LSC544--Visual
Information Science
Spring 2006
Dr. Yan Ma, Professor
Tel.: 401-874-2819 (O)
Email: yanma@uri.edu
Office: Rodman Hall Suite #4
Format: WebCT
and face to face meetings.
Dates and Time:
Monday: 12:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Classroom:
Research/Resources Center in
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Dear Students:
Welcome to LSC544 Visual Information Science!
With the
proliferation of visual information in this information age, the need
to incorporate visual literacy into the curriculum of the Library and
Information Science (LIS) programs is one of the most pressing tasks.
Based on the results of a curriculum survey of both information
science courses and any other courses related to visual literacy
currently offered in all American Library Association Accredited LIS
programs in North America in 1998,
Dr. Yan Ma
developed this
most important and needed new course of “Visual Information Science”
that has been offered at the Graduate School of Library and
Information Studies at the University of Rhode Island since 1999.
The course provides you with an exciting opportunity to examine visual
information science issues.
Course Description
An
introduction to the interdisciplinary study of visual information science
related to visual information (data) collection, analysis, processing,
transmission, utilization, and communication with emphasis on psychological,
social, and cultural aspects of visual information in modern and digital
libraries and information centers. (Lec. 3)
Pre.: 508 or permission of instructor.
Textbooks:
Moore,
David and Dwyer, Francis. (1994). Visual Literacy: A Spectrum of Visual Learning.
Englewood
Cliffs, NJ:
Educational Technology Publications. (Required) [Available in
Rhode Island Book Company]
Rubin,
Richard. (2004). Foundations of Library
and Information Science.
New York
Neal Schuman.
(Required)
Barry, Ann
Marie. (1997). Visual intelligence: perception, image, and
manipulation in visual communication. Albany, NY:
State University of New York Press. ISBN:
0791434362 (Recommended)
Tufte,
Edward R. (2001). The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, 2nd
ed. Cheshire, CT: Graphics Press. ISBN: 0961392142
(Recommended)
Tufte,
Edward R. (1990). Envisioning
Information.
Cheshire
,
CT
: Graphics Press.
(Recommended)
Tufte,
Edward R. (1997). Visual Explanations :
Images and Quantities, Evidence and
Narrative.
Cheshire
,
CT
: Graphics Press.
You May Purchase the textbooks from:
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Rhode Island Book Company
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99 Fortin Road
Kingston, RI 02881
(401)789-8530
(401)789-8532-fax
(888)RIBOOKS-toll free
http://ribooks.com
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URI Bookstore
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Memorial Union Building
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Kingston, RI 02881
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Tel: 401-874-2721
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Fax: 401-789-9590
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Text@etal.uri.edu
or bookstor@etal.uri.edu
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