UCLA General Catalog 1971-72 - Registrar - UCLA

376 / LIBRARY SERVICES
cedures. Survey of available equipment and computation
components ; methods of using them with emphasis
on programming in PL/ 1. Evaluation of specific
programs and systems for various library clerical
and administrative processes.
441. Management of Libraries.
Prerequisite : consent of the instructor. Principles
of management , emphasizing management techniques
applicable to libraries of various types and to library
systems. Special attention to aspects of technical
services.
461. College , University and Research Libraries.
(Formerly numbered 401.) Organization , administration,
collections, facilities , finances, and problems
of college and university libraries and their
relationships within the institutions of which they
are a part. Functions of research libraries and w
of their staffs in serving scholars.
463. Public Libraries.
(Formerly numbered 402.) The government, organization
, and administration of municipal , country,
and regional public libraries; developments in the
changing patterns of public library service.
464. School Libraries.
(Formerly numbered 403 .) Elementary and secondary
school libraries as multimedia Instructional
materials centers. Relationships of school libraries
to school programs and curricula. Emphasis on administration,
planning materials, services , and equipment.
405. Children 's Libraries.
(Formerly numbered 404.) Public library service
to children and young people . Function , administration,
organization , services, materials, planning and
equipment of children's libraries in relation to the
public and school library.
470. Special Libraries and Special Collections.
(Formerly numbered 405.) Organization , administration,
collections , facilities , finances and problems
of special libraries and of special collections
within general libraries. Methods of handling nonbook
materials. Current trends in documentation and
mechanization.
471. Medical and Biological Libraries.
(% course)
(Formerly numbered 418.) Required for Grade 1
certification by Medical Library Association, and
enrollment limited to candidates for this certificate.
Organization , administration, services and problems
of biomedical libraries; relationships with institutions
of which they are a part, and with the earnunity.
479. Libraries and Literature of the Southwest.
(Formerly numbered 241.) Special readings, reports
and discussions on the history , resources, and
problems of libraries in the southwestern United
States and northwestern Mexico. Literature of the
Southwest.
481. Infermation Centers.
Prerequisite : consent of the instructor. Organization,
administration, services, and problems in the
operation of information centers and agencies concerned
with research information science. Brief internship
training in Institute of Library Research.
Observation of on-campus and off-campus information
centers.
485. Archives and Manuscript Collections.
Prerequisite : consent of instructor. Identification,
description , subject analysis , and organization of
records contained in archives and manuscript collections
. Administration. User requirements. Prob.
lems of acquisition , legal title , literary property,
preservation , accessibility , and use.
489. Library Service to the Disadvantaged.
Prerequisite : consent of the instructor. Special
problems encountered by school , public, academic,
special and research libraries in meeting the needs
of minority groups in urban and rural settings. Library
service to the old, the physically handicapped,
and the institutionalized population.
Professional Internship Courses
490. University Library Internship.
Supervised professional training in one or more
departments of the UCLA College Library or University
Research Library. Field trips, when appropriate,
to other libraries (e.g., Clark, Huntington,
etc.). Minimum of 120 hours per quarter, including
weekly critiques of bibliographical, administrative
and service problems . Written reports; final oral
examination . May he repeated twice.
491. Medical Library Internship.
(Formerly numbered 449M .) Supervised library
service, at a professional level , in the UCLA Biomedical
Library for a minimum of 120 bouts per
quarter, including weekly critiques of bib
ical administrative and service problems . ritten
reports, final oral examination . May be repeated
twice.
492. Science and Engineering Library Internship.
(Formerly numbered 449S .) S pe On"
service, at a professional level , in the UCLA Engineering
and Mathematical Sciences Library for a
minimum of 120 hours per quarter, including weekly
critiques of bibliographical , administrative and
service problems. Written reports, final oral esamination
. May be repeated twice.
Individual Study Courses
596. Directed Individual Study or Research.
(t or 1 course)
Directed special studies in the fields of bibliography,
librarianship, and information science. Report
of studies to be planned for publication . Variable
conference time and unit credit, depending upon
complexity of research project. May be repeated to
a total of two courses.
597. Preparation for the Master 's Comprehensive
Examination.
Directed study in preparation for the Comprehensive
Examination , M.L.S. degree . Readings, conferences
, reports. To be graded S/U.
598. Research for and Preparation of the Masters
Thesis . ('h or 1 course)
Research and writing leading to the Masten
Thesis in Information Science (Documentation). May
be repeated to a total of two courses. To be V*M
S/U.
Related Courses In Other Departments
Education 329. Supervised Library Service.
441D . Junior College Administration.
English 112. Children's Literature.