LBP100 Orientation:
This brief overview course presen purposes of library and informati clienteles and philosophies of ser and from a variety of libraries et<
work environments and objective will be arranged.
LBP101 Principles of Management I:
Synopsis not yet available.
LBP102 Libraries and Librarianship la:
a. The literature of librarianship libraries. Philosophy of modE sibilities. Types of library an1 differences); responsibility fc Development of librarianship of library and allied professio Associations), with special re1 Libraries and archives in Aus1 Libraries: purpose and funct librarians and archivists in Au b. Current Developments in Arc
(Professional reading).
LBP103 Libraries and Librarianship I:
As LBP102.
LBP105 Bibliographical Organization o·
Purposes of cataloguing and clasi logical arrangement of catalogue' lists. Types of catalogues: dictic Forms of catalogues: sheaf, care and methods of production.
Conten1s and use of catalogue er cataloguing according to Anglo-) American Text with some refere and the British Text, and to earli A.LA., British Museum, Prussiar
1 rapid introduction to the history and services, and their diverse activities,
i. Lecturers from within the Department rill describe their personal experience of Group visits to selected Brisbane libraries
irief introduction to the history of librarianship: aims, ethics, and respon- brary service (similarities and
heir establishment and support.
a profession. Structure and functions associations (including Archivist 'nee to U.K., U.S. and Australia.
ia and New Zealand. National s. The education and training of 3lia.
es, Libraries and Information Science.
brary Materials:
:ation. Definition and physical and ibliographies, shelf-lists, accessions ry, classified, alphabetico-classed.
ook; their advantages and disadvantages
~s. Principles and practice of descriptive
~rican Cataloguing Rules, North to L.C. Practice, the Paris Principles :ataloguing codes (A.L.A.-L.A., 1structions).
Theory and practice of alphabetical principle of specific entry and both references. Use of subject headings classification. Principles and practi1 Classifications. Brief introduction t Bliss, Facetted). Classified catalogu indexing. Precis.
Catalogues, Union Catalogues, Bibli S. 0.1., and their uses. Use of centre B.N.B., A.N.B. and commercially pr card and MARC services). The Shar duction to information retrieval inc ordinate i,ndexing.
)ject cataloguing, including the 1ltiple and single entry usage and sand filing rules. Theory of
•f Library of Congress and Dewey ther classification codes (U.O.C., md their subject indexes. Chain
aphies, Shelf Lists, Accession Lists, id cataloguing data (including L.C., Jced printed catalogue, proof-slip, Cataloguing Project. Brief Intro- ing simple co-ordinate and post co-
Organization of cataloguing work; 1 tionship to public and technical services.
LBP107 Automation and libraries:
Introduction to the "jargon", conce data processing.
a. Hardware: the computer and iti storage devices); sequential and realtime processing.
b. Software: operating systems; c•
Machine-readable data (data rep1 punched cards; paper and magn<
length records; file design and s1 c. Brief survey of "housekeeping"
cataloguing systems; acquisition systems approach).
d. Brief survey of information ston awareness; selective disseminati•
searching; on-line catalogue con design and analysis (flow chartin representative library applicatior documents).
e. Brief introduction to programmi coding of simple statements; al~
LBP108 Collections Development and Use Theory of materials selection. Sele1 problems of censorship) in differen1 materials (serials, rare books, reprin vision and expenditure. Sources of library deposit). Sources of inform;
and principles of computers and
ripherals (in-put, out-put and 1dom access; batchmode and
:>ilers; programming languages.
'ntation including number systems;
: tapes etc.). Fixed and variable :ture (sequential; inverted; etc.).
•lications (charging systems;
stems; serials systems; the total
and retr.ieval systems (current :>f information; retrospective tation). Introduction to systems nd evaluation techniques;
specification and tender
techniques (programme logic;
th ms; etc.).
·int Materials):
n principles and policies (including pes of libraries. Special kinds of
Standards of materials' pro- 1uisition (purchase, gift, exchange,
•n about new publications
(reviewing media, trade catalogues, lists, and card services). Sources of information about retrospective collecting (bibliographies, subject and National, union lists, indexes and published library catalogues). The book trade, with special reference to Australia. Non-trade sources of literature (governments, international organisations, conferences, non-commercial bodies). Ordering, accessioning, budgetary control; concepts of shelving, stock-revision, preservation, binding and discarding. Supplementing the individual library's resources (co-ordination and co-operation at regional and national levels; inter-library use; inter-library loan and copying services; co-operative acquisition and storage; multi-authority library services; centralized services; U.S. P.L. 480 etc.). Reference work and information services; tailoring information services to the library's clientele; use of print materials. Primary and secondary sources of information; home-made finding lists and indexes; translation services.
Ready and other reference books including a knowledge of the scope and organization of major reference tools in broad fields.
LBP109 Collections Development and Use (Non-print Materials):
Principles of evaluation, selection, acquisition, organization, storage and servicing of non-print materials in libraries and resource centres. Motion pictures, film strips, slides, microforms, disc and tape recordings, pictures and maps, etc.
LBP120 Book Publication and Production
History of writing and communication. The evolution of the book with some discussion of incunabula and other early and rare printed books.
Physical make-up of the book. Methods of book production (including multilith and other direct methods). Structure of publishing and book- selling. Copyright. Scope and use of reference books concerned with this field.
LBP121 History of Children's Literature:
Historical development of books for children to the present day. Influence of social, religious and educational forces. The oral tradition. Publishing and writing trends. Bo"ok awards, outstanding individual works, significant authors, illustrators and publishers. The devleopment of children's libraries.
LBP122 Government Documents:
Scope, organization and characteristics of government publications (local, state, national, international). Chiefly concerned with Australian, British, North American, and U.N. publications. Problems due to production and distribution methods; selection, acquisition, bibliographic organization and reference use.
LBP201 Principles of Management II Synopsis not yet available.
lBP202 libraries and librarianship lb:
A continuation and extension of lBP102. Heavy emphasis on maintaining up-to-date knowledge of current library and archives activities, theories and personalities through the periodical, reviewing, previewing and abstracting literature. Visits to unusual, specialised or otherwise remarkable libraries, collections and information services, and talks by librarians, commercial companies, etc. offering important, pioneering or experimental information services. On the basis of this course, students will participate in the eval- uation, selection and reviewing of new titles for the library collection supporting Department of Librarianship courses.
lBP203 libraries and librarianship II:
As LBP202.
LBP204 Administration of College and University Libraries:
LBP205 Administration of State and local Government libraries:
lBP206 Administration of Special libraries:
lBP207 Administration of libraries for Children and Young People:
LBP208 Administration of School libraries (learning Resource Centres):
According to his type-of-library choice, the student will be required to apply the concepts, principles and techniques to which he has been exposed in LBP101 and LBP201 to a specific library environment. This includes consideration of the library's objectives; planning programme, adminis- trative framework and relationship to parent organization and to other organizations and authorities (composition, powers and functions of boards of trustees, executive and advisory committees, archives authorities, etc.). Legislation: legal and financial provision, establishing and enabling acts; other legislation (censorship, copyright etc.). Planning, staffing, operation and control of library services (centralization v.
decentralization; departmentalization by function and subject including circulation control systems). The satisfactory siting and design of libraries; objectives and methods in public relations and publicity;
publications; exhibitions; organizations ("friends of the library ... ");
use of the media (television, newspapers, periodical articles for the layman, etc.). Purpose, control and form of annual and special reports.
Consideration of the library's external environment will include the effect of geographic and population factors on library services; sources of infor- mation for Australia; the role of government, semi-government and non- government bodies in the establishment, operation and financing of library and archives services, including Commonwealth-State and State-Local Government relations, and support from private individuals and foundations.
Political and other factors affecting financial support. Planning, co- ordination (and conflict) among library and archives services at national and international levels, and the organizations involved.
LBP210 Resources in the Humanities:
LBP211 Resources in Science and Technology:
LBP212 Resources in the Social Sciences:
LBP213 Bio-Medical Literature and Libraries:
According to his choice of one of the above subject fields, the student will be expected to acquire some understanding of the nature and development of the disciplines concerned. Methods Qf communication used by scholars and practitioners in the field (formal and informal communication systems;
dissemination of off-prints, pre-prints, re-prints, etc.; periodical versus monograph publication; technical and research reports; conferences; the
"invisible college"; "information gate-keepers"; research Cl:!ntres; etc.).
Characteristics of the literature (production, publication, distribution, use).
Structure of the literature (bibliographical and other guides; information sources).
LBP214 Materials for Children (Primary School Age):
LBP215 Materials for Young Adults (Secondary School Age):
As for LBP210-213, but the student selecting either of these subject fields will find special emphasis placed on the following: Criteria for evaluation and selection. Specialised selection aids. Collection maintenance.
Special methods for exploiting the collection (reading guidance, book-talks, story-telling, compilation of bibliographies and book lists; open access to media hardware and software, etc.). A first-hand knowledge of represent- ative books, authors, illustrators, and specific media items will be a part of the exit knowledge required from these units.
LBP217 Research Methods in library Science:
The nature of research in library science. The scientific method of enquiry (definition and steps). Choosing a research topic. Conceptual design (definition of the problem; concepts; assumptions; procedures). Theory and hypotheses (definition and testing; causation). Data collection and analysis; Bibliographic research; Case Studies; Descriptive, Experimental, Exploratory, Historical, Observation, Simulation methods; Interviews, questionnaires, surveys. Attitude measurement and scaling. Analysis of data; coding; basic statistical procedures; interpretation; presentation.
LBP222 Advanced Cataloguing and Classification:
Topics briefly introduced in LBP105 will be expanded in depth. Theory and history of cataloguing, indexing and arrangement of books, etc., critical study of cataloguing codes and classification schemes (including A.L.A.-LA. Catalog Rules, 1908; A.LA. Cataloging Rules, 1949; Rules for Descriptive Cataloging in the Library of Congress; A.A.C. British and North American Texts; U.D.C.; LC.; Brown; Bliss and Colon classific- ations, etc.). Alphabetical subject cataloguing and indexing; classified subject cataloguing and indexing; trade and national bibliographies;
central, union, standard and co-operative catalogues and cataloguing services.