Class Meets:      Tuesday & Thursday, 11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m.,  208 Manning Hall

Instructor:          Deborah Barreau

Office:               206 Manning Hall

Telephone:          966-5042

Email:            barreau(at)email(dot)unc(dot)edu

Office Hours:     12:30-1:30, 3:30-4:30 Tuesday and Thursday, other times by appointment or when my door is open.

This course is concerned with the behavioral, cognitive and affective activities of people as they interact with information, with particular emphasis on the roles of the information professionals who may mediate that interaction.  It will provide an overview of the literature on peoples' recognition of their information needs, the actions they may take in resolving those needs, the roles of information professionals in supporting those actions, the use of information, the further dissemination of information, and the context of information interaction.