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Last updated 11/9/2026.

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 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 2 Campus & Online 4
LIS 543 Relational Database Management Systems 2 Campus & Online 4
LIS 544 Search and Discovery 1 Campus 4
LIS 545 Fundamentals of Data Curation 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 558 Technology Law and Public Policy 1 Campus 2
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 Online 3
LIS 590 Directed Fieldwork 1 Arranged 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 595 Research and Writing in Law Librarianship 1 Online 1-5
LIS 596 Capstone II - Project Planning 2 Online 2
LIS 598 Special Topics in Information and Library Science 3 Campus & Online 1-6
LIS 600 Independent Study or Research 1 Arranged Variable

Spring 2027

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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 Campus 4
LIS 542 Information Structures Using XML 1 Online 4
LIS 551 Intellectual Freedom in Libraries 1 Online 3
LIS 556 Copyright for Information Professionals 1 Campus 3
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 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 & Hybrid 4
LIS 587 Systems Librarianship 1 Online 4
LIS 590 Directed Fieldwork 1 Arranged 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 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 1 Arranged Variable

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Tanu Mitra and Chirag Shah

2 Information School professors win Fulbright awards

Friday, November 6, 2026
University of Washington Information School faculty members Tanu Mitra and Chirag Shah have received Fulbright awards to advance responsible artificial intelligence through international collaborations in India and Australia,...
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Moniyat Chowdhury, Justin Elumn and Moses Tolenoa

Fellowship gives 3 grads the trip of a lifetime

Monday, November 2, 2026
Three recent graduates of the Information School will experience a classroom like no other thanks to the UW Bonderman Fellowship, which funds eight months of international solo travel. Moniyat Chowdhury and Justin Elumn, both 2026...
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