Area: | Department of Media and Information |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Seminar: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 11170 (v.6) Information Studies 101- Information Services and Technology or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Collection development - written collection development policies, collection measurement and evaluation, the Distributed National Collection, the national library and information infrastructure, user evaluation, selection procedure, selection aids, document delivery, alternative forms of publication and access, electronic periodicals, aggregation, consortia, storage and retrieval of collections, weeding-preservation and conservation, censorship. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On completion of this unit students will have the knowledge and skills necessary to- Make assessments as to the current value of a library collection. Select material appropriate to the needs of a particular user group. Develop and manage a collection ofprinted and electronic material held by a library or information centre. Consider that particular collection in the context of national and international collections. Use emerging information technologies in order to supplement locally held collections. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | No prescribed references.. |
Unit Texts: | Evans, G.K., (2000). Developing Library and Information Center Collections. Englewood, Colo: Libraries Unlimited. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Collection policy 30%, Essay 30%, Exam 40%.This is by Grade/Mark Assessment. |
Field of Education: | 91301 Librarianship and Information Management | HECS Band (if applicable): | 1 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Essential | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | | | Y | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | Y |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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