This curriculum, developed as the final project for the Creative Commons for Academic Librarians Certificate course, is designed for students in introductory Library and Information Science courses. The unit offers a broad overview of fundamental concepts in copyright, fair use, and open licensing. The materials include readings, multimedia resources, discussion questions, and practical assignments. The curriculum addresses real-world challenges faced by librarians, explores the nuances of open licenses, and guides students through hands-on activities, fostering a deeper understanding of copyright issues in the digital age.

What is this book? This book is designed as a quick introduction to authoring metadata using basic elements from the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative.

Library and Information Science (LIS) is the academic and professional study of how information and information carriers are produced, disseminated, discovered, evaluated, selected, acquired, used, organized, maintained, and managed. This book intends to introduce the reader to fundamental concerns and emerging conversations in the field of library and information science.

A secondary goal of this book is to introduce readers to prominent writers, articles, and books within the field of library science. The book originated as a collection of annotations of important LIS articles. Though these citations are being developed into a fuller text, we hope that this book remains firmly rooted in the literature of LIS and related fields, and helps direct readers toward important resources when a particular topic strikes their fancy.

This open textbook for students in core Library and Information Science courses introduces students to select historical and contemporary issues in LIS. Centered on the question, “What is a library?,” the text includes explorations of norms of practice in libraries, information gathering, and professional values. This text offers students – both those who currently work in libraries and those who don’t – a foundational exploration of theoretical and ethical issues related to the field.

Schuylkill County Librarian resources is a collaboration space for librarians to share their favorite resources such as curriculum tools, websites, and interactive activities.

The Music Librarianship Course working group developed this syllabus from 2019-2021, centering the principles of critical music librarianship with a particular focus on social justice and antiracist practices. This working group was funded by a Music Library Association grant. The syllabus may be used as a template for library educators or as a self-guided independent study for Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) students attending programs without a specialization in music librarianship. Learn more about our process in our white paper on the need for online music librarianship offerings and our MLA conference poster on the course planning project are in Humanities Commons. 

Library and Technology Content and Achievement Standards for the state of North Dakota. Updated 2012.

This Open Educational Resource (OER) manual instructs educators on how to begin creating OERs. It includes an overview of OERs, their alignment with UNESCO Sustainable Development Goals, their definition, creation, discovery and evaluation, accessibility, licencing, hosting and production, metadata, and OER hosting and curation.

Schuylkill County Librarian resources is a collaboration space for librarians to share their favorite resources such as curriculum tools, websites, and interactive activities.

Schuylkill County Librarian resources is a collaboration space for librarians to share their favorite resources such as curriculum tools, websites, and interactive activities.

Searching as Information Literacy: Unpacking the ACRL Frame of Searching as Strategic Exploration is an OER that includes a podcast, blog and associated exercise. Three University of Ottawa librarians are interviewed on search challenges they have encountered and their proposed search strategies as it relates to the ACRL framework: Searching as Strategic Exploration.

Interview 1: Thinking Outside the Box

Interview 2: Selecting Appropriate and Relevant Search Terms

Interview 3: Rethinking the Value of Google

Created by students in ISI 6372 Information Literacy at the University of Ottawa, Winter 2020.

A brief history and introduction of Library and Information Science.

Reading List:
Bates, M. "The Invisible Substrate of Information Science." https://pages.gseis.ucla.edu/faculty/bates/substrate.html

Malik, H. "Relationship of Library Science with Information Science. Similarities and Differences." https://www.slideshare.net/Libcorpio/01-ls-vs-is

"Toronto's amazing science fiction library, the Merril Collection, has a new head librarian." http://boingboing.net/2017/08/07/only-a-mother.html

Alexander J.A.M. van Deursen, Jan A.G.M. van Dijk; Using the Internet: Skill related problems in users’ online behavior, Interacting with Computers, Volume 21, Issue 5-6, 1 December 2009, Pages 393–402, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intcom.2009.06.005

"Why Page 2 of Google Search Results is the Best Place to Hide a Dead Body." https://digitalsynopsis.com/tools/google-serp-design/

Graham, R. "Long Overdue: Why public libraries are finally eliminating the late-return fine." http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2017/02/librarians_are_realizing_that_overdue_fines_undercut_libraries_missions.html