Summer 2008 Textbook List

Compiled from information provided by instructors of GSLIS courses, the following list has been published for your convenience. It should be noted, however, that this list may not be complete nor definitive. This list will continue to be updated as instructors provide additional information about texts for their courses. If there is no information listed for a course, that instructor has not yet provided any textbook information.

Note: All textbooks, etc. listed here are REQUIRED unless noted as "Recommended."

Textbooks, etc. can be purchased at these facilities (unless otherwise noted):

• Illini Union Bookstore, Wright & Daniel, C. (including course packets as noted)
• Follett’s Bookstore, 627 South Wright, C.
• TIS Bookstore, 707 South Sixth Street, C.

SUMMER 1 2008 (and classes that begin in Summer 1 and continue to Summer 2)

LIS 451AL1 (AB1, AB2) -- Martin Wolske

Meyers, Michael. Introduction to PC Hardware and Troubleshooting. 2003 ISBN: 0-07-222632-3. McGraw-Hill Osborne Media. (required)

Hallberg, Bruce. Networking: A Beginner’s Guide. 4 th ed. 2006. ISBN: 0-07-226212-5. Osborne/McGraw Hill, Berkeley, CA. (required)

Comer, Douglas E. The Internet Book: Everything You Need to Know About Computer Networking and How the Internet Works. 4 th ed. 2007. ISBN: 0-13-233553-0. Prentice-Hall, Upper Saddle, NJ. (required)

LIS 548A -- Fred Schlipf

McCarthy, Richard. Managing Your Library Construction Project. 2004. ISBN 13: 978-0-8309-0931-7. ALA. (required)

Sannwald, William. Checklist of LibraryBuilding Design Considerations. 4 th ed. 2003. ISBN 10: 0838935060. ALA. (required)

Course packet to be purchased at the Illini Union Bookstore

LIS 590 EB -- Sidney Berger

Gaskill, Philip. A New Introduction to Bibliography. 2000. ISBN 13: 978-1884718137. Oak Knoll Press, New Castle, DE. (required)

Tanselle, G. Thomas. Introduction to Bibliography: Seminar Syllabus. 2002. (No ISBN) Book Arts Press, Charlottesville, VA. (required)

LIS 590 GP -- David Price

Febvre, Lucian and Henri-Jean Martin. The Coming of the Book: The Impact of Printing, 1450-1800 (translated by David Gerard). ISBN: 978-1859841082. 1990. Verso, London and New York. (required) [also available electronically at Google Books]

Chappell, Warren and Robert Bringhurst. A Short History of the Printed Word. 2 nd ed. 2000 (paperback). ISBN 0881791547. Hartley and Marks, Vancouver/Pub. Group West. (required)

Hotchkiss, Valerie and Fred C. Robinson. English in Print from Caxton to Shakespeare to Milton. 2008. ISBN 978-0-252-07553-7. University of Illinois Press. (required)

Gascoigne, Bamber. How to Identify Prints. 2 nd ed. 2004. ISBN 0500284806. Thames and Hudson. (strongly recommended but also available on reserve at the UIUC Library)

Eisenstein, Elizabeth L. The Printing Revolution in Early Modern Europe. 2005 ed. ISBN 9780521607742. Cambridge University Press. (strongly recommended but also available on reserve at the UIUC Library)

LIS 590 LP -- Steve Kostell

Course packet to be purchased at the Illini Union Bookstore (required)

LIS 590 RB -- Sidney Berger

Carter, John and Nicolas Barker. ABC for Book Collectors. 8 th ed. 2004. ISBN: 9781584561125. Oak Knoll Press, New Castle, DE. (required)

SUMMER 2 2008

LIS 409AU/AG -- Dan Keding

Haven, Kendall and Mary Gay Ducey. A Crash Course in Storytelling. 2006 (or latest ed.). Libraries Unlimited. (required)

Keding. Dan. Elder Tales: Stories of Wisdom and Courage from Around the World. 2007. Libraries Unlimited. (required)

LIS 458LE [LEEP] -- Melissa Wong

Svinicki, Marilla. Learning and Motivation in the Postsecondary Classroom. 2004. ISBN 978-1882982592. Anker. (required)

LIS 501A -- Kathryn LaBarre

Svenonius, Elaine. Intellectual Foundation of Information Organization. 2000 ISBN 10: 0-262-19433-3; ISBN 13: 978-0-262-19433-4. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA. (required)

LIS 502A -- Terry Weech

No required or recommended textbooks

LIS 502 LEA/LEB [LEEP] -- Leigh Estabrook

No information received from the instructor

LIS504LE [LEEP] -- Melissa Wong

Bopp, Richard, and Linda C. Smith. Reference and Information Services: An Introduction. 3 rd ed. 2000. ISBN 978-1563086243. Libraries Unlimited. (required)

Ross, Catherine Sheldrick, Kirsti Nilsen and Patricia Downey. Conducting the Reference Interview: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians. 2002. ISBN 978-1555704322. Neal-Schuman. (required)

LIS 505LE [LEEP] -- Robert Burger

Ariely, Dan.Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces that Shape our Decisions. 2008. ISBN: 978-0-06-135323-9. HarperCollins, New York. (required)

Evans, G. Edward and Patricia Layzell Ward. Management Basics for Information Professionals. 2 nd ed. 2007. ISBN 9781555705862. Neal-Schuman. (required)

LIS 505LEB [LEEP] -- Debra Wilcox Johnson

Giesecke, Joan and Beth McNeil. Fundamentals of Library Supervision. 2005. ISBN 10: 0-8389-0895-0. ALA. (required)

Stueart, Robert D. and Barbara B. Moran. Library and InformationCenter Management. 2007. ISBN 13: 978-1-59158-406-3. Libraries Unlimited. (required)

LIS 507A -- Oksana Zavalina

Chan, Lois Mai. Cataloging and Classification: An Introduction. 3 rd ed. 2007. ISBN: 0810860007. Scarecrow Press. (required)

Anglo-American Cataloging Rules. 2 nd ed. 2002 Revision; 2005. Update. ISBN: 0838935559. ALA. (recommended)

LIS 510 LE [LEEP] -- Lori Bell

No required or recommended textbooks

LIS 526A -- Lynn Hanson

No required or recommended textbooks

LIS 530 GLE [LEEP] -- Stephanie Davidson

Cohen, Morris. Legal Research in a Nutshell. 9 th ed. 2007. ISBN 978-0-314-18007-0. ThomsonWest. (recommended)

LIS 549A -- Terry Weech

No required or recommended textbooks

LIS 578 LE [LEEP] -- Steve Oberg

No required or recommended textbooks

LIS 590 AA -- Scott Schwartz

No required or recommended textbooks

LIS 590 CIO -- Ann Bishop

No required or recommended textbooks

LIS 590 EVL [LEEP] -- Debra Wilcox Johnson

Wallace, Danny P. and Connie Van Fleet. Library Evaluation: A Casebook and Can-Do Guide. 2001. ISBN 10: 1-56308-862-2; ISBN 13: 9781563088629. Libraries Unlimited. (required)

LIS 590IPL [LEEP] -- Tomas Lipinski

No required or recommended textbooks

LIS 590 KKL [LEEP] -- Mary Wilkes Towner

Herald, Diana Tixier and Wayne A. Wiegand. Genreflecting: A Guide to Popular Reading Interests. 6 th ed. 2006. ISBN 1591582865 (paperback); ISBN 1591582245 (hardback). Libraries Unlimited. (required)

Saricks, Joyce G. The Readers' Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction. 2001. ISBN 083890039 (paperback). ALA. (required)

Saricks, Joyce G. Readers' Advisory Service in the Public Library. 3rd ed. 2005. ALA. ISBN: 083890977

LIS 590 LI -- Tomas Lipinski

Course packet to be purchased at Illini Union Bookstore (required)

Crews, Kenneth D. Copyright Law for Librarians and Educators: Creative Strategies and Practical Solutions. 2005. 2 nd rev. ed. ISBN10: 0-8389-0906-X. ISBN-13: 978-0838909065. ALA Editions. (recommended)

LIS 590 LW -- Tim Offenstein

Robbins, Jennifer Niederst. Web Design in Nutshell. 3 rd ed. 2006. ISBN10: 0-596-00987-9. O’Reilly. (required)

Krug, Steve. Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability. 2 nd ed. 2005. ISBN 10: 0321344758; ISBN 13: 978-0321344755. New Riders Press. (required)

LIS 590 LWL [LEEP] -- Diane Kovacs

Meyer, Eric. CSS Pocket Reference, Third Edition Visual Presentation for the Web. 2007. 3 rd ed. ISBN10: 0-596-51505-7. ISBN13: 9780596515058. O'Reilly. (required)

Robbins, Jennifer Niederst. Web Design in Nutshell. 3 rd ed. 2006. ISBN10: 0-596-00987-9. O’Reilly. (required)

Freeman, Elizabeth and Eric. Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML. 2005 ISBN10: 0-596-10197-X. O’Reilly. (required)

Bickner, Carrie. Web Design on a Shoestring. 2004. ISBN: 0-7357-1328-6. New Riders Publishing, Boston, MA. [May be out-of-print; used books are available on Amazon for around $8. Instructor is monitoring status of the new edition] (required)

Norman, Donald. The Design of Everyday Things. (Any edition.) ISBN: 0-385-26774-6. Basic Books. (strongly recommended)

LIS 590 MGL [LEEP] -- Kevin Trainor

Schwalbe, K. Information Technology Project Management. 5 th ed. 2007. ISBN: 978-1423901457. Course Technology, Boston, MA. (required)

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge,Third Edition (PMBOK Guides). 3 rd ed. 2004. ISBN: 978-1930699458. Project Management Institute, Newtown Square, PA. (recommended)

LIS 590 MH -- Margaret Powell

No required or recommended textbooks

LIS 590 NF -- Betty Bush

Goldenberg, Linda. Little People and a Lost World. 2006. Paperback. ISBN 978-0822559832. Twenty-First Century. (required)

Spiegelman, Art. The Complete Maus. 2003. Paperback. ISBN 978-0141014081. Penguin. (required). This edition is not available for sale in the U.S. Replace with: Spiegelman, Art. Complete Maus. 1997. Paperback. ISBN 0-679-74840-7. Pantheon [combined Vol 1 & 2 set]. (required)

Rockman, Hazel. Bearing Witness. 1999. Paperback. ISBN 978-0531071151. Scholastic. (required)

Aliki. Mummies Made in Egypt. 1985. Paperback. ISBN 978-0064460118. HarperTrophy. (required)

Dipucchio, Kelly. Grace for President. 2008. ISBN 978-0786839193. Hyperion. (required)

Spier, Catherine. If I Ran for President. 2007. ISBN 978-0807535431. Whitman. (required)

St. George, Judith. So You Want to Be President? 2004 Rev. ed. ISBN 978-0399243172. Philomel. (required)

Sis, Peter. Tree of Life. 2003. ISBN 978-0744598704. Walker. (required)

Butterworth, Chris. Seahorse. 2006. ISBN 978-1844287451. Walker. (required)

Polly, Matthew. American Shaolin. 2008. Paperback. ISBN 1592403379. Gotham. (required)

Beah, Ishmael. A Long Way Gone. 2008. Paperback. ISBN 978-0374531263. Farrar, Straus & Giroux. (required)

Peters, Lisa Westberg. Our Family Tree. 2003. ISBN 0152017720. Harcourt

Bonner, Hannah. When Fish Got Feet... 2007. ISBN 978-1426300783. National Geographic. (required)

Gantos, Jack. Hole in My Life. 2005 New Ed. Paperback. ISBN 978-009947573. Definition. (required)

Dahl, Roald. Boy. 1999. Paperback. ISBN 978-0141303055. Puffin. (required)

Lat. Kampung Boy. 2006. Paperback. ISBN 978-1596431218. First Second. (required)

Cooper, Michael. IndianSchool. 1999. ISBN: 978-0395920848. Clarion. (required)

Grace, Catherine O'Neill. 1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving. 2004. Paperback. ISBN 978-0792261391. National Geographic. (required)

Bruchac, Joseph. Code Talker. 2006. Paperback. ISBN 978-0142405963. Puffin. (required)

Gravelle, Karen. The Period Book. 2006 Updated Ed. Paperback. ISBN 978-0802777362. Walker. (required)

Gravelle, Karen. What's Going On Down There? 1998. Paperback. ISBN 978-0802775403. Walker. (required)

Lester, Julius. John Henry. 1999. Paperback. ISBN 978-0140566228. Puffin. (required)

Nelson, Scott Reynolds. Steel Driving Man. 2006. ISBN 978-0195300109. Oxford University Press. (required)

Nelson, Scott Reynolds. Ain't Nothing But a Man. 2007. ISBN 978-1426300004. National Geographic. (required)

Nelson, Marilyn. Fortune's Bones. 2004. ISBN978-1932425123. Hand Print. (required)

Hosler, Jay. Clan Apis. 2000. Paperback. ISBN 978-0967725505. Active Synapse. (required)

Hosler, Jay. The Sandwalk Adventures. 2003. Paperback. ISBN 978-0967725505. Active Synapse. (required)

Abadzis, Nick. Laika. 2007. Paperback. ISBN 978-1596431010. First Second. (required)

Sis, Peter. The Wall. 2007. ISBN 978-0374347017. 2007. Farrar, Straus & Giroux. (required)

Bishop, Nic. Spiders. 2007. ISBN 978-0439877565. Scholastic. (required)

Floca, Brian. Lightship. 2007. ISBN 978-1416924364. Atheneum. (required)

LIS 590 NFL [LEEP] -- Anita Beaman

Goldenberg, Linda. Little People and a Lost World. 2006. Paperback. ISBN 978-0822559832. Twenty-First Century. (required)

Schlitz, Laura Amy. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village. 2007. ISBN 978-0763615789. Candlewick Press. (required)

Rinaldi, Ann. My Heart is on the Ground. 1999. ISBN 978-0590149228. Scholastic, Inc. (required)

Hemphill, Stephanie. Your Own Sylvia. 2007. ISBN: 978-0375837999. Knopf Books for Young Readers. (required)

Dipucchio, Kelly. Grace for President. 2008. ISBN 978-0786839193. Hyperion. (required)

Stier, Catherine. If I Ran for President. 2007. ISBN 978-0807535431. Whitman. (required)

St. George, Judith. So You Want to Be President? Rev. ed. 2004. ISBN 978-0399243172. Philomel. (required)

Murphy, Jim. American Plague. 2003. ISBN 978-0395776087. Clarion Books, (required)

Anderson, Laurie Halse. Fever. 2002. ISBN 978-0689848919. Aladdin. (required)

CHOICE OF (one or the other required):

1) Polly, Matthew. American Shaolin. 2008. Paperback. ISBN 1592403379. Gotham.

OR

2) Beah, Ishmael. A Long Way Gone. 2008. Paperback. ISBN 978-0374531263. Farrar, Straus & Giroux.

Parks, Ande. Capote in Kansas. 2005. ISBN 978-1932664294. Oni Press. (required)

Peters, Lisa Westberg. Our Family Tree. 2003. ISBN 0152017720. Harcourt. (required)

Bonner, Hannah. When Fish Got Feet... 2007. ISBN 978-1426300783. National Geographic. (required)

Jacobson, Sid. The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation. 2006. ISBN 978-0809057382. Hill and Wang. (required)

Thomas, Annie. With Their Eyes: Sept 11 -- The View from a High School at Ground Zero. 2002. ISBN 978-0060517182. HarperTeen. (required)

Partridge, Elizabeth. John Lennon: All I Want is the Truth. 2005. ISBN 978-0670059546. Viking Juvenile. (required)

Cooper, Michael. IndianSchool. 1999. ISBN: 978-0395920848. Clarion. (required)

Grace, Catherine O'Neill. 1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving. 2004. Paperback. ISBN 978-0792261391. National Geographic. (required)

CHOICE OF (one or the other required):

1) Gravelle, Karen. The Period Book. 2006 Updated ed. Paperback. ISBN 978-0802777362. Walker.

OR

2) Gravelle, Karen. What's Going On Down There? 1998. Paperback. ISBN 978-0802775403. Walker.

Aronson, Marc. Race: A History Beyond Black and White. 2007. ISBN 978-0689865541. Ginee Seo Books. (required)

Lester, Julius. John Henry. 1999. Paperback. ISBN 978-0140566228. Puffin. (required)

Nelson, Scott Reynolds. Ain't Nothing But a Man. 2007. ISBN 978-1426300004. National Geographic. (required)

Nelson, Scott Reynolds. Steel Driving Man. 2006. ISBN 978-0195300109. Oxford University Press, (required)

Hosler, Jay. Clan Apis. 2000. Paperback. ISBN 978-0967725505. Active Synapse. (required)

Parker, Gary. The Fossil Book. 2005. ISBN 978-0890514382. Master Books. (required)

Drill, Esther. Deal With IT!: A Whole New Approach to Your Body, Brain, and Life as a gURL. 1999. ISBN 978-0671041571. Pocket. (required)

Sis, Peter. The Wall. 2007. ISBN 978-0374347017. Farrar, Straus & Giroux. (required)

Bishop, Nic. Spiders. 2007. ISBN 978-0439877565. Scholastic. (required)

Floca, Brian. Lightship. 2007. ISBN 978-1416924364. Atheneum. (required)

CHOICE OF (one or the other required):

1) Ross, Michael. Boom: A Guy's Guide to Growing Up. 2003. ISBN 978-1589970601. Tyndale House Publishers.

OR

2) Gowler, Kathy. Bloom: A Girl's Guide to Growing Up. 2003. ISBN 978-1589970618. Tyndale House Publishers.

LIS 590 SML [LEEP] -- Kathy Bennett

Harada, Violet H. and Joan M. Yoshina. Inquiry Learning Through Librarian-Teacher Partnerships. 2004. IBSN: 1-58683-134-8. Linworth Publishing, Inc. (required)

Linking for Learning: The IllinoisSchool Library Media Program Guidelines. 2 nd ed. 2005. Illinois School Library Media Association. (required)

LIS 590 SR -- Joel Silver

No required or recommended textbooks

last updated April 4, 2008

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