units)
Info250-12 Design and Implementation of Instructional Strategies for Information Professionals 27097Kovacs
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Topic:
Instructional Design Non K-12 Focus (3 units)
Info251-10 Web Usability 27098Kovacs
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Info254-10 Information Literacy and Learning 27099Becker
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Info254-11 Information Literacy and Learning 27100Valenti
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Info256-10 Archives and Manuscripts 27101Lawrimore
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Info256-11 Archives and Manuscripts 27102Hodges
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Info256-12 Archives and Manuscripts 27103Lawrimore
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Info256-13 Archives and Manuscripts 28095de Lorenzo
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Info259-10 Preservation Management 27104Skinner
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Info259-11 Preservation Management 27105Bushey
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Info260A-10 Programming and Services for Children 27106Wrenn-Estes
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Info260A-11 Programming and Services for Children 27107Houde
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Info260A-12 Programming and Services for Children 27108Houde
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Info261A-10 Programming and Services for Young Adults 27109Velasquez
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Info261A-11 Programming and Services for Young Adults 27110Velasquez
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Info263-10 Materials for Children 27111Wrenn-Estes
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Info265-10 Materials for Young Adults 27112Houde
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Info266-10 Collection Management 27113Bodart
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Zoom meeting January 26th, 6:30pm - 9:00pm PT
Info266-11 Collection Management 27114Loertscher
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Info266-12 Collection Management 27115Disher
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Info266-13 Collection Management 27116Oliver, J.
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Info267-10 Seminar in Services to Children and Young Adults 27117Wrenn-Estes
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Topic:
Intellectual Freedom - YA (3 units)
Info267-11 Seminar in Services to Children and Young Adults 27118Snow
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Topic:
Outreach Services to Teens and Children (2 units)

Note for INFO 267-11:
Runs from March 16th - May 8th
Info275-10 Library Services for Racially and Ethnically Diverse Communities 27121Liu, Z.
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Info275-11 Library Services for Racially and Ethnically Diverse Communities 27122Houde
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Info281-10 Seminar in Contemporary Issues 27123Bolin
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Topic:
Metadata (3 units)
Info281-11 Seminar in Contemporary Issues 27124de Lorenzo
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Topic:
Metadata (3 units)
Info281-12 Seminar in Contemporary Issues 27125Buenting
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Topic:
Intercultural Communication (2 units)

Note for INFO 281-12:
Runs from January 22nd - March 18th
Info281-13 Seminar in Contemporary Issues 27126Buenting
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Topic:
Intercultural Communication (2 units)

Note for INFO 281-13:
Runs from January 22nd - March 18th
Info281-14Seminar in Contemporary Issues Evangeliste
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This class has been cancelled. Topic:
Civic Literacy (1 unit)

Note for INFO 281-14:
Runs from January 26th - February 23rd
Info281-16 Seminar in Contemporary Issues 27129Buckley
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Topic:
Outreach and Equity (2 units)

Note for INFO 281-16:
Runs from March 3rd - April 28th
Info281-17 Seminar in Contemporary Issues 27130Buckley
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Topic:
Serving Homeless Patrons In Public Libraries (1 unit)

Note for INFO 281-17:
Runs from January 26th - March 2nd
Info281-18 Seminar in Contemporary Issues 27131Price
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Topic:
Global Principles - Local Libraries (2 units)

Note for INFO 281-18:
Runs from January 26th - March 22nd
Info281-19 Seminar in Contemporary Issues 27132Buckley
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Topic:
Fostering Accessibility in the Library (1 unit)

Note for INFO 281-19:
Runs from January 26th - March 2nd
Info281-20 Seminar in Contemporary Issues 27133Gosart
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Topic:
Indigenous Cultural Institutions and Practices of Librarianship (3 units)
Info281-21 Seminar in Contemporary Issues 27134Pershing
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Topic:
Adult Services (2 units)

Note for INFO 281-21:
Runs from January 22nd - March 18th
Info281-22 Seminar in Contemporary Issues 28251Givens
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Topic:
Information Privacy (2 unit)

Note for INFO 281-22:
Runs from January 26th - March 20th
Info282-10 Seminar in Library Management 27135Horodyski
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Topic:
Digital Asset Management (3 units)
Info282-11 Seminar in Library Management 27136Alman
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Topic:
The Emerging Future: Technology Issues and Trends (3 units)
Info282-12 Seminar in Library Management 27137Horodyski
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Topic:
Digital Asset Management (3 units)
Info282-13 Seminar in Library Management 27138Barefoot
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Topic:
Change Management (1 unit)

Note for INFO 282-13:
Runs from February 2nd - March 1st
Info282-14 Seminar in Library Management 27139Sweeney, P.
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Topic:
Political Advocacy (1 unit)

Note for INFO 282-14:
Runs from January 26th - February 19th
Info282-15 Seminar in Library Management 27140Confetti 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 22nd - March 18th
Info282-16 Seminar in Library Management 27141Gaffney
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Topic:
Project Management (2 units)

Note for INFO 282-16:
Runs from January 22nd - March 18th
Info282-17 Seminar in Library Management 27142Megaridis
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Topic:
Knowledge Management (1 unit)

Note for INFO 282-17:
Runs from February 2nd - February 27th
Info282-18 Seminar in Library Management 27143Wong, P.
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Topic:
Grant Writing (3 units)
Info282-19 Seminar in Library Management 27144Zuiderweg
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Topic:
Crisis Management Planning, Communications and Deployment (2 units)

Note for INFO 282-19:
Runs from January 26th - March 22nd
Info282-20 Seminar in Library Management 27145Kobiela-Mondor
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Topic:
Well Being and Librarianship (1 unit)

Note for INFO 282-20:
Runs from March 2nd - March 27th
Info284-10 Seminar in Archives and Records Management 27146Nimer
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Topic:
Encoded Archival Description (EAD) (3 units)
Info284-11 Seminar in Archives and Records Management 27147Scott
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Topic:
Digitization and Digital Preservation (3 units)
Info284-12 Seminar in Archives and Records Management 27148Hofman
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Topic:
Digital Curation (3 units)
Info284-13 Seminar in Archives and Records Management 27149Main
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Topic:
Medieval Manuscripts: Genres (3 units)

Note for INFO 284-13:

Intensive ClassRuns from January 29th - April 30th
Info284-14 Seminar in Archives and Records Management 27150Westbrook
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Topic:
History of Libraries in the US (2 units)

Note for INFO 284-14:
Runs from March 4th - May 11th
Info284-15 Seminar in Archives and Records Management 27303Gleason
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Topic:
Managing Photographic Collections (3 units)
Info284-16 Seminar in Archives and Records Management 27151Friedland
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Topic:
Film Collections and Archives (3 units)
Info284-17 Seminar in Archives and Records Management 27152Bushey
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Topic:
Reference and Information Services in Archives (3 units)
Info285-10 Applied Research Methods 27153Bernier
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Topic:
Youth Services (3 units)

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Info285-11 Applied Research Methods 27154Jefferson
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Topic:
Action Research (3 units)

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Info285-12 Applied Research Methods 27155Jefferson
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Topic:
Action Research (3 units)

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Info285-13 Applied Research Methods 27156Westbrook
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Topic:
Historical Research Methods (3 units)

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Info285-14 Applied Research Methods 27157Sweeney, J.
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Topic:
Evaluating Programs and Services (3 units)

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Info285-15 Applied Research Methods 27158Luo
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Topic:
Using Generative AI in Library and Information Science Research (3 units)

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Info285-16 Applied Research Methods 27159Westbrook
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Topic:
Historical Research Methods (3 units)

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Info285-17 Applied Research Methods 27160Zimmerman
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Topic:
Research Methods in Records Management & Archival Science (3 units)

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Info285-18 Applied Research Methods 29508Radsliff
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Topic:
Literature Review Research Methods (3 units)

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Info287-10 Seminar in Information Science 27161Schmidt, A.
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Topic:
User Experience (3 units)
Info287-11 Seminar in Information Science 27162Hall-Ellis
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Topic:
RDA (1 unit)

Note for INFO 287-11:
Runs from January 28th - February 25th
Info287-12 Seminar in Information Science 27163Hall-Ellis
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Topic:
Subject Analysis (1 unit)

Note for INFO 287-12:
Runs from April 8th - May 6th
Info287-13 Seminar in Information Science 27164Valenti
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Topic:
Library Services in the Digital Age (3 units)
Info287-14 Seminar in Information Science 27165Fu
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Topic:
Generative AI Prompt Engineering for Librarians (3 units)
Info287-15 Seminar in Information Science 27166Ghosh
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Topic:
Problem solving with data-part two (2 units)

Note for INFO 287-15:
Runs from March 9th - May 11th
Info287-16 Seminar in Information Science 27167Jefferson
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Topic:
Collecting and Analysing Data for Evidence Based Decisions (3 units)
Info287-17 Seminar in Information Science 27168Eger
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Topic:
Design Thinking (2 units)

Note for INFO 287-17:
Runs from January 22nd - March 19th
Info287-18 Seminar in Information Science 27169Mooradian
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Topic:
AI, Data, and Ethics (3 units)
Info287-19 Seminar in Information Science 27170Vans
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Topic:
Design for Teaching & Learning in Social Virtual Reality (3 units)
Info287-20 Seminar in Information Science 29607Alford
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Topic:
Cybersecurity (3 units)
Info289-10 Advanced Topics in Library and Information Science (e-portfolio) 27171Sweeney, J.
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Info294-10 Professional Experience: Internships 27175Harlan
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Note for INFO 294-10:
2 units
Info294-11 Professional Experience: Internships 27176Harlan
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Note for INFO 294-11:
3 units
Info294-12 Professional Experience: Internships 27177Harlan
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Note for INFO 294-12:
4 units
Info295-10 School Library Field Work 27178Harlan
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Note for INFO 295-10:
3 units
Info298-10 Special Studies 27179All Faculty Note for INFO 298-10:
1 units
Info298-11 Special Studies 27180All Faculty Note for INFO 298-11:
2 units
Info298-12 Special Studies 27181All Faculty Note for INFO 298-12:
3 units
Info298-13 Special Studies 27182Chow
Topic:
For students working on advocacy and also usability. (3 units)
Info299-10 Thesis 27183Main
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