University of Texas at Austin course on the orientation to library organization, types of libraries, classification systems, library terminology, duties of library personnel, history of libraries, and current issues in library service, with particular emphasis on intellectual freedom issues, technological resources, and the role of the Internet and the virtual library in the Information Age.
This University of Texas at Austin course is designed to provide a general introduction to the concerns and skills of both the producer and the consumer of research in the field of library and information science.