LIBR 580 - Unit 3
TOPIC: Community Consultation for Collections
LEARNING OUTCOMES
- Augment an existing library collection based on user needs, the context of use, and identified gaps in the current collection (e.g. topical, format, etc.) and provide a budget and budget justification for these recommendations
- Assess library collections using a variety of collection- and user-centred techniques
- Analyze options and apply criteria to the acquisition, selection, de-selection, and maintenance of print, special format, and electronic collections
MATERIALS & TOOLS
- Textbook
- Unit 3 slide deck (PDF)
- Slide deck on flashdrive
- Print copies of activity packages (see below)
- Print copies of Needs Assessment rubric (PDF)
TEACHING & LEARNING STRATEGIES
Pre-Class Preparation by Students
- Watch the two 1-hour webinars and review the two workbooks on the ALA's Community Consultations and Theming Webpage:
http://www.ala.org/tools/librariestransform/blog/new-resources-available-community-conversations-and-theming
Beginning
- Focusing Activity: Graph from West Vancouver Memorial Library
Looking at the graph, what does it tell you about how Needs Assessments work for developing new collections?
Source: Hutchison Koep, D. (2016). Community Technology Consultation Report. West Vancouver Memorial Library. (PDF)
https://westvanlibrary.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/other/2016_COMMUNITY_TECHNOLOGY_CONSULTATION_-_REPORT_-_PUBLIC.pdf
Main Content
- Lecture = Report Writing as part of Organizational Planning
Note: As part of the pedagogies Constructivism and Emergent Design, the lecture on Needs Assessment has been moved to Unit 4 to maximize student learning.
The due date for the Needs Assessment Plan will be adjusted as a result and in partnership with the class. - Lecture = Needs Assessment
- Activity: Role-Playing Community Consultation
Role-Playing Activity package (.PDF)
Class Closure
- Learning Consolidation & Check-in
- In-Class Assignment (.docx) in MS Word file for Community Consultation
- In-Class Assignment (.pdf) in PDF file for Community Consultation