LIBR 220-02
Resources and Information Services in Professions and Disciplines (Focus: Map Librarianship in Academic Libraries)
Summer 2006 Greensheet
Julie Sweetkind-Singer
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Phone: 650-725-1102
Office Hours: M-F 9-6 PST
| Greensheet Links Required Text and Readings Course Requirements |
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Students should enroll on Blackboard by the first day of the class. The instructor will send out instructions and passwords in advance via MySJSU.
This greensheet is subject to revisions throughout the semester.
Course Description
This course covers most aspects of map librarianship in an academic library including reference, collection development, collection management, and bibliographic instruction. It will include traditional paper map management as well as digital mapping technology using Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
Course Prerequisites: LIBR 210
Student Learning 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.
- Be aware of current map theory: why they are made, their bias, and how they can be manipulated.
- Understand collection development and management issues.
- Answer basic reference questions and have knowledge of map reference tools.
- Comprehend beginning map cataloging skills.
- Describe and understand how GIS has been integrated into map libraries.
- 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.
- Information management, including the selection, organization, storage, retrieval, dissemination and utilization of information resources.
- The application of diverse technologies to information management.
Required Texts and Readings
Required Text
Davis, David E. GIS for Everyone: Third Edition. Redlands, CA. ESRI Press, 2003. Order through Amazon or the ESRI Store at http://store.esri.com/esri/showdetl.cfm?SID=2&Product_ID=256&Category_ID=49.
Readings
Other readings will be assigned during the first day of class. Readings will be on reserve or available from SJSU full-text databases.
Course Requirements
Course Schedule
There will be 6 onsite meetings held in room CL316. The class runs from June 10th - July 15th on Saturdays from 10am-4pm.
Primary Requirements
Students must be able to:
- Access the Internet/Web, use a Word processing program. Use of PowerPoint recommended, but not required.
- Have access to a PC running Windows and a CD-ROM drive. Software will be installed on this machine.
- Use of e-mail to correspond with the instructor as needed.
- Knowledge and ability to use Blackboard. A tutorial is available on the SJSU Web site: http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/blackboard/. Students should enroll on Blackboard by the first day of the class. The instructor will send out instructions and passwords in advance via MySJSU.
Assignments
The assignments for this course are
- Site visit to one of four regional map libraries
Four map libraries have agreed to host site visits: the University of California at Berkeley, David, and Santa Cruz, and Stanford University. The student will receive a tour of the map library and learn how it functions. Reports will be given in groups to the rest of the class. Each person will submit a written report of his or her visit. - Analysis of two map library Web sites
The analysis will include descriptions of the sites, the focus of each collection, pros and cons of the site in terms of information content and ease of use, and in what way the library fits into the larger university environment. - Conduct an in-class bibliographic instruction session
Each student will prepare and present a 15-minute introduction to a geospatial Web site or portal. A short paper will be written analyzing the site’s purpose, usefulness, and quality. - Create a pathfinder for a specific location of the student’s choosing
The pathfinder will lead a library patron to spatial information about a specific area. It can include both online and paper-based resources. - Reading/writing assignment
Each student will choose two topics of interest from the reading list. Three articles from each topic will be chosen and a short paper will be written to analyze the articles. (This assignment will be done twice.) - GIS lab assignments
The students will work their way through assigned sections of the text, GIS for Everyone. Specific requirements for each section will be handed out in class.
Grading
The assignments for this course will contribute to your final grade as follows:
| Site visit | 25% |
| Web site report | 10% |
| BI session | 15% |
| Pathfinder | 15% |
| Reading assignment | 10% |
| GIS labs | 25% |
This class will require a great deal of homework due to the relatively small number of meetings and the length of each class. We will work together on the first day of class to set the assignment dates for each project in order to spread the work out as evenly as possible.
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+ |
Grading Policy
Everyone starts the course with a "B" grade - the standard grade for graduate level work. To receive a B, it is expected that you will attend and participate in the classes, complete all assignments competently, and turn them in on time. Above-standard work will display one or more of the following criteria:
- Originality in thought and execution of course assignments.
- Critical evaluation of assigned materials such as Web sites and readings.
- Greater depth of analysis for the assignments and site visit.
Late Assignments
Let the instructor know as soon as possible if you will be unable to meet a deadline for any assignment before the assignment is due. Late work will be accepted only for exceptional circumstances and at the discretion of the instructor. Students are expected to attend all of the classes and participate in the in-class assignments.
Plagiarism
Students are expected to do their own work. Sources must be properly cited. Students who found plagiarizing will automatically fail the course and may be subject to other administrative penalties.
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://www2.sjsu.edu/senate/S04-12.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/
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