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Last updated 4/8/2026.

Spring 2026

Course Course Name # of Sect Mode Credits
LIS 505 Archival and Manuscript Services 1 Online 4
LIS 510 Information Behavior 2 Campus & Online 3
LIS 511 Introduction to Programming for Information and Data Science 2 Campus & Online 4
LIS 512 Community Analysis 1 Online 4
LIS 513 Information and Migration 1 Online 3
LIS 514 Indigenous Art is Indigenous Knowledge 1 Online 4
LIS 516 Youth Development and Information Behavior in a Digital Age 1 Online 3
LIS 522 Collection Development 1 Online 3
LIS 531 Catalogs, Cataloging, and Classification 1 Campus 4
LIS 534 Indigenous Systems of Knowledge 1 Campus 3
LIS 535 Information Architecture 1 Online 4
LIS 537 Taxonomy and Indexing Construction 1 Campus 4
LIS 542 Information Structures Using XML 1 Online 4
LIS 549 Beginning Web Development 1 Campus 4
LIS 551 Intellectual Freedom in Libraries 1 Campus 3
LIS 556 Copyright for Information Professionals 1 Online 3
LIS 558 Technology Law and Public Policy 1 Campus 2
LIS 560 Critical Pedagogy and Instructional Design 1 Online 3
LIS 561 Storytelling in a Digital Age 1 Online 3
LIS 567 Libraries As Learning Labs in a Digital Age 1 Online 3
LIS 571 Grant Writing 1 Online 2
LIS 572 Introduction to Data Science 1 Online 4
LIS 574 Portfolio Retreat: Discovery 2 Online 1
LIS 576 Low Bono Legal Research 1 Campus 3
LIS 580 Management of Information Organizations 2 Campus 4
LIS 582 Community Engagement Strategies in Information Science 1 Campus 3
LIS 583 Cross-cultural Approaches to Leadership 1 Campus 3
LIS 590 Directed Fieldwork 1 Online 1-5
LIS 595 Research and Writing in Law Librarianship 1 Online 1-5
LIS 597 Capstone III - Project Implementation 2 Online 2
LIS 598 Special Topics in Information and Library Science 3 Campus & Online 1-6
LIS 599 Portfolio 2 Online 3
LIS 600 Independent Study or Research 2 Arranged Variable

Summer 2026

Course Course Name # of Sect Mode Credits
LIS 590 Directed Fieldwork 1 Online 1-5
LIS 594 Leadership and Management in Law Libraries 1 Online 3
LIS 595 Research and Writing in Law Librarianship 1 Online 1-5
LIS 600 Independent Study or Research 1 Arranged Variable

Autumn 2026

Course Course Name # of Sect Mode Credits
LIS 501 History and Foundations of Libraries and Librarianship 1 Online 3
LIS 520 Concepts, Services, and Issues for Information Professionals 4 Campus & Online 4
LIS 522 Collection Development 1 Campus 3
LIS 526 Government Information: Production and Access 1 Campus 3
LIS 531 Catalogs, Cataloging, and Classification 1 Online 4
LIS 534 Indigenous Systems of Knowledge 1 Online 3
LIS 536 Metadata for Interactive Media 1 Online 3
LIS 539 Metadata Design 1 Campus 3
LIS 563 Cultural History of Children's and Young Adult Literature 1 Campus 3
LIS 564 Multicultural Resources for Youth 1 Online 3
LIS 565 Resources for Digital Age Children 1 Online 3
LIS 569 Capstone I: Project Preparation 2 Online 1
LIS 570 Research, Assessment, and Design 4 Campus & Online 4
LIS 579 Law Teaching Practicum I 1 Online 3
LIS 580 Management of Information Organizations 2 Online 4
LIS 583 Cross-cultural Approaches to Leadership 1 Online 3
LIS 586 Public Libraries and Advocacy 1 Online 3
LIS 589 Academic Librarianship 1 Campus 3
LIS 590 Directed Fieldwork 1 Online 1-5
LIS 592 Legal Research Methods 1 Campus 3-4
LIS 595 Research and Writing in Law Librarianship 1 Online 1-5
LIS 598 Special Topics in Information and Library Science 2 Campus 1-6
LIS 600 Independent Study or Research 1 Arranged Variable

Winter 2027

Course Course Name # of Sect Mode Credits
LIS 502 Foundations of Law Librarianship 1 Online 1
LIS 506 Introduction to Digital Preservation 1 Online 4
LIS 508 History of Recorded Information 1 Campus 4
LIS 521 Principles of Information Services 1 Online 4
LIS 524 Adult Reader Services in the Public Library 1 Online 3
LIS 527 Business Librarianship 1 Online 3
LIS 529 Digital Humanities Librarianship 1 Online 3
LIS 530 Organization of Information and Resources 4 Campus & Online 4
LIS 540 Technology Fundamentals for Library and Information Science Professionals 4 Campus & Online 4
LIS 543 Relational Database Management Systems 2 Campus & Online 4
LIS 545 Data Curation I: Fundamentals 1 Online 4
LIS 547 Design Methods for Librarianship 2 Campus & Online 4
LIS 553 Information and Social Justice 1 Online 3
LIS 555 Data Sovereignty and Indigenous Knowledge Systems: Sovereign Rights, Protections, and Protocols 1 Campus 3
LIS 566 Teen Library Services in a Digital Age 1 Online 3
LIS 568 Media Literacy Design 1 Online 3
LIS 575 Portfolio Retreat: Development 2 Online 1
LIS 582 Community Engagement Strategies in Information Science 1 Online 3
LIS 584 Trauma-informed Care in Public Libraries 1 Online 3
LIS 585 Future of Libraries 1 Campus 3
LIS 590 Directed Fieldwork 1 Online 1-5
LIS 591 Legal Informatics 1 Online 3
LIS 592 Legal Research Methods 1 Online 3-4
LIS 593 Law Teaching Practicum II 1 Online 2
LIS 596 Capstone II - Project Planning 2 Online 2
LIS 598 Special Topics in Information and Library Science 1 Campus 1-6
LIS 600 Independent Study or Research 1 Arranged Variable

Spring 2027

Course Course Name # of Sect Mode Credits
LIS 505 Archival and Manuscript Services 1 Campus 4
LIS 510 Information Behavior 2 Campus & Online 3
LIS 511 Introduction to Programming for Information and Data Science 2 Campus & Online 4
LIS 512 Community Analysis 1 Online 4
LIS 514 Indigenous Art is Indigenous Knowledge 1 Campus 4
LIS 516 Youth Development and Information Behavior in a Digital Age 1 Online 3
LIS 522 Collection Development 1 Online 3
LIS 531 Catalogs, Cataloging, and Classification 1 Campus 4
LIS 534 Indigenous Systems of Knowledge 1 Campus 3
LIS 535 Information Architecture 1 Campus 4
LIS 537 Taxonomy and Indexing Construction 1 Online 4
LIS 542 Information Structures Using XML 1 Online 4
LIS 544 Search and Discovery 2 Campus & Online 4
LIS 549 Beginning Web Development 1 Online 4
LIS 551 Intellectual Freedom in Libraries 1 Online 3
LIS 556 Copyright for Information Professionals 1 Campus 3
LIS 558 Technology Law and Public Policy 1 Campus 2
LIS 560 Critical Pedagogy and Instructional Design 1 Campus 3
LIS 561 Storytelling in a Digital Age 1 Online 3
LIS 567 Libraries As Learning Labs in a Digital Age 1 Online 3
LIS 571 Grant Writing 1 Online 2
LIS 572 Introduction to Data Science 2 Campus & Online 4
LIS 574 Portfolio Retreat: Discovery 2 Online 1
LIS 576 Low Bono Legal Research 1 Campus 3
LIS 580 Management of Information Organizations 2 Campus 4
LIS 587 Systems Librarianship 1 Online 4
LIS 590 Directed Fieldwork 1 Online 1-5
LIS 595 Research and Writing in Law Librarianship 1 Online 1-5
LIS 597 Capstone III - Project Implementation 2 Online 2
LIS 598 Special Topics in Information and Library Science 4 Campus & Online 1-6
LIS 599 Portfolio 2 Online 3
LIS 600 Independent Study or Research 1 Arranged Variable

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News

Sandy Littletree

Professor's work helps to advance Indigenous librarianship

Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Indigenous data has a history of bad management from non-Natives, says UW Information School Assistant Professor Sandy Littletree (Eastern Shoshone/Navajo). Library collections may include sacred songs, ceremonies and stories that were...
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University of Washington buildings shrouded in cherry blossom trees.

AI for Organizations certificate to launch in autumn

Wednesday, April 1, 2026
The University of Washington Information School is introducing a new graduate certificate geared toward professionals in organizations that are responding to the opportunities and challenges represented by artificial intelligence. The...
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