MARSHALL UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL LIBRARY PROGRAM NEWSLETTER
Spring 2014
This newsletter is published each semester to provide information about Marshall University’s School
Library Media Certification Program. For further information contact:
Dr. Celene Seymour
School Library Program Coordinator
304/746-8901
Seymour@marshall.edu
Registration for Summer Session opens March 31 for currently enrolled students and
April 7 for students not currently enrolled.
Registration for the Fall semester opens April 14 for currently enrolled students and
April 28 for students not currently enrolled.
Class Schedule:
Summer 2014
(May 19-Aug. 8)
ITL 502
ITL 622
ITL 625
CIRG 613
Library Materials for Adolescents – C. Hagerty
Cataloging – R. Hammonds
Library Organization & Administration – C. Seymour
Children’s Literature – I. Larison
Fall 2014
(Aug. 25 – Dec. 12)
ITL 501
ITL 622
ITL 625
ITL 650
Libraries & the Learning Process –A. Fisher
Cataloging – R. Hammonds
Library Organization & Administration – C. Hagerty
Library Practice – R. Sinsel (with permission of Dr. Seymour)
Spring 2015
ITL 502
ITL 515
ITL 631
ITL 650
Library Materials for Adolescents – TBA
Reference & Bibliography – TBA
Technology and the Library – TBA
Library Practice – TBA (with permission)
Praxis II exam for Library Media Specialist is also required for certification.
Tuition
Tuition for the 2013-14 academic year for online courses is $297 per credit hour for instate and out-of-state students. That is $891 for each 3-credit course.
Textbooks for Summer Courses
The Marshall bookstore on the South Charleston campus is closing in April. Textbooks
can be purchased from www.marshallustore.com . Shipping of textbooks is free. You
can also purchases from amazon.com .
ITL 502 Library Materials for Adolescents: Bucher, K. & Hinton, K. (2013). Young
Adult Literature: Exploration, Evaluation and Appreciation (3rd Ed.). Upper Saddle, NJ:
Allyn & Bacon. (ISBN 9780137145324).
ITL 625 Library Organization & Administration: Donham. J. (2013). Enhancing
Teaching and Learning: A Leadership Guide for School Librarians (Third edition).
ALA: Neal-Shuman. (ISBN: 978-55570-887-0); and
American Association of School Librarians. (2009). Empowering Learners: Guidelines
for School Library Media Programs. Chicago: ALA. (ISBN: 978-0—8389-8519-9).
ITL 622 Cataloging: No Textbook
CIRG 613 Children’s Literature (information provided by Dr. Larison): Keifer, B.
(2010). Charlotte Huck’s Children’s Literature (10th ed.). Boston: McGraw Hill.
(ISBN: 978-0073378565).
myMU
If you have not used the myMU site to register for courses, find your grades and get
transcripts, you should investigate this resource. It is linked from the main Marshall
University home page and you use the same login information you use to get into
Blackboard.
I am glad to help you register for courses, but if you enroll yourself through myMU it is
less likely there will be misunderstandings and errors. You do need to contact me to
register for ITL 650 Library Practice because that is restricted to students who have
completed 90% of course work.
Graduation
If you are in the master’s program and plan to graduate in May, please contact me right
away. I will send you the link to the application for graduation and information about the
comprehensive exam you will need to pass.