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Kent State University School of Library & Information Science,

LIS 61095 - History of Libraries in the Western World

Summer 2008

Required Reading Assignments Syllabus Contact Information

61095 History of Libraries in the Western World (3) http://www.slis.kent.edu/

This course will examine the origins, development and importance of European and North American libraries and archives from antiquity to the twenty-first century. Students will learn about the various libraries and librarians and their role within society.

 

Required Text:

Harris, Michael H. History of Libraries in the Western World. 4th edition Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1995.

Reserve Materials:

Jackson, Sidney. Libraries and Librarianship in the West: A Brief History. NY: McGraw Hill, 1974.

Lerner, Fred. Libraries through the Ages. NY: The Continuum Publishing Company, 1999.

Resources for research paper: American Library History: A Comprehensive Guide to the Literature. Library History Round Table ALA www.ala.org/ala/lhrt/amerlibhistcompbib/amerlibhis.cfm

 

 Objectives

  • Familiarize students with the development and role of libraries from the ancient world to the twenty-first century.
  • Learn about the rise of the different types of libraries.
  • Discuss how the development of European libraries differs from that of American and British libraries
  • Understand how the invention of printing and the rise of literacy influence the rise of libraries.

 

Course meeting times & location:  Mondays and Wednesdays from 1:30-5:10pm in Room 332 SLIS classrooms in Kent and Room 108 at the State Library of Ohio in Columbus

 

Course Assignments and Grading Policies:

Assignments and grading

  • Three 1 page analytical reviews of articles or books from required or optional readings, with short presentations by students - 10 points each
  • 5-7 page paper about a library of your choice with annotated bibliography. The paper topic to be presented by 3rd session - 30 points - due last day of class - Paper Topic Proposal due session 3
  • 2 written historical case studies (in lieu of a final) with bibliography and footnotes - due last day of class - 30 points
  • Participation in discussion (essential as this course is proposed as a Point-to-Point format) - 10 points

Total – 100 points

Grading 100-90 A, 89-80 B, 79-70 C, 69-60 D, below 60 F

Late Assignments will have 1 point deducted for every day they are late (excluding weekends) without permission from the instructor.

 

Student Responsibilities: Students are expected to read the assignments, participate in class, write the assigned projects and papers and attend every class.  Students should inform the instructor if they know they will miss a session. 

 

Contact Information:

Office Hours 12-1 M (Columbus) and 12-1 W (Kent) and by appointment

SLIS Telephone 330-672-2782, home 614-239-8977, cell 614-579-9855. e-mail:  mkahn1@kent.edu .  Students are expected to provide the instructor with a valid e-mail address so extra readings and materials can be distributed outside class.

 


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