July 8th -
August 4th.
Libraries have existed for millennia, but today the library field is
searching for solid footing in an increasingly fragmented (and
increasingly digital) information environment. What is librarianship
when it is unmoored from cataloging, books, buildings, and committees? The vision for a new librarianship must go beyond finding
library-related uses for information technology and the Internet; it
must provide a durable foundation for the field. New Librarianship
recasts librarianship and library practice using the fundamental concept
that knowledge is created though conversation. New librarians approach
their work as facilitators of conversation; they seek to enrich,
capture, store, and disseminate the conversations of their communities.
The class is oriented
towards professionals with some experience in librarianship (including
paraprofessionals). A background in librarianship is not required, but
recommended.
There are two short videos which will give you an introduction to how the class will run and what it will be about. See:
To
participate in the class is free. If you wish to receive Continuing
Education Units (CEUs) there is a $150 fee for 2.0 CEUs, payable upon
completion of the course. To take the course for graduate credit
you will be charged the graduate tuition rate of $1294/credit hour for
the 3 credit course and receive a
20% course tuition award
courtesy of the iSchool at SU. Those taking the course for graduate
credit will complete additional coursework through the month of August.
When purchasing the book "
Atlas of New Librarianship" from the MIT Press website (
http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/atlas-new-librarianship) use the discount code DLANL13 - 20% off.
http://ischool.syr.edu/future/grad/newlibopencourse.aspx
Any questions, please feel free to contact
iMOOC@syr.edu.
