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Information activities of libraries

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Course ID: 2700-P1DIB-PSB
Erasmus code / ISCED: 15.4 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0322) Library, information and archival studies The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title: Information activities of libraries
Name in Polish: Działalność informacyjna bibliotek
Organizational unit: Faculty of Journalism, Information and Book Studies
Course groups: (in Polish) PSB-przedmioty scieżki II semestralnej BN
(in Polish) PSB-przedmioty scieżki III semestralnej BSO
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): 1.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles:
  • the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS;
  • the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h;
  • 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes;
  • weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS;
  • work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
Language: Polish
Type of course:

obligatory courses

Prerequisites (description):

Dedicated to postgraduate students of library science. The student has basic knowledge about the functions of various types of libraries. The student communicates in Polish in speech and writing.

Mode:

Classroom

Short description:

Classes are devoted to organizing and improving the flow of information in the library. Students learn methods of effective management of information resources library, the creation and operation of a modern workshop information and provide information services targeted at different categories of users.

Full description:

The following issues will be addressed:

- legal tasks of libraries in the field of information activities

- from documentation to information science

- library processes

- information flow in library processes

- integrated library system

- computerization of libraries

- library cooperation in the field of information activities

- modern information services

- ethical issues related to information activities

- information services for users with special needs / in a difficult situation

Bibliography:

Czyżewska, M. (red.) (2005). Działalność naukowa i informacyjna bibliotek uczelnianych - teoria a praktyka. Białystok, Wydawnictwo Wyższej Szkoły Ekonomicznej w Białymstoku.

Materska, K. (2007). Informacja w organizacjach społeczeństwa wiedzy. Warszawa, Wydawnictwo SBP.

Prasal A., Rybińska J., Zalewski J. (2011). Zarządzanie dokumentacją i informacją, Warszawa, Infor.

Wójcik, M. (2015). Typologia współczesnych usług informacyjnych. Przegląd Biblioteczny, z. 4, s. 563-578.

Żmigrodzki, Z., Babik, W., Pietruch-Reizes, D. (red.) (2006). Informacja naukowa – rozwój, metody, organizacja. Warszawa, Wydawnictwo SBP.

Learning outcomes:

Knowledge:

- Knowledge of different groups of library users

- Specifics, methods, techniques and tools to support users in the library

Skills:

- Organization of the circulation of documents in the library

- Browse Search powers of information in the field of librarianship

Social competence:

- Respect the privacy of the needs of library users

- Aware of the responsibility for the created, owned and shared collections

Assessment methods and assessment criteria:

The condition for completing the course is obtaining a sufficient number of attendance.

Practical placement:

none

Classes in period "Academic year 2023/24" (in progress)

Time span: 2023-10-01 - 2024-06-16
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Type of class:
Seminar, 4 hours more information
Coordinators: Magdalena Paul
Group instructors: Magdalena Paul
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Examination: Course - Pass/fail or grading
Seminar - Pass/fail or grading
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