CLIS J746 - Humanities Information Services

Course Syllabus

University of South Carolina School of Library and Information Science

Session:                     

Fall 2004

Meeting time: W 6pm-750pm SWGN

Adjunct Instructor:     

Dr. Curtis R. Rogers

E-mail Address:           

1st, use curtisrogers@curtisrogers.info

2nd, use curtis@leo.scsl.state.sc.us (work email)

Class Web Site:         

http://www.curtisrogers.info/J746.htm

Office Hours:             

By appointment only.

Teaching Philosophy:           

To challenge participants to ask themselves about personal limits, independence, and interdependence while fostering a free flow of knowledge. To embrace chaos by learning from what it offers, not rejecting it because of fear of the unknown.

Approach to Course:           

Teaching strategies utilized during the course will include a combination of lectures, discussion, and exercises.

Textbook/Readings:           

REQUIRED: The Humanities: A selective guide to information sources. Fifth Edition. Ron Blazek and Elizabeth Aversa. c. 2000.  1-56308-601-8 (cloth) 1-56308-602-6 (paper) Englewood, CA: Libraries Unlimited

• Additional articles will be assigned via listserv.

Course Format: 

The class format will incorporate numerous instructional techniques.  Lectures will be provided via television broadcast.  You are required to attend the broadcast sessions and to participate in the activities and on the listserv discussions. 

Course Objectives: 

Students should be able to:

1. describe research methods commonly used in the various humanities disciplines.

2. describe library responses to the ways the humanities touch the lives of people;

2. demonstrate the correct use of selected information sources in the various humanities disciplines.

3. develop and carry out search strategies in both print and electronic sources (including the Web) in the humanities.

4. use humanities sources in developing tools for use in libraries.

5. evaluate both print and electronic information sources.

Attendance:

University and College policies require that students attend at least 75% of all classes.  Anyone missing more than 25% of classes (4 or more classes based on 15 class sessions) may receive a grade of F for the course. 

Saturday On-site Class.  Students are required to attend ALL class meetings and the on-site class.  It is strongly recommended that you do not take the course if you cannot fulfill the required assignments nor attend the on-site class.  Exceptions will be made for medical emergencies or severe weather conditions.  You must notify the instructor as soon as possible.

Americans with Disabilities Act:

Accommodations will be made for students with disabilities as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act.  Please contact the office of Disability Services at (803) 777-6742 or go to the University's web site for more detailed information.

Assignments & Grades:

Submitting Assignments: 

Student Grade Sheet. Fill out and return to Madonna by August 29, 2003.

VIA EMAIL:

• Put J746 in the subject line of your e-mail message.

• Include your first and last name in the body of the message.

• You must submit assignments as attachments. These assignments must be saved as Rich Text Format (.rtf) files.

• Please remember to Number your pages!

• Do not send more than 2 attachments with a single e-mail message.

• Submit assignments to: curtisrogers@curtisrogers.info and cc: mstoehr@gwm.sc.edu 

Students will select two assignments in addition to the assignments labeled required for a total of five assignments.

• WORD Document of problem set assignments (required) 25% - since there are 23 students in this course, you have been alphabetically assigned a set number from the alphabetic list of students. Choose your 6 extra Problem set questions from this list of 400.

• Evaluation of humanities sources (required) 25%

• Presentation (required) 15%

• Sharing literature 10%

• Bibliographic instruction 10%

• Family, local, or workplace folklore 10%

• Pathfinder (print, PowerPoint, or Web) 10%

Class Participation (15%)

You are expected to actively participate in the listserv and classroom/call-in discussions. I will periodically ask students at remote viewing sites to call in and provide input if I have not heard from you. If you live in Columbia, please make a concerted effort to attend class in the studio.

You are required to subscribe to the class listserv no later than the second class meeting.

Here's how you subscribe:
send a message to: listserv@listserv.sc.edu

leave the subject line blank
type this message: subscribe clis746l yourfirstname yourlastname (after the six, it's a letter L, not the number one.)

All assignments must be your own work.  Sources must be properly cited in the research proposal.  The Code of Student Academic Responsibility and all other University of South Carolina honor codes and rules governing plagiarism are in effect.  Correct usage of academic English, spelling, grammar, and composition are expected.  Note:  You are encouraged to use spell check, grammar check, etc.  Points will be deducted for failure to use correct spelling, grammar, and composition. 

All graded exams and assignments will be marked using one of the following letter grades.   NOTE: EACH DAY AN ASSIGNMENT IS LATE, IT WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY REDUCED BY ONE LETTER GRADE.

 It is the responsibility of the student to maintain a copy of all graded and returned materials for use as evidence in any question that might arise regarding the final grade in the course.

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