LIS 501, a required core course taken in the first term by all new MLIS students at the University of Alberta, provides an introduction to the historical, current, and potential roles of libraries and of library and information professionals in western society.
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Course topics by week (subject to change in future offerings):
- Introduction and Course Overview
- LIS Education
- Librarians and Information Professionals
- Public and Community Libraries
- Academic, School, and Special Libraries
- Other Information Organizations
- Understanding Our Libraries and Information Organizations
- Information Science and Technology
- Information Ethics, Truth, and Reconciliation
- History and Core Values
- Fall Reading Week (NO CLASS)
- Research in LIS
- Virtual Seminars
- Trends, Issues, and Beliefs