ILS 504: Reference and Information Resources and Services
Spring 2011
Professor Josephine Sche
Course Description:
General reference sources; their content, evaluation and use. The reference process and the organization of reference and information services as they related to different types of libraries.
Course Objectives:
Students should learn the reference knowledge and competences required for professional responsibilities in libraries and information centers, including:
Sample of Class Assignments:
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Course Description:
General reference sources; their content, evaluation and use. The reference process and the organization of reference and information services as they related to different types of libraries.
Course Objectives:
Students should learn the reference knowledge and competences required for professional responsibilities in libraries and information centers, including:
- The nature, function, and organization of reference and information services in different type libraries and information centers;
- To conduct reference interviews and verifying user information needs before and during the process of reference and information services;
- To identify different types of reference sources and their coverage and information generally used in most types of libraries and information centers;
- The selection and use of different reference and information sources for answering different reference questions;
- To use search strategies to locate and use appropriate information sources for information literacy instruction on identified information needs.
- To select and use reference sources on the Internet and from most relevant websites
- To keep-up with new developments in library reference services through online resources and guidelines of library professional associations.
Sample of Class Assignments:
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3