SNDT Womens University, Mumbai

4-Credit Online Course on

School/ Children Librarianship

(March 24- June 13, 2014)











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SHPT School of Library Science
SNDT Womens University
Mumbai 400020

Ph. 091 22 22072792
Email: libraryinfosc@sndt.ac.in







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4-Credit Online Course on School/ Children Librarianship


Introduction:

For individual Learning start right from the birth of a person. Various skills need to be
inculcate during the childhood that would enhance childrens cognitive domain, psycho-
motor skills, and affective domain. It is utmost necessary to develop right kind of skills
in a children that transform them into a learned adults and better citizens. It is very
important to encounter the children with right information at the right age. In this regard
a well established library play a key role in indivuals life. Different services of School/
Children Libraries concentrate on the needs of young reader. These libraries promote
importance of information among young readers. Libraries teach them skills of
identifying and locating information. Libraries can play major role in developing reading
habits among young readers at early age. From ancient times libraries are the hub of
learning. Researchers have also demonstrated that school libraries have a positive
impact on student achievement regardless of the socio-economic status. It is very crucial
that library personel working for young readers need to know their young library users.
It is necessary for libraries to develop their collection and services that are needed to
satisfy the various needs of their young readers.


Course Objectives:

The participants will be able to
1. define the role of school libraries
2. describe the reading process
3. explain learning processes
4. examine the children literature
5. select appropriate material for school/ childrens libraries
6. plan and design school/ children libraries
7. prepare themselves to manage school/ childrens Library
8. explore ICT in school/ children libraries
9. plan reading promotion programmes in school/ children libraries
10. conduct reading promotion programmes in school/ children libraries

Prerequisites:

Knowledge and skills

Graduation in any subject

ICT Related Skills

Use of computer and internet
Use of email
Knowledge of web 2.0 tools (like use of Blog, Group, Google document/Google Drive,
etc.) is desirable.


Medium of Instruction:

English

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Duration:

Start Date: March 24, 2014
End Date: June 13, 2014


Course Content:

Week Modul
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Titles Objectives
1.
Introduction to Online
Environment

2.
1. Introduction to School/
Children Libraries
1.1 Definition, objectives and
functions of school/ children
libraries
1.2 Development of school/
children libraries
1.3 Role of school/children
libraries in personality
development
After studying this course yu will
be able to:

1. get familiarized with the
concept and objectives of
school/children libraries
2. explain the role of
school/children libraries

3.
2. Planning and Designing
School/ Children Libraries
2.1 Principles of planning and
designing physical layout of
school/ children libraries
2.2 Standards (IFLA guidelines
for childrens library services)
1. know standard and guidelines
for planning and designing
school/children libraries
2. plan school/children libraries
3. recognize issues in planning
and designing school/children
libraries

4.
3. Collection Development
3.1 Collection development policy
3.2 Types of resources
3.3 Selection and acquisition
process
1. specify content of collection
development policy
2. know various types of print and
non-print resources including
digital materials
3. select appropriate material for
school/children libraries

5.
4. Childrens Literature
4.1 Genres of childrens literature
4.2 Childrens authors and
children publishers
4.3 Literature for the adolescents
4.4 Review of childrens books
and digital documents
1. identify different types of
children literature
2. explain role of childrens author
and publisher
3. review childrens literature
4. know role of story telling

6.
5. Technical Processing in 1. comprehend technical
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School/ Children Libraries
5.1 Technical process in school/
children libraries
5.2 Classification and cataloguing
process
5.3 Records in technical process
in school/ children libraries
processing of different types of
documents
2. categorize the various records
maintained in the library during
acquisition and processing of
the documents

7.
6. Collection Maintenance
6.1 storage maintenance of
materials
6.2 IFLA standards of furniture
and shelving
6.3 practical issues of collection
maintenance
1. discuss collection arrangement
and its maintenance
2. familiarize with various issues
of collection maintenance

8.
7. School Library and Reading/
Learning Process
7.1 reading theories and process
7.2 types of reading
7.3 importance of library in
reading/ learning process
1. explain reading process and
reading theories
2. know different types of
reading
3. illustrate the role of library in
reading/ learning

9.
8. ICT in School Libraries
8.1 ICT in school/ children
libraries
8.2 Childrens websites
8.3 Digital libraries for children
1. explain the role of ICT in
school/ children libraries
2. identify childrens websites
and digital libraries.

10.
9. Promotion of Reading
9.1 Methods of promotion of
reading
9.2 Bibliographic Instruction
9.3 Information Literacy

1. familiarize with the methods to
promote reading
2. recognize the importance of
information literacy

11.
10. Promotional Programmes
10.1 Library orientation
10.2 Information literacy
10.3 Planning and organizing
promotional activities
1. plan orientation/ Information
Literacy programmes for
school/ children libraries
2. plan promotional activities such
as displays for school/ children
libraries.

12.
Evaluation Objective tests (Multiple Choice
Questions)
(These will be weekly quizzes of
10 marks.
Total marks will be converted to
5
30% weight-age.) 30%
Witten assignments 3
50 %
Discussion forum
20%


Course will Benefits:

The Participants who wish to set up/ work in School/ Children Libraries

The participants who wish to set up/ work in children section of public libraries/ NGO
libraries

The participants who want to set up and run their own libraries for young readers


Participants Profile:

Graduates of the age group 25-50
Person working in School/ Children Libraries
Person working in children section of the libraries.


Resource Persons:

The Online Course will be conducted by the professionals in the LIS field.

1. Dr. Jyoti Bhabal, Sr. Asst. Professor, SNDT Womens Univeristy, Mumbai
2. Dr. Sarika Sawant , Sr. Asst. Professor, SNDT Womens Univeristy, Mumbai
3. Dr. Sushama Powdwal, Ex-University Librarian and Head of SHPT School of Library
Science
4. Ms. Maya Samant



Pre-Course Activities:

1. Register yourself for the Online Course by sending email to
libraryinfosc@sndt.ac.in with an attachment of Registration Form.
2. On sending the Registration form, you will get an invitation from the Course
Coordinator. Once admitted to the course please send DD for Rs. 7000/- (in case
of SNDTWU student it will be Rs. 6000/-) in favour of SHPT School of Library
Science, payable at Mumbai.
3. You will get an invitation from the Course Coordinator/Admin to log in to your
Moodle Account, specially created for this Online course.
4. A blog (School/ Children Librarianship) is created for this Online Course, all
participants are required to visit this blog regularly.
5. Pl create your own blog for this course using blogger.com. Pl invite the teachers/
instructors of this course to your blog. All these blogs will be connected to the
Course blog. Participants are expected to write on their blog regularly (including
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some assignments). You will be posting on this blog your thoughts, reflections as
well as some assignments.
6. Resources will be posted on the Moodle Course website so that all participants get
access to all the resource material.
7. There will a One Hour Synchronous Interaction per week. This will be done
through WizIQ (wiziq.com). The poll will be created for this activity on Moodle. Pl
register your choice. An invitation for the synchronous class will be sent to you on
your mail.


Course methodology:

It is an online course conducted using Moodle as Learning Management System (LMS)
and WizIQ for Synchronous Sessions. The learning Modules will be posted on Course
website on Moodle. Detailed course schedule is posted on the website which will give you
an idea of all the activities/assignments/project work etc. expected of you. There will be
lot of group work as well. Active participation of all the participants is very essential.



Post Course Activities:

The course aims at facilitating the process of understanding concepts and trends in
School/ Children Librarianship. A Certificate of successful participation will be issued by
the Department on completion of all tasks/assignments.



Evaluation/Assessment Scheme:

Objective tests (Multiple Choice Questions)
(These will be weekly quizzes of 10 marks.
Total marks will be converted to 30% weight-age.) 30%
Witten assignments 3 50 %
Discussion forum 20%