INFO 266:
Collection & Connection Development
Spring 2026
Dr. David Loertscher
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Welcome to INFO 266 with Dr. L
Welcome to INFO 266 with Dr. L
I love chatting with students on the phone any day of the week 9am-9pm mountain time.
San Jose State University
Professor David V. Loertscher
https://www.davidloertscherlibrary.org/
801.755.1122 GMT
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Graduate Assistant: For technical support, contact Christina Youn (christina.youn@sjsu.edu please put 266 in title of emails)
NOTE: This class will use Canvas for submissions and grading of assignments only. Course content will be found on this website only.
NOTE: This class will use Canvas for submissions and grading of assignments only. Course content will be found on this website only.
Please review and familiarize yourself with this site before our first class/workshop.
Please review and familiarize yourself with this site before our first class/workshop.
Workshop 1: Tuesday, Feb. 3 from 5:30pm-7:30pm PST
Workshop 1: Tuesday, Feb. 3 from 5:30pm-7:30pm PST
Link to join the reoccurring meeting:
https://sjsu.zoom.us/j/88639683488
Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android:
Required Participation in Zoom Workshop dates for FALL 2025:
2/3, 2/17, 3/3, 3/17, 4/7, 4/21, 5/5
(All from 5:30pm-7:30pm PST)
Need to know Course Basics: (for more information, see Course Overview Page)
Each student will study the collection of an actual library. Start thinking of a library collection you would like to study as you will share and compare with the others.
Required Textbook: Collection Development using the Collection Mapping Technique: a Guide for Librarians. 3rd ed. by David V. Loertscher and Marc Crompton. Hi Willow Research and Publishing, 2018. Available from http://lmcsource.com in a digital version.
The Virtual Library Guide website (free) at: https://sites.google.com/view/virtual-library-guide/home
*****IMPORTANT!!*****
Please create a Gmail account so you have access to the Google tools we will be utilizing in class. If you have an official SJSU email account it is a Gmail account and you can use that.
This class requires the use of breakout rooms to discuss topics in small groups. This means you must use the Zoom desktop or mobile client. The browser platform will NOT work with this.
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