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Last revised September 28, 2005

Course Syllabus for Planning and Evaluation of Library and Information Centers

Link to Course Outline

Spring 2006 Instructor: Bill Edgar

 


COURSE NAME, NUMBER, AND PREREQUISITES

Planning and Evaluation of Library and Information Centers

IRLS 608

No required prerequisites:
Recommended prerequisites: IRLS 501, 524, or 560
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COURSE DESCRIPTION

A survey of the philosophies, strategies, and techniques that contribute to the sound management of all types of libraries and information centers. Learning will be through lecture, class discussion, group work, guest speakers, case analyses, a managerial literature review, and completion of a final project proposing the creation of a library.

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COURSE OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of the course, the student should understand and be able to demonstrate a working knowledge of such topics as the evolution of management thought; organizational planning and staffing; budgeting and fiscal practices; the roles of managers; power and leadership; and issues in personnel management. Also, students will acquire ability to analyze work problems, propose realistic solutions, and determine how to evaluate these solutions; grasp the importance of collaborative work processes; and become comfortable with professional-quality presentation of material.
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REQUIRED COURSE MATERIALS


Stueart, Robert D. and Moran, Barbara B. Library and Information Center Management. 6th ed. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 2002.

 The following journals and professional association support managerial practice in information service organizations. 

 Journals: Journal of Library Administration; Library Administration and Management

 
Professional Association: The American Library Association—Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA) (http://www.ala.org/lama/index.html)

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COURSE REQUIREMENTS

   1.    Complete one Mission, Goals, and Objectives Exercise, done in groups.

                Due: March 3.

                No credit 

2.   Complete one written case analyses, done in groups.   

 Due: April 7

Value: 25%

 

3.      Complete one managerial literature review, done individually.

 Due: March 31

 Value: 25%

 4.      Complete a project describing the creation of a library and its long-range plan, done individually. This assignment is described below.

Due: Interim report Feb 17; Final Library Proposal, April 28.

Value: 50%

 

Please note:



COURSE POLICIES

Academic Code of Integrity

Students are expected to abide by The University of Arizona Code of Academic Integrity, see . '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.

Attendance and Class Participation Policies

Active participation is expected. Overall 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.

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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 library proposal, will not be accepted late.


·         Assignments are due on the assigned Friday by 10:00 p.m. (M.T., P.T. after the time change). 

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

Grading criteria:

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

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CONTACTING ME

Office Phone: 621-5220

E-Mail: bedgar@u.arizona.edu

Office:  No. 2

Office Hours: Tuesdays, 3-4, or by appointment

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