ISKB02 Indroduction to Librarianship

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Martin Krčál, DiS., Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Pavla Vizváry, Ph.D. LL.M. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Pavla Vizváry, Ph.D. LL.M.
Department of Information and Library Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Alice Lukavská
Supplier department: Department of Information and Library Studies – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 7 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce the issues of librarianship, to explain the basic concepts, legislation, and standards applicable to library processes and in library services. The aim is also to explain the transformation of library work from 1918 to the present and to show current trends in libraries.
Learning outcomes
After the course, students will:
- know the basic concepts of librarianship;
- understand library processes and services;
- know the development of the Czech librarianship from 1918 to the present;
- understand the changes in library work in recent years.
Syllabus
  • Basic terminology.
  • The role of libraries and librarians in society, librarian occupations.
  • Development of Czech Librarianship from 1918 to the present.
  • Overview of library legislation and standards.
  • Library development concept: trends in modern librarianship.
  • The system of the libraries.
  • Processes in libraries.
  • Library services.
Literature
    required literature
  • KRČÁL, Martin, Pavla KOVÁŘOVÁ, Pavlína MAZÁČOVÁ, Iva ZADRAŽILOVÁ and Klára MASAŘOVÁ. Knihovnické fondy, procesy a služby (Library funds, processes, and services). Edited by Martin Krčál - Pavla Kovářová. 1. vyd. Brno: Citace.com, 2018, 124 pp. Knihovnictví a informační vědy, sv. 1. ISBN 978-80-88071-03-7. info
  • Služby veřejných knihoven : směrnice IFLA. Edited by Christie Koontz - Barbara Gubbin. 2., zcela přeprac. vyd. Praha: Národní knihovna České republiky - Knihovnický institut, 2012, 203 s. ISBN 9788070506127. info
  • NKP: Informace pro knihovny (http://ipk.nkp.cz)
  • Koncepce rozvoje knihoven 2017-2025 (http://ukr.knihovna.cz/koncepce-rozvoje-knihoven-cr-na-leta-2017-2020)
    recommended literature
  • LI, Jingjing. The Innovation of Library Service by Artificial Intelligence Robot. In: 2022 3rd International Conference on Artificial Intelligence... IEEE, 2022, s. 57-60. ISBN 978-1-6654-5. doi:10.1109/AIRC56195.2022.9836444
  • HARRI JALONEN. Public Innovation and Digital Transformation [online]. 2023 . ISBN 9781032137414. Dostupné z: EBSCOhost
  • CEJPEK, Jiří. Dějiny knihoven a knihovnictví. 2. vyd. Praha: karolinum, 2008, 247 s. ISBN 9788024603230. info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion, excursion to Moravian Library in Brno, studying of other recommended literature
Assessment methods
written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2024, recent)
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