Course description: Investigate informational, educational, and recreational resources, primarily on the Internet. Emphasis on selection, evaluation, promotion, and the development of information literacy.

Objectives: Students will

1. build awareness of the range of services and resources that can be provided to children and young adults through use of the Internet (1)*;
2. explore and discuss the application of professional ethics (especially the American Library Association’s Code of Ethics and Library Bill of Rights) to issues in youth access to information, including filters, internet use policies, and commercialization (2, 3);
3. develop skills in selecting, retrieving, evaluating, and promoting Internet sites and other digital resources for children and teenagers (4, 5, 6), with special attention to the interests, development, learning styles and educational needs of those served (10, 11);
4. practice effective communication skills, through participation in and facilitating of class discussion; an online seminar presentation; and a term paper or other final project (7, 8); and
5. explore strategies for adapting new resources and technologies to the support of essential library missions (10, 14, 15).

* Numbers in parentheses refer to GSLIS Educational Outcomes which this course emphasizes.