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Rick Wash

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LIS 875

Topics in Information Processing and Retrieval

1–3 credits

LIS 875 examines current issues in technologies for information processing and retrieval within libraries and information agencies.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.68 GPA, 88.0% A/AB (n=92 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.69 GPA, 91.1% A/AB (n=45 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.88 GPA, 90.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Rick Wash

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026
LIS 910

Ways of Knowing in Information Studies

3 credits

LIS 910 explores epistemological approaches in information studies, focusing on how knowledge is produced, acquired, and organized.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Rick Wash

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2023 · limited sample
LIS 999

Independent Reading and Research

1–4 credits

LIS 999 is an independent reading and research course where students conduct concentrated work on a self-selected subject and submit a final product.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Jonathan SenchyneKristin Eschenfelder+19 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2025 · limited sample

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2026LIS 875Topics in Information Processing and Retrieval
Fall 2026LIS 910Ways of Knowing in Information Studies
Fall 2026LIS 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2026LIS 999Independent Reading and Research

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