LIBR 204-05
Information Organizations and Management
Fall 2006 Greensheet
Mary Holland Phone: 408-721-4755
Office Hours: Via e-mail or phone Mon-Fri 9am-4pm
| Greensheet Links Required Texts Course Requirements |
Resources Blackboard Blackboard Tutorials |
Students must self-enroll for this course on Blackboard between Aug. 9 and Aug. 24, 2006. The instructor will e-mail the password to students on Aug. 9, 2006 via MySJSU Messaging system.
Course Description
This course is concerned with the theory and practice of the management of Libraries and Information Centers. The focus of the course will be on tactical and practical issues facing library managers and professionals today, and on strategies for coping with them. Students looking for an exclusively theoretical presentation should consider taking another section.
Student Learning Outcomes
- The student will demonstrate an understanding of the primary management functions in a library or information organization, specifically planning, budgeting, staffing and personnel management. (Assignments 1 and 3)
- The student will be able to identify the primary issues and constraints facing library managers, specifically organizational structure and legal guidelines. (Assignments 1 and 2)
- The student will demonstrate writing competency by the completion at least one formal research paper. (Assignment 2)
- The student will demonstrate skills in analytical and independent thinking by presentation and selection of research topics. (Assignments 2 and 3)
LIBR 204 supports the following SLIS Core Competencies:
- apply the fundamental principles of planning, management and marketing/advocacy;
- design training programs based on appropriate learning principles and theories;
- demonstrate oral and written communication skills necessary for group work, collaborations and professional level presentations;
- evaluate programs and services on specified criteria.
In addition, this section supports the following SLIS Core Competencies:
- compare the environments and organizational settings in which library and information professionals practice;
- understand the nature of research, research methods and research findings; retrieve, evaluate and synthesize scholarly and professional literature for informed decision-making by specific client groups.
Required Texts
Evans, G. E., Ward, P.L. and Rugaas, B. (2000). Management Basics for Information Professionals. New York: Neal-Schuman.
American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.), Washington, D.C.: Author.
Course Requirements
Complete the New Student Technology Course
This is a mandatory short, self-paced online course on Blackboard that must be completed by all new SLIS students before orientation. The access code for this course will be sent to new students via MySJSU by July 1st. If you have questions about this course, e-mail Debbie Faires or Dale David.
For more information, see http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/slis/blackboardintro.htm
All students must meet the Technology Literacy Requirement, available at:
http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/admissions/tech.htm
and the Home Computing Requirement, available at:
http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/ecommunication/homecomputing.htm
Course Overview
There will be one onsite lecture and three assignments for this class, for a total of 100 points. Details of the assignments will be available via Blackboard. All assignments must be submitted using the Blackboard Assignment Manager.
All students will complete the SLIS student survey during the course of the semester.
All formal research papers will be submitted in Microsoft Word, double-spaced, and in 12 point font. Requirements for any work submitted using Microsoft Excel will be covered in the Aug. 25 lecture. All student assignment files submitted to Blackboard will use the following naming convention: 204_LastName_Assign#, for example: 204_Holland_Assign2.doc.
Tentative Course Calendar, Assignment Points/Weight Percent of 100
| Lecture and Class Exercises @onsite SJSU meeting |
Aug. 25, 2006 9am-5pm |
5 points |
| Assignment 1 | Sept. 15, 2006 | 25 points |
| Assignment 2 | Oct. 27, 2006 | 40 points |
| Assignment 3 | Dec. 1, 2006 | 30 points |
| Total | 100 points |
Grading
The standard SJSU SLIS Grading Scale is utilized for all SLIS courses:
| 97-100 | A |
| 94-96 | A- |
| 91-93 | B+ |
| 88-90 | B |
| 85-87 | B- |
| 82-84 | C+ |
| 79-81 | C |
| 76-78 | C- |
| 73-75 | D+ |
- All students begin the class with a grade of ‘B’, the standard grade for graduate level work. Receiving a ‘B’ for an assignment means the student has successfully completed the requirements of the assignment. A greater depth of analysis, critical thinking, or evidence of originality will create work above standard, and the grade will reflect this.
- There are no extra credit options available.
- The instructor does not give incompletes.
- Late assignments will be accepted for up to one week past the due date, and will be penalized one full grade, i.e., an ‘A’ paper will receive a ‘B’. Assignments turned in later than one week past the due date will not be accepted, and the student will receive 0 points for that assignment.
- Errors in spelling, grammar and syntax will be subject to point deductions at the instructor’s discretion.
- All research papers will follow the format of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th edition, as the official style manual. Failure to use the APA format correct will result in point deductions.
Academic Integrity
Your own commitment to learning, as evidenced by your enrollment at San José State University, and the University's Academic Integrity Policy requires you to be honest in all your academic course work. Faculty are required to report all infractions to the Office of Judicial Affairs. The policy on academic integrity can be found at http://www.sjsu.edu/senate/F06-1.pdf
Reasonable Accommodation of Disabilities
If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability,
please e-mail me as soon as possible. Presidential Directive 97-03 requires
that students with disabilities register with the Disability Resource Center
(DRC) to establish record of their disability.
No matter where students reside, they should contact the SJSU DRC to register. The DRC Web site: http://www.drc.sjsu.edu/
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