Open Educational Resources
Document Type
Syllabus
Publication Date
Spring 1-1-2026
Abstract
This course is designed to serve as a broad introduction to the field of Library and Information Science, to give you a general idea of the history, norms, prevailing trends, and future directions of the field and the professions associated with it. This includes ‘traditional’ librarianship, archives, museums, and other cultural heritage institutions, as well professions in the information, data, and technology sectors. This course will delve into the labor that the people in these professions do, and introduce some of the skills and knowledge needed to do that work.
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CUNY OER Funding
CUNY OER Initiative
Comments
This syllabus is for the introductory course, INFO 7000: Fundamentals of Library and Information Science at Queens College School of Information Studies as of Spring 2026. This syllabus was created by Dr. S.E. Hackney, and is shared with a CC0 license, meaning that it is in the public domain.