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Relevant Courses

728 Public Library Systems (3) Course focuses upon three topics: l) organizational patterns for various library operations, local and regional; 2) the political environment of the public library; and 3) major problems confronting public library systems.

740 Online Information Services (3) Direct experience searching online databases and examination of related administrative issues.

751 Libraries, Literacy, and Literature (3) Ways in which libraries and librarians become more effective providers and partners in the literacy movement.

754 Library Programming for Children and Young Adults (3) The nature, philosophy and development of non-curricular programs for children and young adults in the school and public library. Among the types of programs to be discussed are storytelling, film programs, reading programs, programs for parents, and other activities associated with library service to young people. Students will study the principles and problems involved in designing, implementing, and evaluating programs of this nature.

756 Children's Materials (3) A study of materials intended for children of elementary school age (6-13) with emphasis on the process of evaluating them to meet the educational, cultural, and recreational needs of children.

757 Young Adult Materials (3) A study of materials for young adults (13-19) with emphasis on the process of evaluating them to meet the educational, cultural, and recreational needs of young adults.

759 Materials for Early Childhood (3) A study of picture books and audiovisual materials intended for the very young child through age nine with emphasis on the process of evaluating these materials to meet the educational, cultural, and recreational needs of very young children.

766 Collection Development and Acquisitions (3) An examination of information agencies and their purposes, collections, collection policies and acquisition procedures.

767 Management of Public Library Youth Services (3) Planning, implementation and evaluation of public library services for children and young adults.

794 Internship in Library and Information Science (3-6) Grading is on a pass-fail basis. Supervised field experience in library, media center, or other information agency relevant to student's professional goals. Internship application must be submitted early in semester preceding enrollment.

796 Independent Study in Library and Information Science (3-6) Independent study in an area of library and information science relevant to the student's professional goals. Independent study application must be submitted early in semester preceding enrollment.