LIBR 221-01
LIBR 221-02
Information Organizations and Management
Spring 2006 Greensheet
Kevin Bontenbal
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This class uses Blackboard. Students will be able to self-enroll in the Blackboard course site between January 10-24. You will need an access code which will be sent to all registered students on January 10, 2006 via MySJSU.
Course Description
This course is an introduction to the variety of government information sources produced by the United States government, both in print, and online. This goal of this course is to provide students with a broad understanding of the significance and use of government information sources. The course will examine government information resources and consider issues of access, availability, dissemination, and archival issues. Although the main focus of the course will be on United States government sources, state and local sources will also be investigated.
Course and School Objectives
Upon completion of the course the student should be able to:
- Understand the significance of government information sources.
- Promote the purpose and role of government sources.
- Articulate the issues and trends that affect access, availability, dissemination, and use of government sources.
- Demonstrate knowledge of how government information sources are organized and used.
- Recognize, understand, and use government sources, both traditional, and electronic.
- Understand the value of government sources to users in both public and academic libraries.
- Identify the kinds of questions for which government information sources can answer.
This course supports the following objectives from the School’s goals and objectives:
- Teaching: Information management, including the selection, organization, storage, retrieval, dissemination and utilization of information resources.
- Teaching: Advocacy and leadership for citizen access to information.
Textbooks
Required Textbooks
Morehead, Joe. Introduction to United States Government Information Sources. 6th ed. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1999.
Other Required Readings
Other required readings will be provided in the Blackboard course documents area.
Course Requirements
Web-based Instruction
This course will be a completely web based class. In addition to textbook readings, the class web site will include readings from various sources as well as written lectures.
All interaction with the professor will be through e-mail and the class discussion board.
This class uses Blackboard. Students will be able to self-enroll in the Blackboard course site between January 10-24. You will need an access code which will be sent to all registered students on January 10, 2006 via MySJSU.
Assignments
See the Assignments page for more information.
Grading Scale
Students will be graded on a determined by the total number of points they receive. Grades are not based on a curve. The following grading scale will be used:
| Total Points | Grade |
| 190 – 200 | A |
| 180 – 189 | A - |
| 170 – 179 | B + |
| 160 – 169 | B |
| 150 – 159 | B - |
| 140 – 149 | C + |
| 130 – 139 | C |
| 120 – 129 | C - |
| Below 120 | D |
Academic Integrity
Read the SJSU Academic Integrity Policy
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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Phone: 408-924-2490
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