The course is designed to provide an understanding of the attitudes, knowledge and skills necessary to manage human resources and provide effective leadership in a school library media program. An introduction to the problems, solutions, management, and ethics of the preservation of library, archive, media and information center materials. The instructional role of the media specialist and methods of participating effectively in curricular planning, implementation and evaluation. Evaluation and use of printed and audiovisual materials. Evaluation and use of printed and audiovisual materials.
Emphasis is on contemporary print and non-print materials for public library collections.
Problems in the application of reference and search techniques. Directed experience in the utilization of resources. An introduction to the access and use of business information sources. An introduction to the processes of on-line information retrieval including theoretical principles, laboratory experience and current research issues.