LIBR 282, Sections 02, 10
Seminar in Library Management
Spring 2004

Professor Kenneth E. Dowlin
Kdowlin@slis.sjsu.edu
PLS 67A, CSUF
Telephone: (714-278-2854)
Generally 10:00 – 5:00 M-F except when out of town. Please email for an appointment.

GREENSHEET

This Greensheet is not final and will be revised in January. It is posted at this time to give students a sense of the course.

Schedule for in person classes is on 2/21 at SJSU and 2/22 at CSUF. The session will be 10:00 to 4:00 with a lunch break. See schedule for room assignments and locations.

Course Description

This course is designed to provide a framework, a process, consultation with experts, and a final product for the development of a strategic and implementation plan to resolve a specific system wide development need in a library or information organizations.

Course Objectives

1. At the completion of this course, the student should have a better understanding of the framework, the collaborative process, and problem solving for developing outstanding library and information centers.
2. Will have developed a network with professionals and fellow students to ensure continued learning opportunities and communication.
3. Will have developed a process for identifying, analyzing, preparing a plan for action, and implementing a strategy to solve a particular organization Problem.

The course supports the following School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) objectives:

Major Topics under consideration are:
The major topic choices will be on:

1. Systemic collection development and preservation
   1. Funding
   2. Planning, standards, policies
   3. Organization
   4. Multiple format integration
   5. Security of collections
   6. Preservation of collections
   7. Transformation of collections (digitization for one)
2. Systemic Technology Program
   1. Operational activities
      i. Circulation
      ii. Online catalog
      iii. Internal Internet access
      iv. Digital archiving
      v. Electronic journals and databases
   2. Remote access activities
      i. Internet portal
      ii. Integration
      iii. Marketing
   3. Funding
   4. Obtaining
      i. RFP
      ii. Contract administration
3. Personnel Development
   Needs assessment
   Funding
   Creating a Learning Organization
4. Facilities
   1. a. Main Library
   2. Branches
5. Customer Service Orientation
6. Building Community and Political support
   1. Vision Building
   2. Communication
7. Other topics that might come from student group or mentor

Required Text
None

Recommended Texts
TBA