INLS843 Seminar in Public Libraries

Spring 2007 Schedule

Setting the stage sessions 01-02
[Wed, 10 Jan- intro]
[Mon, 15 Jan - Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday | Wed, 17 Jan - planning]

Considering the context sessions 03-10
[Mon, 22 Jan - philosophical context | Wed, 24 Jan - Role of the Public Library in American Life]
[Mon, 29 Jan - political context | Wed, 31 Jan - The Public Library in the Political Process]
[Mon, 05 Feb - professional context | Wed, 07 Feb - purpose & power]
[Mon, 12 Feb - community context | Wed, 14 Feb - served & unserved]

Student led topics sessions 11-16
[Mon, 19 Feb - community-wide reading events | Wed, 21 Feb - readers' advisory]
[Mon, 26 Feb - catering to the "communities" | Wed, 28 Feb - politics and funding issues]
[Mon, 05 Mar - retailing concepts in the public library | Wed, 07 Mar - outsourcing/privatization in public libraries]

Spring break
[Mon, 12 Mar - spring recess | Wed, 14 Mar - spring recess ]

Student led topics sessions 17-28
[Mon, 19 Mar - rural libraries | Wed, 21 Mar - Library 2.0]
[Mon, 26 Mar - public library as public space | Wed, 28 Mar - best practices]
[Mon, 02 Apr - collecting controversial materials | Wed, 04 Apr - public computers and their usage]
[Mon, 09 Apr - designing new library buildings | Wed, 11 Apr - changing attitudes]
[Mon, 16 Apr - international approaches | Wed, 18 Apr - problem patrons]
[Mon, 23 Apr - finding funding sources | Wed, 25 Apr - evals & wrap up]

Final project
due 1500, 07 May