Focus on the acquisition of monographs. Develop skills in searching, ordering, receiving, collection development, the book trade and automated acquisitions functions. Prerequisite: OL376 Intro to Libraries and the Information Industry
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Examine form and choice of entry according to RDA cataloguing guidelines, cataloguing applications of the World Wide Web, and sources of cataloguing copy in an automated environment. Learn to critically appraise public access catalogues. Recognize the changes in MARC coding resulting from RDA cataloguing guidelines. Prerequisite: OL981 Resource Description and Access I
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Study the principles of classification. Learn to use the Dewey Decimal Classification scheme and Library of Congress Classification scheme. Explore issues related to the process of classifying library materials. Prerequisite: OL981 Resource Description and Access I
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Examine socioeconomic factors that can influence library interactions. Identify and apply practical strategies to escalated situations and explain the features of an effective and appropriate response.
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Engage with a variety of Indigenous perspectives, challenges, and opportunities and how they relate to the work done by Library Information Technicians in a range of fields, including public, academic, and special libraries. Examine how past and ongoing realities of settler-colonialism impact library services for Indigenous Peoples.
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Study the principles of indexing including indexing types and rules, and creation of abstracts. Explore the principles of subject analysis including thesauri and Library of Congress Subject Headings. This course may include mandatory group work. We recommend viewing the course schedule immediately upon logging into the course to view course and any group work requirements. Computer Software Requirements: CINDEX v.4 Demo version. Students can download for free. Instructions will be provided in the course. Prerequisite: OL423 Resource Description and Access II
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Focus on various types of information technology used in the library setting including mobile devices, e-readers, playaways, ipads and tablets, digital media and various software and applications. Access to a current mobile device with wireless Internet capability is required (e.g., smartphone, tablet or iPad).
1 session available
Develop skills in planning and delivering instruction in various library environments. Focus on effective presentation techniques, educational technologies, information literacy, learning styles, and instructional design and evaluation methods.
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Learn to apply metadata schemes and standards to describe digital and electronic web resources. Previous knowledge of HTML coding is highly recommended. Pre-requisites: OL805 Electronic Publishing, OL423 Resource Description and Access II and OL418 Serials
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Explore readers' advisory service and the components of readers' advisory work from patron interview to service promotion. You will explore the principle genres of fiction and determine the characteristics of each genre and its appeal to readers.
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Address collection development, technical services, client services, marketing, budgeting and management for special libraries. Consider the concerns of the special library and skills needed in this environment. Pre-requisites: OL376 Intro to Libraries
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Focus on electronic publishing, including using basic web design, 3D printing, screen recording, blogs, microblogs, augmented reality and gamification.
1 session available