LIBR 266-11 Special Session
Collection Management
Summer 2004

Barbara Leonard, Instructor
barbaral@nni.com

GREENSHEET

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/management.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

At the completion of the course, the student will be able to:

1. Describe and analyze the theoretical and practical issues associated with the management of library collections and with the selection of resources for libraries and information centers serving changing populations.
2. Identify and utilize the literature pertinent to both the management of collections and the selection of materials.

This course supports the following objectives from the School’s Teaching Goal

• Teaching students the major theories, important principles and 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 and knowledge resources

PREREQUISITES AND EXPECTATIONS:

The core courses should have been completed for admission to this seminar. The student must be able to use Microsoft Word for the class assignments.

The class will take place on http://tigris.sjsu.edu/

Students may enroll on the Blackboard site between May 24 th and June 3 rd.

Each student must realize that 15 weeks of study are being compressed into 11 weeks and each is expected to do the same amount of work and study as in a regular semester.

Each student is expected to contribute substantive comments to the class discussions, exercises, and case studies.

Students can expect the instructor to be responsive to questions and concerns in a timely manner and to be fair in grading.

REQUIRED TEXT:

Evans, G. Edward. Developing library and information center collections, 4 th ed. Greenwood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 2000.

Available at http://www.lu.com

GRADING POLICY:

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 sub-standard grade (B- or below) If you submit above standard work, you will receive an above-standard grade (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 than the assignment calls for
• Overall treatment of the assignment above and beyond what the assignment calls for
• Superior organizational, written, or communication skills in the presentation of the material

GRADING PERCENTAGES:

Class participation will be determined using such criteria as contributions to discussions, exercises, and activities on the Blackboard site. Written assignments must be in Microsoft Word and sent to the instructor as an attachment. Assignments must be edited for grammar and spelling and be of graduate level quality. 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.

Top of Page