Computers are available at sites and centers statewide. Emphasis on ways in which individuals and groups are affected by community dynamics. Students participate in a community project. Students will explore the delicate balance between individual rights and community responsibility, and how computers and virtual communities on the Internet contribute to the dynamic tensions around identity, freedom, privacy, censorship, governance, property, personal security, gender, sexuality, and diversity. This course is delivered by computer conferencing and World Wide Web resources.
Computers are available at sites and centers statewide.
This is an introductory lecture and laboratory course designed to introduce students to basic microcomputer concepts and their application to education, business and the home environment. This orientation seminar must be taken before other LIB courses or as a first course with one other LIB course. Overview of the history and development of libraries and librarianship as a profession. Covers philosophy, professional associations, state and national certification processes and career opportunities in the library and information fields. Contact with career mentors will be encouraged.