EDF5447 - Librarianship education B

Leader: Ms R Winter (Clayton)

Offered

Clayton Second semester 2007 (Off-campus)

Synopsis

Upon successful completion of this unit, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge of school curriculum P-12, and be able to select and discuss resources relevant to individual areas of study; guide individual library users to resources they need (locally and from the broader library network), and provide training in their use; locate, organise and publish web-based information; and make resources easily accessible to library users through appropriate collection management (classification, location and allocation of unit headings) and user education.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students should be able to demonstrate knowledge of school curriculum, and be able to select and discuss resources relevant to individual areas of study; guide individual library users to resources they need (locally and from the broader library network), and provide training in their use; locate, organise and publish web-based information; make resources easily accessible to library users through appropriate collection management (classification, location and allocation of unit headings) and user education.

Assessment

Annotated bibliography of resources: 50% (approx 2400 words)
Web page/site: 30% (web document 1200 words)
Subject Pathfinder: 10% (approx 400 words)

Contact hours

3 hrs per week

Prerequisites

EDF5446