Class Information

Home School	The University of Illinois
Class Name	Electronic Publishing: Technologies and Practices
Class Number	LIS 590EPL
Course Tool	LEEP
Class Section	EPL
Faculty	Julia Flanders
Credits	4 Credit Hours
Class Description	This course offers an introduction to electronic publishing with a focus on the practices, standards, and issues affecting digital librarians and information managers working in the academic sphere. After an introduction to basic concepts and issues, the course presents a set of essential technical concepts and approaches, including metadata standards, XML encoding languages and schema design, and publication tools. We will also examine the social and institutional issues that are shaping electronic publishing practices, including preservation and data curation, open access, and accessibility. Guest lectures and case studies in the final segment of the course provide an opportunity to look at real-world implementations and practical tradeoffs. Assignments are organized around a student-designed electronic publishing project in which students combine hands-on practice with analysis. No technical knowledge is assumed but students having no prior exposure to XML publishing should be prepared for a fairly swift initial immersion. [Elective course for the CAS in Digital Libraries concentration] View Syllabus
Seats	3
Delivery	Synchronous
Start and End Date	8/25/2009 - 12/8/2009
Start and End Time (if synchronous)	6:45 p.m. - 8:45 p.m. United States - Central
Days of Week (of class meetings, if synchronous)	Tuesday
Last Add Day	7/15/2009
Residency Start and End Date	10/18/2009 - 10/18/2009
Residency Location	Champaign-Urbana, IL
Class Disclaimer	Students are expected to participate fully in all aspects of the course (synchronous, asynchronous, and residency). Once enrollment is approved, staff from U Illinois will work with WISE students to request system access. Students should be prepared to provide necessary information in a timely fashion in order to ensure permission is processed prior to the start of the semester.