PowerPoint Slides Available

You can find the following PowerPoint Presentation Slides available online:

• Organization of Information (Lecture on 9/26)
  
• Classification Systems (Lecture on 9/28)
  
• Controlled Vocabulary and Boolean Logic (Lecture on 10/3)
  
• Subscription Databases (Lecture on 10/17)
  
• Locating Articles (Lecture on 10/24)
  
• Reference Resources (Lecture on 10/26)

Assignment #1 Reminder

Do not forget about Assignment #1

Assignment #1 (ongoing throughout semester): Throughout the semester, monitor the news for stories relating to libraries, the Internet, or information technology. As you see, hear, or read about news stories relating to these topics, post a report on your blog about each story. Give all available citation information for your news source (website address, name of news program, name of publication, date, etc.), a brief summary of the story, and your reaction or opinion about the news. This assignment is worth 10% of your final grade. Each news story is worth 1 point (1% each). You should comment on 10 news stories. We will discuss these news items at the end of the semester. More information will be given in class about this assignment.

Here's an example of something you might comment on:

"Local Libraries Booming"
By Kyle Odegard, Gazette-Times reporter

A great place to search for news on the web is Google News: http://news.google.com/

Reading #2 and No Office Hours Monday

Reading #2 is available on EReserves (Library Homepage - Reserves)

"Students Shun Search for Information Offline"

Post reading response on blog BY 10/24


There will be no instructor office hours on Monday (10/23)