LIS 601- Information Sources and Services
Spring 2006
Instructor: Lisa O’Connor, 518E King Library South
Office Hours: Monday 2 – 3:30, Tuesday 11 – 1, and by appointment
Telephone: 859.257.5679
Email: loconnor@uky.edu
Required Text:
Bopp, Richard E. and Lindad C. Smith. (2001). Reference and Information Services: An Introduction. 3rd edition. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited.
ISBN: 1563086247
Course Description:
LIS 601 is an introduction to information systems, sources and services libraries and other information-related organizations provide their clients.
According to the 2004-2005 SLIS Bulletin, LIS 601 is
“An introduction to basic information sources and services provided by libraries and information organizations. Consideration is also given to the ethics of information services, the user-system interface including question-negotiation and the formulation of effective search strategies, and the evaluation of information sources and information services.”
Academic Honesty:
The highest standards of academic honesty and integrity are expected; cheating and plagiarism are simply unacceptable. Any student found guilty of cheating or plagiarism on any class assignment or test will be given a grade of E for the course. Definitions and details of the university policy on academic honesty can be found in the Student Rights and Responsibilities Handbook (http://www.uky.edu/StudentAffais/Code/) in part II, sections 6.3.0, 6.3.1 and 6.3.2 or in section 6.3 of the University Senate Rules (http://www.uky.edu/USC/Section_VI.pdf).
Students with Disabilities:
Students with any documented disabilities should make contact me to discuss any special accommodations in the course assignments and/or delivery that must be made to enable you to participate fully in the course. For help with documentation or other assistance, please contact the Disability Resource Center, Room 2, Alumni Gym, (859) 257-2754.
Attendance:
Attendance will be taken at the beginning of each class. Absences are considered excused only for documented medical reasons and for documented family emergencies. Unexcused absences will affect your grade for class participation. Unexcused absences in excess of 15% of the course meetings will lower your maximum possible grade for the course to a C.
Midterm Examination 15%
Final Examination 25%
Practical Exercises 1 - 4 25% total
Pathfinder 25%
Class Participation 10%
Grading:
A = 90-100
B = 80-89
C = 70-79
E < 70
Practical Exercises. Each set of practical exercises will consist of 5 to 10 hypothetical reference questions that you will answer through the use of information resources that are identified in Bopp or by other means. These information resources are available at Young Library. Many information resources are also available on the web and thus are available to you from home and/or work. In completing the practical exercises, you should answer the question posed and indicate the information source or sources that provided the answer. In noting the source used, simply indicate brief title, date, volume, page(s) or URL on which the information is found. You should not ask library staff to answer questions from your assignment. You may discuss the practical exercises with your colleagues, however, the work you turn in must represent your independent effort – the completion of the practical exercises is not a group project.
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Topics |
Readings |
Assignments Due |
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1/11 |
Introductions |
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1/16 |
MLK – No Meeting |
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1/18 & 23 |
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1/25 |
History & Ethics |
B & S: 1 & 2 Janes, Straw & RUSA & Codes, Weckert |
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1/30 |
History & Ethics |
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2/1 |
Reference Collection Development |
B&S 13 |
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2/6 |
Reference Interview/Information Seeking |
B & S: 3 Case, Kuhlthau, Bruce, Negroponte |
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2/8 |
Almanacs, Yearbooks & Handbooks |
B & S: 14 and 15 |
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2/13 |
Organization of Information |
B & S: 4 |
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2/15 |
Biographical Sources |
B & S: 16 |
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2/20 |
Electronic Sources |
B & S: 5 |
Exercise 1 |
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2/22 |
Dictionaries |
B & S: 17 |
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2/27 |
Electronic Information Systems |
B & S: 6 |
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3/1 |
Encyclopedias |
B & S: 18 |
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3/6 |
Review |
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3/8 |
Midterm Exam |
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Exercise 2 |
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3/13 & 15 |
Spring Break |
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3/20 |
Access Services for Reference |
B & S: 7 |
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3/22 |
Geographical Sources |
B & S: 19 |
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3/27 |
Instructional Services |
B & S: 8 Additional Readings to be assigned |
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3/29 |
Bibliographic Sources |
B & S: 20 |
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4/3 |
Training |
B & S: 9 B & S: 11 Additional Readings to be Assigned |
Exercise 3 |
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4/5 |
Indexes and Abstracts |
B & S: 21 |
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4/10 |
Evaluation |
B & S: 10 B & S: 11 Additional Readings to be Assigned |
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4/12 |
Government Documents |
B & S: 22 |
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4/17 |
Managing Reference Services |
B & S: 11 Additional Readings to be Assigned |
Exercise 4 |
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4/19 |
Reference Services for Diverse Populations |
B & S:12 Orange |
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4/24 |
Flexible time |
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4/26 |
Review |
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Pathfinder Due |
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5/1 |
Final Exam |
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Readings
Case, Donald O. (2002). Chapters 1, 3 & 4. Looking for Information: A Survey of Research on Information Seeking, Needs and Behavior. New York: Academic Press, 3-16, 39-63, 64-78.
Kuhlthau, Carol Collier. (2004). Chapter 1. Seeking Meaning: A Process Approach to Library and
Information Services, 2nd ed. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 1-12.
Bruce, Christine. ( 1997). Chapter 6. The Seven Faces of Information Literacy. Adelaide: Auslib Press.
Negroponte, Nicholas. (1995). Chapter 1. Being Digital. New York: Vintage Books, 11-20.
Janes, Joseph (2003). Chapter 1. Introduction to Reference Work in the Digital Age. New York: Neal-Schuman, 1-35, 165-187.
RUSA’s Professional Competencies for Reference and User Services Librarians
http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaprotools/referenceguide/professional.htm
Codes:
Code of Ethics of the American Library Association
http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/statementspols/codeofethics/codeethics.htm
British Library Association Code of Ethics
http://www.la-hq.org.uk/directory/about/conduct.html
Confidentiality and Coping with Law Enforcement Inquiries
http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/ifissues/confidentiality.htm
Janes, Joseph (2003). Chapter 2. Introduction to Reference Work in the Digital Age. New York: Neal-Schuman, 37-71.
Straw, J. E. A virtual understanding: the reference interview and question negotiation in the digital age. Reference & User Services Quarterly v. 39 no. 4 (Summer 2000) p. 376-9
Orange, Satia Marshall. (2004). “Reaching Underserved Populations.” Bookmobiles Outreach Services, 7, 55-60.
Ferguson, Stuart;
Weckert, John. (1998). The librarian's duty of
care: emerging professionalism or can of worms? The Library Quarterly v. 68 no. 4 p. 365-89