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Synopsis
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Title of course: |
Library Skills (LIBR 101) |
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Academic status: |
University requirement |
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Grading: |
Pass/Fail (a failure
repeats the course) |
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Length: |
Seven sessions of 50
minutes per session |
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Audience: |
All first year students |
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Term: |
Two halves of the fall
term and first half of the spring term |
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Teacher: |
Mr. Anan Hamad |
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Instructional material: |
Library Skills Series
Pamphlets, handouts, other |
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Language of instruction: |
English and Arabic |
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Evaluation: |
A 7 item bibliography – 60% |
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Assignment– 40% |
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Components: |
Unit I: Research strategy
and print sources of information |
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- Week 1 - book |
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- Week 2 - reference books |
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- Week 3 – periodicals |
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Unit II: Audiovisual
sources |
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- Week 4 – video, CD-ROM,
audio |
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Unit III: Electronic media |
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- Week 5 – online catalog |
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- Week 6 – electronic
journals |
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- Week 7 – internet |
Rationale
The University Catalog lists
thirteen characteristics that the curriculum is designed
to embody in order to foster in the baccalaureate
graduates of the University. The fourth characteristic
states that the graduate of Bethlehem University "will
be an independent learner, capable of using effectively
traditional and modern sources of information." The
proposed Library Skills course is designed to nurture
such a characteristic in the University graduates.
Course Description
This course introduces the student
to the three major media of information: print,
audiovisual and electronic. It also aims at
familiarizing the student with the research strategy
approach including selection of a topic, using
information sources and preparing a bibliography.
Unit I: Research strategy and
print sources of information (three sessions)
Objectives:
- The student will learn how to
go about a research strategy including the selection
of a topic and narrowing it down.
- The student will learn how to
access and use the various print sources of
information available in the library, and the way
they are classified and arranged.
- The student will learn how to
build up a bibliography as she/he goes along the
research strategy, and to prepare a bibliography in
proper form.
Outline of sessions
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Week 1: |
- Select a topic of
interest for research
- Find sources using the card catalog
- Explain Library of Congress classification
system
- Explain parts of a book |
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Use |
- Pamphlet 1: How to use
the card catalog
- Pamphlet 2: How to use a book |
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Week 2: |
- Narrow down the research
topic, using a tree graph
- Explain about general
reference works to help draw the tree graph
- Explain about specialized
reference works to obtain more specific
information on the
topic of research
- Start compiling a bibliography
consisting of:
one general reference
one specialized reference
one book |
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Use |
- Pamphlet 3: How to use
reference works
- Pamphlet 8: How to prepare a bibliography |
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Week 3: |
- Explain about periodicals
and the cardex
- Explain about Periodical
Indexes
- General: Readers' Guide
- Specialized
- Explain briefly how to
prepare a bibliography in correct form
- Add a fourth item to the bibliography
consisting of one periodical article |
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Use |
- Pamphlet 4: How to use
the cardex and the Readers' Guide
- Pamphlet 8: How to prepare a bibliography |
Unit I
was prepared by Miss Elsa Hazboun
Unit II: Audiovisual Sources of
Information
(one session)
Objectives
- The student will be
familiarized with the basic arrangement and services
of the Audiovisual Center.
- The student will be introduced
to the major audio and visual materials and
equipment.
Outline of session
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Week 4: |
- The Audiovisual Center
and its services
- List of AV materials
- Classification system
- Media Editing
- AV equipment
- Add a fifth item to the
bibliography consisting of one AV source of
information |
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Use |
- Pamphlet 6: How to use
the Audiovisual Center
- Pamphlet 8: How to prepare a bibliography |
Unit II
was prepared by Mr. Francis Sleibi
Unit III: Electronic media
(three sessions)
Objectives
- The student will learn how to
use the online catalog to access books in the
library collection.
- The student will learn how to
access articles from periodical databases through
online searching and Internet sites.
- The student will learn
searching techniques using Internet services.
Outlines of sessions:
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Week 5 |
- Explain the structure and
use of the online catalog
- Find sources searching by
title, author, and subject, English and Arabic
- Introduction of B. U.
intranet site (campus.bethlehem.edu)
- Searching the library
catalog for English books, videocassette titles,
CD- ROM
and disk titles |
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Week 6 |
- Searching online
periodical databases on campus.bethlehem.edu
- Searching the Internet
for electronic journal sources |
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Week 7 |
- Using the Internet for
other sources of information
- Add a sixth and seventh
item to the bibliography consisting of one
electronic journal source and one Internet site |
Unit III
was prepared by Br. Dominic Smith
The bibliography project should be
submitted in its final and complete form including the 7
items to the teacher of the section after Unit III is
over. The teachers evaluate and grade the project.
July 2008
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