Course Syllabus for IRLS 564 Corporate Library Management
- Course Name, Number, and Prerequisites
- Course Description
- Course Objectives
- Required Course Materials
- Course Requirements
- Course Policies
- Grading
- Contacting the Instructor
Link to Course Outline <to come>
Winter 2005/2006 Instructor: James M. Matarazzo
COURSE NAME, NUMBER, AND PREREQUISITES
Corporate Library Management
IRLS 564
There are no course prequisites.
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
"Libraries for America’s Business and Industry." 3 credit hours.
What will we be covering in this course?
This course will examine the history, types of libraries, staffing, development, and future of company libraries in the United States. Specific attention will be given to examples of highly successful models as well as those corporate information centers which have encountered problems. Research on the value of information professionals and the perceived value of corporate libraries are examined in detail. Methodologies to evaluate the company library will be discussed. Comparative data on corporate libraries in the U.S., Europe, and Japan will be considered.
How the class will be taught?
This is an intensive one week course that begins with a brief history of business and the history of company library development in the U.S. The instructor will cover these topics as well as the development of the Special Libraries Association and its impact on the field.
This class is taught at SIRIS in a classroom with one day set aside for visits to company libraries in the area. Students will work together in groups to study and report on successful company libraries as well as those libraries that have closed Our classroom experience will be augmented with “live” audio visits by company librarians across the U.S. and a series of videos.
As individuals, each student will complete two short papers during the week. One is due on Wednesday and the other on Friday.
All required reading – articles, cases and reports – will be supplied by the instructor at no cost to the students. All course work will be completed during the week and nothing will be due after the class concludes on Friday.
Since change is so common in work place, change will be part of the class as well.
Students will be expected to work on individual assignments and to work as part of a team. The readings are supplied to assist you with this subject and are most reasonable in number and size. No one has ever had a problem with the work load in this class. The aim of the course is for you to learn about a subject. So, you are in for an experience, for change, for new material and for a week of snacks and learning.
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COURSE OBJECTIVES
To examine the corporate library/information center closely.
To understand the role of the company librarian in a complex corporate organization.
To examine Special Libraries Association and the role it can play in the career development of the company librarian.
To work as part of a tem to solve problems.
Learning Outcomes
Students have the ability to judge a firm before placement in a corporate position.
Students can assess the need for information because he/she understands the actual work of the customer.
Students understand the value of internal as well as external information in a company setting.
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REQUIRED COURSE MATERIALS
All reading materials will be supplied. You will need access to work processing for your 2 short papers. Nothing else is needed but an open mind and a desire to learn about a new subject.
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COURSE REQUIREMENTS
You will make 2 or 3 short presentations in class as part of a team. You will write two short papers. You will visit two corporate libraries with the class.
There are no quizzes or examinations.
Grading
Class Participation 25%
Presentations 25%
Written Analysis (The 2 short papers) 50%
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COURSE POLICIES
Academic Code of Integrity
Students are expected to abide by The University of Arizona Code of Academic Integrity (one theme of which is that 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
The two papers will be word processed and due on Wednesday and Friday. The Wednesday paper will be returned to you on Thursday and the Friday paper will be in the SIRLS’S office or mailed to you.
No late papers.
Your papers are to be well written and creative. No deduction for style, typos or spelling.
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 incomplete 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.