Students will acquire a general understading of the library network in Finland as part of the society's information management, the development of society, current status of the library in society and visions for the future. Students will be competent in applying the various forms and services of libraries and will know how to develop services, form services into products, market services and to assess the suitability of a service(s). Students will acquire the readiness needed to work in a multicultural environment and to participate in the development of library services for people with an immigrant background.
Student's Workload
Total work load of the course 338 h
- of which Basics in Library and Information Services 104 h
- of which Multicultural library Environments 78 h
- of which Developing and Evaluating library Services 78 h
- of which Productisation and Marketing of Library Services 78 h
Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses
Basics of the library and Information Services -part must be completed before performing other parts of the course.
Contents
General history of libraries in the Western World, briefly; Stages of development for libraries in Finland within the framework of society; Various types of libraries and information service organisations, the services they offer and methods for designing, developing and assessing services; Future prospects for the library: current development projects and strategies; Marketing and advertising services; Making services into products; Working in a multicultural library
Recommended or Required Reading
Will be announced in the beginning of the parts of the course.
Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Lectures, small group work, independent information acquisition assignments, individual and group exams, journals and learning diary.
Assessment Criteria
Grading will be announced during the parts of the course.
Assessment Methods
- Written exams
- Assignments
- Journals
- learning diary
Work Placement
No work placement.
Further Information
The course includes the following parts:
The Basics of Library and Information Services 4 cr,
Multicultural Library Environments 3 cr,
Developing and Evaluating Library Services 3 cr,
Productisation and Marketing of Library Services 3 cr.