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Topic One
Weeks One – Two
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Quiz Zero: Must be turned in, but will NOT count towards your grade.
Second week, no quiz.
Lecture topics:
Class logistics. Publication formats. Types of information sources: dictionary, thesaurus, and encyclopedia. Plagiarism. Writing citations for encyclopedia articles. Evaluation criteria: accessibility, presentation, organization, and clarity. The reference department.
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* accessibility
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* glossary
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alphabetical
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* index
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* bibliography
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* organization
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chronological
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* plagiarism
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* citation
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prerequisite
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* clarity
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* presentation
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criteria
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publication information
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* cross-reference
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* reference
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derivation
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* source
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* dictionary
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specific
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* encyclopedia
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* subject
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etymology
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* thesaurus
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* evaluate
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* title
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general
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* unabridged
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Exercise One:
Examining print dictionaries.
Exercise Two:
Choose a topic for the semester project. Find, cite and evaluate two encyclopedia articles.
If you wish to review some of the topics covered in this lecture, read:
web pages for this course at:
http://hills.ccsf.edu/~ksaginor/libr51.htm
"Chapter One: Hitting the Road," p. 1-14 from: Quaratiello, Arlene Rodda. The College Student's Research Companion. New York: Neal-Schuman, 2000. ON RESERVE AT THE CIRCULATION DESK
"Chapter Two: Academic Libraries," p. 9-18, and "Chapter Three: Understanding the Sources: Formats," p. 19-32 from: Bolner, Myrtle S., and Gayle A. Poirier. The Research Process: Books and Beyond. ON RESERVE AT THE CIRCULATION DESK
For next time read (REQUIRED):
- Library and Learning Resources. "Internet and World Wide Web Basics." City College of San Francisco, 2004. REPRODUCED IN THE COURSE PACKET.
- Barker, Joe. "What is the Internet, the World Wide Web, and Netscape?" Finding Information on the Internet: A Tutorial. 7 Jan. 2004. UC Berkeley Library. 14 July 2005 <http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/WhatIs.html>.
Recommended for next time:
- "lii.org Selection Criteria." Librarians' Index to the Internet. 2004. 14 July 2005 <http://lii.org/search/file/pubcriteria>.
- "Chapter Eight: Uncharted Territory: The World Wide Web," p. 113-132 from: Quaratiello, Arlene Rodda. The College Student's Research Companion. New York: Neal-Schuman, 2000. ON RESERVE AT THE CIRCULATION DESK
Prepare for Quiz 1 (at beginning of third class):
Terminology explained during first week. Basic information for citations.
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Topic Two
Week Three
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Quiz 1:
Terminology and concepts explained during first week. Basic information for citations.
Lecture topics:
Introduction to the World Wide Web. Writing citations for web pages. Evaluation criteria: scope and currency. The automation department. Searching concept: keyword.
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* automation
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Microsoft Explorer
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* currency
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MLA citation format
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browser
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Netscape
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domain name
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* network
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* electronic sources
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* print sources
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* HTML
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* search engine
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HTTP
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* subject directory / web guide
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* hypertext
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* scope
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* internet
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* URL
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* keyword
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* World Wide Web
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Top level domain names:
Memorize:
.com = commercial sites
.edu = educational institutions
.gov = government agencies
.mil = military sites
.org = non-profit organizations
Exercise Three:
Finding information on the web using search engines and subject directories. Find, cite, and evaluate a web page about your topic.
For next time read (REQUIRED):
- Library and Learning Resources. "Searching the Online Library Catalog." City College of San Francisco, 2004. REPRODUCED IN THE COURSE PACKET.
Recommended for next time:
- "Chapter 1.4: Conducting Research," from: Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 6th ed. New York: Modern Language Association, 2003. ON RESERVE AT THE CIRCULATION DESK and AVAILABLE in the REFERENCE DEPT.
- "Chapter Two: The Key to the Online Catalog: Database Searching Basics," p. 15-34 from: Quaratiello, Arlene Rodda. The College Student's Research Companion. New York: Neal-Schuman, 2000. ON RESERVE AT THE CIRCULATION DESK
- "Chapter Eight: Reference Sources," p. 121-140 from: Bolner, Myrtle S., and Gayle A. Poirier. The Research Process: Books and Beyond. ON RESERVE AT THE CIRCULATION DESK
Prepare for Quiz 2:
Terminology and concepts explained during first two weeks. Evaluation criteria: accessibility, presentation, organization, and clarity. You will be given an encyclopedia article to evaluate.
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Topic Three
Weeks Four – Five
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Quiz 2:
Terminology and concepts explained during first two weeks. Evaluation criteria: accessibility, presentation, organization, and clarity. You will be given an encyclopedia article to evaluate.
Quiz 3:
Web basics: URL extension codes, terminology and concepts from first three weeks of the semester.
Lecture topics:
Online library catalogs and circulating books. Writing citations for books. Evaluation criteria: audience and sources of information. Types of information sources: atlas, gazetteer, biography and autobiography. Searching concepts: index, Boolean and, phrase, browse, sort, and limit. The circulation and cataloging departments. The MARC record.
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* access point
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* general keyword index
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* atlas
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imprint
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* audience
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* limit
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* audiovisual materials
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* MARC
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* author
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* phrase search
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* autobiography
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* primary source
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* AV
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* reserve
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* biography
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* secondary source
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* Boolean and
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* sort
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* browse
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* statement of responsibility
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* cataloging
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* subject
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* circulating
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* title
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* gazetteer
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Exercise Four:
Library catalog basics.
Find, cite and evaluate one circulating book.
Exercise Five:
More about library catalogs.
Find, cite and evaluate one book.
For next time read (REQUIRED):
- Saginor, Karen. "LIBR 51: Ordering Call Numbers." n.d. REPRODUCED IN THE COURSE PACKET.
- Library and Learning Resources. "Finding Books by Call Number. Library of Congress Classification System." City College of San Francisco, 2004. REPRODUCED IN THE COURSE PACKET.
Recommended for next time:
- "Chapter Three: Traveling through the Stacks," p. 35-46 from: Quaratiello, Arlene Rodda. The College Student's Research Companion. New York: Neal-Schuman, 2000. ON RESERVE AT THE CIRCULATION DESK
- "How to Read Dewey Decimal Call Numbers." Library User Guides. 31 May 2005. Anderson Library, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater. 14 July 2005 <http://library.uww.edu/guides/ddc.htm>.
Prepare for Quiz 4:
Library catalog basics. Terminology and concepts from first four weeks of the semester.
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Topic Four
Week Six
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Quiz 4:
Library catalog basics. Terminology and concepts from first four weeks of the semester.
Lecture topics:
Call number systems. Writing citations for articles in reference works. Types of information sources: guidebook, handbook, and manual. The AV or media department.
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* barcode number
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* DDC
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* book number
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* guidebook
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* call number
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* handbook
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* class number
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* LCC
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* classification
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* manual
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cutter
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* media
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Exercise Six:
Putting call numbers in order. Find, cite and evaluate two reference works.
For next time read (REQUIRED):
Recommended for next time:
- "Chapter Two: The Key to the Online Catalog: Database Searching Basics," p. 15-34 from: Quaratiello, Arlene Rodda. The College Student's Research Companion. New York: Neal-Schuman, 2000. ON RESERVE AT THE CIRCULATION DESK
Prepare for Quiz 5:
More on searching library catalogs. Terminology and concepts from first five weeks of the semester.
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Topic Five
Week Seven
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Quiz 5:
More on searching library catalogs. Terminology and concepts from first five weeks of the semester.
Lecture topics:
Library of Congress Subject headings. Evaluation criteria: author's credentials. Types of information sources: bibliography, quotations, and concordance. The acquisitions department.
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* acquisitions
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* LCSH
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* concordance
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* quotations
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* controlled vocabulary
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subject heading
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credentials
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subdivision
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heading
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validate
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Exercise Seven:
Validating subject headings. Find, cite and evaluate one reference or circulating book.
Recommended for next time:
Prepare for Quiz 6:
Putting call numbers in order. Terminology and concepts from first six weeks of the semester.
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Topic Six
Weeks Eight – Nine
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Quiz 6:
Putting call numbers in order. Terminology and concepts from first six weeks of the semester.
Midterm Exam:
Review lectures, reading, concepts and terminology from the first six weeks of the semester. Review Quizzes One through Six. Review Exercises One through Six.
Lecture topics:
Understanding statistical information. Writing citations for statistical tables. Evaluation criteria: publisher. Types of information sources: almanac and chronology. World Almanac. Statistical Abstract of the United States. Interlibrary loan.
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* almanac
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* mode
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* census
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* per capita
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* chronology
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poll
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* ILL
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* statistics
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* mean
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* survey
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* median
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Exercise Eight:
Using Statistical Abstract of the United States.
Understanding statistical information.
Find, cite and evaluate two works on your topic (one of which is statistical or chronological.)
For next time read (REQUIRED):
- Library and Learning Resources. "Finding Periodical Articles Using Print Indexes." City College of San Francisco, 2004. REPRODUCED IN THE COURSE PACKET.
- Library and Learning Resources. "Finding Periodical Articles Using Online Databases." City College of San Francisco, 2004. REPRODUCED IN THE COURSE PACKET.
Recommended for next time:
- Online help screens for Infotrac. [Access from Infotrac search screens]
Prepare for Quiz 7:
Library of Congress Subject Headings. Terminology and concepts from first eight weeks of the semester.
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Topic Seven
Weeks Ten – Twelve
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Quiz 7:
Library of Congress Subject Headings. Terminology and concepts from first eight weeks of the semester.
Quiz 8:
Understanding statistical information. Terminology and concepts from first nine weeks of the semester.
Quiz 9:
Using print periodical indexes. Terminology and concepts from first ten weeks of the semester.
Lecture topics:
Periodicals. Infotrac and other online periodical databases. Writing citations for periodical articles (print and online.) Evaluation criteria: viewpoint, coherence and consistency. Types of information sources: directory, index. Searching concepts: relevance, Boolean or, Boolean not., and proximity operators. The periodicals department, Friends of the Library.
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* abstract
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* newspaper
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* advocate
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* objective
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* annual
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* periodical
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* biased
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popular
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coherence
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proximity operators
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* cumulation
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* relevance
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* index
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scholarly
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* journal
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* serial
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* magazine
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* series
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* microfilm
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* viewpoint
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* monograph
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Exercise Nine:
Examining sources of information.
Using print periodical indexes.
Find, cite and evaluate one periodical article on your topic.
Exercise Ten:
Using Infotrac.
Find, cite and evaluate one periodical article on your topic.
Exercise Eleven:
More on using online periodical databases.
Find, cite and evaluate one periodical article on your topic.
For next time read (REQUIRED):
Recommended for next time:
Prepare for Quiz 10:
Infotrac basics. Terminology and concepts from first eleven weeks of the semester.
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Topic Eight
Weeks Thirteen – Fourteen
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Quiz 10:
Infotrac basics. Terminology and concepts from first eleven weeks of the semester.
Quiz 11:
More about Infotrac and other online periodical databases. Terminology and concepts from first twelve weeks of the semester.
Lecture topics:
Strategies for using the web. Writing citations for web sites. Evaluation criteria: accuracy. Searching concepts: stopwords and truncation, implicit, and explicit. Library administration and the children's department.
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accuracy
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meta-search engine
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* administration
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natural language searching
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* explicit
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* stopwords
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* field
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truncation
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* implicit
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Exercise Twelve:
Web searching strategies.
Find, cite and evaluate two web pages on your topic.
Semester project is due at the beginning of the Sixteenth class meeting.
For next time read (REQUIRED):
Recommended for next time:
Prepare for Quiz 12:
Web searching strategies. Terminology and concepts from first thirteen weeks of the semester.
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Topic Nine
Weeks Fifteen – Eighteen
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Quiz 12:
Web searching strategies. Terminology and concepts from first thirteen weeks of the semester.
NO MORE QUIZZES after Quiz 12.
Semester project due at the beginning of the Week Sixteen class.
Late papers will be penalized.
Lecture topics:
Using government documents: Thomas. GPO index. The government documents department. Preview and review for Final exam.
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* depository library
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* GPO
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* government documents
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* SuDoc
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Prepare for the Final exam:
Material covered on all the quizzes. All concepts and terminology. Material covered on the midterm. Notes you took on the lectures. Material covered by all the exercises. All assigned readings.
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LIBR 51: Introduction to the Use of Libraries
This page last updated 14 July 2005
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