Library Media Course Descriptions

Courses with C&I in the title are offered through UM-Missoula. Courses with LIT, or LIB in the title are offered through UM-Western in Dillon:

C&I 480 Collection Development (3)

Focus on building and maintaining a foundation print and non-print media collection; devising a selection policy; demonstrating media use in support of the curriculum; and compiling annotated bibliographies.

C&I 483 Library Media Technical Processes (2) Focus on acquisition, processing, descriptive cataloging, application of AACR2, and the Dewey Decimal Classification for the print and non print media collections. As of spring semester 2008, this course will count for 3 credits. 2007: 2 credits 2008: 3 credits

C&I 484 Administration and Assessment of the Library Media Program (3)

Administrative and management procedures; assessment in terms of state, regional, and national guidelines for library media programs and services.

LIB 461 Information Literacy and Curriculum (3)
This course will focus on instructional techniques for teaching literacy skills, information retrieval, research, and lifelong learning. Exploration of how curriculum is designed and how library instruction is integrated into the classroom will be studied. Collaborative planning, methods of library instruction, and its assessment will be examined. Students will develop an integrated unit, participate in class discussions, and create a school research process model.

LIB 464 Reference Resources (3)

This class focuses on the evaluation, selection, and use of basic reference resources. It also contains teaching of media skills, information negotiation, search strategies, database use, and information services. Instruction will include research, projects, and discussion. Assessment will be based on participation, written assignments, activities, a major paper or bibliography, or a combination thereof.

LIB 469 Library Media Internship (3)

Supervised field experience in selected phases of library-media center operations, including assessment. Prerequisite: 22 credits in library-media course work and consent of instructor.

LIB 491 Libraries and Technology (3)

Uses of computers in automation of library services and in administration of the library media program. 3 credits

LIT 382 Literature for Children & Adolescents (4)
Students survey an extensive body of literature for children and adolescents. A critical student learning outcome is an understanding of the development in the 19^th and 20^th centuries of literature for youth as a distinct literary category. Students compare past works with diverse present-day content and forms, including novels, Native American literature, poetry, film and play scripts, picture books, graphic novels, periodicals, and computer games. Classic and award-winning materials are emphasized. Students develop an understanding of oral and folk traditions that preceded print and electronic publication, including indigenous oral traditions. Each student completes a reflective reading journal and an individualized research project. Students are assessed on the breadth of their reading, the depth of oral and written presentations, and their use of standard terms and tools of literary analysis. Experiential learning activities include small group work, guided library research, and peer editing.