The School of Library and Information Studies prepares students to critically examine and mediate the production, utilization, dissemination, preservation and social impacts of information (in all its formats) on our ever-changing world to address real-world challenges such as health disparities, equity of access, misinformation, and the role of artificial intelligence in society. We offer minors in Book Arts and Informatics.
Faculty
Director
- Jamie Campbell Naidoo, Ph.D.
Professors
- Ramona Caponegro, Ph.D.
- Anna Embree, M.F.C.S.
- Bharat Mehra, Ph.D.
- Jamie Campbell Naidoo, Ph.D.
Associate Professors
- Laurie Bonnici, Ph.D.
- Sarah Bryant, M.F.A.
- Dimitrios Latsis, Ph.D.
- Robert Riter, Ph.D.
- Miriam Sweeney, Ph.D.
- Jeff Weddle, Ph.D.
- Steven Yates, Ph.D.
Assistant Professors
- John Burgess, Ph.D.
- Hengyi Fu, Ph.D.
- Yuan Li, Ph.D.
Instructors
- GK Armstrong, M.L.I.S.
- Kyle Holland, M.F.A.
- Jenna Kim, M.L.I.S.
Courses
This course will primarily focus on the history and appreciation of Book Arts traditions and contemporary practices, emphasizing the book as a form of cultural expression. Students will also receive exposure to hands-on technical instruction to understand the evolution of hand-bookmaking practices. Traditional papermaking, letterpress printing, and book binding techniques will be examined in relation to historic book production, modern hand-bookmaking practices, and artistic expression.
This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of bookbinding and letterpress printing, with an emphasis on the unique conceptual and narrative potentials of the book form. Content generation and design will be explored alongside instruction about studio equipment, studio practice, and the fundamental techniques and materials used in hand book work. Through readings and studio assignments, students will learn about type setting, registration, imposition, and press operation. A variety of book structures that support the creation of artist books will be explored.
A basic introduction to information consumption in contemporary society focusing on the skills necessary to effectively locate, critically evaluate, and ethically use information.
The term "social media" has been applied to Web-based platforms that facilitate communication, collaboration, and network/community-building. This course explores the affordances of social media through the concepts of informatics. Integrated features such as profile, personalization, feed, third-party integration, and linked data are examined for their affordance of information discoverability.