The Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is pleased to announce the following continuing education course for librarians and information professionals.
COURSE TITLE: Current Issues in Libraries
Dates: May 21 – June 25, 2009 (Thursdays)
Times: Online synchronous sessions from 3:00-5:00pm. Central time.
Note: Students may participate in this course either synchronously by attending live sessions or asynchronously by reviewing text chat and audio logs.
Cost: $300
Instructor: Rose M. Chenoweth, MLS, Alliance Library System
Intended audience: Librarians and information professionals interested in current issues in libraries; CPLA program candidates needing an elective course for certification. Note: While the course has a public library focus, the issues covered are relevant to other types of libraries. The course syllabus is available for review upon request.
Course description: Utilizing information about international, federal, state, and local issues, trends, and legislation and community demographics, readings on current library management issues, case studies, and assignments, students will apply what they have learned to their own library. By the end of the course, students will be able to identify at least five current issues or trends that affect library management and apply new skills to develop related services. They will analyze their current long range plan and services in the light of this new knowledge and apply their new skills to develop a new service response for the library in its changing community, goal, objectives, and one new service development plan. The service plan will address relevant activity steps, gap analysis, and resource allocation to show the full development and implementation of the service.
If you have questions, contact Marianne Steadley, 217.244.2751 or steadley@uiuc.edu. To register visit http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/programs/cpd/CPLA/Current_Issues.html
