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Course Requirements | Grading Policy
Students must self-enroll for this course on Blackboard that will be made “active” on August 21st. You will be required to use a password access code which I will provide using MYSJSU Messaging system on August 19th.
Course Description
The overarching goal of this course is to help you better understand and meet the information related needs of under and “unserved” peoples, especially our current sets of new immigrants and migrants, the ethnically and linguistically diverse, the homeless, the elderly, and other “non-users”. The readings and assignments are designed to stimulate your thinking about planning, implementing, and evaluating a broad spectrum of services, programs, technologies, and infrastructures to meet basic information needs. The readings and assignments are designed to help us explore some of the more complex, social, economic, historical, and technological events and developments that have shaped our past and influence our future. In short, this course focuses on developing and delivering relevant library and information services to diverse communities.
This course does not rely on any single traditional text to lay the groundwork as I do not believe that the “core” text on “Diversity, Information, and Libraries” has you to be written, published, or applied. This is the fourth offering of this course and students before you have done some excellent research and written some great papers that will prove as, if not more, valuable than the published “literature”. The Course Documents section of this course includes scores of resources, including several papers from students that have synthesized and added their knowledge to the subject.
Every student will enroll and use Blackboard’s course offerings, ranging from Course Documents to Gradebook Views. Blackboard also supports multiple paths to understanding the many facets of this topic, from PDFs to URL links, embedded presentations, and weekly updates.
There are a handful of analytical assignments in this course that will take you through the literature of Information Seeking Behavior, Library History, Knowledge Management, IT/Digital Divide, and Community Analysis. You will assess and apply core concepts and practical “lessons learned” (Best Practices) as you develop your own plan of action for your specific Latino, Asian, Native American, or other ethnolinguistic "minority" or special groups; most of whom are “non-users”. We will consider these approaches in addition to learning about and applying some of the time-tested and validated principles associated with general collection development and management
Some of the topics which you will read about and discuss in class include:
- Traditional collection management principles, approaches, and models
- Information Seeking Behavior of Ethnolinguistic People: Model, Myths, and Approaches
- The Internet and Ethnic/Diverse People: Bridging the Digital Divide
- Knowledge Management Issues and Approaches for Migrant/Emigrating Peoples
- New Collection Management approaches for meeting the needs of Diverse Communities
- Potential “Killer Applications” and Planning Models for Meeting Information Service Needs of Minority or Non-English Speaking Communities
- The Role of ethnolinguistic Gatekeepers in Ethnic/Minority Communities
- Traditional Cultures and KM: Blending Old and Best Practices
Prerequisites
The Prerequisites for this course are: LIBR 202 and 204.
Course Objectives and Goal
The objectives of the course are to help you:
- To introduce the student to diverse sources of approaches, research, and concepts related to the development and future of LIS services for ethnically diverse communities
- Understand the challenges of providing information services in a multicultural and multiracial society; and understand the societal factors which create those challenges;
- Understand the basic tenets of successful information systems and utilize MIS, IT, and other technological applications, infrastructures, and resources to develop, deliver, and evaluate value-added programs and services for diverse communities
- Utilize KM practices and MIS/IT resources to promote cultural diversity and preserve ethnic heritage;
- Assess a library/information center’s collection and services in terms of how well it meets the needs of the patrons AND community it serves;
- Understand some of the broader issues affecting collection management such as copyright, censorship, selection/licensing of electronic resources, and insufficient or erratic funding;
- To present tools you will hopefully use and improve upon as you progress through your career as professional practitioners in LIS organizations and as KM Leaders and Advocates for diverse communities.
The course supports the following SLIS objectives:
Upon completion of the program the student will know and be able to identify the major theories and important principles as well as demonstrate current practice in:
- Information management, including the selection, organization, storage, retrieval, dissemination, and utilization of information resources
- Advocacy and leadership for citizen access to information, knowledge and resources
Be sure to see course requirements to understand the format of the course. Please note that all students must self-enroll for this course on Blackboard that will be made “active” on August 21st. You will be required to use a password access code which I will provide using MYSJSU Messaging system on August 19th. You can also learn more about using Blackboard by accessing the following tutorials located at: http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/blackboard/
Course Requirements
General Requirements
You must:
- You MUST have the minimal home computing environment as described at http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/ecommunication/homecomputing.htm
and have Internet Access, including the ability to:
- Send and receive e-mail: When attachments are used, please send in PDF format using MS Word.
- View the WWW with a graphical browser
- Create and view PDF files: Check Blackboard instructions for how to download and create PDF files.
- Enroll in SLISWEB Blackboard to receive assignments and communications from the instructor by the first day of class: DO SO ASAP!!
- Send homework to the instructor via BB using the Assignment links at the bottom of every Assignment. You should identify every assignment to me by including your last name, first name, course number, and assignment number/title. When sending PDF or other attachments, remember to provide your last name, first name, course number and the assignment #/title on the first line on the attached document (in case the attachments becomes separated from its associated e-mail) and as a footer on each page of your assignments.
- Other communications via e-mail to me must follow this format in the subject line:
- FOR QUESTIONS: Your last name, first name, course number, "Question"
- FOR COMMENTS: Your last name, first name, course number, "Comment"
- Finally, a note on Adobe Acrobat Reader, for PDF files
PDF stands for Portable Document Format. Any document created by any software can be converted to a PDF file, preserving its original content, layout, and color. These files are viewable with the Adobe Acrobat Reader. You will need version 3.0 or higher to view some of the files on this site.
You can download Adobe Reader free at Adobe's Web site. Be sure to take note of the name of the file you are downloading. After download, look again at the instructions on Adobe's download page as there are a few more steps you will have follow to install the software.
Course Format
This is a Web-based course. All of our interaction will take place on the SLIS Blackboard site; you should be able to enroll in our Blackboard course by August 21st. Course materials will be available primarily through the Course Documents and Assignments sections of the Blackboard, books from your public library, and journal articles available on the SJSU library database. Assignments for the course should be posted electronically.
Course Materials
This course does not utilize a regular text but does require the student to read a broad range of articles and access several Internet bases resources. Students should check the Course Documents section of BB for all required and suggested readings.
If available in time you may want to purchase a copy of the forthcoming 5th edition of: Evans, G. Edward. Developing library and information center collections, 5th ed. Greenwood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 2005. REMEMBER, the fifth edition is not yet out although you may want to find a used copy of the 4th edition published in 2000.
Expectations
It is expected that:
- You MUST keep your virus software up-to-date or otherwise run the risk of taking us ALL down; you are required to submit ALL assignments before the Due Date in PDF format via the Assignment link in Blackboard (BB)
- All students must enroll in the course in Blackboard (BB) to receive communications from the instructor by the FIRST DATE OF THE TERM
- Assignments are due by the midnight of the due date; all assignments submitted after the due date will be subjected to a grade penalty unless arrangements are made with me beforehand
- All assignments will be submitted electronically to me via BB and some of the submitted assignments may be shared (with the students permission) with fellow students via BB; Students will be allowed to use the Digital Drop Box to submit Assignments only if there are problems submitting the Assignment via the Assignment link at the bottom of each Assignment
- All pages will be consecutively numbered in each assignment with the student's name and the name of the assignment in the footer of each page
- All of the analytical essay assignments and the final team assignment should be in 12 point font and double spaced; single spaced format is reserved for the first two assignments
- Spelling, grammatical, and syntactical errors do not reflect graduate level work and will have a negative impact on your grade
- All work cited should be in full complete citation format and conform to The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Fifth edition
PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING TO MAKE THIS COURSE FLOW FOR YOU AND ME
- All assignments MUST have your name (last, first), course information, assignment # or name, in the subject line of the e-mail and the first line on attachments; Example: Duran, Daniel SLIS 266 Assignment #1: My Story
- As I receive scores of e-mails each day from students and others please NOTE THAT I WILL TRY TO RESPOND TO YOUR E-MAILED QUESTIONS OR NON-ASSIGNMENT SPECIFIC CONCERNS WITHIN 48 HOURS OF RECEIPT
- To keep the volume of student e-mail manageable, I will post commonly asked questions on Blackboard
- I will post a weekly “Announcement” in BB (generally on Mondays) that will provide an overview of the readings, assignment(s), and any other pertinent information
- All students will be assigned to a Discussion Group after submission of the first Assignment on Introduction to Search Techniques; check the Blackboard Assignment Section and/or Group Discussion section(s) to determine your study group.
- All assignments submitted must be your own work
- Sources must be properly cited in papers using APA format for all sources.
Plagiarism
The San José State University regulations governing plagiarism will be enforced.
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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Grading Policy
Everyone starts the class with a grade of "B", the standard grade for graduate level work. Students who complete the assignments, monitor and respond to the Announcements and communications posted in Blackboard and actively participate in the discussions will receive the B provided that the quality of written work meets the standard for the University. Above standard work is defined as work that clearly displays one or more of the following criteria:
- Originality in the approach to the assignment
- Greater depth of analysis than the written assignment calls for (particularly in comparing articles or viewpoints across the literature)
- Critical evaluation of readings by comparing them to other authors or sources
- The ability to develop and implement your own knowledge management structure by creating tools for lifelong learning and knowledge retrieval
- Making genuine contributions to Discussion Boards and Discussion Groups by identifying issues, resources, and approaches related to the topic(s)
Assignments will be posted in Blackboard and typically must include an Abstract, Thesis Statement/Paragraph, and Bibliography or Resource Listing. Details for each assignment can be readily found under the Assignments section of the Blackboard Web page.
I will score and respond to all Assignments via the Gradebook function of Blackboard. It is your responsibility to keep copies of ALL assignments in electronic format in the event there are technical or other glitches. At the end of the semester I will compile the scores and assign grades based on the following scale which reflects the University Recommended Grading Scale for Graduate Students:
| 94% or above |
A |
| 86-93% |
B |
| 80-85% |
C |
| 75-79% |
D |
| 74% or below |
F |
Late Assignments
Late assignments will not be accepted without prior notification and approval of the instructor and with the understanding that there may be a decrease in the number of points earned for the assignment.
Incompletes
Incompletes will be assigned ONLY in cases of medical or family emergency. Medical or other proof will be required.
Writing Tips
One of the unfortunate realities of teaching a grad class with such a large proportion of adult students who are retooling or changing career course is that writing expertise and ease is all over the place. While most of you are good and others are almost there the reality is that repeating a few truisms may help those who need it:
- Use a formal and non-personal tone; stay away from slang or informal language
- Work with an outline and write a captivating Abstract or Introduction and reference you thesis, methodology, and summary
- Watch your syntax and grammar and when in doubt ask a better writer to look over your work
- Structure your paper to follow the assignment guidelines
- Wisely use footnotes or endnotes as they can add value
- Make your Bibliography/Resource List accurate and complete using APA format standards
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