Library Media Course descriptions

University of Montana-Missoula

Note: All UM-Missoula courses are under the Curriculum and Instruction Department.

UG 316 Children's Literature and Critical Reading 3 cr. Offered autumn and spring. Prereq , C&I 303. Genre survey including multi ethnic literature. Focus on extensive reading and responding to quality children's literature through listening, speaking, writing, drama, and media activities which emphasize criteria for selection, critical thinking skills, the "whole language" approach, and effective integration of literature into the elementary curriculum.

UG 470 Young Adult Literature and Critical Reading 3 cr. Offered intermittently. Genre surveys; extensive reading, auditing, and viewing of literature and media addressed to students age 13 18. Emphasizes effective teaching strategies for using quality literature with secondary students. Not a substitute for C&I 316.

UG 479 Reference Resources 3 cr. Offered intermittently. Evaluation, selection, and use of basic reference works. Teaching of media skills, information negotiation, search strategies, database use, and information services.

UG 480 Collection Development and the Curriculum 3 cr. Offered autumn. Focus on building and maintaining a foundation print and non-print media collection; devising a selection policy; demonstrating media use in support of the curriculum; and compiling annotated bibliographies.

UG 483 Library Media Technical Processes 2 cr. Offered Spring odd-numbered years; offered summer even-numbered years. Coreq. C&I 488. Focus on acquisition, processing, descriptive cataloging, application of AACR2, the Dewey Decimal Classification for the print and non print media collections.

UG 484 Administration and Assessment of the Library Media Program 3 cr. Offered spring. Administrative and management procedures; assessment in terms of state, regional, and national guidelines for library media programs and services.

UG 485 Library Media Practicum 3 cr. Offered summer. Prereq. 19 credits in library-media course work and consent of instructor. Supervised field experience in selected phases of library –media center operations, including assessment.

UG 488 Libraries and Technology 2 cr. Offered Spring odd-numbered years; offered summer even-numbered years. . Coreq. C&I 483. Use of computes in automation of library services and in administration of the library media program.

G 541 Supervision and Teaching of Children's Literature and Critical Reading 3 cr. Offered summer even-numbered years. Prereq., undergraduate course in children's literature. Literature based "whole language" study involving extensive critical reading and integrated curricular use of high quality nonfiction and classical, contemporary, and multi-cultural fiction, addressed to grades 1 through 8.

G 546 Supervision and Teaching of Young Adult Literature and Critical Reading 3 cr. Offered intermittently. Prereq., undergraduate course in young adult literature. Extensive reading among classical, contemporary, and multicultural literature including novels, poetry, short stories, and drama; selection, evaluation, and curricular utilization in grades 8 through 12.

G 553 Information Searching, Retrieval and the Curriculum 3 cr. Offered intermittently. Prereq., basic course in reference. Search strategy, informed selection, and curricular utilization of general and subject reference and information sources integration of research and media skills into the K-12 curriculum.

University of Montana- Western

Courses with LIB rubric are offered through The University of Montana-Western, Dillon.

ED 360 CHILDREN’S LITERATURE (3)

Upon completion of the course students will be familiar with the historical background of children’s literature--authors, illustrations, classification, and storytelling. Extensive reading of

children’s and adolescent literature required. Discussion and participation class. Competency-based assessment. (every fall/even numbered summers)

ENG 360 YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE (3, ONLINE)

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate familiarity with literature appropriate to the needs, interests, and abilities of middle school, junior high, and

senior high school students. They will exhibit competency at locating, selecting, and appraising a variety of genre, from “classics” to the very recent. Instructional strategies will include lecture, group discussion, and other in- and out-of-class experientially based activities. (every spring/odd numbered summers)

LIB 461 INFORMATION LITERACY & CURRICULUM (3)

The course will focus on instructional techniques for teaching literacy skills, information retrieval, research, and lifelong learning. Exploration of how curriculum is designed and how

library instruction is integrated into the classroom will be studied. Collaborative planning, methods of library instruction, and its assessment will be examined. Students will develop an

integrated unit, participate in class discussions, and create a school research process model. Internet only. (spring/evennumbered years, summer/odd-numbered years)

LIB 464 REFERENCE RESOURCES (3)

This class focuses on the evaluation, selection, and use of basic reference resources. It also contains teaching of media skills, information negotiation, search strategies, database use, and

information services. Instruction will include research, projects, and discussion. Assessment will be based on participation, written assignments, activities, a major paper or bibliography, or a combination thereof. Internet only. (fall)

LIB 469 LIBRARY MEDIA PRACTICUM (3)

This field-based course is composed of on-the-job experience in a school media center under the supervision of a professionally trained school librarian, and observation and participation in a type of library other than a K-12 setting. The course will focus on the ability to use course content from the 5 library core classes with K-12 students and teachers in a school setting and will compare and contrast the school library with another type of information center. Students will demonstrate their understanding of theory through practice. Evaluation will employ state and national standards, journals, logs, and mentor reports. Internet and field-based course. Prereq: LIB 461, 464,C&I 480, 483, and 484. (summer)