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Current IssuesCurrent Issues (Curriculum) Instructor: Rose Chenoweth (Resume) Sponsoring Institution: Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL Course Fee: $300 Course Structure/Delivery: The course will consist of 6 weeks of online asynchronous sessions. The course will be taught via the Moodle course management system that is used by the Graduate School of Library and Information Science online master’s degree program. Students will be expected to participate asynchronously during the 6 weeks via forums/discussion boards. Students will use these tools to interact with the instructor and with other students in the class. Assignments and discussion topics will be posted to these forums, and students will be expected to provide comments and feedback to each other throughout the course. 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 public 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. Enrollment Process: http://www.lis.illinois.edu/academics/programs/cpd/cpla Technology Requirements: Reliable Internet connection higher than 28.8; Java-enabled Web browser; Real Player software; Adobe Reader; IBM Compatible Pentium II or greater with at least 400 MHz with Windows 98/ME/20000/XP or Macintosh with OS8; 128 MB RAM; sound card with speakers and/or earphones; color monitor with at least 800x600 resolution Contact: Marianne Steadley, steadley@illinois.edu, 217-244-2751 |
Why become an ALA-APA CPLA Provider? It is an opportunity to participate in a national certification program in a library specialty. If you are already offering a course the meets the standard, approval provides you with an additional audience for your courses. If you are already offering a course that meets the standard, you may receive approval for two previous years of offering the course, meaning your students will qualify for completion of one standard even before they apply to become a CPLA candidate. |
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