LIS Oral Comprehensive Examination
Category B (SELECT ONE OF TWO)
B.1. CATALOGING
Scenario:
You are the librarian in a public library on a reservation for a tribe
of Native Americans. You receive a book containing transcriptions of chants
used by medicine men to heal their patients. The chants call upon tribal
deities for assistance. Where would you class this book using the Library
of Congress Classification system?
In your response:
Review your experiences and classes in the program and make a statement
about the skills and understandings you have acquired.
- Where would members of the community look for the book?
- On what basis would you make your decision?
- What are the social implications of your choice?
|
LIS Curriculum Objectives addressed: |
|
| 2 | Demonstrate an understanding of the development, organization, and communication of knowledge |
| 5 | Demonstrate theoretical understanding of and basic competencies in evaluating, selecting, and organizing information sources |
| Core Competencies addressed: | |
| 2 | Knowledge organization: standards to control and create information structures, principles involved in the organization and representation of knowledge and information structures |
| 9 | Social, historical, and cultural context: concepts and knowledge regarding the sociohistorical development of libraries, print culture, and information science; international dimensions of librarianship, information technology and policy, and social and cultural issues, including the interplay between library and information science and the cultures of Hawaii, the Pacific region, and Asia |
B.2. INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM
Scenario:
You are the head librarian at (designate one)
- Orinoco Elementary or High School Library
- Orinoco Public Library
- University of Mirando at Orinoco
It is five minutes before closing and you and the clerk are busy with last minute checkouts. In walks an extremely irate patron. The patron throws a book on the counter and demands that such filth be removed from the library immediately.
In your response:
- What is your immediate response?
- What are possible subsequent responses in the upcoming weeks as the patron/s pursue the matter?
- What could have been done previously to prepare for this kind of challenge?
- What resources exist to support librarians in intellectual freedom battles?
|
LIS Curriculum Objectives addressed: |
|
| 1 | Demonstrate an understanding of the history, philosophy, principles, policies, and ethics of library and information science and technology |
| 5 | Demonstrate theoretical understanding of and basic competencies in evaluating, selecting, and organizing information sources |
| 7 | Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of administration applicable in libraries, archives, and information centers |
| 10 | Demonstrate the professional attitudes and the interpersonal and interdisciplinary skills needed to communicate and collaborate with colleagues and information users |
| Core Competencies addressed: | |
| 1 | Professional ethics: Codes and principles of ethical practice governing the field |