LIBR 220-03
LIBR 220-12
Resources and Information Services in Professions and Disciplines
Topic: Film and Media
Summer 2008 Greensheet
Tom Ipri
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Course Description
According to the San José State University course catalog, this course will focus on the "Examination of the nature of resources for, and services to, professions and disciplines including methods of communication, characteristics of researchers and other users, and current methods of meeting research needs in libraries and information centers." The specific topic for this section is film and media.
LIBR220 is an elective course. The only prerequisite is LIBR210. It is a completely online class distributed via Blackboard and will run June 2, 2008 until August 8, 2008.
Course Objectives
Students will be exposed to a number of topics that are relevant for working with visual materials. My background is in academic libraries and the course materials will show this bias; however, much of this information is transferable to other types of libraries, and we can certainly discuss these differences throughout the semester.
By the end of the course, students will be able to identify and describe many of the issues pertinent to working with non-book materials in libraries. Students will also be able to identify key resources used in media librarianship and become aware of professional organizations.
This course suppports the following SLIS Core Competencies:
- recognize the social, cultural and economic dimensions of information use;
- 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;
- use service concepts, principles and techniques that facilitate information access, relevance, and accuracy for individuals or groups of users;
- demonstrate oral and written communication skills necessary for group work, collaborations and professional level presentations;
- contribute to the cultural, economic, educational and social well-being of our communities.
Textbooks and Readings
All materials will be available through Blackboard. There are no required texts.
Course Requirements
This course is entirely online. Students are required to log into Blackboard frequently since the class will rely heavily on the discussion boards. Students will be required to submit weekly assignments. Equal weight will be given to participation in the discussion boards and the satisfactory completion of assignments. Simply put:
Participation in discussion boards: 50%
Completed assignments: 50%
Students will be expected to give thorough and insightful posts in the discussion board. Simply agreeing or disagreeing with what someone else says, without a properly formed argument, is insufficient.
For your success in this course, I offer the following:
- Read all assigned material for each class critically and on time. Meaningful learning demands that, as a minimum prerequisite, students share a common body of knowledge with one another and their professor.
- Be prepared to come to the discussions as an active learner. Have something to contribute.
- Remain open to and tolerant of a variety of ideas and values. In a community of learners, be willing to entertain disagreement and conflict while maintaining respect for opposing views.
- Pay close attention to changes in the schedule. As this is the first time I am teaching this course, I am likely to amend the calendar as we go along. I am also very interested to hear what you want to get out of this class and will adjust the syllabus to suite the needs of the class.
- Turn in all assignments on time. Discuss with me any problems you may have with completing an assignment on time prior to the due date. Note, however, that your assignments will often form the basis for our discussions, so late assignment will be detrimental to your participation.
- Keep in mind that I want you to do well in my class. If you have any questions, problems, or concerns, come talk to me.
Course Calendar
| Week of | Topic |
| 6/2 | What role do film and media play in libraries |
| 6/9 | Collection development |
| 6/16 | Formats |
| 6/23 | Copyright/TEACH Act |
| 6/30 | ALA/July 4th |
| 7/7 | Cataloging/OPAC access |
| 7/14 | Circulation rules/processing |
| 7/21 | Promotion/marketing |
| 7/28 | Reference/citations |
| 8/1 | Future trends |
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.
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/
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