LIBR 266-12
Collection Management
Summer 2006 Greensheet
Arglenda Friday
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Office Location: Denton, TX
Phone: 940-382-9797
Office Hours: Best times-T/TH/10-2 CST
| Greensheet Links Required Text and Readings Course Requirements |
Resources Blackboard Blackboard Tutorials |
Students will be able to self-enroll in the Blackboard course site between May 10-24. You will need a password access code which I will provide to all registered students on MySJSU.
Welcome
I am pleased to have you as a student in this section of collection development. I hope you will enjoy the educational experience and learn useful tools to help you in your professional career and personal development.
Taking an online course can be a challenging; however, by closely working together we can make this a positive and rewarding experience. We will be using Blackboard for course information, to send assignments, post messages and participate in discussions. In the meantime, please familiarize yourself with this page and Blackboard.
We will meet face-to-face in San Jose on Friday and Saturday, June 16 & 17. Prior to that meeting, we will be using the text and supplementary materials to prepare for productive onsite sessions. Pay special attention to the calendar and announcements to keep track of weekly assignments and other expectations.
Course Description
- Study of collection management in all types of libraries and information centers.
- Includes analysis of information needs, criteria for selection, collection use evaluation, and resources for collection development
- Discussion of community issues, censorship, library standards, and the publishing industry
Prerequisites: LIBR 202, Libr 204
Student Learning Objectives
The objectives of this course are to help the student learn to:
- Assess community/curriculum information needs in relation to collection development,
- Prepare development and access policies appropriate for libraries serving the needs of given populations,
- Locate and discuss current standards for libraries of different types, and understand the relationship between these standards and collections,
- Understand costs of information in various formats and budgetary implications for resource sharing and erratic funding,
- Identify the types and sources of materials included in library collections and describe how these materials are produced and acquired,
- Develop practical professional criteria for the evaluation, selection, and retention of materials appropriate to library and information centers,
- Gain the ability to use and evaluate bibliographic and selection tools in terms of purpose, organization, and type of information,
- Use various techniques for evaluating library and information collections,
- Understand censorship and promote the principles of intellectual freedom, free inquiry, and informed choice,
- Identify and use appropriate methods and resources for preserving library materials; and
- Understand some of the broader issues affecting collection management, such as copyright, licensing, digital libraries, global communication, the Internet, and diversity
This course supports the following SLIS objectives:
Upon completion of the course, 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 in the development and management of the collection
- Advocacy and leadership for citizen access to and effective use of information
Required Text and Readings
Required Text
Evans, G. Edward & Margaret Zarnosky Saponaro. Developing library and information center collections, 5th ed. Westport, CN: Libraries Unlimited, 2005. Available at http://www.lu.com, or through Amazon.
Supplemental Readings
Supplemental readings are posted on Blackboard.
Course Requirements
Primary Requirements
The primary requirements for this course are:
- Readings, assignments, and discussion topics are detailed on Blackboard.
- Attendance at the two face-to-face meetings (June 16 & 17) is mandatory.
- Exercises and papers on collection evaluation, selection tools and professional resources will be required to assess learning and provide practical experience.
Course Schedule
The course schedule is as follows:
| Instruction Begins | June 1, 2006 |
| Instruction Ends | August 14 , 2006 |
| Class Meeting | Friday & Saturday June 16 & 17, 2006 9am-5pm in CL 304, SJSU campus |
Tentative Course Calendar
Readings and discussion board topics will be posted in modules on a weekly basis. Major topics include: introductions, user needs assessments, collection policies (selection tool and theory), formats (print, serials, audiovisual, government, electronic, internet), evaluation, weeding, and preservation. All major projects and exercises will be detailed on Blackboard under course assignments.
Grading
Everyone begins this course with a grade of “B”, the standard grade for graduate level work. If you do the assignments as outlined, you will maintain that “B”. If you submit sub-standard work, you will receive a B- or below. If you submit above standard work, you will receive a B+ or better. 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 and overall treatment than required by the assignment
- Making substantive comments to discussion board forums by identifying issues, resources and approached pertaining to the topic(s) under consideration
- Critical evaluation of the readings by comparing them to other authors/sources
- Superior organizational, written, or communication skills in the presentation of the material
Correct usage of academic English, spelling, grammar, and composition are expected; points will be deducted for failure to do so. Use formal (non-personal) tone and avoid slang. Be certain to structure your paper or comments to follow the assignment guidelines.
Grading Scale
The standard SJSU SLIS Grading Scale will be utilized for this course:
| 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+ |
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 reduction in number of points earned for the assignment.
Incompletes
Incompletes
will be assigned ONLY in cases of documented family or medical emergency.
Academic Integrity and Plagiarism
Your own commitment to learning, as evidenced by your enrollment at San José State University, and the University’s Academic Integrity Policy requires you to be honest in all your academic course work; therefore, all assignments must be your own work with sources properly cited. Infractions will be reported to the Office of Judicial Affairs. The 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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