LIS532K Course Materials and Resources

1. Required Textbooks:

   • Case, D. O., & Given, L. M. (2016). Looking for Information: A Survey of Research on Information Seeking, Needs, and Behavior (4th Edition). Bingley, UK: Emerald Group.

2. Recommended Textbook:

   • Fisher, K. E., Erdelez, S., & McKechnie, E. F. (Eds.). (2005). Theories of information behavior. Medford, NJ: Information Today.

3. Required Readings and Further Reading List:

   A great number of articles on related to various topics of the course are required for different sessions of the class. See session-by-session schedule for the list of each session’s readings. The class reading list contains additional required readings as well as further reading items which are not necessarily required.

    

   | Web Resources | Lecture Notes and More |

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   I. WEB RESOURCES:

   • Glossaries:
     • ODLIS Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science
       by Joan M. Reitz
     • The Epistemological Lifeboat: Epistemology and Philosophy of Science for Information Scientists, edited by Birger Hjørland & Jeppe Nicolaisen.
   • Web pages, blogs, and Websites on Information Science
     • iSchools
     • ELIS
     • Williams, R. V. (2013). Bibliography of the History of Information Science and Technology, 1900-2012.
     • Williams, R. V. Chronology of Information Science and Technology
     • Williams, R. V. Pioneers of Information Science in North America Web site

    

   II. LECTURES AND THE MOODLE COURSE SITE

   For each class session, the lecture notes or presentations (produced in PowerPoint format) will be made available for your review. All the lecture notes are stored in the Simmons Moodle course site and in folders identified by the session headings and content titles.

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