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THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION STUDIES
LSC 521: Public Library Service
Monday, 6:30 - 9:15, and Online, asynchronously
Fall, 2004
| Dr. Gale Eaton |
Office hours by appointment |
|
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.
Many of you have said you will order them through Amazon or some other online
vendor, but you may want to call the bookstore at 401-874-5219 for the price and shipping
charges -- they tell me they're competitive. Also, check out their 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.
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