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Spring 2002 Syllabus & Schedule

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Week One: Introduction
Readings
Tuesday, 2/5/02 4:30 - 5:45 p.m. Thornton Room, Mudd
Introduction to the Program and administrative details
Haipeng Li and Heather Smith

Wednesday, 2/6/02 4:30-5:45 p.m. Thornton Room, Mudd
Introduction continued
Tour of Main Library public and staff areas
Haipeng Li

Thursday, 2/7/02 4:30-5:45 p.m. Thornton Room, Mudd
Introduction to Libraries and Librarianship
Ray English

Week Two: Collection Development and Management
Readings | Experiential Learning Activity | Resource List
Tuesday, 2/12/02 4:30-5:45 p.m.
Thornton Room, Mudd
1. Overview of Collection Development and Management
Eric Carpenter
2. Gift Acquisition as a Part of Collection Development
Linda Slocum

Wednesday, 2/13/02 4:30-5:45 p.m. Thornton Room, Mudd
1. Collection Development of Special Format Materials - Music
Deborah Campana
2. Collection Development of Special Language Materials - East Asian
Jiann Lin

Thursday, 2/14/02 4:30 - 5:45 p.m. Thornton Room, Mudd
Collection Development Wrap-up
Eric Carpenter

Week Three: Systems and Technology
Readings | Experiential Learning Activity
Tuesday, 2/19/02 4:30 - 5:45 p.m.
Mudd 443
Overview of Library Information Technology and Tour of Library Systems Office
Alan Boyd
Readings for Tuesday's class

Wednesday, 2/20/02 1:20 - 2:00 p.m. Peters 324
Tour of Cooper International Learning Center (Language Lab)
Barbara Sawhill

Wednesday, 2/20/02 4:30 - 5:45 p.m. Mudd 443
Access to Electronic Resources
Megan Mitchell
Readings for Wednesday's class

Thursday, 2/21/02 4:30 - 5:45 p.m. Mudd 443
Overview and Tour of A-V Services
Fred Zwegat
Readings for Thursday's class

Week Four: Cataloging
Readings | Experiential Learning Activity
Tuesday, 2/26/02 4:30 - 5:45 p.m. Mudd 443
Overview of Serials Cataloging
Tom Hinders

Wednesday, 2/27/02 4:30 - 5:45 p.m. Mudd 443
Overview of Monographs Cataloging
John Sluk

Thursday, 2/28/02 4:30 - 5:45 p.m. Java Zone
Coffee with Heather (informal conversation and program feedback)
Heather Smith

Week Five: Reference and Information Services
Readings | Experiential Learning Activity
Tuesday, 3/6/02 Free Day

Wednesday, 3/7/02 4:30 - 5:45 p.m. Thornton Room, Mudd
Overview of Reference and Information Services
Cynthia Comer

Thursday, 3/8/02 4:30 - 5:45 p.m. Thornton Room, Mudd
1. Reference Service in a Special Library Setting
Guest Presenter TBA
2. Presentation and discussion of readings on reference
Facilitated by Cynthia Comer

Week Six: Library Management
Readings
Tuesday, 3/12/02 4:30 - 5:45 p.m. Thornton Room, Mudd
1. Leadership, management, organizational structure, personnel, diversity, and conflict resolution
Ray English
2. Budget issues
Alan Boyd

Wednesday, 3/13/02 4:30 - 5:45 p.m. Conservatory Library Electronic Classroom
1. Managing Branch Libraries
Deborah Campana, Barbara Prior, and Alison Ricker
2. Conservatory Library Tour
Deborah Campana

Thursday, 3/14/02 5:00 - 5:45 p.m. Science Library
Tour of Science Library
Alison Ricker

Week Seven: Library Management (continuted)
Monday, 3/18/02 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Thornton Room
Meeting with members of visiting library review committee

Tuesday, 3/19/02 4:30 - 5:45 p.m. Art Library
Tour of Art Library
Barbara Prior

CANCELLED

Week Eight: Spring Break (3/23/02 - 3/31/02)

Week Nine:
Information Literacy and Instruction

Readings | Experiential Learning Activity
Tuesday, 4/2/02 4:30 - 5:45 p.m. Mudd 443
Overview of Information Literacy and Instruction
Jessica Grim

Wednesday, 4/3/02 4:30 - 5:45 p.m. Mudd 443
Information Literacy and Instruction (continued)
Jessica Grim

Financial Resources, Public Relations and Fundraising
Readings
Thursday, 4/4/02 4:30 - 5:45 p.m. Thornton Room, Mudd
Financial Resources, Public Relations and Fundraising
Ray English

Week Ten: Access to Materials
Readings | Experiential Learning Activity
Tuesday, 4/9/02 FREE DAY

Wednesday, 4/10/02 4:30 - 5:45 p.m. Mudd 443
1. Overview of Access to Materials
Allison Gould
2. Reserves
Julie Weir

Thursday, 4/11/02 4:30 - 5:45 p.m. Mudd 443
Access to Materials (continued)
Allison Gould and Julie Weir

Date and time to be arranged with Allison Gould:
Meet at Mudd Circulation Desk
Tour of Main Library Circulation, Reserves, and Carnegie Storage Facility
Allison Gould

Week Eleven: Government Information
Readings
Wednesday, 4/17/02 4:30 - 5:45 p.m. Mudd 443
Megan Mitchell

Thursday, 4/18/02 4:30 - 5:45 p.m. Java Zone
Coffee with Ray (informal conversation and program feedback)
Ray English

Week Twelve: Special Collections and Archives
Readings | Experiential Learning Activity
Tuesday, 4/23/02 4:30 - 5:45 p.m. Goodrich Room, Mudd
Special Collections
Ed Vermue

Wednesday, 4/24/02 4:30 - 5:45 p.m. East Asian Collection Reading Room, Mudd
1. Introduction to Experiential Learning Activity
Ed Vermue
2. East Asian Collection
Jiann Lin

Thursday, 4/25/02 4:30 - 5:45 p.m. Goodrich Room, Mudd
Archives
Roland Baumann

Week Thirteen: Preservation Management
Readings | Experiential Learning Activity
Tuesday, 4/30/02 4:30 - 5:45 p.m. Goodrich Room, Mudd
Prevention
Ed Vermue

Wednesday, 5/1/02 Free Day

Thursday, 5/2/02 4:30 - 5:45 p.m. Goodrich Room, Mudd
Recovery and Reformatting
Ed Vermue

Week Fourteen: Wrap-up
Tuesday, 5/7/02 4:30 - 5:45 p.m. Java Zone
Coffee with Haipeng (informal conversation and program feedback)
Haipeng Li

Wednesday, 5/8/02 4:30 - 5:45 p.m. Thornton Room, Mudd
Wrap-up and evaluation
Haipeng Li

Thursday, 5/9/02 Free Day

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