ILS 503 Foundations of Librarianship
Dr. Jingjing Liu
Course Highlights
Course Description:
ILS 503 introduces students to the fundamentals of librarianship and current issues of preoccupation to the information professions. In this course students are given the opportunity to understand the nature of librarianship, develop critical insights about librarianship and its future, as well as to explore issues of their interest.
Learning Goals/Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Articulate a vision of librarianship and the future of the information professions
- Articulate an understanding of the role of information and librarianship in society
- Understand the most important issues currently faced by the information professions
- Understand the long term implications of technology for the information professions
Highlights/ Sample of Coursework:
This course served as my introduction to the field of information and library science. I enjoyed reading about the history of libraries and learning more about the work of librarians to make information accessible to all people. This class included a group project, which appeared to be a challenge at first because it was an online course. My group met with success by discussing via online chat and using shared online documents. Also, I critiqued the work of classmates both on my own and with the other members of my group.
- Group Paper: Increasing Services to Hispanic Immigrants in Connecticut
- Final Paper: How Libraries Support English Language Learners
References
The "Course Description" and "Learning Goals/Outcomes" were taken from the course syllabus by Dr. Jingjing Liu.
The "Course Description" and "Learning Goals/Outcomes" were taken from the course syllabus by Dr. Jingjing Liu.
Capstone Portfolio
Rosanna M. Longenbaker
updated July 1, 2013
RosannaMLongenbaker"at"gmail.com
Rosanna M. Longenbaker
updated July 1, 2013
RosannaMLongenbaker"at"gmail.com