| Syllabus for LIBR 105-086: Electronic Resources for Research Fall 2009 |
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| Express II | Addlestone Lib 122 | Mon & Wed 3-3:50 | Office Hours by Appt |
| Dongmei Cao | 953-0006 | caod@cofc.edu | Addlestone Lib 101 |
Class Announcement Check the class blog (http://lib105fall09.blogspot.com/) often since I'll post updates there. The blog will serve as a communication channel between the class and me (of course, you can always email me using your Edisto account if you prefer). Check the syllabus for assignment/quiz links and due dates, Powerpoint lecture links, further readings, etc. Wish you all success in this class! |
| Session 1 October 19 (Mon) intro/syllabus & course info Web pages/tour of the lib (PPT for session 1) Pre-test (click here to take the Pre-test) Quiz 1 (click here to take Quiz 1)
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| Session 2 October 21 (Wed) research process (thesis statements and research questions)/final proj (due Dec. 10, 9am) overview (PPT for session 2) **Further reading: The Seven Steps of the Research Process The Research Process Sections 1 & 2 & 3 & 5: Introduction/What is Research?/Choosing a Topic/Developing a Search Strategy Assignment 1: email your final project topic to me (due Oct. 30, 9am)
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| Session 3 October 26 (Mon) (Guest lecture by Mr. Profit, I'll be at a conference from Oct. 23-Oct. 29) CofC library catalog/PASCAL Delivers/Worldcat (PPT for session 3) **Further reading: Library of Congress Classification Outline (from LC) Library of Congress Classification System (includ. Understanding Call Numbers) Examples from Library of Congress subject Headings Exercise 1 (click here to take Exercise 1)
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| Session 4 October 28 (Wed) (Guest lecture by Mr. Profit) background sources (online encyclopedia, subject encyclopedias, Reference Universe) (PPT for session 4)
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| Session 5 November 2 (Mon) scholarly journals v. popular magazines, LibGuides for majors & minors **Further reading: Scholarly v. Popular Scholarly Journals v. Popular Magazine Articles Exercise 2 (click here to take Exercise 2) Quiz 2 (based on the readings for Session 3, click here to take it)
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| Session 6 November 4 (Wed) Databases/search strategy/search techniques (PPT for session 6) **Further reading: The Research Process Section 4: Determining Sources of Information
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| Session 7 November 9 (Mon) Library DBs/search strategy (II) (PPT for session 7) Library DBs/finding full-text (flow-chart) Quiz 3 (based on Session 2 and 6, click here to take it)
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| Session 8 November 11 (Wed) Assignment (group) (click for assigned groups, group project) Database presentation (Group work session)
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| Session 9 November 16 (Mon) Database presentation begin (Quiz 3 answer)
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| Session 10 November 18 (Wed) Database Presentations Finish (review for exam)
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| Session 11 November 23 (Mon) EXAM
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| November 25 Thanksgiving Holiday begins, no class!
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| Session 12 November 30 (Mon) Citation Style/Plagiarism (PPT for session 12) (exam answer)
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| Session 13 December 2 (Wed) Research on the WWW/Evaluate Info/Critical Thinking (PPT for session 13)
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| Session 14 December 7 (Mon) Final project wrap-up (format, annotations) One-on-one appt made Reminder: final proj (due Dec. 10, 9am) |
| Dongmei Cao, created 9/1/2009, last updated 12/2/2009.
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