ISKB21 Reference and Information Services 2

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Stanislav Hasil (lecturer)
Mgr. Eva Jandová (lecturer)
Bc. Alena Kmochová (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Lucie Racyn (lecturer)
Mgr. Tereza Schwarzová Matýsová (lecturer)
PhDr. Petr Škyřík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Petra Ludvová Hašková, DiS. (assistant)
Mgr. et Mgr. Iva Raclavská, DiS. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Petr Škyřík, Ph.D.
Department of Information and Library Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Alice Lukavská
Supplier department: Department of Information and Library Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Fri 17. 9. 16:00–17:40 D21, Fri 8. 10. 16:00–17:40 D21, Fri 5. 11. 16:00–17:40 D21
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Prerequisites
ISKB16 Reference and Information Services 1
Completion of ISKB16 Reference and Information Services 1
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim is to allow students to deepen their competencies of the reference librarian. The prerequisite is the completion of the ISKB16 Reference and Information Service 1.
At the time of learning, the student is responsible for the operation of the assigned library desk, including the care of the library fund. He or she will get in direct contact with users and get acquainted with their information needs.
The student has the opportunity to fulfill part of the practice in the department of the depository and to become acquainted with the deposition and fund protection agenda.
Students of distance form who are not able to take part in the provision of services have the opportunity to develop a seminar paper on the LIS field.
A specialist is available to all students to consult.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to:
- evaluate the services of the Central Library and propose their improvement;
- conduct search of the defined subject;
- critically evaluate the information and its resources.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introductory joint lecture; themes: citation databases and predatory journals.
  • 2. Individual training by a professional.
  • 3. Managed practice in the range of 25 hours, solving user queries, fund management.
  • 4. Task processing (complex search based on current library needs, solved projects).
  • 5. Final evaluation of the practice, evaluation of the task.
Literature
    required literature
  • Reference and information services : an introduction. Edited by Richard E. Bopp - Linda C. Smith. 4th ed. Santa Barbara, Calif.: Libraries Unlimited, 2011, xxiii, 743. ISBN 9781598848175. info
  • KRATOCHVÍL, Jiří a Lukáš PLCH. Predátorské časopisy a jak se jim bránit. Vnitřní lékařství. 2017, 63(1), s. 5–13. ISSN: 0042–773X. Dostupné také z: https://is.muni.cz/repo/1373072/predatorske_casopisy_final.pdf
  • ROEMER, Robin Chin and Rachel BORCHARDT. Meaningful metrics : a 21st-century librarian's guide to bibliometrics, altmetrics, and research Impact. Chicago, Illiniois: Association of College and Research Libraries, 2015, vii, 241. ISBN 9780838987551. info
Teaching methods
- Introductory joint lecture,
- individual training in practice,
- professional supervision, ongoing consultations,
- final evaluation.
Assessment methods
Guided practice - attendance; continuous quality assessment of work; evaluation of the processed task.
Seminar work - evaluation of the seminar work.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 25 hodin praxe v jednom týdnu + 35 hodin samostatná práce.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024, Autumn 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2021, recent)
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