University of Hawaii at Manoa / Library & Information Science Program/Information & Computer Sciences Dept.

 

<LIS 615 (Fall 2008)

 

LIS 615: Collection Management

Andrew Wertheimer, Ph.D.
Saturdays 9:00 AM - 11.40 AM (SEP 6, 20, OCT 4, 18, NOV 1, 15, DEC 6.)
Kuykendall 204 and HITS2 to Hawaii, Kauai, Lanai, Maui, and Molokai
(and online at the Laulima Electronic Discussion Space AUG 30, SEP 13, 27, OCT 11, 25, NOV 8, 22)

Spring 2008 Course Wesbite

Syllabus [PDF] <Revised>

News for Fall 2008 Students :

Please pay attention to the schedule above. Our first class session will be online at Laulima. There is a login on the upper right side. Use your UH ID to log in to Laulima for the discussion log, and additional instructions. The first week's lecture will be on iTunesU. You can watch it on an iPod or your computer. This will be posted in August.

Students should purchase one of the following textbooks from the University Bookstore. Toll Free: 1-800-842-6657.:

a) Students in the school library media center track should purchase: Kay Bishop, The Collection Program in Schools: Concepts, Practices, and Information Sources. 4th ed. (Greenwood, CO:  Libraries Unlimited, 2007) (269 pp.). Paperback ISBN-13: 978-1-59158-360-8.

b) All other students should purchase: Edward G. Evans, Developing Library and Information Center Collections. 5th ed.  (Englewood, CO:  Libraries Unlimited, 2005) (472 pp.). Paperback ISBN 1-59158-219-9.

 

Selected Additional Links:

• Reading: Evans Text Supplement 4th ed 5th ed.
Sample 615 Papers
Writing Handbook
The Holoholo Review (new site on WetPaint)
Acqweb
• Dianne McAfee Hopkins, "School Library Media Centers and Intellectual Freedom" (ALA IF Manual 5th ed.)
ALA, Office for Intellectual Freedom
ALA, Intellectual Freedom Round Table
ALA, Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS)
ALA, Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange (EMIERT)
•Hawaii, DOE, School Library Services
•HSPLS Collection Development Policy
•University of Hawaii at Manoa, "Library Collection Policy Statements"
Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
2004 LIS 615 Course Homepage
2005 LIS 615 Course Homepage
2006 LIS 615 Course Homepage
2007 LIS 615 Course Homepage
2008 Spring LIS 615 Course Homepage

>>> Last updated: 11 June 2008.