LIBR 275-01
LIBR 275-10
Library Services for Racially and
Ethnically Diverse Communities
Summer 2008 Greensheet
Dr. Ziming Liu
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Office Hours: Virtually by e-mail or in person by appointment
| Course Links Greensheet Outline & Readings |
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Textbooks and Readings | Course Requirements
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Course Description
This course focuses on developing skills for planning, implementing and evaluating programs for addressing the information needs of racially, ethnically, and linguistically diverse communities. Reviews the major national, state and local studies.
Student Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Gain knowledge about the characteristics, challenges, issues, needs, interests, and concerns associated with providing information services to diverse groups,
- Develop skills and methods for identifying appropriate resources and communication channels;
- Design, implement and evaluate effective and responsive programs and services; and
- Review readings and studies reflecting major national, regional, state, and local trends for providing culturally appropriate library services to diverse groups.
LIBR 275 supports the following SLIS Core Competencies:
- recognize the social, cultural and economic dimensions of information use;
- describe the fundamental concepts of information-seeking behaviors;
- evaluate programs and services on specified criteria.
In addition, this section supports the following SLIS Core Competencies:
- use the basic concepts and principles related to the creation, evaluation, selection, acquisition, preservation and organization of specific items or collections of information;
- contribute to the cultural, economic, educational and social well-being of our communities.
Textbooks and Readings
Required Text
None
Course Readings
Please see the Outline & Reading List for more information.
Course Requirements
Assignments and Grading
The graded assignments for this course are:
| Class participation and discussion | 20% |
| Assignments | 30% |
| Term Paper | 50% |
Grading Scale
Final grades will be based on the following grading scale established for graduate students by San José State University:
| 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 |
Academic Integrity
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/
One Washington Square - San José, California USA, 95192-0029
Phone: 408-924-2490
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