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Reminder: Students must self-enroll for this course on Blackboard. You will be required to use a password access code which I will provide using the MySJSU Messaging system.
Course Description
Materials for adolescents and pre-adolescents and methods for incorporating these materials into library programs. Collection development, needs assessment, and programming will be featured. Information services for young adults in a variety of settings will also be addressed.
Course Goals and Objectives
Students successfully completing this course will be able to:
- Evaluate selection tools, and use appropriate resources to develop a young adult collection including all appropriate formats.
- Apply information on adolescent development, psychology, sociology and popular culture to plan appropriate programming and services for teens.
- Understand and articulate their own philosophy of intellectual freedom and the importance of protecting this right when working with materials for young adults in any appropriate format.
- Understand and appreciate literature for young adults, including both the historical perspective and the current trends in the field.
- Understand the current reading, viewing and listening habits of teens, using this knowledge in program planning and collection development.
- Set up a school visiting program and do booktalks.
This course also supports the following SLIS objectives:
Information transfer; information management, including the selection, organization, storage, retrieval, dissemination and utilization of information resources; one or more specialized aspects of information management.
Instructional Materials
Required
The required texts for this course are:
- Marc Aaronson. Exploding the Myths: The Truth about Teenagers and Reading. Scarecrow, 2001.
- Joni Richards Bodart. Radical Reads: 101 YA Novels on the Edge. Scarecrow, 2002.
- Diana Tixier Herald. Teen Genreflecting, 2nd edition. Libraries Unlimited, 2003.
- Patrick Jones. Connecting Young Adults and Libraries, 3rd edition. Neal-Schuman, Publishers, 2003.
Optional or Recommended
Optional resources for this course are:
- Joni Bodart. Booktalk!2 Booktalking and School Visiting for all Ages and Audiences. H.W. Wilson, 1985.
- Eliza Dresang. Radical Change: Books for Youth in a Digital Age. H.W. Wilson, 1999.
- Patrick Jones and Joel Shoemaker. Do It Right: Best Practices for Serving Young Adults in School and Public Libraries. Neal-Schumann, 2001.
Other Titles
Other titles you might find useful:
- Sheila B. Anderson. Serving Older Teens. Libraries Unlimited, 2003.
- Lesley S. J. Farmer. Digital Inclusion, Teens and your Library. Libraries Unlimited, 3/05.
- Carole D. Fiore. Fiore's Summer Library Reading Program Handbook. Neal-Schuman, 2005.
- Roger Leslie and Patricia Wilson. Igniting the Spark: Library Programs that Inspire High School Patrons. Libraries Unlimited, 2001.
- C. Allen Nichols. Thinking Outside the Book: Alternatives for Today’s Teen Library Collections. Libraries Unlimited, 2004.
- Mary Anne Nichols. Merchandising Library Materials to Young Adults. Libraries Unlimited, 2002.
Scarecrow, Libraries Unlimited and Neal-Schuman have many more YA titles, so be sure to check out their catalogs and Web sites.
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Course Requirements
Class Meetings
All face to face meetings are required.
All f2f classes run from 9:00am until 4:00. Please arrive promptly. There will be an hour and a quarter break for lunch each day. I will be available after class to talk with students individually. Topics for these classes include:
- Introductions—who I am and who you are
- Discussion of and explanation of syllabus and assignments
- History of YA lit and YA services
- Classics of YA lit
- Top authors
- Book Discussions on required and individually selected titles
- Programming Tips and Techniques
- Radical Reads
- Censorship and Intellectual Freedom
- Booktalking Demo/Tips
- Student booktalking
- Sharing your 12 month plans
- Other topics and/or questions brought up by class members
More information on these classes is on the Blackboard site.
Course Outline
The course outline is as follows:
| YA Culture, YA Needs |
Jones, p1-22 |
| YA Services, What, Why, Where |
Jones, p23-94 |
| Collection development and maintenance |
Jones, p95-178 |
| Teen Participation |
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| YA Areas |
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| YA Ref and RA |
Jones, p179-242 |
| Marketing—Displays, Booklists, Bibliographies, and More |
Jones, p277-314 |
Programming
Summer Reading Programs
Homework Centers
Afterschool programs |
| Booktalks and School visits |
Jones, p243-276
Bodart, RR, pxvii-xviii
Bodart, BT!2, p1-138 |
| Access, Privacy and Censorship |
Jones, p315-374 |
| Print and electronic materials |
Bodart, p315-338 |
Introduction to YA literature
During this section of the course, you need to read the appropriate chapters in Herald. Bodart includes many titles you will want to include in your database, and you will find more ideas in your other texts. |
“Radical” reads
Realistic fiction
Romance
Adventure
Suspense
Mystery
Historical
Fiction
Science fiction
Fantasy
Short story collections
Verse novels
Series fiction Nonfiction |
Bodart, RR, pxi-xiii
Dresang, p3-80 |
Academic Integrity
Read the SJSU Academic Integrity Policy
http://www2.sjsu.edu/senate/S04-12.pdf
Reasonable Accommodation of Disabilities
Students who need accommodation due to a disability must register with SJSU's Disability Resource Center (DRC) during the first three weeks of the semester. The Center will work with the students to determine the disability, document it, and determine the services and accommodations necessary for student success. Then, the DRC will contact the faculty member to determine the types of consideration necessary.
Students attending the Fullerton campus should first contact the Disability Resource Center in San José since they are SJSU students. The DRC will then direct the students to supporting resources on the Fullerton campus.
The DRC Web site: http://www.drc.sjsu.edu/
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