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The Crash-Course in Advanced Library Science
Rating: 3.5 out of 5(182 ratings)
984 students

The Crash-Course in Advanced Library Science

Sharpen Your At-Home and Career-Supporting Library Skills
Created byMike Brlecic
Last updated 5/2020
English

What you'll learn

  • You’ll learn librarian hacks and tips not available anywhere else
  • You'll learn the "No Reading" solution to using the library
  • You’ll learn how to think and act like a librarian - using the skills of Library Science
  • You'll learn to use the Library Science *singularity* to accelerate through the library
  • You’ll learn library economy - how to save time, effort and money using the library
  • You’ll learn to master the library in less than one night

Course content

6 sections18 lectures1h 59m total length
  • How to Make the Library Faster Easier & Better15:43

    Section 1 - Your First Steps into Library Science

    Lecture 1 - How to Make the Library Faster Easier & Better

    00:06 - Hello and Welcome

    00:36 - Four Questions

    01:04 - What is a Library?

    01:35 - Why the Library?

    02:32 - What is Library Science?

    03:25 - Why Library Science?

    04:06 - The Library Improves Our Quality of Life

    05:05 - Library Science is Less Work

    05:56 - Do What Librarians Do - Stop Reading

    06:36 - The Librarian-Patron Relationship

    07:54 - Talk Instead of Read

    08:36 - Our Conversation - Your Conversations

    09:38 - Crash-Course vs Curriculum

    11:01 - Video Blog Format for Faster Learning

    12:39 - I Am a Patron Like You

    13:46 - No Other Curriculum

    14:41 - Prioritize Speed of Access to the Library


  • How to Make the Library Practical9:27

    Section 1 - Your First Steps Into Library Science

    Lecture 2 - How to Make the Library Practical

    00:06 - Going Fast is Practical

    00:48 - Focus on Your Life

    02:06 - Focus on Your Roles in Life

    02:57 - Write Down Your List

    04:24 - The Three Ways You Use the Library

    05:48 - Look Outside the Library

    07:07 - Socialize Your Library

    08:08 - Take Action - Enterprise


  • Be Your Own Librarian6:18

    Section 1 - Your First Steps Into Library Science

    Lecture 3 - Be Your Own Librarian

    00:06 - Fake It Till You Make It - Act Like a Librarian

    01:06 - The Four “E’s” of Library Science

    02:10 - Follow the Example of Ancient Scribes

    04:05 - Be a Note-Taker

    05:04 - Your Task is Documentation


Requirements

  • A positive attitude towards the library and an interest in making the most of it in your life
  • A student mentality - be anxious and eager to learn
  • Focus on the conversation - don't allow distractions to seep in
  • Prepare for change - change is good - you will see and use the library differently - better - faster - easier - as a result of enrolling in and engaging this course

Description

As of March 2020 - this is the only course - teaching you how to use the library - or what is referred to by librarians as “Library Science.” Prior to this course, the library has been missing from every online learning platform.

Yet it is the library that informs all our learning and knowledge. The library is how we learn. It’s from what we learn. Every school has a library from which to draw books, lessons and learning.

The Crash-Course in Advanced Library Science

  • Teaches you the most far-reaching, powerful ideas anywhere on how to use the library

  • Learn the fast - easy - better - "no reading" solution to getting the most out of the library

  • Save time and effort - while you maximize what you learn from books and everything library

  • Full of surprises and joys - take your library education to places you never thought possible!

"The Course on the Library - You've Been Waiting For!"

  • A refreshing and inspiring take on our timeless human treasure - the library

  • This curriculum truly advances the subject of Library Science for patrons of the library

  • You will learn concepts and practices not found anywhere else

  • These ideas are supported by proven real-world examples of their use

"A Course on the Library - Especially For You!"

  • For college students

  • For entrepreneurs and organizations

  • For lifelong learners

  • For patrons and lovers of the library

"Master the Library in Less Than One Night"

  • Learn how to use the library for today's challenging world

  • Take your first steps into Library Science

  • Learn to think and act like a librarian

  • Understand and apply the Library Science *singularity*


  • Continue to grow in your library education with regular updates to this curriculum

  • Including - applying your learning to the real-world with workshops in The Library Science Lab


"The Crash-Course in Advanced Library Science" will take you quickly through the methods, tools and techniques of how to use the library for faster, easier, and better results.

You will learn and be able to apply - new life-transforming library skills - by the end of the course.

You won't be disappointed.


Note: Non-English speaking students are encouraged to use captions in their native languages and to take notes while watching lectures.

Who this course is for:

  • This course is for anyone
  • More specifically you will benefit if you love books, reading, and the library as a source of knowledge - if you are passionate about your lifelong learning - if you want to change the world - and if you want to use the power of knowledge and learning to make a better life for yourself
  • This course is for people who live for that “better” in their life - call them “strivers” because they strive for better through life-long learning and the things of the library
  • This course is for those looking to accelerate their access to the things of the library and make a difference in the world as a result
  • This course is for college students - entrepreneurs - and lifelong learners
  • This course is for everyone