Mary E. Brown, Ph.D., Professor
Information Science

Southern Connecticut State University
501 Crescent Street, New Haven, CT 06515

Department of Information and Library Science
Fax: 1.203.392-5780 / Phone: 1.203.392-5781
Toll Free: 1-888-500-SCSU, then press 4

Spring 2012

• ILS 400 01 Library Service Practice
  [description] [tentative syllabus (pdf)]
  
  
• ILS 421 S70 Organization of the Information Center
  [description] [textbook] [tentative syllabus (pdf)]
  
  
• ILS 538 S70 Computer-Mediated Communications
  [description] [textbook] [tentative syllabus (pdf)]
  
  
• ILS 581 01 School Media Specialist Practice
  [description] [textbook] [tentative syllabus (pdf)]
  
  
• ILS 656 S70 Information Architecture
  [description] [textbook] [tentative syllabus (pdf)]
  
  

Anticipated Summer 2012 [registration begins Monday, March 26, 2012]

• ILS 300W Literature for Children (Session A; Session B)
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• ILS 580 Research in Information and Library Science (Session AB, with extension to C if needed; includes Proposal through final Report/completion of Special Project and Portfolio)
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Anticipated Fall 2012 [registration begins Monday, April 9, 2012, for matriculated graduate students and Tuesday, April 10 for seniors, Monday, April 16 for juniors, Wednesday, April 18 for sophomores, Monday, April 23 for freshmen]

• ILS 302 S70 Information Service (Aug. 29-Dec. 18, 2012)
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• ILS 518 S70 History of Books (Aug. 29-Dec. 3, 2012)
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• ILS 581 01 School Media Specialist Practice
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Course Descriptions

ILS 300W Literature for Children

ILS 302 Information Service

ILS 400 Library Service Practice

A 150-hour work experience in a library-information service agency. 3 credits.

ILS 421 Organization of the Information Center

The structure and function of information service agencies.

ILS 518 History of Books and Printing

The development of the book in its many forms in relation to contemporary society, education, and culture. Manuscript origins, the nature and development of the printing process, the reading public, the book trade, binding, and book illustration. If you want to explore how the human race has recorded its culture through the book from before printing to the electronic age, this course is for you. We will also look at the book through the eyes of the reader and as a tool of society.

ILS 538 - Computer-Mediated Communications

ILS 580 Research in Information and Library Science

Fundamentals of quantitative and qualitative research methods will be studied. Central research findings and research literature of the field are considered. Each student prepares a Special Project proposal to meet the Graduate School and MLS requirements. Prerequisite: 24 credits in library science. (Formerly ILS 680)

ILS 581 School Media Specialist Practice

A professional work experience in a school media center with a B.E.S.T.-/T.E.A.M.- trained school media specialist. Includes seminars on campus. Must meet all Department of Education student teaching requirements. 6 credits.

ILS 656 Information Architecture

An overview of the concepts and practices of information architecture (IA). Students will develop an understanding of the concepts of IA through reading the existing literature related to IA and will reinforce those concepts by building complex web sites for real organizations that reflect our best understanding of the organization's mission, processes, goals, clients, suppliers. Students will form IA teams, identify a client, and design and build a web presence for the client.

Texts for Spring 2012 courses

ILS 421 Organization of the Information Center

Fourie, D. K., & Dowell, D. R. (2009). Libraries in the information age: An introduction and career exploration (2nd ed.). Libraries Unlimited. ISBN 978-1-59158-434-6
Required text

ILS 538 Computer-Mediated Communications

Thurlow, C., Lengel, L., & Tomic, A. (2009). Computer mediated communication: Social interaction and the internet [reprint of 2004]. Washington, D.C.: Sage. ISBN 978-0-7619- 4954-1
Required text

ILS 581 School Media Specialist Practice

Charney, R. S. (2002). Teaching children to care: Classroom management for ethical and academic growth, K-8. Northeast Foundation for Children (rev. ed.). ISBN-13: 978-1892989086
Required text

Wood, C. (2007). Yardsticks: Children in the classroom ages 4-14 (3rd ed.). Northeast Foundation for Children. ISBN-13: 978-1892989192
Required text

ILS 656 Information Architecture

Dade-Robertson, M. (2011). The architecture of information: Architecture, interaction design and the patterning of digital information. New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-56184-6
Required text

Texts for Summer 2012 courses

ILS 300-W Literature for Children

Butler, F. (1989). Sharing Literature with Children (reissue of 1977.). Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland Press. ISBN: 0-88133-463-4
Required text

ILS 580 Research in Information and Library Science

Special Project Requirements and Guidelines (pdf file)
Required text

Guide to Formatting Your Thesis, Special Project Proposal, or Dissertation (pdf file)
Required text

Wildemuth, B.M. (2009). Applications of Social Research Methods to Questions in Information and Library Science. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited. [ISBN: 978-1-59158-503-9]
Required text

Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th edition, second printing: first printing has errors). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Recommended reference

Texts for Fall 2012 courses

ILS 581 School Media Specialist Practice

Charney, R. S. (2002). Teaching children to care: Classroom management for ethical and academic growth, K-8. Northeast Foundation for Children (rev. ed.). ISBN-13: 978-1892989086
Required text

Wood, C. (2007). Yardsticks: Children in the classroom ages 4-14 (3rd ed.). Northeast Foundation for Children. ISBN-13: 978-1892989192
Required text

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Getting To and Around Cultural Spots in New Haven

A public bus goes from the Southern's campus (near the overpass) to The Green (Yale's main campus); from there it is a short walk to museums, galleries, libraries, restaurants, art centers.

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Other courses Prof. Brown has taught: Graduate: Evaluation and Research, Action Research, Information Seeking Behavior, Information Architecture, Introduction to Archival and Museum Work, Library Exhibits, Library Management, Library Personnel Management, Digital Libraries, Programming for Libraries, Abstracting and Indexing, Introduction to Information Science and Technology, Introduction to Librarianship, Science-Technology: Literature and Sources Undergraduate: Literature for Children, Use of Library sources, Introduction to Information Science, Media Production, Internet Resources and Management, Information Service Technology, Book Trade, Technical Services, Cognitive Psychology

Photograph by Kathy Wilson June 2006

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The best way to contact Prof. Brown is through email at Brownm6@SouthernCT.edu. The next best way to contact Prof. Brown is to call the department office at (203) 392-5781 or toll free at (888) 500-SCSU, then press 4.