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LS60A—Foundations of
Library and Information Studies
  
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| A. |
Library and Information Systems:
- Historic overview of the development of libraries and information
units
- Modern developments
- Types of libraries and information units
- Types of information services
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| B. |
Library/Information Professions:
- Philosophy, role and function and the changing nature of the
profession
- Education for Information Studies - curriculum, approaches,
issues
- Professional associations - role and functions, membership
and ethical concerns
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Information and Society
- The nature of information
- The information industry
- Information transfer
- Information needs, users and uses
- Information Issues: Information Policy, Intellectual Property
Rights, Ethical issues, Information Rich/Information Poor etc.
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| D |
Library Visits
- National Library of Jamaica
- Jamaica Library Service
- University of the West Indies Library
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