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Library in the Society (5 cr)

Code: KH00BS65-3006

General information


Enrollment

01.12.2023 - 01.02.2024

Timing

22.01.2024 - 09.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Engineering and Business

Campus

Lemminkäisenkatu

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Library and Information Services
  • Degree Programme in Business

Teachers

  • Kati Haanpää

Groups

  • MKITIS23
  • 25.01.2024 13:00 - 16:00, Kirjasto yhteiskunnassa KH00BS65-3006
  • 14.03.2024 13:00 - 16:00, Kirjasto yhteiskunnassa KH00BS65-3006
  • 04.04.2024 09:00 - 12:00, Kirjasto yhteiskunnassa KH00BS65-3006
  • 02.05.2024 09:00 - 12:00, Kirjasto yhteiskunnassa KH00BS65-3006

Objective

Having completed the course, the student is able to
- tell about the development of the library system
- understand the meaning of the library law in his/her own community
- identify library as part of surrounding organization.
- communicate and promote library’s role in the society.

Content

The development of library operations
Library Law
National governance and evaluation of libraries
Interest groups and networks
Role of library in the society
Library as an institution and its development

Evaluation scale

H-5