LSC 631 Storytelling
Exploration of several forms and genres of narrative or "story," such as tale, myth, and legend as media for creating, collecting, preserving, and providing access to cultural heritage information. Examines culturally diverse content within a variety of media, including books, graphic novels, comics, oral histories, still and moving images, performance representations, manuscripts, and juvenile literature. Addresses how information managers use stories in collection development, organization of knowledge in multi-format materials, library administration, public programming, and qualitative research, as well as identifying the role of personal story in professional development and discusses the ethical issues of storytelling. Includes in-class performance and out-of-class project work. Students demonstrate how stories are used in various information service environments including: libraries, archives, museums, school media centers, and other community organizations and cultural institutions