LIBR 220-03
LIBR 220-12
Resources and Information Services in Professions and Disciplines
Topic: Information Sources used in Science and Technology Reference
Spring 2008 Greensheet
Susan Ardis
E-mail
Phone: 512-495-4505
Office location: Austin, Texas
Office hours: CST M-F 8-4
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Resources
SLIS eBookstore |
This class does not use Blackboard. You will be sent the logon information to the class website via MY SJSU between January 21-25, 2008.
Course Description
This class consists of an examination and use of the various specialized information resources used by librarians and members of the scientific and technology community to find specific and appropriate information in science and technology. The heart of this class are the various assignments; each of which is designed to provide real-world experience with specific sci/tech tools.
Course Objectives
- Recognize and understand the differences between the various scientific and technological disciplines and be able to demonstrate how this impacts on information retrieval.
- Recognize the various information resources available to each discipline
- Demonstrate how to work through various questions and thereby-learn by doing.
- Demonstrate mastery of the important tools through answering questions.
- Understand some of the economic and access issues in sci/tech librarianship
This course supports the following SLIS Core Competencies:
- use the basic concepts and principles related to the creation, evaluation, selection, acquisition, preservation and organization of specific items or collections of information;
- understand the system of standards and methods used to control and create information structures and apply basic principles involved in the organization and representation of knowledge;
- demonstrate proficiency in the use of current information and communication technologies, and other related technologies, as they affect the resources and uses of libraries and other types of information providing entities;
- use service concepts, principles and techniques that facilitate information access, relevance, and accuracy for individuals or groups of users;
- describe the fundamental concepts of information-seeking behaviors;
- 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;
Textbooks and Readings
Required Texts and Readings
None.
Recommended Texts and Readings
All readings, lectures and assignments are in the class website.
Course Requirements
Assignments
This course requires 14 assignments 1 quiz and 1 final. All work is individual.
Course Calendar
The course calendar is the first page of the class website. This calendar provides the dates assignments are due and crosses the assignments to the lectures that cover each assignment.
Grading
Percentage weight assigned to class assignments:
| Assignments | 70% |
| Quiz | 15% |
| Final | 15% |
Grading Scale
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+ |
| 70-72 | D |
| 67-69 | D- |
| Below 67 | F |
In order to provide consistent guidelines for assessment for graduate level work in the School, these terms are applied to letter grades:
- C represents Adequate work; a grade of "C" counts for credit for the course;
- B represents Good work; a grade of "B" clearly meets the standards for graduate level work;
- A represents Exceptional work; a grade of "A" will be assigned for outstanding work only.
Students are advised that it is their responsibility to maintain a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0.
Late Assignments
Assignments are no later than the dates indicated in the class calendar unless there are extraordinary circumstances. These must be approved in advance by the professor.
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 members are required to report all infractions to the Office of Student Conduct and Ethical Development. The policy on academic integrity can be found at http://sa.sjsu.edu/student_conduct.
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/
One Washington Square - San José, California USA, 95192-0029
Phone: 408-924-2490
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