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THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION STUDIES
LSC 521: Public Library Service
Tuesday, 6:30 - 9:15
Fall, 2005
| Dr. Gale Eaton |
Office hours by appointment |
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Rodman Hall, Room 3 |
(401) 874-4651 |
| 94 West Alumni Ave, Kingston, 02881 |
e-mail <geaton@mail.uri.edu> |
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Planning, evaluation, and programming in public
libraries, with an emphasis on community analysis and responsive services.
Development of a grant proposal or equivalent project required.
GOAL: To familiarize students with the concepts, philosophy and ethics of
public library service and management, and with the role of the public library
in society.
OBJECTIVES:
 | To survey the range of services and resources that public libraries
provide to meet the educational, recreational, developmental and
informational needs of users (GSLIS Educational Outcome 1) |
| To discuss the core values and professional ethics of public
librarianship, with special attention to intellectual freedom and equity of
access (2, 3, 14) |
| To read and evaluate published research on public library issues and
operations (13) |
| To identify and evaluate the information needs of a community, and propose
information resources and/or services to meet them (10, 11) |
| To practice and hone communication skills, through class discussions,
reviews of published research and commentary, presentations in person or
online, and the preparation and critiquing of grant proposals (8)
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| To explore and reflect on the role of the public library in an evolving information
environment (18, 19, 20) |
Textbooks:
| Required: Sandra Nelson's The New Planning for Results: A Streamlined
Approach (Chicago: American Library Association, 2001; ISBN
0-8389-3504-4)
Note that ALA members get a 10% discount on items ordered through ALA,
but that can be wiped out by shipping charges; ALA's toll-free number is
1-800-545-2433 |
| Recommended: Sharon L. Baker & Karen L. Wallace, The
Responsive Public Library: How to Develop and Market a Winning Collection,
2nd ed. (Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 2002; ISBN 1-56308-648-4) |
The textbooks for this course have been ordered and are available for you at the URI
Bookstore. Visit the Memorial Union; call 401-874-5219 for the price and shipping
charges; or check out the bookstore website: http://www.uri.edu/bookstore/.
Go to http://www.uri.edu/bookstore/textbookstu.htm
and click on "Textbook Inquiry" to find what texts have been ordered
for your various courses -- but first, jot down the section numbers from
e-campus. (For fall 2005, LSC 521 is 21022.)
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