LIBR 220-03
Resources and Informatoin Services in Professions and Disciplines
Topic: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Resources and Services
Fall 2006 Greensheet
Ellen Greenblatt
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The Blackboard course will be available on Wednesday, August 16th. Students must self-enroll in Blackboard between Wednesday, August 16th and Friday, August 25th, with the access code that will be distributed via my.sjsu.
Course Description
This class will explore library services and resources as they relate to LGBTIQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, and Queer/Questioning) communities and their support systems. We will discuss various library operations and services within the context of LGBTIQ issues and concerns as well as examine and evaluate key publications and other information resources in the field.
Course Prerequisites: LIBR 210
Course Objectives
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will:
- Understand at least two dozen basic concepts and terms relating to LGBTIQ communities and issues;
- Identify at least 5 service-oriented issues and concerns regarding library use by LGBTIQ communities ;
- Identify access barriers to LGBTIQ resources, particularly those relating to subject access
- Learn how to handle challenges to LGBTIQ materials and exhibits in the library;
- Develop the ability to evaluate the appropriateness of information resources relating to this topic and become familiar with key LGBTIQ information resources;
- Become familiar with collection development issues relating to this subject area; and
- Develop culturally competent approaches to working with LGBTIQ communities and individuals
This course supports the following SLIS core competencies:
- Recognize the social, cultural and economic dimensions of information use;
- Use service concepts, principles and techniques that facilitate information access, relevance, and accuracy for individuals or groups of users;
- Articulate the ethics, values and foundational principles of library and information professionals and their role in the promotion of intellectual freedom;
- 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;
- Evaluate programs and services on specified criteria; and
- Contribute to the cultural, economic, educational and social well-being of our communities.
Required Text and Readings
No textbook is required for this class. Instead, weekly readings will be posted on Blackboard.
Course Requirements
Course Format
This is a totally online course with all class activities taking place on the Blackboard course site, including asynchronous discussions.
However, several of the assignments deal with evaluating print resources, and so it is essential that students in this course have physical (as opposed to virtual) access to an academic or public library.
Technical Requirements
For this online course, you must have the following:
- A Blackboard account
- An email account that allows you to send and receive attachments.
- High-speed Internet access and an up-to-date web browser
- Microsoft Office Suite 2000 or higher (Word and PowerPoint, in particular)
- Adobe Reader v. 6 or higher
- Up-to-date antivirus software
- Up-to-date anti-spyware software
For more detailed information regarding technical requirements, please see: SLIS Home Computing Environment http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/ecommunication/homecomputing.htm and Technology Literacy Requirement http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/admissions/tech.htm.
Office Hours/Communication
While there are no special online office hours for this class, I will be happy to answer your questions as they arise. Please submit your questions and comments through Blackboard or send them directly to me via e-mail . Please start your email subject line with “220-03” so that I can easily identify your emails and ensure a timely reply – within 48 hours of receipt. I will announce on Blackboard any extended absences that may affect the promptness of my responses. Also, when sending emails, please keep in mind that I am most likely in a different time zone than most of you – Mountain Time, which is one hour later than Pacific Time.
Grading
Percentage weight assigned to class assignments:
| Assignment | Points |
| Participation in threaded discussions | 15% |
| Facilitating threaded discussion | 5% |
| Weekly assignments | 30% |
| Pathfinder | 16% |
| Pathfinder critiques | 9% |
| Issues paper | 25% |
| TOTAL | 100 |
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+ |
Attendance and Participation
The web-based nature of this course precludes traditional attendance requirements and as such emphasizes participation. This means that all students are required to participate in all discussion board activities. Participation in these discussions must be substantive, thoughtful, creative, and grounded in research and assigned readings.
Weekly assignments are due by midnight Pacific Time each Thursday night. Other assignments are due by midnight Pacific Time on the dates stated above.
Extra Credit
There will be at least two opportunities to earn extra credit.
Late Assignments
Assignment due dates are clearly stated both on the "Greensheet" and on the Blackboard course site. Be sure to back up your work as a preventative measure and retain copies of your assignments until the end of the grading period. Late work will only be accepted under special circumstances, with advance notification and proper documentation.
Incompletes
SLIS discourages the awarding of an incomplete. An incomplete is granted only in cases of serious medical or family emergency. Most of the coursework must be completed and supporting documentation is required. Inefficient time management or course overload is not a valid reason to receive an incomplete.
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/
Course Calendar
Tentative Course Calendar (subject to change with fair notice)
| Date | Assignments | Due | Discussions |
| Aug. 23-25 | Aug. 25 | Intros | |
| Aug. 23-Aug. 31 | Definitions | Aug. 31 | |
| Sept. 1-7 | LCSH Pathfinder Topic Due |
Sept. 7 | Definitions |
| Sept. 8-14 | Encyclopedias | Sept. 14 | LCSH |
| Sept. 15-21 | Book Reviews | Sept. 21 | Encyclopedias |
| Sept. 22-28 | Collection Development | Sept.28 | Book Reviews |
| Sept. 29-Oct. 5 | Oct. 5 | Collection Development | |
| Oct. 6-12 | Pathfinder | Oct. 12 | Case Study |
| Oct. 13-19 | Archives | Oct. 19 | Pathfinder Discussion |
| Oct. 20-26 | Professional Library Organizations Issue Paper Topic Due |
Oct. 26 | Archives |
| Oct. 27-Nov. 2 | Pathfinder Critiques | Nov. 2 | Professional Library Orgs |
| Nov. 3-9 | Young Adult Issues & Concerns | Nov. 9 | Pathfinder Discussion II |
| Nov.10-16 | Censorship | Nov. 16 | Young Adult Issues & Concerns |
| Nov. 17-22 | Filtering | Nov. 22 | Censorship |
| Nov. 24-30 | Nov. 30 | Filtering | |
| Dec. 1-7 | Issue Paper | Dec. 7 |
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