Home School	The University of Pittsburgh
Class Name	GOVERNMENT INFORMATION RESOURCES AND SERVICES
Class Number	LIS 2537
Course Tool	Blackboard
Class Section	15963
Faculty	Mark Scott
Credits	3 Credit Hours
Class Description	The American political environment and its impact on the availability and control of information emanating from the federal government. Consideration and analysis of federal-government materials in many formats.
Seats	4
Delivery	Asynchronous
Start and End Date	1/7/2013 - 4/27/2013
Last Add Day	12/1/2012
Residency Start and End Date	No Residency
Class Disclaimer	For students in the Pitt MLIS program LIS 2005 is considered a co/prerequisite. A description of the content of LIS 2005 is as follows so that you can determine if have a background in this area: LIS 2005 ORGANIZING AND RETRIEVING INFORMATION Key concepts in information organization and information retrieval, including: terminology and models of organizing and retrieving information; nature of user information needs and implications for information organization and information retrieval; identifying appropriate resources from the range of types and formats; formulating retrieval strategies; and identifying information appropriate to the user.