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7004 Principles of Management for Librarians and Information Professionals
7005 Foundations of Library and Information Science
7011 Information Needs Analysis
7012 Bibliographic Organization and Resource Development
7013 Evaluation of Information Systems
7101 Media and Services for Children
7102 Media and Services for Young Adults
7104 Non-Fiction for Children and Teens
7105 Graphic Novels in Libraries
7202 Resources for Science and Technology
7203 Sources of Government Information
7205 Business Information Resources
7403 Special Libraries and Information Centers
7404 Health Sciences Information Centers
7406 Literature and Methods for Readers’ Advisory Services
7408 Principles of Archival Management
7409 Human Computer Interaction
7502 Networks for Information Centers
7504 Preservation Management of Physical Records
7505 Introduction to Digital Curation
7508 Management of Knowledge-Based Assets in Organizations
7510 Web Site Design and Management
7603 Electronic Description of Archival Materials
7607 Electronic Information Resources
7608 Introduction to Cataloging and Classification
7609 Advanced Cataloging and Classification
7610 Information Retrieval Systems
7700 History of Books and Libraries
7701 Seminar in History of Archives and Record Keeping
7702 Seminar in Advanced Archival Appraisal
7703 Seminar in Advanced Archival Access
7800 The Art and Practice of Library Storytelling
7807 Information Literacy Instruction
7809 Research in Library and Information Science
7811 Publishing for Librarians and Information Professionals
7901 Issues in Archives, Library and Information Science
Special Topics Courses May be taken for a maximum of 18 semester hours when topics vary.
7910 Technical Issues in Archives
7911 Construction of Index Languages and Thesauri
Graduate courses offered by other units at LSU may be counted toward the MLIS degree. The student must obtain permission of his/her advisor, the Director, and the instructor of the course before registration to ensure that the course will count toward the MLIS.
7900, 7902-7907 Field Experiences
7909 Directed Independent Study
8000 Thesis Research (1-9 per semester). “S”/”U” grading. While the MLIS is not a research degree and a thesis is not required, we offer a thesis option for students who are interested in learning to plan and execute significant research.
