Sandy Hirsh, Professor
Office: Room 10, 621-5220
email: shirsh@u.arizona.edu
Office Hours: 1-2PM, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, or by appointment
Class Time: 11:00 - 11:50AM, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, MLB 406
Class Listserv: LIS560
Course Description
This course examines the principles of identifying, selecting, acquiring, managing, and evaluating information resources for various groups of users in different information environments.
Objectives
Internet Collection Development Projects
Text and Assigned Readings (Required)
Evans, G.E. (1995). Developing Library and Information Center Collections, 3rd Ed. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited.
Supplementary Readings - on Reserve in Main Library
Class Schedule
Topics and readings will be assigned during the semester. Please make a note of the following days that the class will not be meeting.
Sept. 2 - Labor Day - NO CLASS
Sept. 23 - NO CLASS
Oct. 21 - NO CLASS
Oct. 23 - NO CLASS
Nov. 29 - Thanksgiving - NO CLASS
Course Requirements
| Paper 1 | 30% |
| Paper 2 | 30% |
| Final Exam | 30% |
| Participation | 10% |
Grading
Letter grades are awarded on the following basis:
90-100 = A
80-89 = B
70-79 = C
>70 = F
Late assignments will be graded down, unless otherwise arranged with the professor.
Academic Integrity
The guidelines as described in the University of Arizona Code of Academic Integrity (August 1991) are to be followed in this course.
Description of Assignments
Paper 1 (30%) - Due November 27nd
In small groups of approximately five students, you will select, evaluate, and organize resources for librarians and/or library school students. Each group will be responsible for a specific subject area. The class will receive training on HTML and will produce a Web page of the final resources that will be placed on the University of Arizona School of Library Science and University of Arizona Library web sites.
Paper 2 (30%) - Due October 18th
For a particular subject area, outline a collection development policy for a specific type of library or information center.
Final Exam (30%) - December 9th
A comprehensive final exam will be administered on the last day of class.
Class Participation (10%)
Students are expected to participate in class discussion, as well as participate on the class listserv (LIS560) and outside listservs related to collection development (e.g., COLLDV-L@USCVM). The class listserv will be used to distribute class assignments and to communicate with the class. It is very important that students sign up for the listserv at the beginning of the semester.
Supplemental Readings (these readings are on reserve)
Atkinson, R. (1989). Old forms, new forms: The challenge of collection development. College & Research Libraries, September, 507-519.
Drake, M. (1989). Management of information. College &Research Libraries, September, 521-531.
Ferguson, A.W., Grant, J., & Rutstein, J.S. (1988). The RLG Conspectus: Its uses and benefits. College & Research Libraries, May, 197-206.
Nardini, R.F. (1993). Approval plans: Politics and performance. College & Research Libraries, September, 417-425.
Rutledge, J., & Swindler (1987). The selection decision: Defining criteria and establishing priorities. College & Research Libraries, March, 123-131.
Seavey, C.A. (1992). Ranking and evaluating the ARL library map collections. College & Research Libraries, January, 31-43.
Sasse, M, & Smith, P.A. (1992). Automated acquisitions: The future of collection development. Library Acquisitions, 16, 135-143.
Asheim, L. (1983). Selection and censorship: A reappraisal. Wilson Library Bulletin, November, 180-184.
Harloe, B., & Budd, J.M. (1994). Collection development and scholarly communication in the era of electronic access. Journal of Academic Librarianship, May, 83-87.
Brin, B., & Cochran, E. (1994). Access and ownership in the academic environment: One library's progress report. Journal of Academic Librarianship, September, 207-212.
Allen, B. (1995). Academic information services: A library management perspective. Library Trends, 43, 645-662.
Dannelly, G.N. (1995). Resource sharing in the electronic era: Potentials and paradoxes. Library Trends, 43, 663-678.
In addition to the assigned textbook and the supplemental readings, students are encouraged to read as widely as possible. The following list of periodicals can be used as a guide to some sources of current information on topics covered in the course: