Course number 21:101; 2 semester hours; Tuesday, June 5 - Friday, June 15, 1 - 4 p.m. daily; room 3083 LIB.

COURSE TEXT:

Rubin, Richard E. Foundations of library and information science. New York, Neal-Schuman Publishers, 1998 or 2000. 495 p. Paperback.  Approx. $45. Note: first ed., 1998 or revised ed., 2000, are equally acceptable; both editions have the same pagination.
 

SCHEDULE

GENERAL READINGS

Tues., June 5: Introduction: Informational eras and information infrastructure.   Class notes.    Additional readings.   Featured software: information organization and databases:  Databases.   Filemaker Pro.

Wed., June 6:   Read: Rubin, ch. 1: The information infrastructure: libraries in context; ch. 2: Information science: a service perspective.   Class Notes.    Additional readings.   Featured software: Search languages. Bibliographic database software:  Procite.   EndNote.

Thurs., June 7: Read: Rubin, ch. 3: Redefining the library: the impacts and implications of technological change. Class notes.    Additional readings. Featured software: Online databases: Proquest.  Ebsco.

Fri., June 8: 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.: Read: Rubin, ch. 4: Information policy: stakeholders and agendas.   Class notes.     Additional readings.    2:30 - 4: 00 p.m.:  Visit to Iowa City Public Library;   meeting with Susan Craig, Director.

Mon., June 11:  Read: Rubin, ch. 5: Information policy as library policy: intellectual freedom.  Class notes.    Additional readings.  Featured software: Online databases: Dialog.

Tues., June 12: Read: Rubin, ch. 6: Information organization: issues and techniques.    Class notes.   Additional readings.    Featured software: Retrieving information from the Web:    Internet directories (Yahoo etc.);    Webcats.

Wed., June 13: Read: Rubin, ch. 7: From past to present: the library's mission and its values.   Class notes.  Additional readings.     Read: Rubin, ch. 8: Ethics and standards: professional practices in library and information science.   Class notes.     Additional readings.     Featured software: Internet search engines.

Thurs., June 14: Read: Rubin, ch. 9: The library as institution: an organizational view.    Class notes.    Additional readings.    Featured software: HTML.

Fri., June 15 (final class): 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.: Read: Rubin, ch. 10: Librarianship: an evolving profession.    Class notes.    Additional readings.    Featured software: Web portfolios.  2:30 - 3:30: "The Virtual Naval Hospital: The Digital Library as Knowledge Management Tool", by Michael P. D'Alessandro, M.D., University of Iowa Hospitals. 3:30 - 4:00: review.

Tues., June 26:  Submit:    Database exercise

Tues., July 3: Submit: Internet exercise

Tues., July 10:  Submit:  Discussion paper

Note: submission of these three exercises can be made personally, or by fax or by mail.
Late submissions will be penalized.

Tues., July 17:  Post:    Personal portfolio to the Internet

FURTHER READINGS

PRODUCTS EXPECTED FROM STUDENTS

Database exercise, Internet exercise,  Discussion paper; Personal web portfolio

DATABASE EXERCISE: select one of the following:

In-house database exercise: Create a bibliographic database in Procite, End-Note or a similar system; or a general database using Filemaker Pro, Access etc. Discuss and evaluate the process. Notes on this exercise.

Online database exercise: Compare, contrast and evaluate two major database systems (Proquest, Dialog, Ebsco etc.).  For further information on databases, consult the classnotes to Prof. McCarthy's Online Information Systems course:
http://mingo.info-science.uiowa.edu/mccarthy/online00program.html

INTERNET EXERCISE: select one of the following:

Search engine exercise: Compare, contrast and evaluate at least TWO web search engines or systems.

Web catalog exercise: Compare, contrast and evaluate at least FOUR web catalogs of library collections.

Notes for the Database Internet and Internet exercises:
Students are encouraged to concentrate their work around a specific theme of specific interest to them.
The objective of information retrieval exercises in this course is not to retrieve large quantities of information, but to prove that the student is capable of using significant features of the systems properly. A single sheet of results is normally sufficient to demonstrate correct use of a specific feature.

DISCUSSION PAPER:
Brief paper, e.g. up to ten pages, on a topic of current concern within the area of library and information science. Suggested topics for the discussion paper

PERSONAL WEB PORTFOLIO:
Students will be expected to set up their personal portfolio on their own web pages.
This should include: personal mission statement / resume /
annotated links to library science resources
discussion of at least four relevant readings.
It is not necessary to post confidential information to Internet.
Web portfolios.

GRADING SCALE:
Database exercise: 15%
Internet exercise: 15%
Discussion paper: 30%
Web portfolio: 30%
Participation: 10%