Week 1:
Introductions; Course description and overview; Overview of PCC's Library Technology Certificate Program
Lecture:Types of Libraries (lecture notes pdf)
Lecture: Who's Who and What's What in Libraries (lecture notes pdf)
Reading Assignment: Textbook chapters 1, 2 and 3 ( Chapter 2: focus on North American Libraries pages 22-35)
Homework Assignment:
Assignment 1 Compare/Contrast types of libraries (handout, 45 points) due 9/27
Supplemental Online Resources to explore: (click the link to view these documents online; if you want, you can print or save a copy)
Pasadena City College Library Technology Certificate Program (www.pasadena.edu/library/libtech)
ALA's Types of Libraries
Becoming a Library Assistant or Technician www.ala.org/ala/educationcareers/careers/paths/assistant/index.cfm
What Library Technicians and Assistants Need
to Know:
www.ala.org/ala/educationcareers/careers/librarycareerssite/whatyouneedassistant.cfm
American Libraries Direct - The Magazine of the American Library Association http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/aldirect
Library language:
Multilingual library Glossary (American Library Association)
ODLIS - Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science by Joan M. Reitz
"Online Jargon" from Univ. of South Alabama
9/16/11