The School of Library and Information Studies prepare students to critically examine and mediate the production, utilization, dissemination, preservation and implications (social impacts) of information on our ever-changing world to address real-world challenges.
Faculty
Director
- Jamie Campbell Naidoo, Ph.D.
Professors
- Anna Embree, M.F.C.S.
- Bharat Mehra, Ph.D.
- Jamie Campbell Naidoo, Ph.D.
Associate Professors
- Laurie Bonnici, Ph.D.
- Steven MacCall, Ph.D.
- Miriam Sweeney, Ph.D.
- Jeff Weddle, Ph.D.
- Steven Yates, Ph.D.
Assistant Professors
- Sarah Bryant, M.F.A.
- John Burgess, Ph.D.
- Hengyi Fu, Ph.D.
- Dimitrios Latsis, Ph.D.
- Robert Riter, Ph.D.
Internship Coordinator
- Sybil Bullock
Instructor
- Kyle Holland, M.F.A.
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.
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.