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Course Outline

Evaluation & Grading

Assignments:

* Annotations
* Information Theory Project
* Database Project
* Personal Website
* Discussion

Assigned Readings

Useful URI Resources

Other Useful Resources

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LSC 508

INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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Objectives: 9/26-10/2/08


As a result of this lesson, you will:

1. review, describe and discuss Shannon's contributions to communication and information science theory.

2. review and discuss the theories that have evolved from Shannon's work and their role in library and information science services.

3. compare, contrast, describe and discuss other communication models such as Aristotle's, Lasswell's, Minnick's, Johnson's and the Interaction model.

4. discuss how communication models can be useful to library and information service professions.

 

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