GREENSHEET
SCHEDULE: THURSDAYS, 1:00 - 3:30PM
JANUARY 29;
FEBRUARY 5,12,19; NO CLASS FEBRUARY 26;
MARCH 4, 11, 18, 25;
NO CLASS APRIL 1; APRIL 8, 15, 22, 29 ;
MAY 6,13.
COURSE OBJECTIVES: TO UNDERSTAND THE ORGANIZATION, STRUCTURE
AND ECONOMICS OF AMERICAN POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION; TO DISCUSS CONCEPTS
AND ISSUES RELATED TO LIBRARIES IN POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS, AKA ACADEMIC
LIBRARIES. EACH STUDENT WILL EXPLORE ONE CONCEPT/ISSUE IN DEPTH.
THIS COURSE SUPPORTS THE SLIS TEACHING GOAL BY TEACHING STUDENTS THE
MAJOR THEORIES, IMPORTANT PRINCIPLES, AND CURRENT PRACTICE IN A SPECIALIZED
ASPECT OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND ADVOCACY AND LEADERSHIP FOR CITIZEN
ACCESS TO INFORMATION.
GRADING:THIS IS A GRADUATE COURSE. GRADUATE LEVEL
WORK IS PRESUMED. THIS PRESUMPTION EXTENDS TO PUNCTUALITY AND TO WRITING.
DO NOT SUBMIT ANY WRITTEN WORK YOU WOULD NOT BE WILLING TO BE PUBLICLY
INDENTIFIED WITH. HOW YOU SAY WHAT YOU SAY DOES AFFECT WHETHER OR NOT
OTHERS UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU MEAN.
20% INSTITUTIONAL PROFILE (SEE BELOW) DEADLINE FEBRUARY 13
25% CRITICAL NOTE ( SEE BELOW) DUE: 5PM March 13
35% PAPER (DUE MAY 6)
20% PARTICIPATION
ASSIGNMENTS (IN ADDITION TO ALL THE READINGS):
FOUR + CLASS PARTICIPATION
ASSIGNMENT # 1: SELECT AN ACADEMIC INSTITUTION AND, BASED ON THE DATA
YOU CAN FIND, POST TO THE CLASS REFLECTOR LIST BY NOT LATER THAN
5pm February 13 A PROFILE OF IT INCLUDING ENROLLMENT, BROKEN
DOWN BY LEVEL (UG, G), DATE OF FOUNDING, CURRENT BUDGET, SIZE OF ENROLLMENT,
NUMBER OF DEGREE PROGRAMS BY LEVEL, SIZE OF LIBRARY IN TERMS OF COLLECTION,
BUDGET AND STAFF. HINT: THE PROFILE YOU DEVELOP WILL
BE USED BY ONE OF YOUR COLLEAGUES AS PART OF HIS/HER PREPARATION FOR AN
INTERVIEW FOR A POSITION AT THAT INSTITUTION.
1. JANUARY 29: OVERVIEW OF COURSE, INTRODUCTIONS, and
INTRODUCTION TO THE INDUSTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
How Many Libraries . . . http://www.ala.org/library/fact1.html
How many people . . . http://www.ala.org/library/fact2.html
Library operating expenditures http://www.ala.org/library/fact4.html
Academic library data http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2004317
Carnegie Classification www.carnegiefoundation.org/Classification/index.htm
Higher education data www.chronicle.com/stats/institutions.htm
2. FEBRUARY 5: History of American Higher Education
REQUIRED READING:
LUCAS, CHRISTOPHER. AMERICAN HIGHER EDUCATION (NY: ST.MARTINS
PRESS, 199X), pp. 103-263.
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3. FEBRUARY 12: The Economics of Higher Education “
FOLLOW THE MONEY”:
REQUIRED READINGS:
“WHERE
DOES THE MONEY GO?” (chpt 12) and “COST INFLATION”
(chpt 11) in CLOTFELDER, EHRENBERG, GETZ and SIEGFRIED, ECONOMIC
CHALLENGES IN HIGHER EDUCATION (CHICAGO: U OF CHICAGO PRESS). Part
1, part
2.
SCOTT, ROBERT. “MEASURING
PERFORMANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION” in MEYERSON, JOEL AND MASSY,
WILLIAM F. (eds.). MEASURING INSTITUTIONAL PERFORMANCE IN HIGHER
EDUCATION
CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION (DECEMBER 19, 2003) “FINANCIAL
OUTLOOK 2004” A SPECIAL REPORT.
Part
1
Part
2
Part
3
Part
4
4. FEBRUARY 19: Evolution/development of academic libraries
REQUIRED READINGS:
“ACADEMIC LIBRARIES.” in ALA WORLD ENCYCLOPEDIA OF
LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES, 2ND ED. (CHICAGO: ALA, 1986),
PP.4-26.
p. 4, p.
5, 6-7, 8-10,
11-13, 14-16,
17-18, 19-21,
22-23, 24-26
HOLLEY, EDWARD G. “ACADEMIC LIBRARIES IN 1876” COLLEGE
AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES (JANUARY, 1976) PP. 15-47; part
1, part 2, part
3 , part 4, part
5, part 6, part
7, part 8
BEVERLY P. LYNCH “THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE ACADEMIC LIBRARY IN AMERICAN HIGHER EDUCATION AND
THE ROLE OF THE ACADEMIC LIBRARIAN” in MECH, TERRENCE F. AND
MACABE, GERARD B. eds. LEADERSHIP AND ACADEMIC LIBRARIANS (WESTPORT
CONNECTICUT: GREENWOOD PRESS n.d.)
5. FEBRUARY 26: NO CLASS
CHOOSE AN ARTICLE ON LIBRARY INSTRUCTION (AKA BIBLIOGRAPHIC
INSTRUCTION), POST THE CITATION FOR IT TO THE CLASS REFLECTOR LIST BY
FEBRUARY 27, AND BE PREPARED TO DISCUSS IT AND THE ISSUES IT RAISES
IN MARCH 11 CLASS
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6. MARCH 4: Organization/Planning/Personnel:
REQUIRED READINGS:
CONNIE R. DUNLAP “ORGANIZATIONAL
PATTERNS IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES, 1876-1976” COLLEGE AND
RESEARCH LIBRARIES (SEPTEMBER, 1976) p 395-407;
CRETH, SHEILA “PERSONNEL
ISSUES FOR ACADEMIC LIBRARIANS: A REVIEW AND PERSPECTIVES FOR
THE FUTURE” COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES 50: 144-152 (MARCH,
1989);
BUDD, JOHN. THE ACADEMIC LIBRARY (ENGLEWOOD CO: LIBRARIES UNLIMITED
1998) CHAPTER
7, “THE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ACADEMIC LIBRARIES."
PP. 165-193.
DOUGLAS BIRDSALL AND OLIVER D HENSLEY “A
NEW STRATEGIC PLANNING MODEL FOR ACADEMIC LIBRARIES” COLLEGE
AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES (MARCH 1994) P. 149-159.
Part
1
Part
2
Part
3
Part
4
THE WEB SITE FOR CSU LIBRARIES STRATEGIC PLAN
http://www.calstate.edu/LS/2000-Lib_Strategic_Plan.pdf
6. MARCH 11: Collections and services:
REQUIRED READINGS:
HENDRIK EDELMAN AND G. MARVIN TATUM JR. “THE
DEVELOPMENT OF COLLECTIONS IN AMERICAN UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES.”
COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES (MAY, 1976) p. 222-245 ;
CRETH, SHEILA "THE ORGANIZATION
OF COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT: SHIFT IN THE ORGANIZATION PARADIGM"
JOURNAL OF LIBRARY ADMINISTRATION 14: 67-85 (1991);
STANLEY MCELDERRY “READERS
AND RESOURCES: PUBLIC SERVICES IN ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES, 1876-1976”
COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES (SEPTEMBER, 1976) p. 408-420;
CAMPBELL, JERRY DEAN “SHAKING
THE CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS OF REFERENCE: A PERSPECTIVE" (WINTER,
1992) p. 29-35.
PLUS: SELECT AN ARTICLE ONTHE IMPACT OF WEB/INTERNET ON ACADEMIC
LIBRARIES. YOUR CHOICE; USE SOME IMAGINATION ON THIS, THERE IS A WIDE
VARIETY OF VIEWPOINTS ON THE IMPACT OF THE WEB/INTERNET ON ACADEMIC
LIBRARIES, FROM APOCALYPTIC TO SALVATIONAL. POST A CRITICAL NOTE OF
NOT MORE THAN 1000 WORDS TO THE CLASS REFLECTOR LIST BY 5PM THURSDAY,
MARCH 13.
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7. MARCH 18: Facilities/Technology
WILL ANY MORE ACADEMIC LIBRARY BUILDINGS BE BUILT? WHO USES THEM ANYWAY
AND FOR WHAT?
REQUIRED READINGS:
JERROLD ORNE “ACADEMIC LIBRARY BUILDINGS: A CENTURY IN REVIEW.”
COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES (JULY, 1976) P. 316-331.
READ THE TWO MOST RECENT ARCHITECTURE ISSUES OF LIBRARY JOURNAL(December
02 and 03) AND AMERICAN LIBRARIES (April 02 and 03).
Technology in Academic Libraries: “GLOOM AND
DOOM OR NIRVANA AND OPPORTUNITY?”
REQUIRED READINGS:
POTTER, WILLIAM G. “INSURMOUNTABLE
OPPORTUNITIES: ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND THE ACADEMIC LIBRARY”
In LYNCH, M.J. ed. ACADEMIC LIBRARIES: RESEARCH PERSPECTIVES
(CHICAGO: ALA, 1990) PP. 165-191;
BARNES, SUSAN J. “THE ELECTRONIC LIBRARY AND PUBLIC SERVICES”
LIBRARY HI TECH 12: 44-62 (1994); Part
1, part
2, part
3
BAKER, NICHOLSON. "Annals of Scholarship:
Discards" New Yorker (April 4, 1994).
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8. MARCH 25: Budget/Finance
REQUIRED READINGS:
ATKINS, STEPHEN E. THE ACADEMIC LIBRARY IN THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
(CHICAGO: ALA, 1991), chapter
3 pp. 65-93;
GETZ, MALCOLM. “ANALYSIS AND LIBRARY MANAGEMENT.” In LYNCH,
M. J. ed. ACADEMIC LIBRARIES: RESEARCH PERSPECTIVES (CHICAGO:
ALA, 1990) PP. 192-214;
BUDD, JOHN THE ACADEMIC LIBRARY (ENGLEWOOD CO: LIBRARIES UNLIMITED,
1998) CHAPTER 8 “LIBRARIES
AND MONEY”, PP. 194-216;
COOPER, MICHAEL “ECONOMIC
ISSUES AND TRENDS IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES” appendix A in CUMMINGS,
MARTIN M. THE ECONOMICS OF RESEARCH LIBRARIES (WASHINGTON:
COUNCIL ON LIBRARY RESOURCES 1986).
9. APRIL 1: Spring Break
10. APRIL 8: Interlibrary cooperation
REQUIRED READING:
David C Weber “A CENTURY
OF COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS AMONG ACADEMIC LIBRARIES” COLLEGE
AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES (MAY, 1976) p 205-221.
EXAMINE THE FOLLOWING WEB SITES:
- OCLC and 3 of its regional networks
- CENTER FOR RESEARCH LIBRARIES
- RESEARCH LIBRARIES GROUP
What is the mission of each organization; what does it do? How big
is it – in terms of members, collections (if any), budget? Why
do libraries join?
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11. APRIL 15: STUDENT PROJECT PRESENTATIONS 6
12. APRIL 22: STUDENT PROJECT PRESENTATIONS 6
13. APRIL 29: STUDENT PROJECT PRESENTATIONS 6
14. MAY 6: STUDENT PROJECT PRESENTATIONS 6
15. MAY13: Futures/Issues COURSE EVALUATION
REQUIRED READING:
BUDD, CHAPTERS 11,12,13 PP. 274-346.
YOUR TERM PROJECT IS FOR YOU TO SELECT. IF YOU CHOOSE A PAPER, IT SHOULD
BE NO LONGER THAN 20 PAGES EXCLUDING NOTES AND REFERENCES. CONSULT WITH
ME BY EMAIL NOT LATER THAN FEBRUARY 26 RE THE TOPIC YOU
SELECT.
HERE’S A LIST OF TOPICS BUT DO NOT FEEL LIMITED TO THIS LIST.
- FACULTY STATUS FOR ACADEMIC LIBRARIANS: WHY OR WHY NOT?
- NON-LIBRARIAN PROFESSIONALS IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES: MEMBERS OF THE
TEAM OR FISH OUT OF WATER?
- LIBRARY INSTRUCTION: DONE WHEN, HOW AND BY WHOM? WHAT WORKS AND WHAT
DOESN’T.
- CYBERSPACE HAS EVERYTHING, AND IT’S 7 X 24, SO WHO NEEDS ACADEMIC
LIBRARY BUILDINGS?
- IF THE ACADEMIC LIBRARY JUST HAD ENOUGH MONEY? WILL IT, EVER?
- WHAT ABOUT ACCESS TO MATERIALS AND SERVICES TO THOSE DISTANCE LEARNERS?
- PRESERVING THE DIGITAL; IT’S MORE THAN RAGING FIRES.
WHO USES ACADEMIC LIBRARIES ANYWAY? HOW MUCH?
- WILL THE SERIALS CRISIS, WHATEVER THAT IS, EVER END?
SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION: DONE HOW?
- WHAT ABOUT TOMORROW’S SCHOLARS IF TODAY’S COLLECTIONS
DIMINISH?
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