Graduate - Clarion University

Clarion University of Pennsylvania 67LS 574: Database Searching 3 s.h.General introduction to interactive database searching, including database producers, search system vendors, managementof search services, search strategy, Boolean searching, structure and indexing of computer stored files. The course includeshistorical and background information. Greatest emphasis is on becoming a proficient searcher. Prerequisite: LS 504.LS 575: Information Systems 3 s.h.Seminar approach is used to allow students to examine topics of interest in the information systems field, culminating inthe preparation of a term project such as a literature survey, the design of a computer program, or other topics appropriate tothe course of studies.LS 576: Special Topic in Librarianship 3 s.h.In-depth discussion, study, and research of a topic related to the role of the library in responding to social issues, serviceto special groups, or problem areas. The following represent typical offerings: (1) Bibliotherapy; (2) Microcomputers inLibraries; (3) Library Services for the Gifted; (4) Media and Minorities; (5) Oral History; (6) Connectivity: Understandingthe Information Infrastructure. A maximum of six credit hours may be applied toward graduation.LS 577: Libraries, Literature, and the Child 3 s.h.Opportunity for graduate students to investigate (1) the nature of children’s literature; (2) the utilization of children’sliterature in school, public and special library settings; (3) trends in children’s literature as a part of the total body of literatureand as an educational force; and (4) current research in the field. Biennially.LS 578: The Rural Public Library in an Urban Environment 3 s.h.Introduction to the public library in the United States, with special concern for the small rural library. Particular emphasison the problems and limitations of such libraries and approaches for overcoming them.LS 579: Issues in Urban Librarianship 3 s.h.A survey of issues facing all types of libraries located in urban settings. School, public, and academic libraries will bediscussed in the context of how the urban environment presents special challenges in designing, implementing, and managinglibrary services. Prerequisite: LS 504.LS 580: Library Marketing and the Community 3 s.h.Addresses the following aspects of successful community analysis and marketing of library services: the current andpotential library users; their specific informational needs; and how the library can provide adequate service.LS 581: Issues in Rural Library Services 3 s.h.Problem-analysis approach to providing services to rural populations by school, public, academic, and other libraries.Examines networking, technology, funding, governmental regulations, etc., as they relate to rural library services. Prerequisite:LS 550.LS 582: Serials 3 s.h.Organization and management of serial publications: includes the format, selection, bibliographic control (manual andmechanized), and preservation techniques; the selection of jobbers and the services they offer. Prerequisites: LS 501, 502.LS 583: Libraries, Literature, and Young Adults 3 s.h.Examination of the role of the librarian in the selection, evaluation, and use of materials for junior and senior high schoolage persons. Includes a study of young adult literature and trends affecting its development; techniques for providing readeradvisory services; methods of reaching and serving multicultural and special needs audiences; characteristics of the youngadult in contemporary society; and development of programs and other means of introducing young adults to books andnonbook media, with special attention to emerging electronic products and services.LS 587: Indexing and Abstracting 3 s.h.In-depth survey and hands-on development of documents surrogates, including annotations, abstracts, precis, and otherforms of indexing.LS 588: Preservation and Conservation of Library Materials 3 s.h.Survey of preservation and conservation activities in libraries and information centers, including disaster planning,environmental factors, treatment of brittle books, library binding, special problems of nonbook materials, and basic conservationtreatments. Pre- or corequisites: LS 501 or permission of instructor.LS 589: New Technology for Educators 3 s.h.Studies the use of new and emerging technology in educational settings, including developing technology planningdocuments, developing requests for proposals, selecting and evaluating educational computing hard and software, and utilizingthis technology for instructional purposes.LS 591: Business References Sources and Services 3 s.h.Surveys the information sources and services typically found in corporate libraries, public library business informationcenters, and other specialized libraries with a business clientele. Includes in-depth examination of major business referencetools, as well as in-depth examination of the special operations, organization, and management of business libraries anddepartments of business information. Prerequisite: LS 500.LS 600: Independent Study/Seminar 3 s.h.An opportunity for the advanced graduate student to investigate in depth a facet of librarianship and to prepare a scholarlypaper or project to report his or her findings. The topic for study must be approved by a faculty committee, and the work mustbe supervised by a faculty member. Prerequisites: Four core and four elective courses pertinent to the independent study,permission of the student’s advisor and the department chair. On demand.Library Science