Library Media Class Syllabus Lesson

Part 1: What is a syllabus?

Part 2: What is in the Library Media Syllabus?

Part 3: What units will we be studying?

The following video will explain why and how colleges use this tool to steer classes. It is from Quinnipiac University and is 2.5 minutes long.

The actual syllabus for this class read aloud

The following slides include a live link to the syllabus document to view it. That is followed by a slide where the syllabus is read aloud by the librarian, word for word. If you do not need it read aloud, you may skip that slide. Finally, there are multiple questions over the syllabus to check your comprehension.

What will we be studying in Library Media Class?

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​Units of Study

How are Libraries Organized

Fiction Genres

• Nonfiction Dewey Decimal

• Special Categories

• Mastery Check: Shelving Books

​Unit 2

Libraries - why are they still relevant?
Libraries as communities

• Library Bill of Rights

• Purpose and History of Libraries

• Mastery Check: Infographic Creation

Unit 1

Libraries as innovative spaces

The Maker Space

• Collaboration in the Technological Age

• Fact Finding and Truth

• Mastery Check: Design a maker space project

​Unit 4

How do librarians give excellent customer service?

• The Card Catalog

• The Circulation Computer

• Inter-Library Loans (ILL)

• Mastery Check: Check out a student or "student"

Unit 3

Final Project

Your turn!
Create a lesson for the library

​Unit 6

How do librarians cultivate their collections?

• Book Awards

• Specialty Book Lists

• Weeding and Ordering

• Mastery Check: Rosie Website

Unit 5

Ms. McCorkle
Northrop High School Media Specialist
amy.mccorkle@fwcs.k12.in.us
Insta: @northrophsmediacenter

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