Development of Collections (5cr)

Evaluation scale

1-5

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

Location and time

SCHEDULED ONLINE STUDY

The schedules for the scheduled online teaching can be found in the timetable at https://lukkarikone.seamk.fi/. Timetables are published for the next six weeks. The first six weeks of autumn are published by Midsummer and the first six weeks of spring by Christmas. Timetables may be subject to changes.

Materials

Materials announced in the course. Participation in the course requires that the student is able to take part in synchronous online activities, which also means having headphones and a webcam.

Teaching methods

SCHEDULED ONLINE STUDY:

The course is completed online via the Moodle learning platform. Participation requires attending scheduled remote teaching sessions online. However, recordings of the sessions are available afterwards in Moodle (with possible exceptions). The course also requires independent work and time management.

The course includes joint online meetings, pair or group work, as well as independent study.
Students will familiarize themselves with theoretical materials, complete online assignments and project work, and take an applied exam.

Employer connections

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

International connections

Some of the study materials are also in English

Completion alternatives

-

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.

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