INFOSYS 215: INFORMATION SERVICES
School of Info Mgmt & Systems
Univ of California, Berkeley - Spring 1998


ANNOUNCEMENTS

Govt Information Sources
Reading/Discussion Questions - Part 3


Reading Lists
updated 26 Feb
Assignments
updated 24 Feb
Class Schedule
updated 27 Jan
Grading Policy
updated 16 Jan
Student Projects
updated 8 Apr
Class List
updated 23 Feb


COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course is designed to be an introduction to:

in a variety of contexts and environments. This course will be useful to those who are considering work as corporate information specialists; records managers; policy analysts; information brokers or consultants; reference librarians; networked information specialists.

Readings, discussion, projects and guest speakers will provide students with tools for:


COURSE OUTLINE

Part I: The Information Environment

Part II: Information Service Provision

Part III: Designing, Managing and Evaluating Services


COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

Assigned Projects:

Completion of three assigned projects and participation in accompanying evaluation exercises.

Assigned Readings:

Course Reader can be purchased at: Copy Central, Bancroft Way

Assigned readings from books held by the UC Berkeley University Library are on reserve at Graduate Reserves, Moffitt Library

Additional readings will be placed in the course binders and made available for student use.

Information Service Observations:

Class Discussion Topics

During each part of the course, issue oriented class discussion topics will be scheduled. Assigned class members are expected to take responsibility for organizing discussions, presenting issues based on readings and observations; all class members are expected to contribute to the discussions.


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author: Charlotte Nolan - cnolan@sims.berkeley.edu -- with: Lucy Kuntz - lkuntz@sims.berkeley.edu
source: http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/courses/is215/s98/index.html
date: Jan 17, 1998