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LIBR 228-01
Advanced Information Resources and Services
Spring 2006 Greensheet

Jo Bell Whitlatch
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Voice: 408-808-2383
Office Location: King Library (KL) - 4th Floor Administrative Offices
Office Hours: By Appointment

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Students will be able to self-enroll in the Blackboard course site between January 18-24. You will need an access code which will be sent to all registered students on January 18, 2006 via MySJSU.

Course Description

Survey of information sources, information transfer processes, and research patterns in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, including use characteristics, interpersonal communication, and query analysis. Topics covered will include library instruction, library guides, virtual reference systems, management, and evaluation of reference services. In addition, the course will emphasize specific skills judged essential for effective reference practice: oral and written communication, working effectively with other people, analysis, creative problem solving, and assessment.

Designed for students who wish to work in larger public or academic libraries.

Prerequisite: LIBR 202, LIBR 210.

Objectives

1. To understand the process of information seeking in the sciences, social sciences, and the humanities.
2. To demonstrate the ability to produce a library guide in both printed and electronic format in consultation with a faculty member.
3. To present, as a team member, an effective interactive teaching and learning session on a specific electronic source.
4. To develop an appreciation of the strengths and weaknesses of virtual reference systems.
5. To analyze the effectiveness of electronic answering sources for statistical queries.
6. To develop skills in evaluating reference service effectiveness.

This course relates to the following SLIS Objectives:

Teaching students the major theories, important principles, and current practice in:

• The foundations of information services;
• Information transfer;
• Information management, including the selection, organization, storage, retrieval, dissemination and utilization of information resources;

Course Requirements

Class Meetings
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sundays:

• February 12;
• February 26;
• March 19;
• April 16;
• May 14.

Location varies - see calendar detail.

Expectations
The instructor expects:

• Successfully completing assignments related to objectives (Section II, A-F).
• Participation during class sessions, online, and on the class reflector.
• Use of basic HTML for student presentation pages.
• Reading assignments must be completed in advance of class session. Readings are provided through links in the course Calendar page and through readings on Reserve, first floor King Library.
• All papers must be typed, double spaced, with a font size of at least 12 points.
• Attending the five Sunday class sessions is essential.

Assignments
The assignments for this course, accompanied by their due dates and respective percentage of your final grade, are:

• Annotated Article and Essay on Information Seeking
  Due February 12 (10 percent of grade)
• Statistical Sources
  Two Parts (10 percent of grade)
  • Part One (Due February 26)
  • Part Two (Due March 24)
• Analysis of Reference Services
  Due April 3 (10 percent)
• Evaluation of Reference Services
  Due April 16 (20 percent)
• Library Instruction Presentation
  Due date varies: March 19, April 16, May 14 (20 percent)
• Library Guide and Process Paper
  Due May 1 (25 percent)
• Participation in class and on Blackboard
  Ongoing from February 12 to May 14 (5 percent)

Late Assignments
Late assignments will not be accepted unless prior arrangements have been made with the instructor.

Grade Disputes
All disputes over grades must be presented to the instructor in writing.

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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