Library Media Class Syllabus Lesson

Ms. McCorkle
Northrop High School
Fall 2024

Library Media Class Syllabus

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Topics in this Lesson

Part 1: What is a syllabus?

Part 2: What is in the Library Media Syllabus?

Part 3: What units will we be studying?

What exactly is a syllabus?

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.

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Open Ended

Name one way that the syllabus helped this student plan their semester? Hint: Go back to 1:14 into the video if you need to

Part 2

What is in the Library Media Class Syllabus?

The Library Media Syllabus

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.

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Multiple Choice

According to the syllabus, how many credits is Library Media Class worth? Hint: it's the same as the number of semesters long it is.

• 3
• 1
• 2
• 4

Multiple Choice

Are phones allowed in class?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

What should Library Media Students, also known as student librarians treat with care in regard to our patrons?

• Privacy, confidentiality, and respect for individual needs and preferences
• Disrespecting privacy and confidentiality
• Ignoring individual needs and preferences
• Sharing personal information, preferences, and habits

Multiple Choice

Students pursuing an A or A+ in the class should do all Must Do, Should Do and Aspire to Do assignments. But what scores should they get on the check for understanding at the end of lessons and Unit Mastery Checks at the end of the unit? Don't worry, you get three attempts.

• B's

• C's

• A's

• D's

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

Units in this
class

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

Units in
this class

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

Units in
this class

Match

Match the unit with the content of that unit

• Unit 1

• Unit 2

• Unit 3

• Unit 4

• Unit 5

Library Bill of Rights

Nonfiction Dewey Decimal

Inter-Library Loans

The Maker Space

Book Awards

• Library Bill of Rights

• Nonfiction Dewey Decimal

• Inter-Library Loans

• The Maker Space

• Book Awards

Ms. McCorkle
Northrop High School Media Specialist
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