Wobblies, Black Panthers and Riot Grrrls, oh my! Alternative Knowledge, INFS 2520 coming your way THIS SUMMER!

Looking for a Summer semester Information Studies elective? Want to learn more about the role of dissident knowledge, propaganda and consent in shaping and influencing a democratic society? Want to learn more about how "mainstream" and "alternative" ideas shape our world views and about various dissident groups and movements from the 18th century to the present that have communicated outside of the mainstream? If so, you should take Alternative Knowledge, INFS 2520, this summer! For details and to register, visit:

https://webproc.mnscu.edu/registration/search/detail.html?campusid=305&courseid=000016&yrtr=20141&rcid=0305&localrcid=0305&partnered=false&parent=search

After this summer, this 3-credit course will not be offered again until Spring 2014. This course will meet twice a week on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons during Summer semester. Also, tell your friends! This is an Information Studies course, and NOT limited to students in the LIT program! This course fulfills MnTC Goal Areas 5 (History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences) and 9 (Ethical and Civic Responsibility).

Please contact Amanda Mills at amanda.mills@minneapolis.edu with any questions!

LIBT Special 1-credit Topics Course

LIBT faculty are considering a number of topics for a 1-credit Special Topics elective course to be offered Fall 2012 or Summer 2013. We are looking for your input to see when we should offer the course, and what topic we should offer. Please take a moment to complete this brief survey to let us know your thoughts!

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NEW Program Elective: "Preserving History & Memory: Archives in Current Society" [LIBT 1400]

A new course is being offered in MCTC's Library Information Technology program, Spring, 2012.  The name of the course is "Preserving History & Memory: Archives in Current Society" [LIBT 1400].  This is an elective course in the program that examines the role of archives as powerful repositories of history and memory as well as the role of the archivist as an active agent in the process of shaping our knowledge of the past.  In this course, you will look at the traditional functions of archives, which are selection, preservation and access, as well as the roles of archivists and support staff, both in their institutional settings and within the context of the wider society which they serve.

If you are interested in taking this course, but are not enrolled in MCTC's Library Information Techology Program, you can apply to the college as a non-degree seeking student, and register for the course with permission of the instructor. Contact: Jane.Jurgens@minneapolis.edu