IMS5016

Information access

(IT)

J Anderson

6 points + 3 hours per week + First semester + Caulfield, distance + Prerequisites: IMS9049 + Prohibitions: LAR3650, LAR4650

Synopsis: The conduct of the selection, purchase and licensing functions of libraries; the management of collections and of library venues; provision of lending, document supply and photocopying services; the impact of cooperative or methodological frameworks such as reciprocal borrowing, cooperative last-copy stores, conspectus methodology, and the Distributed National Collection. The virtual library. Major categories of information resources in all media, and typical sources of supply.

Assessment: Investigative report (3000 words): 30% + Project essay (3000 words): 30% + Written test: 40%