School of Information Management & Systems
Spring 2004.
Formerly School of Library and Information Studies
285
Design of Library Services.
3 units. CCN#42742. Fridays 9-12. 107 South Hall.
Instructor:
Michael Buckland
203A South Hall. (510) 642 3159.
Libraries Demystified!
Digital libraries explained.
Book banning and Internet filters.
Gender, efficiency, and librarians.
What is Knowledge Management?
UC's 20,000,000 rotting volumes.
Intellectual freedom vs Intellectual property.
Are libraries culturally neutral?
Libraries, like schools and the media, confront ideological and
technological change. Explore the economics, politics, and
technicalities of library services that support informed democracy,
enable education, preserve cultural heritages, and promote
corporate profits. Find out what librarians do. In doing so,
become an empowered library user.
Why take this course?
Course description: Three hours of lecture per week.
The organization and administration of library services and their place
in the institutions and communities they serve. Governance, collections,
and buildings. Planning, organizing, innovation, staffing, budgeting,
controlling. Technological change, digital libraries. Political and
economic aspects.
Expectations of students:
Attendance, participation, careful writing, timeliness.
Schedule.
Intended Program.
Readings.
Guide to Sources.
Lectures, guest lectures, videos, visits to libraries,
and class discussion.
Assignments:
1. Me & Library Services.
2. Managers.
3. Visit.
4. Library buildings.
5. Abstracting and Indexing Services.
6. Literature Reviews.
7. Libraries in the USA.
8. Library Management.
9. Services to Special Communities.
10. Accounting.
11. Budget Revision.
12. Library Guidelines and Standards.
13. Interview a Librarian.
14. Project scheduling.
Others.
A Study Guide / Design Study.
List of past Study Guides and Design Studies.
Case-studies.
Grading:
In-class tests
(1999, 2000) and "Study guide",
adjusted for attendance, participation, assignments & exercises.
No final.
Previous year's offering.