Graduate Curriculum Committee Course Proposal Form
for Courses Numbered 5000 and Higher
Note: Before completing this form, please carefully read the accompanying instructions.
1. Course prefix and number:
LIBS 6810
2. Date:
2/18/2008
3. Requested action (check only one box):
X New Course
Revision of Active Course
Revision & Unbanking of a Banked Course
Renumbering of an Existing Course from
from #
to
#
4. Justification (assessment or accreditation based) for new course or course
revision or course renumbering:
This course is intended for students interested in possible careers as academic librarians
and partially fulfills the American Library Association-Committee on Accreditation
requirements (Standard 1.2.3 and Standard II.4) regarding coherent programs, including
sequenced courses to prepare students for employment specializations and reliance upon
professional standards for the education of academic librarians.
5. Course description exactly as it should appear in the next catalog:
6810. Academic Libraries (3) P: LIBS 6010, 6012, 6014, 6018, 6026, 6031 and 6042.
Introduction to community college, college and university libraries; history and mission,
organizational structures and functions, resources and services, user groups, career
requirements, and general issues and trends.
6. If this is a course revision, briefly describe the requested change:
7. Graduate catalog page number from current graduate catalog:
8. Course credit:
Lecture Hours
Lab
Studio
Practicum
Internship
Weekly
Weekly
Weekly
Weekly
Weekly
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
Per Term
Per Term
Per Term
Per Term
Per Term
188
Credit Hours
Credit Hours
Credit Hours
Credit Hours
Credit Hours
3
s.h.
s.h.
s.h.
s.h.
s.h.
Total Credit Hours 3
s.h.
Other (e.g., independent study) Please explain. Distance education course taught online.
9. Anticipated annual student enrollment:
10. Affected degrees or academic programs:
Current
Degree(s)/Course(s)
Catalog
Page
MLS
183
None
15
Changes in Degree Hours
11. Overlapping or duplication with affected units or programs:
X
Not Applicable
Notification & response from affected units is attached
12. Approval by the Council for Teacher Education (required for courses affecting
teacher education programs):
X
Not Applicable
Applicable and CTE has given their approval.
13. Statements of support:
a. Staff
X
Current staff is adequate
Additional Staff is needed (describe needs in the box below):
b. Facilities
X
Current facilities are adequate
Additional Facilities are needed (describe needs in the box below):
c. Library
X
Initial library resources are adequate
Initial resources are needed (in the box below, give a brief
explanation and an estimate for the cost of acquisition of required
initial resources):
d. Computer resources
X
Unit computer resources are adequate
Additional unit computer resources are needed (in the box below,
give a brief explanation and an estimate for the cost of acquisition):
ITCS Resources are not needed
The following ITCS resources are needed (put a check beside each
need):
Mainframe computer system
Statistical services
Network connections
Computer lab for students
Software
Approval from the Director of ITCS attached
14. Course information: see Instructions for Completing the Graduate Curriculum
Committee Course Proposal Form for more detail.
a. Textbook
Budd, J.M. (2005). The changing academic library:
Chicago: American Library Association
Operations, culture, environments.
Simmons-Welburn, J. & McNeil, B. (Eds.). (2004). Human resource management in
today’s academic library: Meeting challenges and creating opportunities.
Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited. [electronic book available through Joyner
Library online catalog]
b. Course Objectives
1. Discuss the history and culture of academe in the United States, and the role of the
academic library in academe.
2. Examine, discuss and analyze issues facing academic libraries.
3. Propose, explain and justify multiple solutions to authentic and current challenges in
contemporary academic libraries.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of the role of the academic librarian, and the opportunities
and limitations of this specialization by appraisal and critique of academic library organizations,
explanation of the competencies required for practice, and drawing inferences about the future of the
specialization within the profession.
5. Determine a personal level of commitment to participation and service in relevant
professional associations by writing a career scholarship and service plan.
6. Write at an expert level on one issue facing academic libraries, and submit course artifact to a
professional publication.
c. Course Topic Outline
1. Brief introduction to the history and culture of higher education in the United States
2. Systems of scholarly communication
3. An introduction to the case study method and case analysis
4. Control and evaluation systems in academic libraries
5. Information Literacy
6. Finance, budget and facilities in the academic library
7. Organization, services and programs in the academic library
8. Collections and engagement with faculty as co-builders
9. Professional associations for academic librarians and participation in continuing professional
development
10. The role of librarianship in higher education
d. Assignments, weights and grade scale
Assignment
Response paper and discussion
Evaluation of scholarly communication systems and discussion
Q & A session on case study method and case analysis (participation
optional; no assignment)
Case study in conflicting demands
Lesson plan for information literacy class in English 101
Case study in resource planning
Case study in organizational change
Case study in serials cancellation
Personal plan for scholarship and service
Position paper and discussion of the roles and status of academic
librarians
Topic paper submitted for publication
Total points available
Grading scale:
A = 92-100
B = 85-91
C = 75-84
F = 74 or lower
Weight
5
5
0
10
10
10
10
10
5
5
30
100