LIBR 580: Collection Management - Course Syllabus (3)
Program: Master of Library and Information Science
Year: 2009-2010 Winter Session Term 2
Location: IKBLC 185
Instructor: Simon Neame
Office location: IKBLC Room 203a
Office phone: 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 remote 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:
- Implement the key elements of collection management in any organizational setting
- 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 key issues around the preservation of print and electronic information
- 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 Internet access
- Demonstrate a professional attitude towards intellectual freedom challenges (following the CLA Bill of Rights)
- Understand current developments in digital libraries, open access and trends in scholarly communication
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: ARST/LIBR 500, 501 and Co-requisites: LIBR 502, 503 for students in the MLIS or Dual programs. . ARST/LIBR 500, ARST 510, ARST 515, ARST 516, ARST 520, ARST 540, ARST 573, ARST 587 for students in the MAS program.
Format of the course: One 3-hour class per week: Thursday mornings from 8:00am – 10:50am, January 7 to April 15, 2009. Students are expected to attend all class sessions. Classes may include lectures, guest speakers, group discussions, and class presentations.
Required and Recommended Resources:
Required:
- Johnson, Peggy. Fundamentals of Collection Development & Management 2nd ed. Chicago: American Library Association, 2009.
Recommended:
I recommend that you sign up or visit the archives for one 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) 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.cni.org/Hforums/arl-ejournal/about.html
3) 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
4) ELECTRONIC LICENSING
“A moderated list for the discussion of issues related to the licensing of digital information by academic and research libraries
To subscribe, follow the directions at http://www.library.yale.edu/~llicense/mailing-list.shtml
5) 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://206.180.235.130/byform/mailing-lists/exlibris/
Key Journals:
Information for assignments may be located in many different sources – you may wish to check out the following key 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
Library & Archival Security
Library Acquisitions: Practice & Theory
Library Resources & Technical Services
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 |
20% |
#2 Collection management paper |
Feb 11 |
30% |
#3 Collection sector assessment |
Apr 8 |
50% |
Course Schedule: Winter Term 2 2010
This syllabus may be subject to minor alteration prior to or during the term.
DATE |
TOPICS and READINGS |
ASSIGNMENT DUE |
Jan 7 |
*Johnson chapter 1 |
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Jan 14 |
*Johnson chapter 2 |
Review tools discussion (in-class) |
Jan 21 |
*Johnson chapter 3 |
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Jan 28 |
*Johnson chapter 4 |
Assignment #1 - Groups 1 & 2 |
Feb 4 |
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Assignment #1 - Groups 3 & 4 |
Feb 11 |
|
Assignment #2 due
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Mar 4 |
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Assignment #1 - Groups 5 & 6 |
Mar 11 |
*Johnson Chapter 5 |
Assignment #1 - Groups 7 & 8 |
Mar 18 |
*Johnson Chapter 6 |
Assignment #1 - Groups 9 & 10 |
Mar 25 |
*Johnson Chapter 7 |
|
Apr 1 |
*Johnson Chapter 8 |
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Apr 8 |
*Johnson Chapter 9 |
Assignment #3 due
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Apr 15 |
Final class - Review |
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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 responsibility to obtain from one of the other class members any handouts distributed and notes taken during sessions you miss..
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. If you ARE late for class (for whatever reason), please come into the classroom rather than waiting for the break.
Policy on group participation: Two assignments in this course are to be completed in groups. All group members will receive the same grade on each assignment. As soon as you form your group for an assignment, you should email the instructor with the names and email addresses of the members in your group. Any changes in membership after this declaration or issues that arise related to a member's lack of participation in a group, etc. must be brought to the attention of the instructor as early as possible. The instructor will then discuss the problem with all members of the group, with the goal of reaching an equitable solution. Failure to bring problems to the attention of the instructor will result in penalized grades for all members of the group.
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 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/arts-students/plagiarism-avoided.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.
Course Discussion List:
Each of you must sign-up for the class online 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 or call me.
