Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Education (Parkville Campus) (Volume 5 page 143)
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Credit points: 5.6
Coordinator: To be advised.
Prerequisite: Library and Information Studies B12.
Contact: A 1-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial each week.
Timetable: Second semester.
Objectives:
On completion of this subject students should be able to:
- understand the concept of information as a product, including patterns of information generation and dissemination in the sciences, social sciences and humanities;
- identify current issues and problems related to information access;
- plan, design and evaluate a reader education program;
- conduct a reference interview;
- design and execute online searches; and
- demonstrate an ability to prepare a critically annotated bibliographies.
Content:
Nature of information - its generation and dissemination. Role of reference and information retrieval in the sciences, social sciences and humanities. Reference services to meet user needs. Reference interviews, search design and online searching. Current issues and problems in providing access to information.
Assessment:
A major assignment (50 per cent); a minor assignment (25 per cent); a 2-hour test (25 per cent). Total written requirement is up to 2,000 words.
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Education (Parkville Campus) (Volume 5 page 143)
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