School of Information Resources and
Library Science

LiS 581/481
School Library Admistration

Summer Session I 1997
Instructor: Betty Marcoux (bmarcoux@ccit.arizona.edu)
Office Hours: TBA or by appointment


SYLLABUS


Date:

June 9:
Course Introduction:

June 10:
Tour of the Tucson Unified School District Educational Materials Center
2025 E. Winsett
Explanation of Summit Meeting; select summit expert.

June 11:
Philosophy of the School Library Media Program

June 12:
Student Standards for Information Literacy

June 13:
Student Standards for Information Literacy

June 16:
Elements of the School Library Media Program: overview

June 17:
Overarching issues: Leadership, Technology, Collaboration

June 18:
Element 1: Learning and Teaching

June 19:
Element 2: Information Access and Delivery

June 20:
Element 3: Program Administration

June 23:
Building Influence: Key players and organizations

June 24:
Midterm

June 25:
Collaboration and Learning: Models and Techniques

June 26:
Intellectual Freedom: Implications for school libraries

June 27:
Facilities: Buildings, collections, hardware and software

June 17:

Guest Panel Discussion: The Real Thing!

July 1
Public and School Library Connections: July 2
Summit preparation and preliminary discussion

July 3
Collaborative planning project due - Peer Review

July 4
NO CLASS - HAPPY 4TH OF JULY July 7
Summit meeting: Expert report and discussion

July 8
Summit meeting: Ideal School Library Media Program Construct

July 9
State and National Information Course conclusion

July 10
Course Final


ASSIGNMENTS

Readings


Due Date:

6/11:
INFORMATION POWER: Introduction Chapters 1-2

INFORMATION LITERACY STANDARDS FOR STUDENT LEARNING
Philosophy Statement

6/12:
McCREL Website on National Standards

INFORMATION LITERACY STANDARDS FOR STUDENT LEARNING
Categories 1-3

INFORMATION POWER Chapters 3-5

6/18:
Draft of Learning & Teaching Chapter (will be given out in class)

6/19-20:
Possible drafts of other two element chapters (will be given out in class)

6/23:
LEADERSHIP WITHIN THE SCHOOL LIBRARY AND BEYOND
All Chapters

INFORMATION POWER Chapter 8

6/25:
BRAINSTORMS AND BLUEPRINTS Be familiar with all chapters

6/26:
INFORMATION POWER Appendix D

6/27:
INFORMATION POWER Chapter 6-7 Appendices A, B, C

Please Note:
You will be required to visit several websites and obtain information related to the readings above at various times throughout the course. You may also be required to read drafts of current work being done on the INFORMATION POWER Update as they are generated.

The optional texts are just that - optional. They will assist you in developing your understanding of your educational role as a school library media specialist, and will assist you in completing several of your projects. They will be referred to in class, and your understanding of them will enhance the discussions.


PROJECTS


Due Date:

7/3
Collaborative Planning Project with peer reviews (minimum of 3)

7/7
Annotated bibliography of citations that are authored or relate
to the expert you have studied for the Summit Meeting

Oral presentation of your expertUs opinion in class

7/8
Group presentation of ideal school library media program


COURSE INFORMATION


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." (paragraph #1) If you have any questions regarding what is acceptable practice under this Code, please ask your professor.

GRADING


COURSE INTRODUCTION


Today's student lives and learns in a world that has been radically altered by the ready availibility of vast stores of information in a variety of formats. This information explosion affords students countless opportunities and has dramatically altered the knowledge and abilities they will need to live productively in the twenty-first century.

In light of this onslaught of new information and sources, it is paramount that the learner understand the value of information as well as how to access, evaluate, and use it. The changes in the delivery and facilitation of information, given the new demands for information literacy and utilization, impose significant changes upon the traditional roles of school libraries and their professionals.

This course will offer you the opportunity to work with the upcoming professional roles of the new school library media program and professional, having "cutting edge" accessibility to the work being currently done at the national level to update the present national school library media guidelines. It will give you the opportunity to understand the integral and essential role of this educational agency within the learning community. You will learn how to plan for the future, making student achievement the center of your vision as you create a school library media program that will meet and continue to meet the needs of learners in your learning community.

OBJECTIVES:


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