~EGULAR SESSION - University of Oregon

EDUCATION 299
Lib 486. Introduction to Cataloging and Clas·sification. (G) 3 hours.
Instruction and practice in simplified procedures for the classification and
cataloging of books, films, filmstrips, phonorecords, and maps. Procedure for
ordering and using Library of Congress and Wilson cards. Pierron.
Lib 487. Cataloging and Classification. (G) 3 hours.
More-difficult problems in the cataloging and classification of books and other
library materials; brief survey of theories and experiments in cataloging and
classification and their implications for the future. Prerequisite: Lib 486 or
consent of the instructor. Pierron.
Lib 488. Books and Related Materials for Young People. (G) 3 hours.
Survey of books and nonbook materials suitable for students of junior and
senior high-school age; emphasis on selection and evaluation of books,
adolescent reading interests, and reading guidance for curricular and personal
needs. Lane.
Lib 490. Children's Literature. (G) 3 hours.
Survey of children's literature, with emphasis on selection and evaluation of
books suitable for public and school libraries; reading guidance in relation to
both personal and curricular needs. Lane.
Lib 491. Storytelling. (G) 3 hours.
Fundamental principles of the art of storytelling, including the planning of a
story hour, location of suitable materials for use, and the techniques of learning
and presenting the story; study and selection of literature appropriate
for oral presentation to children of all ages. Lane.
Lib 493. Literature of the Humanities. (G) 3 hours.
The role of the humanities in modern life; survey and evaluation of library
resources in the humanistic disciplines. McCullough.
Lib 494. Literature of the Sciences. (G) 3 hours.
Survey and evaluation of library materials in the fields of science and technology;
problems of scientific documentation; literature searching methods;
compilation, classification, and reporting of information. Roecker.
Lib 495. Literature of the Social Sciences. (G) 3 hours.
Survey of key men and ideas in the social sciences, with emphasis on past
development and present tendencies; source materials for research; selection
of books, maps, periodicals, etc. for school and college libraries and for
personal reading; introduction to the bibliography of each of the social sciences.
Designed for all interested students as well as library majors. Morrison.
Lib 496. The Library in the Modern Community. (G) 3 hours.
The development of American libraries; their present-day functions as educational
and cultural institutions; legal structure; interlibrary cooperation;
relations with the mass media; librarianship as a profession. Pierron.
GRADUATE COURSES
*Lib 503. Thesis. Hours to be arranged.
Lib 505. Reading and Conference. Hours to be arranged.
Lib 507. Seminar. Hours to be arran![ed.
Lib 511. History of the Book. 3 hours.
Development of the book in its various forms from earliest times to the
present; origin and evolution of the alphabet and scripts; history of manuscript
books; invention and spread of printing; production and distribution
of printed books. Emphasis on the relation of books to social conditions in
the various periods studied. Hintz.
*Na-grade course.