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LIBR579B: Community-Led Libraries – Course Syllabus (1)

Program: Master of Library and Information Studies
Year: 2009-2010 Winter Session, term 1
Course Schedule: Friday, October 16, 18:00-21:00; Saturday, October 17, 9:00-5:00
Location: Room 461
Instructor: Beth Davies, Annette de Faveri
Office location:
Office phone:
Office hours: By appointment
E-mail address: beth.davies@vpl.ca ; annette.defaveri@vpl.ca

 

Course Goal:
The goal of this course is to introduce students to the concept of community-led libraries

Course Objectives:
By the end of this course, students should be able to:

  • Define social exclusion in the context of public library service
  • Describe some barriers to library service
  • Define the difference between outreach and community development
  • Describe some of the tools for community development work
  • Discuss ways of evaluating community-led activities

Course Topics:

  • What is Social Exclusion?
  • Systemic Barriers to Public Library Service
  • The Community-Led Service Planning Model
  • Tools and Skills for Community Development Work
  • Evaluation and Statistics
  • Organizational Support

Prerequisites:

ARST/LIBR 500, 501, 503 [for students in MLIS or Joint programs]

Format of the course: Class sessions will be a combination of lectures and discussions

Required and Recommended Reading:

See course web page (coming soon)

Course Assignments, Due dates and Weight in relation to final course mark:

Assignment

Due Date

Weight

Discussion of visits

October 16

15%

Written assignment

November 6

70%

In-class participation

 

15%

See course web page for details (coming soon)

Course Schedule [subject to change]:

October 16

Introductions

What is social exclusion?

Barriers to library service

 

October 17

The Community-led model

Tools for community work

Skills for community work

Measuring outcomes

Organizational support

Real-life community-led librarians

 

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.”

Evaluation: All assignments will be marked using the evaluative criteria given on the SLAIS web site .

Written & Spoken English Requirement: Written and spoken work may receive a lower mark if it is, in the opinion of the instructor, deficient in English.

Disability Accommodation: The University accommodates students with disabilities who have registered with the Disability Resource Centre [ http://www.students.ubc.ca/access/drc.cfm ]. You must register with the Disability Resource Centre to be granted special accommodations for any on-going conditions.

Religious Accommodation: The University accommodates students whose religious obligations conflict with attendance, submitting assignments, or completing scheduled tests and examinations. Please let your instructor know in advance, preferably in the first week of class, if you will require any accommodation on these grounds. Students who plan to be absent for varsity athletics, family obligations, or other similar commitments, cannot assume they will be accommodated, and should discuss their commitments with the instructor before the course drop date. UBC policy on Religious Holidays: http://www.universitycounsel.ubc.ca/policies/policy65.pdf

Academic Dishonesty: Please review the UBC Calendar Academic regulations for the University policy on cheating, plagiarism, and other forms of academic dishonesty: http://www.students.ubc.ca/calendar/index.cfm?tree=3,54,111,959 . Also visit and review the contents of these two resources: Plagiarism Resource Centre: For Students: http://www.library.ubc.ca/home/plagiarism/welcome.html and Plagiarism Avoided: Taking Responsibility For Your Work: http://www.arts.ubc.ca/Plagiarism_Avoided.373.0.html for useful information on avoiding plagiarism and on correct documentation practice. Students are held responsible for knowing and following all University regulations regarding academic dishonesty. If a student does not know how to properly cite a source or what constitutes proper use of a source it is the student's personal responsibility to obtain the needed information and to apply it within University guidelines and policies. If evidence of academic dishonesty is found in a course assignment, previously submitted work in this course may be reviewed for possible academic dishonesty and grades modified as appropriate. University policy requires that all incidents of academic dishonesty must be forwarded to the Dean’s office for review and possible action.

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Please note that the first assignment is due on October 16, the first day of class.