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Kaitlin Srader
Kaitlin Srader: Kaitlin Srader, MLIS: "Information surrounds us in every aspect of our lives, but how we interpret, consume, share, and protect or restrict information is what excites me." Read more.

Knowledge organization focuses on first describing documents, and then classifying and indexing those documents within an archive or database.

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  • LIS 531 – Catalogs, Cataloging, and Classification (4)
  • LIS 534 – Indigenous Systems of Knowledge (3)
  • LIS 536 – Metadata for Interactive Media (3)
  • LIS 537 – Taxonomy and Indexing Construction (4)
  • LIS 539 – Metadata Design (3)
  • LIS 540 – Technology Fundamentals for Library and Information Science Professionals (4)

Also consider...

  • LIS 505 – Archival and Manuscript Services (3)
  • LIS 506 – Introduction to Digital Preservation (4)
  • LIS 542 – Information Structures Using XML (4)
  • LIS 543 – Relational Database Management Systems (4)
  • LIS 544 – Search & Discovery (4)

Professional Organizations

  • American Society for Indexing
  • Association for Information Science and Technology
  • International Society for Knowledge Organization
  • National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators

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  • Cataloger
  • Cataloging and Metadata Librarian
  • Collections Manager
  • Content Manager
  • Enterprise Knowledge Management Specialist
  • Knowledge Management Analyst
  • Knowledge Manager
  • Map Librarian
  • Process and Knowledge Management Specialist
  • Quality Program Coordinator
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  • SharePoint Specialist
  • Special Collections Project Cataloger

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Melanie Walsh in a library

'Dynamic combination': Course bridges data science, librarianship

Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Information School Assistant Professor Melanie Walsh describes the bridge between librarianship and information science as a “dynamic combination.” Through the Master of Library and Information Science course LIS 572:...
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Professor's new book weighs costs, benefits of AI

Monday, June 15, 2026
Information School Professor Chirag Shah recently published “Agent Nation,” a book concerning how autonomous AI is affecting society — and what we, as individuals, can do about it. As artificial intelligence has been...
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