LIBR 520: Collection Management -- COURSE SYLLABUS
Program: Master of Library and Information Studies
Year: 2005-2006 Winter Session, Term 2
Course Schedule: Mondays, 9am – 12pm
Location: Koerner Library, Room 216
Instructor: Simon Neame
Office location: Koerner Library, Room 219
Office phone: 604-822-3096
Office hours: Please make appointments by email.
E-mail address:simon.neame@ubc.ca
Course Goal:
The goal of this course is to provide students with the knowledge required to identify, evaluate, and select print, audio-visual, and electronic materials for on-site and off-site access. Students will also learn how to evaluate and preserve collections and to apply cost-effective collection management techniques
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Discuss the key elements in the evolution of collection management
- Design and implement a community analysis to assess the informational, recreational, and educational needs of a diverse group of users
- Explain the policies, processes, and procedures of a typical acquisitions department
- Identify the key review journals used in libraries and describe their different focuses
- Identify the major commercial jobbers used by Canadian libraries, and identify the different markets targeted by various jobbers
- Understand the services offered by jobbers from a monetary, quality-control, technological, and legal point of view
- Discuss the ethical issues which may arise when dealing with library suppliers
- Describe the purposes and the key elements of a collection management policy
- Describe the need for collection evaluation and the methods used
- Distinguish the purposes, functions, advantages, and disadvantages of different formats in which collections may be acquired.
- Explain the monetary and technological issues relevant to management of serials collections, both print and electronic
- Negotiate a licensing agreement with a materials vendor
- Formulate a collections budget
- Design and implement an effective weeding project
- Describe the issues for both print and electronic preservation
- Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of high density on-site and off-site storage facilities
- Explain the key elements of effective resource sharing projects
- Describe current technological developments in document delivery ( ILL)
- Describe the possible impact on local collections of remote access to electronic materials
- Discuss current intellectual freedom challenges to all types of library materials, including the Internet
- Demonstrate a professional attitude towards intellectual freedom challenges (following the CLA Bill of Rights)
- Discuss the principles guiding the development of digital libraries, including the management of digitization projects
Prerequisites:
Johnson, Peggy. Fundamentals of Collection Development & Management. Chicago : American Library Association, 2004.
Recommended: I recommend that you sign up for one or more of the following listservs for the term.
1) Library Collection Development
To subscribe, send the message "subscribe colldv-l Firstname Lastname" to listproc@usc.edu
Note: the subject line of your message should be blank
2) AcqNet
“The gathering place for librarians and other professionals interested in acquisitions and collection management.”
To subscribe, follow the directions on the AcqWeb site: http://acqweb.l ibrary.vanderbilt.ed u /
3) ARL-EJOURNAL
“A discussion list concerned with all aspects of the management of electronic journals by libraries and information centers.”
To subscribe, follow the directions at http://www.c ni.or g/Hforums/arl-ejournal/about.html
4) SERIALST
“An electronic forum for most aspects of serials processing in libraries.”
To subscribe, follow the directions at http://www.uvm.edu/~bmaclenn/serialst.html
5) ELECTRONIC LICENSING
“ A moderated list for the discussion of issues related to the licensing of digital information by academic and research libraries
To subscribe, send the following email to LISTPROC@LISTS.YALE.EDU. Message:
Subscribe Liblicense-l First name last name
6) ExLibris
“Provides an environment for discussing matters related to rare book and manuscript librarianship, including special collections and related issues.”
To subscribe, follow the directions at http://palimpsest.stanf ord.edu/byform/mailing-lists/exlibris/
Key Journals:
Information for assignments may be located in many different sources – you may wish to check out the following collection management journals:
Acquisitions Librarian
Advances in Serials Management
Against the Grain "Linking Publishers, Vendors, and Librarians"
Bottom Line: A Financial Magazine for Librarians
Collection Building
Collection Management
Librarian’s eBook Newsletter Subscribe at http://www.lib.rochester.edu/main/ebooks/subscription_form.htm#
Library & Archival Security
Library Acquisitions: Practice & Theory
Library Resources & Technical Services
Newsletter on Serials Pricing Issues ( Listserv@gibbs.Oit.unc.edu. Subscribe prices [First name last name]
Serials Librarian
Serials Review
Course Assignments, Due dates and Weight in relation to final course mark:
Assignments/Evaluation |
Due Dates |
Weight |
#1 Special formats presentations |
Assorted dates |
15% |
#2 Collection management issues term paper |
Feb 6 |
30% |
#3 Collection sector assessment plan |
March 27 |
50% |
#4 Class participation in discussions, attendance |
|
5% |
Course Schedule:
DATE |
TOPICS |
GUEST SPEAKERS (TBA early Jan) |
ASSIGNMENT DUE |
Jan 9 |
Introduction to CM
*Read Johnson chapters 1 and 2 |
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Jan 16 |
Policy, Planning, and Budgets
*Read Johnson chapter 3 |
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Jan 23 |
Developing Collections
*Read Johnson chapter 4 |
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Group 1 - Maps |
Jan 30 |
The publishing industry and Canadian copyright |
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Feb 6 |
Serials
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Vendor (TBA) |
Group 2 – Gov’t docs
Assignment #2 due |
Feb 13 |
Reading week – no class |
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Feb 20 |
Managing collections - Weeding, preservation, security - Storage (policies, facilities) *Read Johnson Chapter 5 |
Visit to IKBLC/ASRS
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Group 3 – Music |
Feb 27 |
Marketing, liaison, and outreach
*Read Johnson Chapter 6 |
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Group 4 – Photographs, slides; Group 5 - Rare books
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Mar 6 |
Collection evaluation, assessment
Read Johnson Chapter 9 |
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Group 6 – Videos, DVDs |
Mar 13 |
Electronic resources (Part 1)
*Read Johnson Chapter 7 |
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Group 7 –Multilingual materials |
Mar 20 |
Electronic resources (Part 2)
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Group 8 - Microforms |
Mar 27 |
Cooperative Collection Management
*Read Johnson Chapter 8 |
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Group 9 – E-books Assignment #3 due |
Apr 3 |
Review and future issues |
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Attendance: The calendar states: “Regular attendance is expected of students in all their classes (including lectures, laboratories, tutorials, seminars, etc.). Students who neglect their academic work and assignments may be excluded from the final examinations. Students who are unavoidably absent because of illness or disability should report to their instructors on return to classes.”
Students who have medically documented continuing/chronic disabilities that may affect their ability to complete assignments on time should report this to their adviser or to me before problems arise.
Regular on-time attendance in class is an important and required part of this course. It is your will provide copies of all handouts distributed during sessions you miss, but it is your responsibility to obtain notes from one of the other class members.
I recognize that sudden unexpected problems arise for everyone (including myself), but I expect you to attend and be on time for class. Absences or repeated tardiness will result in a lower course mark or in a request from me that you drop the course. The size of an attendance-related course mark penalty will be determined by the instructor. If you ARE late for class (for whatever reason) please come into the classroom rather than waiting for the break.
Consumption of beverages is okay during class time, and occasional consumption of food is fine. I’d rather you were alert in class than fainting from hunger because of a missed lunch!
Evaluation: Assignments will not be accepted late unless prior arrangements are made with me. Consideration will be given to legitimate emergencies. If an extension is granted, a late penalty may be imposed at my discretion; this will be discussed when you request an extension.
All assignments will be awarded letter grades using the evaluative criteria given on the SLAIS web site: http://www.slais.ubc.ca/RESOURCES/slais-marking.htm . Please note that within these guidelines, a B+ mark is given for “Work demonstrating diligence and effort above basic requirements.”
Course Discussion List: Each of you must sign-up for the class internet discussion list. From whatever email account you wish to use, send the following [leave the Subject line blank]:
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This is the mechanism that I will use to make announcements to you outside class. You are also welcome to post comments/questions to the list if relevant to other students. For particular problems or questions you should e-mail me directly at simon.neame@ubc.ca, see me in my office, or call me.
