For this course, students worked to develop knowledge on not only the principles of modern public libraries, but the history leading up to the modern library.  The course also gave students an idea of what went into observing patron trends and needs and developing programs and services based on those needs.  This involved not only hypothetical scenarios, but also required actively observing libraries and the communities around them to better understand what goes into developing programming and services for patrons of a given community based on demographic results.

4A. Information, communication, assistive, and related technologies as they affect the resources, service delivery, and uses of libraries and other information agencies.
4B. The application of information, communication, assistive, and related technology and tools consistent with professional ethics and prevailing service norms and applications.
4C. The methods of assessing and evaluating the specifications, efficacy, and cost efficiency of technology-based products and services.
7B. The role of the library in the lifelong learning of patrons, including an understanding of lifelong learning in the provision of quality service and the use of lifelong learning in the promotion of library services.
8A. The principles of planning and budgeting in libraries and other information agencies
8B. The principles of effective personnel practices and human resource development.
8C. The concepts behind, and methods for, assessment and evaluation of library services and their outcomes.
8D. The concepts behind, and methods for, developing partnerships, collaborations, networks, and other structures with all stakeholders and within communities served.

Assignments:
Electronic Communication Assignment– This assignment got students involved in the easy and convenient method of communicating through ‘listservs’.  After interacting on the list serve, students were assigned to draw conclusions based on their experiences and what they learned from it.
Library History Assignment– This assignment required students to examine a library’s history and report on how that has influenced the library’s development.
The E.C. Scranton Library– This assignment required a thorough analysis of the programs that a library provided and identify how these benefited the library.
Assessment of E.C. Scranton Memorial Library– For the final assignment of this course, students had to analyze a library using demographic information and comparing it to the programs and services offered to the patrons.