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IRLS524 Information Resources & Services

Mon, 06/16/2008 - 13:28 — lbevill
COURSE NAME, NUMBER AND PREREQUISITES: 

Information Resources & Services, IRLS 524 [Prerequisite: IRLS 504 or consent of the instructor.]

Instructor: Lynn Bevill 

Lynn Bevill

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION: 

An introductory course to survey the changing nature of information sources and services including materials and human factors that influence the delivery of services.

COURSE OBJECTIVES: 

1. To understand the changing nature of Information Sources & Services.

2. To explore and understand the human factors in Information Sources & Serives

REQUIRED COURSE MATERIALS: 

No required course materials at this time.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS: 

Attendance is required for class days as well as participation in any follow up activities.

Participation in all activities and discussions is required.

Outside readings as assigned.

Outside written assignments as assigned.

COURSE, SCHOOL, AND UNIVERSITY POLICIES: 

Academic Code of Integrity

Students are expected to abide by The University of Arizona Code of Academic Integrity. 'The guiding principle of academic integrity is that a student's submitted work must be the student's own.' If you have any questions regarding what is acceptable practice under this Code, please ask an Instructor.

Accommodating Disabilities

The University has a Disability Resource Center. If you anticipate the need for reasonable accommodations to meet the requirements of this course, you must register with the Disability Resource Center and request that the DRC send me, the Instructor, official notification of your accommodation needs as soon as possible. Please plan to meet with me by appointment or during office hours to discuss accommodations and how my course requirements and activities may impact your ability to fully participate.

Assignment Policies

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  • All written assignments may be turned in either in class, through the mail or (preferred) by email.
  • Assignment due dates: All assignments must be completed before the end of the second summer session. It is suggested that they be completed as soon as possible. Exact dates will be discussed in class.
  • Writing style: No particular writng style is required. However if one style is chosen please be consistent.
  • Late Policy: Assignments turned in late will be graded down. Specifics will be discussed in class.

Incompletes

The current Catalog reads

The grade of I may be awarded only at the end of a term, when all but a minor portion of the course work has been satisfactorily completed. The grade of I is not to be awarded in place of a failing grade or when the student is expected to repeat the course; in such a case, a grade other than I must be assigned. Students should make arrangements with the instructor to receive an incomplete grade before the end of the term ...

If the incomplete is not removed by the instructor within one year the I grade will revert to a failing grade.
GRADING: 

Grades will be based on the assignment of 100 points

A - 90 or more points

B - 80 or more points

C - 70 or more points

D - 60 or more points

F - 59 or fewer points

The points will be assigned in the following way

Participation 20 points

Five (5) daily reaction papers 25 points

Paper based on readings in Collection Development 15 points

Paper based on Human Factors in Information Process 10 points

Paper based on more in-depth study of an area of

study arranged with the instructor 30 points

INSTRUCTOR NAME AND CONTACT ADDRESSES: 

Lynn Bevill

lbevill@cox.net

(520)882-8887 Message line

810 N. Camino Santiago #33, Tucson, AZ 85745

IRLS424/524 Information Resources Evaluation

Fri, 12/14/2007 - 10:57 — bedgar
COURSE NAME, NUMBER AND PREREQUISITES: 

IRLS 424/524

Information Resource Evaluation

Instructor: Bill Edgar

No prerequisites

 

Bill Edgar

COURSE DESCRIPTION: 

 

This course is designed to familiarize students with the theory, practice, and issues of reference services in libraries and information centers. Upon completion of the course, students should be able to describe the principal features of reference services in a variety of environments. Specific topics covered include information provision theory; information seeking and retrieval; the history and philosophy of reference services; types of reference services, provided in physical and digital format; reference service in different library environments; the reference interview; the fundamentals of bibliographic control; online searching; the evaluation of reference sources and services; the management of reference services; and other topics. Three credit hours.

COURSE OBJECTIVES: 

 

Learning will be through lecture, group presentations, guest speakers, tours, evaluation of reference sources, use of reference sources to answer specific reference questions, and completion of a final project guiding library users to appropriate reference sources in a topic.

REQUIRED COURSE MATERIALS: 

Cassell, Kay Ann and Uma Hiremath. (2006). Reference and Information Services in the 21st Century: An Introduction. New York: Neal Schuman. ISBN: 1-55570-563-4.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS: 

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

All students are required to:
1. Complete two reference worksheets. A handout describing this assignment will be provided. Value: 30%
2. Complete one source evaluation. A handout describing this assignment will be provided. Value: 10% 3. Complete one group written report and oral presentation. A handout describing this assignment will be provided.

Value: 20%

4. Complete a Pathfinder, either in print format, or, preferably, in digital format on the World Wide Web.

Value: 40%

Please note:

 

· Late work will lose one letter grade from the grade it would have gotten had it been turned in on time. However, the final project, the Pathfinder, will not be accepted late.

· Assignments are due at the beginning of class on the assigned due date. · Please include your name on the first page of all your assignments.

COURSE, SCHOOL, AND UNIVERSITY POLICIES: 

Academic Code of Integrity

Students are expected to abide by The University of Arizona Code of Academic Integrity. 'The guiding principle of academic integrity is that a student's submitted work must be the student's own.' If you have any questions regarding what is acceptable practice under this Code, please ask an Instructor.

Accommodating Disabilities

The University has a Disability Resource Center. If you anticipate the need for reasonable accommodations to meet the requirements of this course, you must register with the Disability Resource Center and request that the DRC send me, the Instructor, official notification of your accommodation needs as soon as possible. Please plan to meet with me by appointment or during office hours to discuss accommodations and how my course requirements and activities may impact your ability to fully participate.

Assignment Policies

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  • How to submit your assignments: How do you want students to submit assignments? Do you want them to include any particular identifying information on their assignments? Will assignments be returned to them, or will they just see a posted grade? Anything else that they'd need to know?
  • Assignment due dates: Since the Course Schedule section (above) will spell out specific due dates, this section is used to describe any late penalties and any particulars about exactly when items are due (e.g. "Surface-mailed assignments must be postmarked no later than the stated due date.")
  • Writing style: Are students supposed to use any particular writing style, such as APA or Chicago Manual? Are there any on-line writing resources that might be helpful to your students as they prepare their assignments? What if English is not their native tongue...is help available to them?
  • Late Policy

Incompletes

The current Catalog reads

The grade of I may be awarded only at the end of a term, when all but a minor portion of the course work has been satisfactorily completed. The grade of I is not to be awarded in place of a failing grade or when the student is expected to repeat the course; in such a case, a grade other than I must be assigned. Students should make arrangements with the instructor to receive an incomplete grade before the end of the term ...

If the incomplete is not removed by the instructor within one year the I grade will revert to a failing grade.

GRADING: 

A=90-100
B=80-89
C=70-79
D=60-69
F=59 and below

INSTRUCTOR NAME AND CONTACT ADDRESSES: 

Office Phone: 520-621-5220
E-Mail: bedgar@u.arizona.edu
Office: No. 2
Office Hours: Mondays, 2:00-3:00, or by appointment

IRLS524-791 Information Resource Evaluation

Tue, 07/03/2007 - 11:51 — vokach
COURSE NAME, NUMBER AND PREREQUISITES: 

IRLS 424/524

Information Resource Evaluation

No prerequisites

COURSE DESCRIPTION: 

"This course is designed to familiarize students with the theory, practice, and issues of reference services in libraries and information centers. Upon completion of the course, students should be able to describe the principal features of reference services in a variety of environments. Specific topics covered include information provision theory; information seeking and retrieval; the history and philosophy of reference services; types of reference services, provided in physical and digital format; reference service in different library environments; the reference interview; the fundamentals of bibliographic control; online searching; the evaluation of reference sources and services; the management of reference services; and other topics." Three credit hours.

COURSE OBJECTIVES: 

Learning will be through lecture, group presentations, guest speakers, tours, evaluation of reference sources, use of reference sources to answer specific reference questions, and completion of a final project guiding library users to appropriate reference sources in a topic.

REQUIRED COURSE MATERIALS: 

Cassell, Kay Ann and Uma Hiremath. (2006). Reference and Information Services in the 21st Century: An Introduction. New York: Neal Schuman. ISBN: 1-55570-563-4.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS: 

All students are required to:

1. Complete two reference worksheets. A handout describing this assignment will be provided.

Due: October 13 and November 3

Value: 30%

2. Complete one source evaluation. A handout describing this assignment will be

provided.

Due: November 3

Value: 10%

3. Complete one group written report and oral presentation. A handout describing this

assignment will be provided.

Due: October 13 and October 27

Value: 20%

4. Complete a Pathfinder, either in print format, or, preferably, in digital format on the

World Wide Web. A handout describing this assignment will be provided.

Due: Interim report September 8; Final Pathfinder, November 30

Value: 40%

Please note:

· Late work will lose one letter grade from the grade it would have gotten had it been turned in on time. However, the final project, the Pathfinder, will not be accepted late.

· Assignments are due at the beginning of class on the assigned due date.

· Please include your name on the first page of all your assignments.

COURSE, SCHOOL, AND UNIVERSITY POLICIES: 

Academic Code of Integrity

Students are expected to abide by The University of Arizona Code of Academic Integrity. 'The guiding principle of academic integrity is that a student's submitted work must be the student's own.' If you have any questions regarding what is acceptable practice under this Code, please ask an Instructor.

Accommodating Disabilities

The University has a Disability Resource Center. If you anticipate the need for reasonable accommodations to meet the requirements of this course, you must register with the Disability Resource Center and request that the DRC send me, the Instructor, official notification of your accommodation needs as soon as possible. Please plan to meet with me by appointment or during office hours to discuss accommodations and how my course requirements and activities may impact your ability to fully participate.

Assignment Policies
· Assignments are due at the beginning of class on their assigned due date.
· Please include your name at the top of all your assignments.

 

Attendance and Class Participation:
Active participation is expected. Class participation will have no specific grade value. However, meaningful and active participation will contribute to a student’s final grade by increasing it slightly (for example from a high B to a low A.). Conversely, inappropriate and disruptive participation will lower a student’s final grade.

 

Incompletes

The 1997-8 University of Arizona General Academic Manual, p.23 reads

The grade of I may be awarded only at the end of a semester, when all but a minor portion of the course work has been satisfactorily completed. The grade of I is not to be awarded when the student is expected to repeat the course; in such a case the grade of E must be assigned. Students should make arrangements with the instructor to receive an incompete grade before the end of the semester ...

If the incomplete is not removed by the instructor within one year the I grade will revert to a failing grade.

GRADING: 

Late work will lose one letter grade from the grade it would have gotten had it been turned in on time. However, the final project, the Pathfinder, will not be accepted late.

Grading criteria:

A=90-100
B=80-89
C=70-79
D=60-69
F=59 and below

INSTRUCTOR NAME AND CONTACT ADDRESSES: 

Office Phone: 520-621-5220
E-Mail: bedgar@u.arizona.edu
Office: No. 2
Office Hours: Thursday, 3:00-4:00 or by appointment

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