Rubin, Richard E. Foundations of Library and Information Science. For your convenience books may be charged to a credit card and will be shipped to you. Homework in the form of readings, research, and writing papers would take additional time outside of class. Plan to spend a comparable amount of time on this class. If you are within a local phone call of one of the University of South Florida campuses, a USF computer account will serve your needs.
Accounts are free.
Freenet accounts are available through local libraries. To successfully complete this course, you will need to be able to use E-mail the World Wide Web. If you choose to work at home, you will need a Windows-based PC or a Macintosh, communications software including Web connections, at least a 28,000 baud modem. You will need access to a graphical web browser such as Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer. If you are working from home, you will need a computer account from an Internet Service Provider.