Spring 2027

Field Project in Library and Information Agencies

A field project analyzing library and information agency experiences via seminars, conferences, and consultations with professionals.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 No instructors listed

Summary

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Past student reviews · Allison Kaplan

The workload was characterized as busywork. The student noted that feedback on most assignments was not provided until the final week of the semester.

Grade history

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Prerequisites

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L I S 601 and 602 or concurrent enrollment

CURRIC/LIS 620

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Professors

Spring 2027

No instructors recorded for this selection.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ALLISON KAPLAN is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Online Only0 / 200
LEC 002Online Only0 / 100
LEC 001Online Only0 / 200
LEC 002Online Only0 / 200

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Meeting source records

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Allison Kaplan

A past student described Allison Kaplan's course as busywork that added little to the practicum. They found the syllabus and Canvas pages messy, contradictory, and confusing to read.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.95 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=30 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=24 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.85 GPA, 96.2% A/AB (n=26 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Allison Kaplan

The workload was characterized as busywork. The student noted that feedback on most assignments was not provided until the final week of the semester.

Past student reviews · Allison Kaplan

The reviewer stated that Allison Kaplan took weeks to respond to communication, if she responded at all. They described the class materials as a confusing stream of consciousness.

Topics

  • Field experience analysis.
  • Consultations with cooperating librarians and information specialists.
  • Seminars and individual conferences.

Skills

  • Analyze field experience through seminars, conferences, and consultations.
  • Engage with required reading related to library and information agencies.

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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Grades over time

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Catalog observation history

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Selected offering source records
CURRIC/LIS 620 · Spring 2027

Field Project in Library and Information Agencies

Recorded 2026-10-14
CURRIC/LIS 620 · Spring 2027

Field Project in Library and Information Agencies

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Model outputs & technical records
Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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Model & dataset provenance 
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