LIBR 221-02
LIBR 221-10
Government Information Sources
Spring 2007 Greensheet
Kevin Bontenbal
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Textbooks | Course Requirements
Students will be able to self-enroll in the Blackboard course site beginning January 15, 2007. You will need an access code which will be sent to all registered students on January 15, 2007 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 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.
LIBR 221 supports the following SLIS Core Competencies:
- compare the environments and organizational settings in which library and information professionals practice;
- recognize the social, cultural and economic dimensions of information use.
In addition, this section supports the following SLIS Core Competencies:
- demonstrate proficiency in the use of current information and communication technologies, and other related technologies, as they affect the resources and uses of libraries and other types of information providing entities;
- understand the nature of research, research methods and research findings; retrieve, evaluate and synthesize scholarly and professional literature for informed decision-making by specific client groups;
- demonstrate oral and written communication skills necessary for group work, collaborations and professional level presentations;
- evaluate programs and services on specified criteria; and
- contribute to the cultural, economic, educational and social well-being of our communities.
Textbooks and Readings
Required Textbook
Morehead, Joe. Introduction to United States Government Information Sources. 6th ed. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1999.
Go to SLIS e-Bookstore.
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.
Blackboard
This class uses Blackboard. Students will be able to self-enroll in the Blackboard course site beginning January 15, 2007. You will need an access code which will be sent to all registered students on January 15, 2007 via MySJSU.
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 |
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/
One Washington Square - San José, California USA, 95192-0029
Phone: 408-924-2490
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