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Foundations of the Profession
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Foundations of the Profession
ILS 503 - Foundations of Librarianship
The development structure and function of library/information agencies.
[Course objectives from Spring 2001 syllabus]
When you have completed this course, you should be able to:
- demonstrate mastery of course content;
- demonstrate thinking and problem-solving skills;
- demonstrate collaborative learning behavior;
- design and demonstrate [exhibit] an information service;
- produce a graduate quality paper based on an exploration of one type of agency;
- plan and present an informational program based on your term paper.
[From another section]
- Examine the historical context of libraries.
- Identify ethics, standards and core competencies;
- Compare and contrast services and programs of various types of libraries.
- Analyze intellectual freedom policies and interpretations.
- Investigate library associations Ð state, regional, national.
- Explore current trends.
ILS 517 - History of Children's Literature
Study of materials that have lasted over the years and examination of periodic trends and social patterns which produced them. Emerging types of children's writing and major authors are considered.
[Course objectives from Fall 2005 syllabus]
Upon successful completion of this course students will to able to:
- discuss the development of children's literature from the Anglo-Saxon period up to the Vietnam War
- examine the varied literature resulting from changing social and cultural developments
- re-evaluate older books and classics
- become familiar with publications, authors, and illustrators whose work made significant contributions to children's literature
- evaluate the reading interests of children throughout the ages
ILS 518 - History of Books and Printing
A study of the history of books and printing, including papermaking, printing, binding, and book illustration.
[Course objectives from Fall 2008 website]
Upon successful completion of this course students will to able to:
- articulate a general background of the development of the book
- articulate a general background of the development of printing
- apply knowledge of book history to information work
- strengthen critical thinking and writing skills
ILS 599 Introduction to Archival and Museum Work
An introduction to work in archives and museums including basic theories and methodologies and to the application of archival and museum theory in the digital world.
[Course objectives from Winter 2008 syllabus]
Upon successful completion of this course students will to able to:
- Define the mission of archives and of museums
- Describe the principles and standard of archives and of museums
- Describe the difference between libraries and archives and museums
- Describe the process of selection and appraisal in archives and museums
- Describe the process of acquisitions and accessioning in archives and museums
- Describe the basic principles of arrangement and description in archives and museums
- Describe how practices of librarianship apply to and differ from those of archivists and curators
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