LIB 101 Introduction to Library Services for Paraprofessionals

Fall 2011 -- Instructor Krista Goguen Krista Goguen

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Week 2 (9/6/11) Focus on School Libraries and Special Libraries

Discussion and review of reading and reading response 1

Turn in the names of the libraries you will visit for assignment 1.

School Libraries

Lecture Notes: School Libraries (correction: current link California Model School Library Standards)

Guest Speakers: School librarians

Betsy Kahn, Librarian, South Pasadena Middle School School bkahn@fc.spusd.net
                South Pasadena Middle School LIbrary     Pasadena Area Book Group

Sheila MacDowell, Librarian, Crossroads School, smacdowell@xrds.org

                      Summer Reading Guide       21st Century Literacy Guide

            School Library links

Special Libraries

Lecture notes: Special Libraries (pdf)

Special Library links

Creating your Special Library Brochure: Using a Word Brochure template (3 fold)

Homework Assignment:

#1: Compare and Contrast Public, Academic and Special Libraries (45 points) Due 9/27

#2 Special Library Brochure (20 points) - bring your text to work on in class 9/20. Brochure due 10/11

Reading: Textbook chapters 1 and 3

Reading Response 2: Ch. 3 (due 9/13): Select one type of library in chapter 3 that interests you as a workplace, describe the characteristics of this type of library and why it interests you. List 2-3 things you learned about this type of library from reading chapter 3.

Next week: Academic Libraries, Information Literacy, Public Libraries

9/6/11