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GREENSHEET
Course Description: This course covers most aspects of map librarianship
in an academic library. The course will include traditional paper map
management as well as digital mapping technology using Geographic Information
Systems (GIS).
Course Objectives: Upon completion of this course, a student should
be able to:
- Read a map and understand its basic elements, such as scale, coordinate
systems, and projection.
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Be aware of current map theory: why they are made, their bias, and how
they can be manipulated.
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Understand collection development and management issues.
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Answer basic reference questions and have knowledge of map reference
tools.
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Comprehend beginning map cataloging skills.
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Describe and understand how GIS has been integrated into map libraries.
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Understand how the map library and librarian fit within the larger framework
of the university library system.
This course supports the following SLIS objectives: -
Management of a specialized information environment.
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Information management, including the selection, organization, storage,
retrieval, dissemination and utilization of information resources.
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The application of diverse technologies to information management.
Blackboard
Please self-enroll in Blackboard between June 3-28.
Course ID:
Libr_220_Sweetkind.
Course Name: Libr 220_Summer 2003_San Jose.
Recommended text:
Larsgaard, Mary L. (1998). Map librarianship: an introduction. Englewood,
CO: Libraries Unlimited.
A list of supplementary topical readings will be handed out the first
day of class.
Course Requirements:
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Site visit to UC Davis, UC Berkeley, UC Santa Cruz, or Stanford.
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Analysis of a map library Web site.
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Reading reviews (3): Review 3 papers/chapters on a related topic for
each report.
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Conduct an in-class bibliographic instruction session.
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Create a pathfinder for a specific topic or place.
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In-class projects and assignments.
Grading:
Site visit report
Web site report
Reading reviews
BI session
Pathfinder
In-class participation and assignments |
35%
10%
15% (5 each)
10%
15%
15% |
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