INFO 6500

Community-Led Services

Lec 01 selected

Students will learn how to identify the interests and needs of particular client groups, and how to integrate these needs into the ongoing operations of an information organization. Particular attention will be given to working in the community with socially excluded community members and applying the Community-Led Library Service Model.

Sections

Lecture

From the syllabus

From the Winter 2025 syllabus by Alison Brown. Open the PDF

Grading

Community Group PortraitGroup infographic; presented in class Feb 12
Community Asset MapGroup project; due Mar 12
Social Inclusion AuditGroup report; due Apr 2
Inside-Out or Outside-InIndividual cultural autobiography or outsider-experience report; due Jan 22
Self Reflection (2)Individual reflections; due Feb 12 and Apr 2
ParticipationOngoing; includes attendance and structured reading-group discussion

Textbook

  • Community-Led Libraries Toolkit (optional)

Course rules

Attendance
Attendance is required and included in the participation mark.
Late work
Contact the instructor clearly and early if you need more time.
Absences
For short-term absences of up to three days, email the instructor and submit a Student Declaration of Absence form.
AI tools
AI tools may be used only for information gathering and preliminary research, not to produce submitted work.
Assignments
Submit assignments to Brightspace as MS Word files, not PDFs, and use APA citation style.

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