GREENSHEET
Course Description:
Resources and Information Services Focus: Medical Libraries is designed for library students interested in careers in or involving the health sciences in public, academic or special libraries where clients need health-related information.
This class is taught online via Blackboard Technology. The class is taught in hybrid mode with a Northern California and a Southern California component. The students will meet in-person with one of the instructors on Saturday, November 20 and Sunday, November 21 in both Northern California and Southern California .
Course Requirements :
Please self-enroll yourselves to Libr-220 on Blackboard before the beginning of the first class. This will ensure that you receive the announcements of the class and work with many other functions.
Students MUST be able to:
- Access the Internet/WWW, Microsoft Office (Word and PowerPoint), and Adobe Reader.
- Send/receive e-mails and know how to use the Internet effectively and search common web search engines (e.g., Google).
- Know how to use Blackboard. The tutorial is on the SLIS web page.
The tutorial can be found at http://witloof.sjsu.edu/blackboard/
- Access Blackboard at http://tigris.sjsu.edu/
Course Objectives:
At the completion of the course, students will be able to:
- know methods of access and delivery of biomedical information
- provide an overview of health care systems and structure and flow of medical libraries
- identify types and services of medical libraries
- identify reference materials and services of medical libraries
- provide analysis of evidence-based health care whereby students learn to review critically the biomedical literature and determine reference and research accuracy and relevancy
- be aware health consumerism, including information resources and services to the general public
- become knowledgeable about current trends in e-health and the Internet
This course supports the second objective of the SLIS teaching goal by teaching students the major theories, important principles, and current practice
in information management, including the selection, organization, storage,
retrieval, dissemination and utilization of information resources.
The SLIS Objectives are found at: http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/slis/mission.htm
Text:
There is no required text for this class. Students will be required to locate and analyze articles from professional journals and reference resources.
The following are recommended reading only:
Boorkman, Jo Ann, Huber, Jeffery, Roper, Fred. (2004) Introduction to Reference Sources in the Health Sciences. New York : Neal-Schuman Publisher, Inc.
Holst, Ruth, Phillips, Sharon A. (2000). The Medical Library Association Guide to Managing Health Care Libraries. New York : Neal-Schuman Publisher, Inc.
For other readings, both required and recommended, check the course outline. Most of these readings are available on the class web site.
Grading Policy:
Everyone starts LIBR 220 with a grade of B, the standard grade for graduate level work. Students who complete the assignments by submitting graduate level work, attend all classes, and participate adequately in the discussions will receive a grade of B, provided that the quality of their work meets the standard for the University. Above-standard work ("A" level work) is defined as work that clearly displays the following:
- Originality in approaching assignments.
- Greater depth of analysis than required for assignments (for example, in comparing articles or viewpoints across the literature).
- Critical evaluation of readings and comparisons of readings with other authors or sources.
Please note:
Most of your final grade will be based on written assignments. Therefore, it is important to remember the following points:
- Late assignments will be subjected to grade penalties. If you have a compelling reason for being late with an assignment, please let the instructors know.
- All written work should be computer-keyed and transferable as e-mail attachments, Discussion Board postings, etc. The word processing system of choice for this and other courses in the SJSU program is Microsoft Word.
- Please be sure that your name and the name of the assignment appear at the top of the first page of the assignment.
- All pages in each written assignment should be double-spaced in a conventional 12 pt. font and consecutively numbered.
- All work cited should be in complete citation form; any citation format may be selected but must point your reader accurately toward your sources and should be consistent from one citation to another.
- This class uses American Psychological Association (APA) style for the formatting of research papers. Please review citation guidelines carefully at:
http://www.sjlibrary.org/services/literacy/info_comp/citing.htm
http://www.engr.sjsu.edu/tanagnos/muse/resources/Referencing%20Styles.doc
Plagiarism
Read the SJSU Academic Integrity Policy
http://www2.sjsu.edu/senate/S04-12.pdf
Course Requirements:
Introduction – 5 pages
Issue Papers – 3 separate topics
Class Presentation – day of in-service class (NOV 20 – 21 San Jose State University and Fullerton Campus )
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. INTRODUCTION :
Prepare a 5-page introduction of yourself and accomplishments (personal and professional). This introduction assignment is for both class members and instructors to acquaint themselves with you and your education, personality, interests, philosophies and plans for your professional future. Include why you have chosen to become a librarian, why are you taking this class, in what kind of health sciences library setting you want to work in, whether you have worked in health sciences libraries before graduate school, whether you have worked in other health professions. If you have worked in other health professions, what was your experience of the library? Also include what classes you have already taken in graduate school.
2. ISSUE PAPERS
Three issues papers (see instructor for advice). Papers are to be ten pages with bibliographies.
3. CLASS PRESENTATION
Prepare a 20 minute power point presentation using the examples listed on Blackboard assignments on a topic approved by instructors. These presentations will take place during class on November 20-21, 2004
4. RESEARCH PAPER:
Write a research paper of no more than twenty pages excluding notes and bibliography on a topic of your choice (see instructor for advice).
5. CLASS PARTICIPATION:
Part of the grade for this graduate course will be based on your contributions in class (see below "Grading"). Be prepared to discuss and comment on the readings, the notes, and the analyses distributed by your colleagues.
10% INTRODUCTION
10% CLASS PARTICIPATION
30% ISSUE PAPERS (3 papers at 10% each)
20% Class Presentation
30% RESEARCH PAPER
Grading Scale
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+
72-74 = D
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