Academics

SILS & UNC Courses

• INLS 180 Human Information Interactions (3 credits). Barreau, Gollop, Marchionini, Wildemuth. The behavioral and cognitive activities of those who interact with information, with emphasis on the role of information mediators. How information needs are recognized and resolved; use and dissemination of information.
  


• INLS 235 Digital Libraries: Principles and Applications (3 credits). Marchionini. Research and development issues in digital libraries, including collection development and digitization; mixed mode holdings; access strategies and interfaces; metadata and interoperability; economic and social policies; and management and evaluation.
  


• INLS 257 User Interface Design (3 credits). Wildemuth. Prerequisite: INLS 162. Basic principles for designing the human interface to information systems, emphasizing computer assisted systems. Major topics: users’ conceptual models of systems, human information processing capabilities, styles of interfaces, and evaluation methods.
  


• INLS 357 Seminar in Human-Computer Interaction (3 credits). Marchionini. Research and development in design and evaluation of user interfaces that support information seeking. Major topics: interactivity, needs assessment, query and browse interactions, interactive design and maintenance, usability testing. Prerequisite: INLS 257 or permission of instructor.
  

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