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Library & Information Science Courses
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The library offers two 1-credit courses designed to help students effectively use information resources. Either course satisfies the university's information literacy requirement; students only need to take one of these courses. Lower division students should take LSCI 105 at the same time they take WRIT 112. Upper division students may take LSCI 205, especially if they are enrolled in WRIT 212. Course descriptions are below.
An introduction to the production and dissemination of information and knowledge. Using networked information systems, traditional scholarly resources, and evolving delivery systems, students develop an understanding of concepts underlying the research process, and skills in retrieval and critical evaluation of resources appropriate to university level research. Provides experience in the ethical use and presentation of research results with correct documentation styles, and the application of knowledge and skills to research assigned in other courses. Co-requisite: WRIT 112 Academic Writing II.
This course introduces students to the professional and research literature in the disciplines of their individual majors. Students will develop an understanding of the production and dissemination of information and knowledge as reflected in a specific discipline, refine retrieval and evaluation skills, and communicate the results of research in a format appropriate to the discipline or profession. This course satisfies Woodbury University’s Information Literacy proficiency requirement. Co-requisite: WRIT 212 Rhetoric and Design.