LIBR 262-01
Resources for Young Adults
Spring 2006 Greensheet
Dr. Anthony Bernier
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Work Phone: 408. 924-2501
Home Phone: 510.339-6880
Office Hours: By appointment
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You should enroll in our Spring 262-01 Blackboard site on or shortly after 16 January 2006. The access code to enroll in the Blackboard site will be sent to those enrolled in the class via the MySJSU messaging system on Saturday 14 January.
Course Description
A comprehensive introductory survey of the competencies required of librarians working with today’s young adults (either as a Young Adult Specialist or a generalist) featuring an introduction to the skills, relationships, methods, materials, and resources necessary for the delivery of a successful, developmentally appropriate, and professional library service profile.
Course Objectives
This course supports the SLIS goals and objectives by teaching students the major theories, important practices, and current practice in the following areas:
- The foundations of information services;
- Information transfer;
- Information management, including the selection, organization, storage, and utilization of information resources;
- The application of diverse technologies to information management;
- Specialized aspects of information management;
- Advocacy and leadership for citizen access to information resources;
- Incorporation of other relevant disciplines
Throughout this course students will:
- Increase knowledge about and confidence in delivering library service through techniques for working with young people in a demographically complex contemporary culture;
- Gain a practical facility with the innovative principles of youth development and civic participation through youth involvement, programs, materials, presentations, atmospherics, and effective management techniques
- Begin developing professional skills and capacities for working with adults serving young people in libraries and other community agencies
- Establish an emphasis in the creative forms produced for, and desired by, young adult library users (“Creative Forms Database”);
- Acquire a sophisticated knowledge of one particular domain of youth experience and develop potential library service linkage with them (“Repertoire Emphasis Project”)
Textbooks and Readings
Required Texts
There are three required textbooks:
- Loertscher, D. V., Harlan. M. A. & McElmeel, S. L. (2005). Young adult literature and multimedia: A quick guide. Salt Lake City, UT: Hi Willow Research and Publishing. [available from www.lmcsource.com]
- Jones, P & Showmaker, J. (2001). Do it right! Best practices for serving young adults in school and public libraries. New York: Neal-Schuman.
- Vaillancourt, R. J. (2000). Bare bones young adult services: Tips for public library generalists. Chicago & London: American Library Association.
Students can order the second two required texts from the most readily available sources:
Recommended Text
Young Adult Library Services Association. (2001). New directions for library service to young adults. Chicago & London: American Library Association.
Additional Readings
Beyond the required texts, students will read a variety of other materials either posted to our Blackboard site, accessible on-line through the SJSU King Library, at local libraries, or otherwise made available. Further references for these items are forthcoming on our Blackboard site. Please do not distribute access to these materials, they are designed to support only students enrolled our 2005 Spring 262.
Course Requirements
Blackboard
SLIS uses a networked learning environment called Blackboard for class communications, submitting assignments, and grade records. You should enroll in our Spring 262-01 Blackboard site on or shortly after 16 January 2006. Enroll early so you can begin our first assignments that will be due at our first class meeting on Thursday 26 January from 4-8pm in Mod D403. SJSU SLIS Blackboard is at http://tigris.sjsu.edu. The access code to enroll in the Blackboard site will be sent to those enrolled in the class via the MySJSU messaging system on Saturday 14 January.
Dropping the Course
The last day to drop this course without an entry on your permanent record is Monday 6 February 2006.
Attendance/Participation
Our course meets in face-to-face sessions only four times (see dates/times/locations below). As a graduate student you are expected to attend these sessions, as well as participate in our on-line experience. If circumstances prevent attendance, the responsibility lies with the student for all course content. We will form small groups, “charrettes,” early in the semester to assist in sharing and collaboration. Please refer to our course Blackboard site regularly for updates.
Incompletes
Students should avail themselves of the policy for uncompleted coursework on the School’s Web site under “Registration.”
Course Schedule
The course meets on the following dates (Note: stay tuned for SLIS’s move into Clark Hall this Spring!):
| Date | Location | Time |
| Thursday 26 January | D 403 | 4-8pm |
| Thursday 23 February | D 403 | 4-8pm |
| Thursday 20 April | D 403 | 4-8pm |
| Thursday 4 May | D 403 | 4-8pm |
Course Assignments
While we will review all assignments on the first day of class, this Spring 262 consists largely of reading assignments connected to short writing tasks, building a readings database, a short special assignment, classroom participation in “charrettes,” and a field visit.
Course readings and assignments are assumed to be completed on the Thursday of the week they appear in the course outline. All written products are due midnight on the Thursday evening of that week. For instance, the “ProLog” #4 entry for Week 3 is due by midnight Thursday 9 February.
- Readings: As assigned and detailed in Course Outline, and indicated with a
- ProLogs:14 topical “ProLog” entries (short, usually no more than 150 words). Find ProLog topics, specific instructions and due dates in the Course Outline indicated with a
(examples provided in Course Materials) - Memos: 6 topical “Memos” (between 1-2 pages). Find Memo topics, specific instructions and due dates in the Course Outline with a
(examples provided in Course Materials) - Creative Forms Database (CFD): Select, review, and document entries for at least 25 titles/works produced for a young adult audience (at least 10 books) as a beginning professional patron advisory database. Find instructions and due dates in the Course Outline (example entries provided in Course Materials)
- Story Presentations: Prepare and deliver two 2-minute in-class story talks from items taken in your evolving Creative Forms Database (CFD)
- Repertoire Emphasis Project(REP): A two-part assignment requiring first, the study of a particular youth group or program and second, the design of a youth participation-infused library program for that group’s specific interests. Find instructions and due dates in the Course Outline (examples provided in Course Materials)
- Blackboard Forums: Participate in small charrette forums to be determined at the beginning of the semester
Late Assignments
As this is a graduate school program designed to prepare students for the professional world, and because administering late assignments detracts from attention to the success of the entire class, no late assignments will be accepted.
Grading
Assignments will contribute to your final grade as follows:
| Student Deliverables | Grade Weight | Due Date |
Professional Log (“ProLog”)  (14 entries) |
25 points | Various |
“Memos”  (7) |
35 points | Various |
| Story Presentations | 5 points | 23 February |
| Repertoire Emphasis Project (“REP”) | 10 points (5+10) | 16 & 23 March |
| Blackboard Forum Participation | 5 points | Various |
| Creative Forms Database entries (25) | 20 points | 18 May |
Grading Scale
The following grading scale shall be implemented:
| Score | Grade |
| 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+ |
Academic Integrity
SJSU’s Academic Integrity Policy requires that you be honest in all your academic coursework. All assignments submitted must be your own work, and all sources used must be properly cited. Faculty is required to report all infractions to the Office of Judicial Affairs.
The University’s 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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