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Robert M. Hayes

Syllabus for IS 207. International Issues & Comparative Research in Library & Information Sciences. Robert M. Hayes. My Web Site. http://polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/rhayes/courses/courses.htm. 1. Introduction. Official Course Description Expectations of Students

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Robert M. Hayes

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  1. Syllabus for IS 207. International Issues & Comparative Research in Library & Information Sciences Robert M. Hayes

  2. My Web Site http://polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/rhayes/courses/courses.htm

  3. 1. Introduction • Official Course Description • Expectations of Students • Term Paper on Country and Topic of Choice • Weekly written progress report after second week • Prepare to present oral progress report • Participation in seminar discussion of presented reports • Faculty Participation • Instructor’s International Experience • Other Participating Faculty

  4. Other Participants • Department of Information Studies Faculty Jean-Francois Blanchette Beverly Lynch Christine Borgman Mary Niles Maack Jonathan Furner Ramesh Srinivasan Anne Gilliland John V. Richardson, Jr Leah Lievrouw Virginia Walter • In addition, Professor Khalid Mahmood, from Pakistan, has graciously agreed to participate, as has Monica Hagan of the UCLA Management Library, and we may be able to have participation by a Fulbright Visiting Scholar from Ukraine, Dr. Tetiana Yaroshenko. We may also be visited by Professor Arthur Cohen of the Department of Education

  5. 2. Definitions • International Issues in Librarianship • Comparative Research in Librarianship • International Issues and Comparative Research in Information Sciences

  6. 3. Your Paper • Introduction about Societal Issues for the Chosen Country • Discussion of the Substantive Focus • Analysis of Data about the Substantive Focus • Bibliography and References

  7. 4. Contexts for Societal Issues • History • Governance • Economic Development • Social and Cultural Structures • Social Development • Disasters

  8. 5. Contexts for Libraries and Archives • Library and Archive in Individual Countries • Library and Archive Functions • Library and Archive Education • Library and Archive Related Organizations

  9. 6. Contexts for Information Science • Information Generators • Information Forms • Information Users • Information Processes • Information Agencies • Information Technologies

  10. 7. Sources of Data and Methodologies for Analysis • Data Sources • Data about the Country • Data about Libraries and Archives • Data about Communications and Information • Data about the Economy • Methodologies for Analysis • Description Analysis • Structural Analysis • Qualitative Analysis • Quantitative Analysis

  11. 8. History

  12. The End

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