IS 573 CHO - Advanced Topics in Collections - Intro Cultural Heritage Coll

Campus: Urbana-Champaign

Description:

Variety of newly developed and advanced topics courses within the field of Collections, intended to augment the existing Information Sciences curricula. Course Information: 2 or 4 graduate hours. No professional credit.

Special Instructions:

Introduction to Cultural Heritage Collections: Library Special Collections, Archives, and Museums. This eight-week survey course is meant to introduce students, especially those with limited prior knowledge of special collections, archives, museums, and preservation to the key elements and concerns in such programs with a focus on those found in academic institutions. Students will learn basic concepts and terminology, workflows, staffing models, and interrelationships both within and outside cultural heritage curation and care. Graduate student questions may be sent to ischool-advising@illinois.edu

Option 1

Course Level: Graduate

Credit: 2

Term(s): Fall