General Information

• LIS specialization at SI
• LIS program requirements

LIS Faculty at SI

Paul Conway

BA in history, Indiana University; MA in history and administration of archives, and Ph.D. in information and library studies, University of Michigan
(734) 615-1419 | 305A West Hall | E-mail: pconway@umich.edu
Classes taught: 615 Special Topics: Digital Libraries, 678 Preserving Sound and Motion, 580 Understanding Records and Archives: Principles and Practices

Joan C. Durrance

BA, University of Florida; MSLS, University of North Carolina; Specialist Certification, University of Wisconsin; Ph.D. in library and information science, University of Michigan
(734) 763-1569| 3084 West Hall Connector | E-mail: durrance@umich.edu
Classes taught: 623 Outcome-based Evaluation of Programs and Services, 643 Professional Practice in Libraries and Information Centers, 645 Information Use in Communities

C. Olivia Frost

BA in German literature, Howard University; MLS, University of Oregon; MA in German languages and literatures, Ph.D. in library science, University of Chicago
(734) 647-3576 | 304 West Hall | E-mail: cfrost@umich.edu
Classes taught: 666 Organization of Information Resources, 595 Practical Engagement Workshop: Cultural Heritage Outreach

Maurita Peterson Holland

BM, AMLS, University of Michigan
(734) 764-2648 | 301B West Hall | E-mail: mholland@umich.edu
Classes taught: 596 Practical Engagement Workshop: Digital Librarianship, 626 Management of Specialized Information Services, 696 Practical Engagement Workshop: Advanced Digital Librarianship, 647 Information Resources and Services

Karen Markey

BA in history of art, Johns Hopkins University; MLS, Syracuse University; Ph.D. in library and information science, Syracuse University
(734) 763-3581 | 303D West Hall | E-mail: ylime@umich.edu
Classes taught: 553 Multimedia Production, 557 Visual Persuasion, 665 Online Searching and Databases

Victor Rosenberg

BA in English literature, MS in information science, Lehigh University; Ph.D. in library science, University of Chicago
(734) 764-1493 | 305C West Hall | E-mail: victorr@umich.edu
Classes taught: 550 Seminar in Information Policy: Regulation and Politics, 516 Special Topics: Research and Technology in the Humanities, 663 Entrepreneurship in the Information Industry, 511 Special Topics: Seminar on Information Industry

Soo Young Rieh

BA and MA in library and information science, Ewha Woman's University; Ph.D. in communication, information, and library studies, Rutgers University
(734) 647-8040 | 305D West Hall | E-mail: rieh@umich.edu
Classes taught: 551 Information-Seeking Behavior

LIS Courses at SI

Course descriptions available at the SI course catalogue.

• 551 Information-Seeking Behavior
• 553 Multimedia Production
• 557 Visual Persuasion
• 579 Government Information: Issues, Resources, and Policy
• 581 Preserving Information
• 586 Music Bibliography
• 596/696 Practical Engagement Workshop: Digital Librarianship
• 615 Special Topics: Digital Libraries
• 620 Collection Development and Management
• 623 Outcome-based Evaluation of Programs and Services
• 624 Media for Children and Young Adults
• 626 Management of Specialized Information Services
• 641 Instructional Design for Information Skills
• 643 Professional Practice in Libraries and Information Centers
• 645 Information Use in Communities
• 647 Information Resources and Services
• 650 Information Retrieval
• 658 Information Architecture
• 665 Online Searching and Databases
• 666 Organization of Information Resources