Study Guide

Objective

After the course the student
- will know the basics of the publishing business and the production and distribution network
- has command of the principles and methods for forming and developing collections
- will know how to evaluate collections

Content

- publishing activities and production of publications and distribution networks
- the various stages of work with library collections
- collection evaluation

Materials

Arminen, E., Logren, A., & Sevänen, E. (2020). Kirjallinen elämä markkinaperustaisessa mediayhteiskunnassa. Vastapaino.; Lahtinen, M. (2022). Kirja on pitkä ajatus. Warelia.; Avoimen tieteen artikkelipaketti; Wilén, R. & Kortelainen, T. (2007). Kirjastokokoelmien kehittämisen ja arvioinnin perusteet: Teoria, menetelmät, käytäntö. Yliopistopaino. (käytetään soveltuvin osin); Tuomi, P. (2011). Kirjojen keskellä: Kirjastonhoitaja kaunokirjallisuuden asiantuntijana. Avain. (myös kurssille soveltuvin osin); Reuhkala, I., & Kilpi, T. (2021). Kirjastot ja kaupallisuus. Oppian.; Johnson, P. (2018). Fundamentals of collection development and management. ALA Editions, 2018. ; Saponaro, M. Z. & Evans, G. E. (2019). Collection management basics. Developing library and information center collections (7. uud. p.). Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC.; Muu käytettävä materiaali Ilmoitetaan aihekohtaisesti opintojakson edetessä

Teaching methods

Online teaching: online meetings, expert lecture visits, lecture recordings.
Independent study: information acquisition, familiarization with literature and materials, group/pair work (oral and written tasks).

Employer connections

The study course has expert talks from working life and working life-oriented working on collection work.

Exam schedules

No exam.

Student workload

Total workload about 135 t, of which about 10 t of joint online meetings, about 10 t of expert visits, about 10-12 t of course recordings, and the rest independent individual work and group work on course assignments and exercises.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student
- has been sufficiently active on the course
- can seek some scientific and professional information for his/her assignments
- can give a presentation of publishing and distribution channels
- can explain the stages involved in working with collections
- knows some of the evaluation methods

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student
- has been active on the course
- can seek scientific and professional information for his/her assignments
- can give a presentation of publishing and distribution channels and is able to outline the future of publishing
- can explain the stages involved in working with collections and plan some targets for development for a library
- knows the evaluation methods for different collections

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student
- has been very interactive in group work and on the course
- can seek scientific and professional information for his/her assignments
- can give a good presentation of publishing and distribution channels with a critical point of view
- has a comprehensive view of publishing in the assignments
- is able to outline the changes in the future of publishing
- can explain the stages involved in working with collections and plan some developing targets for a library
- knows the evaluation methods for different kinds of collections

Assessment methods and criteria

Active participation in course work.
Written and oral exercises and learning tasks, group work and course reflection. Active participation in the learning tasks that are the basis for evaluation and completion and working in the Study Course according to the set schedules.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student

- has been sufficiently active on the course
- can seek some scientific and professional information for his/her assignments
- can give a presentation of publishing and distribution channels
- can explain the stages involved in working with collections
- knows some of the evaluation methods

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student

- has been active on the course
- can seek scientific and professional information for his/her assignments
- can give a presentation of publishing and distribution channels and is able to outline the future of publishing
- can explain the stages involved in working with collections and plan some targets for development for a library
- knows the evaluation methods for different collections

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student

- has been very interactive in group work and on the course
- can seek scientific and professional information for his/her assignments
- can give a good presentation of publishing and distribution channels with a critical point of view
- has a comprehensive view of publishing in the assignments
- is able to outline the changes in the future of publishing
- can explain the stages involved in working with collections and plan some developing targets for a library
- knows the evaluation methods for different kinds of collections