Part-Time Lecturers in Information Studies

SUMMARY OF ORGANIZATION/UNIT

The UCLA Ed&IS Department of Information Studies is a powerhouse in an increasingly vital field. As a leading architect of the agenda for how information is disseminated and deployed in the 21st century, we believe that open and frictionless access enables incredible outcomes and creates a better and more equitable world. The Department is home to UCLA's iSchool. The international iSchool community is dedicated to advancing the information fields. iSchools promote an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the opportunities and challenges of information management, with a core commitment to concepts like universal access and user-centered organization of information.

SUMMARY OF POSITION

The Department of Information Studies at UCLA seeks to hire temporary, part-time lecturers to teach within the MLIS graduate program. Course(s) may include the following, and the lecturers may also be assigned additional courses according to the instructional needs in the department and in conformity with departmental lecturer workload policies:

• INF STD 423. Public Libraries
  Units: 4.0
  Lecture, four hours. Government, organization, and administration of municipal, county, and regional public libraries; developments in changing patterns of public library service. S/U or letter grading.
• INF STD 289. Motion Picture Film Preservation
  Units: 4.0
  Seminar, three and one half hours. Study offers opportunities for in-depth study in motion picture film preservation. Participants learn about film preservation principles, preservation assessment, and grant writing. Readings draw on literature from various fields including library, archives, museums, and cinema studies.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsibilities will include lecturing, conducting regularly scheduled office hours, and the writing and grading of assignments and exams.