Reminder!

Annotated Bibliography: Part 3 due on 10/30

PowerPoint Slides

Available for 10/25

No Class on 11/8

We will not meet on 11/8.

Use this time to work on your annotated bibliographies and to read the assigned reading for that day:

Reading #4: "Can Wikipedia Ever Make the Grade?" by Brock Read. Chronicle of Higher Education (10/27/2006). [Use library catalog to locate article]

Post reading response on blog BY 11/15

Your News Report #8 is still due that day

No Office Hours Today

I'll be unable to hold office hours today (Monday, 10/22).

Today (10/18/07)

Unfortunately I need to cover a class for a colleague at 12:30 so I will not be in #1039 today.

Norma Flax, one of my colleagues, will be handing out some worksheets for you to do in class (individually, not in your group).

Please put your name on the worksheet and work on those from 12:30 - 1:15. Hang on to the worksheets as we'll continue working on them next week. You will have 4 research questions. For each question, complete 1 worksheet. You'll be finding citations to 2 articles and 2 books that would help you answer the research question. These instructions are given on the handouts.

Please use the remainder of class time (1:15 - 1:45) to work on your databases presentations.

If you have any questions, please contact me via e-mail (pembertona@uncw.edu) and I will respond as soon as I can. I apologize for not being in class to assist you.

Slides for Today

The PowerPoint slides for today's lecture are available: .ppt

This Week

Tuesday, October 16

Lecture and Discussion: Controlled Vocabulary and Boolean Logic

Reading #3: "The Infodiet: How Libraries Can Offer an Appetizing Alternative to Google" by Steven Bell. Chronicle of Higher Education (2/20/2004). [Use library catalog to locate article]

Post reading response on blog BY 10/23

Annotated Bibliography: Part 2 Due

Thursday, October 18

Team Activity: Database Exercise

News Report #5 Due

Upcoming Weeks

• Part I of the Annotated Bibliography is due tomorrow (10/2)
  
• PowerPoint slides for 10/2's lecture
  
• Library Lingo & Randall Library test on Thursday (10/4) (20 questions, multiple choice, covers library lingo and information about Randall Library)
  
• No class on 10/9 or 10/11
  
• Part II of the Annotated Bibliography is due on 10/16

Internet People: The Meth Minute

An animated tribute to the Internet people of the world, wherever you may be.

Call numbers and .ppt slides

Reading Call Numbers (#1)

Reading Call Numbers (#2)

.ppt slides for 9/25

Reminder: News Report #4 due on Thursday (9/27) and Part 1 of Annotated Bibliography (Assignment #2) due next Tuesday (10/2).

Library Lingo and Thursday's Class Location

On 10/4 you'll be tested on this list of library lingo as well as any information discussed in class (including tours) about Randall Library

On Thursday we will meet in the Curriculum Materials Center (CMC) - Education Building - #127. We will discuss Assignment #2 in detail during this class.

Assignment Reminders

- Your reading responses and news story responses must be a MINIMUM of 250 words. You can check this by typing your response first in Word and doing a word count (Tools - Word Count) and then copying and pasting your response into your blog

- News stories must pertain to ONLY libraries, the Internet, or information technology. No other content will be accepted.

- Please use the spell check feature of blogger!

Extra Credit Opportunity and Upcoming Items

Extra Credit Opportunity:

If you'd like to earn 2 points extra credit, please post at least 3 reasons why you use Facebook and/or MySpace to your blog by 5:00 today (9/11). I'm teaching a workshop about why students are seemingly "obsessed" with these social networking tools and would like to use some quotes from students.

Reminders:

9/4's Reading Report is due today (9/11) (should be posted on blog before beginning of class)

Reading #2: "Information Navigation 101" by Andrea L. Foster. Chronicle of Higher Education (3/9/2007). [Use library catalog to locate article]. Post reading response on blog BY 9/18

News Report #2 is due on Thursday (9/13)

Slides and Reminders

Lecture Slides for 9/6

No Office Hours on Monday

Reading Report #1 due on Tuesday, 9/11

Library Lingo Game on Tuesday, 9/11

News Report #2 due Thursday, 9/13

Tour on Thursday, 9/13

Reminders

Reading #1 is assigned today (9/4):

"Are Librarians Totally Obsolete?" by Will Sherman. Available online: http://www.degreetutor.com/library/adult-continued-education/librarians-needed

Post reading response on blog BY 9/11

News Report #1 due on Thursday (9/6)

Lecture Slides (8/30)

Download the lectures slides (in .ppt) for "What Is Information?" (8/30)

Instructions

Check to make sure your blogs work. On the right side of this blog, click on "Your Blogs" and find your first name. This list is actually in alphabetical order by your last name. But because this page is available for public view, your last name has been removed. If you do not have a blog linked from this page you need to create one. Consult with me or a classmate to create your blog. Make sure the blog address (i.e. http://yourgreatblog.blogspot.com/) is e-mailed to me ASAP.

Also ... keep in mind that your news stories for Assignment #1 should be about libraries, the Internet and information technology.

Fall 2007

Welcome to LIB 103 for Fall 2007!

Announcements, stories of interest, and changes to the schedule will be announced here. You should check this page frequently.

Our Famous Blogger

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/10/AR2007041001537.html

Deadline

The deadline for submitting all extra credit, assignments #1 (news scan) and #5 (plagiarism quiz) is midnight tonight (Tuesday, April 24th).