LIBR 266-11
Collection Management
Summer 2007 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 Textbooks and Readings Course Requirements |
Resources Blackboard Blackboard Tutorials SLIS e-Bookstore |
Students must self-enroll in the Blackboard section of the course from May 26-June 4 using the access code distributed to registered students. There will be no waiting list, but you can check for openings during the drop/add period.
Welcome
I am pleased to have you as a student in this section of collection management. I hope you will enjoy the educational experience and learn useful tools to help you in your professional career and personal development.
This is a hybrid course—most of the instruction will take place on line, but will be supplemented with a face-to-face meeting. We will be using Blackboard for course information, to send assignments, post messages and participate in discussions. We will meet face-to-face in San Jose on Friday and Saturday, February 23 & 24. Prior to that meeting, we will be using the text and supplementary materials to prepare for productive onsite sessions.
Taking an online course can be a challenging; however, by closely working together we can make this a positive and rewarding experience. In the meantime, please familiarize yourself with this page and Blackboard. Pay special attention to the calendar, and announcements to keep track of weekly assignments and other expectations.
Course Description
This course consists of the following:
- 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
Course Prerequisites: LIBR 202, 204
Course Objectives
Student Learning Outcomes
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
LIBR 266 supports the following SLIS Core Competencies:
- articulate the ethics, values and foundational principles of library and information professionals and their role in the promotion of intellectual freedom;
- compare the environments and organizational settings in which library and information professionals practice;
- use the basic concepts and principles related to the creation, evaluation, selection, acquisition, preservation and organization of specific items or collections of information;
- evaluate programs and services on specified criteria.
In addition, this section supports the following SLIS Core Competencies:
- demonstrate proficiency in the use of current information and communication technologies, and other related technologies, as they affect the resources and uses of libraries and other information providing entities;
- use service concepts, principles and techniques that facilitate information access, relevance, and accuracy for individuals or groups of users;
- demonstrate oral and written communication skills necessary for group work, collaboration, and professional level presentations: and
- contribute to the cultural, economic, educational and social well being of our communities.
Textbooks and Readings
Required Text
Evans, G. Edward & Margaret Zarnosky Saponaro. Developing library and information center collections, 5th ed. Westport, CN: Libraries Unlimited, 2005.
Go to SLIS e-Bookstore.
Supplemental Readings
Supplemental readings will be posted on Blackboard.
Course Requirements
The primary requirements for this course are:
- To complete the readings, and respond to discussion topics
- Mandatory attendance at the two face-to-face meetings (February 23 & 24)
- Completion of exercises and assignments on collection evaluation, selection tools and professional resources to assess learning and provide practical experience.
Course Schedule
The course schedule is as follows:
| Instruction Begins | June 4, 2007 |
| Instruction Ends | August 6, 2007 |
| Class Meeting | Friday & Saturday, June 15 & 16, 2007 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., SJSU campus |
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”. Sub-standard work will receive a B- or below, while above standard work will receive a B+ or better. Above standard work 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 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 is utilized for all SLIS courses:
| 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+ |
| 70-72 | D |
| 67-69 | D- |
| Below 67 | 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 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 Plagarism
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. Faculty members are required to report all infractions to the Office of Student Conduct and Ethical Development. The policy on academic integrity can be found at http://sa.sjsu.edu/student_conduct.
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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