College of DuPage
Implementation Term
2005 Fall
ACTIVE COURSE FILE
*Curricular Area: LIBRARY TECHNOLOGY
Course Title:
Course Number: 2300
Multimedia services and equipment in today's library
Semester Credit Hours: 3
Clinical Hours: 0
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Course description to appear in catalog:
Basic operation, evaluation, selection, and uses of media, hardware, and software. Emphasis on hands-on
experience and creation of a media portfolio.
Repeatable for credit: No
Pre-Enrollment Criteria:
Prerequisite: LIBRA 1101 Introduction to Libraries and the Information Age with a grade of "C" or
better, or equivalent.
A.
General Course Objectives:
Upon successful completion of the course the student should be able to do the following:
1. Demonstrate the ability to operate a variety of audiovisual hardware and software typically used in
libraries.
2. Describe and explain the appropriate utilization of media hardware and software in school, public,
academic, and special libraries.
3. Describe how to research, evaluate, and purchase appropriate audiovisual equipment for the
various types of libraries.
4. Create and design a media portfolio that incorporates the description, evaluation, suggestions for
purchase, and verification of ability to use a variety of audiovisual equipment.
B.
Topical Outline:
1. Introduction to media and multimedia equipment
a. evaluation
b. selection
c. operation
2. Copyright issues
3. Distance education and media
4. Presentation software
5. Using email to communicate effectively
a. email protocol
b. email attachments
6. Creation of a media portfolio
7. Searching and evaluation of internet resources
8. Actual and virtual field trips
9. Creation and evaluation of a video
10. Digital photography
11. Scanning and creation of digital images
12. Media portfolio
a. functions and use
b. presentation
c. evaluation
C.
Methods of Evaluating Students:
1. Demonstration of the ability to operate the required equipment and software and creation and
presentation of the media portfolio. Class attendance may also be a factor in evaluation.
LINDA SLUSAR
Initiator
07-08-2004
Date
Sponsor
04-15-2004
Date
Meryl Sussman
Division Dean
07/21/2004
Date