MARSHALL UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL LIBRARY PROGRAM NEWSLETTER
Spring 2013
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
Summer registration for currently enrolled students: April 1
Summer registration for all students:
Fall registration for currently enrolled students:
April 8
April 29
Class Schedule:
Summer 2013 (Session 1)
(May 20 – Aug. 8)
ITL 502 CRN 4218 Library Materials for Adolescents – C. Hagerty
ITL 515 CRN 4219 Reference & Bibliography – C. Seymour
ITL 622 CRN 4220 Cataloging – R. Hammonds
CIRG 613 CRN 4105
Children’s Literature – I. Larison
Fall 2013
(Aug. 26 – Dec. 14)
ITL 501
ITL 625
ITL 631
ITL 650
Libraries & the Learning Process –R. Sinsel
Library Organization & Administration – C. Hagerty
Technology & the Library – A. Fisher
Library Practice – C. Seymour (with permission)
Spring 2014
ITL 501
ITL 515
ITL 631
ITL 650
Libraries & the Learning Process -- TBA
Reference & Bibliography – TBA
Technology and the Library – TBA
Library Practice – C. Seymour (with permission)

Praxis II exam for Library Media Specialist also required for certification
Tuition
Tuition for the 2012-13 academic year for online courses is $297 per credit hour for instate and out-of-state students. Tuition for the 2013-14 academic year (beginning in the fall) will be announced during the summer.
Textbooks for Summer Courses
Textbooks can be purchased from the South Charleston bookstore (304/746-2501) or from www.efollett.com
. Be sure to click on Marshall University South Charleston.
ITL 502 Library Materials for Adolescents -- Bucher, K. & Hinton, K. (2010). Young
Adult Literature: Exploration, Evaluation and Appreciation (2 nd
Ed.). Upper Saddle,
NJ: Allyn & Bacon. (ISBN 9780137145324).
ITL 515 Reference -- Rielding, A., Shake, L. & Houston, C. Reference Skills for the
School Librarian: Tools & Tips (3 rd
edition) (2013). Linworth. (ISBN 978-1-58683-
528-6).
ITL 622 Cataloging -- Kaplan, A. & Riedling, A. (2006). Catalog It! A Guide to
Cataloging School Library Materials (2 nd
Edition). Libraries Unlimited. (ISBN 978-1-
58683-197-4).
Certificate Completion
When you have completed the program you may wish to receive a Certificate of
Completion from Marshall University, suitable for framing. Contact Dr. Seymour if you would like the application for the certificate form. The cost is $15.
Degree Students -- Graduation
Master’s in Elementary or Secondary Education student who are completing their course requirements this semester and intend to graduate in May should contact Dr. Seymour immediately at Seymour@marshall.edu
about graduation requirements. Those who intend to graduate in August should contact her early in the summer term.
New Faculty Member
ITL 622 Cataloging will be taught by a new instructor this summer, Robert Hammonds.
Professor Hammonds has a Master’s of Library & Information Science from the
University of Pittsburgh and is the Cataloging Librarian at Fairmont State University,
WV. He has taught for over ten years in Fairmont’s School Library Media program.