Illinois State University

Department of Curriculum and Instruction

College of Education
C&I 414
Introduction to School Librarianship
3 semester hours (48 contact hours)
Instructor !nita "eaman #$ce %hone (3&')438()334
#$ce *+, -ilner .i/rary Email al/eam)0ilstu1edu
#$ce 2ours -(3 /y appointment
Prerequisites
!vaila/le to certi4ed elementary5 middle or high school teachers5 or /y consent of
instructor
Catalog Description
C6I 4+4 I789#DUC8I#7 8# SC2##. .I"9!9I!7S2I% 3 sem1 hrs1
E:plores roles of school li/rarian in management5 colla/oration5 instruction and
collection development1 %rere;uisites Certi4ed teachers or instructor consent1
Course Overview
8his course provides students <ith an introduction to the many aspects of school
li/rarianship1 Speci4c topics include moving from the traditional classroom to the
school li/rary= e;uita/le access to information= /asic information literacy s>ills for
school li/rarians= an introduction to collection development= an overvie< of school
li/rary standards and developing a professional learning net<or>1
Course Design
C6I 4+4 uses the Illinois State "oard of Education .i/rary Information Specialist
Standards as a frame<or> for the course1 C6I 4+4 is meant to help smooth the
transition from the traditional classroom to the school li/rary5 and to provide the /asic
>no<ledge5 s>ills and voca/ulary students <ill need to /e successful in their future
li/rary science course<or>1 8he course /egins /y investigating the day(to(day
activities of a school li/rarian and comparing them to those of a classroom teacher1
Students <ill /ecome familiar <ith the fundamental li/rary concepts of e;uita/le
access to information and patron privacy1 8he course <ill then proceed to a history of
li/raries and their mission and role in education and learning1 Central school li/rary
topics such as learning standards5 colla/oration5 collection development and
technology <ill /e introduced5 providing students <ith a foundational >no<ledge for
additional course<or>1 3inally5 professional development and employment
opportunities <ill /e discussed1
Course Delivery
!ll school li/rary program courses are o?ered online via "lac>/oard Colla/orate
soft<are and using other online communication tools1
eali!ing the De"ocratic Ideal
Illinois State University has a historic and enduring commitment to prepare teachers
and other school personnel <ho <ill /e responsive to the ethical and intellectual
demands of a democratic society1 8o teach in a democracy is to consciously ta>e up
the challenge of improving the ethical and intellectual ;uality of our societal
dialogue /y including in it as many educated voices as possi/le1
8he democratic ideal unites caring and >no<ing 8he more voices <e call into
thoughtful dialogue5 the truer our convictions and conclusions <ill /e1 8his is a
demonstra/le necessity of a democratic society5 and it is <hy Illinois State
University graduates aspire to teach and serve everyone5 including those on the
margins5 those <ho have /een or are in danger of /eing e:cluded1
8he democratic conception of education informs all aspects of teacher education at
Illinois State University1 @raduates ready to meet the challenges and re<ards of
serving students in a democratic society em/ody the ethical and intellectual
aspects of teaching and learning1
8he %ost "accalaureate %rogram in School .i/rarianship is dedicated to 9ealiAing the
Democratic Ideal through our courses and our professional activities as li/rarians1
.i/raries are an important part of a democratic society and school li/rarians are a
vital part of 9ealiAing the Democratic Ideal in our schools1
8o further e:plore the ethical an intellectual aspects of 9ealiAing the Democratic
Ideal5 go to
httpBBteachereducation1illinoisstate1eduBcouncilforteacheredBdemocratic(ideal1shtml1
equired #e$tboo%s
Libraries 101: A Handbook for the School Library Media Specialist /y Claire
@atrell Stephens 6 %atricia 3ran>lin
This Book Is Overde: Ho! Librarians and "ybrarians "an Save #s All /y
-arilyn Cohnson
$e!ired: #nderstandin% the i&eneration and Ho! They Learn /y .arry 9osen
Linkin% for Learnin%: The Illinois School Library Media 'ro%ra( &idelines
(#rder here) D you may /orro< a copy from your school li/rarian if heBshe has
one
&ttendance' &ssign"ents' Discussion (oards & )rading
!ttendance to class is re;uired1 If you are forced to miss a class5 please contact me
as soon as possi/le1 If it is a planned a/sence5 let me >no< in advance1 Eou may
receive partial credit for your 4rst a/sence if you listen to the class recording and
su/mit three ;uestions a/out the class topicBdiscussion to me1 !fter your 4rst
a/sence5 you may not ma>e up participation points1 2o<ever5 I do encourage you
to listen to the recordings to enhance your o<n learning e:perience <ithin the
course1
Class %articipation
Class participation is a large portion of your grade1 I do not li>e to set
Fre;uirementsG for class participation as you <ill have more to contri/ute to some
classes than others5 due to your interest and e:perience1 2o<ever5 to receive full
credit for participation in each class5 you must participate in the audio discussion
and the chat room during each class meeting and participate in all class activities
(polls5 group <or>5 etc1) 1
!ssignmentsB!synchronous !ctivities
Eou <ill complete several assignments for this course as <ell as activities for some
FasynchronousG <ee>s <hen <e do not meet as a group1 Eou <ill /e evaluated on
your completion of these activities and they are due on the dates indicated1 9u/rics
<ill /e provided for each assignment or activity1 %lease see 9eggie7et for
assignment and activity descriptions and due dates1 !ll assignments should /e
su/mitted via 9eggie7et1 .ate activities <ill not /e accepted unless arranged in
advance <ith me1
%lagiarism
It is di$cult to plagiariAe the assignments for this class1 2o<ever5 if you 4gure out a
<ay and do so5 you <ill receive a Aero on the assignment and <hatever additional
penalties the university authoriAes me to assign you1 .i/rarians are the >eepers of
information5 and respecting copyright and intellectual property la<s is part of our
profession1 ! li/rarian <ho plagiariAes does not deserve to /e a li/rarian1
If you have an assignment you did for a past course and you <ould li>e to FrecycleG
that assignment for this class5 please chec> <ith me 4rst1 IHm open to revisiting an
earlier assignment5 /ut <e <ill <or> together to decide ho< you <ill update or
improve the past <or> to further your learning in this class1 Simply turning in a
previous assignment <ith no changes or updates and <ithout consulting <ith me is
not accepta/le and could result in less or no credit for the assignment1
@rading %olicy
8he purpose of the activities in this class is to help you learn to /ecome a li/rarian1
If5 for some reason5 you do an activity incorrectly or incompletely and I fail you and
<e move on5 I havenHt prepared you to /e the /est li/rarian you can /e1 So5 if you
receive an 8'I or lo<er on any activity5 you may revise it and turn it /ac> in1 Eour
ne< grade <ill replace the old and there <ill /e no penalties1 Eou can do this as
many times as you li>e to /est learn the s>ills involved in the activity1 %.E!SE do
not see this as an e:cuse to do a poor or half complete Jo/ on the activity the 4rst
time around1 8his does ma>e e:tra <or> for me1 If I see people ta>ing advantage of
it in a negative <ay5 I reserve the right to revo>e your privilege to re(do activities1
E:ceptions If you already have an '&I or higher5 I <ill not let you re(do the activity
for a higher grade1 If you have ;uestions a/out any points you missed5 IHm happy to
discuss them5 /ut I <ill not re(grade '&I activities1 If you got '&I5 you get it1
3inal !ctivities /ecause grades are due shortly after 4nal activities are due5 I <ill
not have time to get these /ac> to you and re(grade anything /efore I have to turn
in your grades1 8he 4rst grade I give you on your 4nal activities stands1