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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

  • (Tell me your choices of libraries next week (9/6)
  • Use this library visit summary form (open and save a copy) (example)

• Reading Response 1 -Ch. 1 (due 9/6): Describe at least 3 things you learned or were surprised to find out about the “Characteristics of Library Personnel” (pages 5-12) (10 points)
  
• For class next week: Be prepared to tell me the 3 libraries you will visit for assignment #1.
  Be prepared to share your reflections on chapter 1. Read at least chapter 1 and Chapter 3 pages 64-73 (Academic Libraries). In chapter 2, focus on North American libraries (pages 22-35)

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

• Occupational Outlook Handbook: Library Technicians www.bls.gov/oco/ocos113.htm

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