This course introduces students to the history of books, the publishing industry, libraries, and information retrieval. Students are introduced to the professional organizations for librarians and library technicians. They become familiar with relevant copyright legislation, the impact of censorship on society, and other current issues. This course introduces students to the principles of descriptive cataloguing using Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, 2nd. This course introduces students to the basic concepts of acquisitions and circulation work.
Students examine various circulation and collections control systems.
This course introduces students to the principles of the reference interview and to basic information resources including dictionaries, encyclopaedias, biographical and geographical sources, handbooks, yearbooks, indexes, abstracts and bibliographies. This course introduces students to the essentials of business writing in libraries. Topics include the use of style manuals, the writing process, correct business formats, English grammar, and electronic document generation. This course introduces students to the principles of computer literacy and mastery of operating systems, spreadsheets, database and word processing. Computer Applications in Libraries Students explore several database management systems for storing, organizing, analyzing and retrieving information.