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University of Rhode Island
Graduate School of Library and Information Studies
LSC 530: Reading Interests of Children
Spring, 2003
Course description: Building, maintaining, evaluating, and promoting
collections for children in public libraries and elementary school media
centers. Fiction and nonfiction; books emphasized, digital and other resources
also discussed.
Objectives: During the course, students will:
- explore and discuss the educational, recreational,
developmental, and informational needs of children and the particular needs
of those adult library users (parents, teachers, etc.) who support them (GSLIS
9, 10, 11, 20; RIDE 1, 3, 4*);
- consider issues related to children's access to information,
confidentiality and intellectual freedom in light of the American Library Association's Code of Ethics and Freedom to
Read statement as well as current law (GSLIS 2, 3; RIDE 11);
- develop skills in locating, selecting, evaluating, and promoting
children's books and related media (GSLIS 4, 16; RIDE 2);
- discuss the application of contemporary theories of child development,
educational practice, literacy and literary criticism to the evaluation and
use of library materials for children (GSLIS 11, 13; RIDE 2, 6, 7);
- write a paper on issues in collection development or a plan for collection
development in a specific area (GSLIS 4, 8; RIDE 8); and
- through oral or online presentations, written reviews and annotations,
communicate the knowledge and enjoyment of books and other library materials
(GSLIS 6, 8; RIDE 8)
* Numbers in parentheses refer to relevant University of Rhode
Island Graduate School of Library and Information Studies Educational Outcomes
and Rhode Island Department of Education Beginning Teacher Standards.
WebCT:
This course will meet in person, and will be supplemented by a WebCT site.
The instructor's notes will be posted each week for your convenience, and
student presentations will be delivered both in
person and online. You are expected to read the notes and
participate in class discussion on a weekly basis. Features of the class site
will include:
 | the syllabus; |
| the reading list; |
| a bulletin board, which functions like an e-mail discussion list and will
allow us to post announcements, discussion, etc.; |
| a mail service, which functions like private e-mail and will allow you to
send me questions about your work or to submit papers electronically; |
| your grades. |
Presentation groups can request private discussion topics or chat room to
facilitate group collaboration.
To access the WebCT site, go to http://webct.uri.edu.
Your login id is assigned by the URI system and will probably be in the form of
JDOE1234 (assuming J is your first initial, DOE the first 3 letters of your
surname, and 1234 the last 4 digits of your student id number). Your initial
password is also assigned by the system, and will probably be your birthdate in
mmddyyyy format. Your id and password should get you to a page called "My
WebCT," with a list of your WebCT courses on the left-hand side; click on
"LSC531."
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