Thursday's .ppt on Citations, Annotations, Abstracts, and Book Reviews

Here are the PowerPoint slides from Thursday's (9/23) lecture: .ppt

Help with MLA

An interactive way to learn MLA: http://depts.washington.edu/trio/quest/citation/apa_mla_citation_game/index.htm

Purdue's MLA guide online: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/

MLA Handbook For Writers Of Research Papers (MLA) in Randall Library: LB2369 .G53 2009 (Copies are available in the General Collection and at the Learning Commons/Reference Desk)

In Class Today

As we're covering quite a bit today in class, I thought it best to post some of the resources we'll cover:

• In relation to our continued discussion about Wikipedia, an appealing alternative is Britannica Online. This is a library resource. You can access it directly or from the library's homepage click on, "eResources by Name: A - Z" and click on "B" and then "Britannica Online."
  
  
• Test review: See previous post
  
  
• EndNote Web: You may want to investigate using EndNote Web for your annotated bibliographies. We'll briefly go over this tool in class. It is located on the library's "Tools & Widgets" site: "Using the Library" - "Tools & Widgets" - "EndNote Web." If you have registered on campus and have trouble accessing your account, use this url: http://www.myendnoteweb.com/
  
  
• Many librarians are interested in using Second Life to showcase collections and offer library services. UNCW has an island in Second Life: http://www.uncwil.edu/itsd/services/educational/SecondLife.html and there is a "virtual" Randall Library. Here are some videos about Second Life:
  1) http://secondlife.com/whatis/?lang=en-US
  2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFuNFRie8wA
  3)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sL3D-59MbnY
  
  
• PowerPoint on the introduction to libraries and scholarly communication

Test #1 (9/21)

Your first test will be approximately 30 questions.

Half of the questions will be multiple choice questions about the library lingo you are responsible for knowing.

The remaining questions will be short answer and can address all material discussed prior to today. It will not include questions from 9/16's lecture and discussion.

Be sure you are familiar with:

• The information cycle (You might find this tutorial useful)
• The discussion questions about the "Signs of the Times" video
• CRITIC (What does this stand for? What should you use it for?)
• What it means to be media literature
• The definitions of misinformation and disinformation
• Basic principles of how search engines work
• The term "information technology"

Today's Discussion

Today in class, we will discuss how search engines work and how to use the web for research. We will not have time, however, to discuss all the slides during class. You are responsible for understanding the main concepts in the slides:

http://library.uncw.edu/web/instruction/lib103/pemberton/Internet.ppt

Questions to Consider from Video

If you were not in class for the video, "Signs of the Times," you can watch it in the library. It is available on Reserves. Take this call number: P211 .S536 1996 to the Circulation Desk (front desk on first floor). It is VHS and there are VHS players in the library's viewing room (first floor). You will need your UNCW ID to check out the video and to access the viewing room.

Here are some questions you should consider:

• In the video, “Signs of the Times” a variety of primitive information technology is shown. Describe some of these.
  
  
• In the video, “Signs of the Times” experts commented on the future of the book. Describe one expert’s opinion on this.

PowerPoint from 9/7

The PowerPoint presentation from Tuesday (9/7) is available online:

Evaluating Information:
http://library.uncw.edu/web/instruction/lib103/pemberton/EvaluatingInformation.ppt

You are responsible for material not covered during class.

No Office Hours on 9/13

I will not hold office hours on Monday, 9/13. Please contact me via e-mail if you have questions.

No Class Today (9/2)

As classes are cancelled at 4 p.m. today, we will not meet at 3:30 p.m.

We will adjust our class time accordingly. All assignment dates remain the same. Your reading response should be posted before 3:30 p.m. today.

Let me know if you have any questions (pembertona@uncw.edu).

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At this time, the university will continue normal operations. However, the following decisions have been made:
- Effective at 4 p.m., today (Thursday), classes are cancelled on the UNCW main campus and the Onslow Extension campus; all Friday classes will follow a normal schedule.
- The faculty meeting today scheduled for 4 p.m. today will still be held
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- All Thursday evening campus events are cancelled.
- Randall Library will close at 6 p.m. on Thursday; will reopen Friday by 8 a.m.
- Wagoner Dining Hall will close at 8 p.m. on Thursday and will reopen at 7 a.m. on Friday.
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UNCW Hurricane Page: http://www.uncw.edu/ba/safety/HOP.htm

Videos of Interest

All of these videos relate to LIB 103. We watched the first three videos in class. You are not required to watch the others but you may find them interesting.

Watched in Class:

*Did You Know 4.0 (4:46)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ILQrUrEWe8

*Information R/evolution (5:29)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4CV05HyAbM

*A Vision of Students Today (4:44)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGCJ46vyR9o&feature=user

Other Relevant Videos:

EPIC (8:45)
http://epic.makingithappen.co.uk/new-masterfs1.html

The Information Revolution: The Convergence of the Media (6:15)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKET8ghE_gw&feature=related

The Internet Has a Face (4:42)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vROZGNo1P9Q

The Machine is Us/ing Us (Final Version) (4:34)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLlGopyXT_g&feature=user

Office Hours (M 3 to 5 p.m.)

I am on the Reference/Learning Commons Desk until 3 p.m. each Monday. On most days I should get to my office no later than 3:15 p.m. Please be aware that I will not be in my office RIGHT at 3 p.m.

You can contact me virtually during my office hours (M 3 - 5 p.m.) through the "Meebo" chat box on the course blog, through AIM (AnnePemberton01), or through e-mail (pembertona@uncw.edu).

Setting Your Time Zone in Blogger

If you have not already done so, be sure to set your time zone to "Eastern Time" in Blogger.

Log into Blogger and go to: Settings - Formatting - Time Zone

Fall 2010

Welcome to LIB 103 for Fall 2010.

You are required to check this blog regularly for announcements, updates, and information about the course.

You'll find links to the syllabus and assignments to the right as well as news items that relate to the content of this course.

Should you have any problems with accessing or navigating this blog, please let me know immediately (pembertona@uncw.edu).

Ms. Pemberton

Final exam and final grades

There are two parts to your final exam:

1) 50 question test
2) Research strategy worksheet

After completing the test, turn it in, and then complete the worksheet.

All corrections to bibliographies and extra credit assignments must have been submitted prior to 2:00 today for credit. There are NO EXCEPTIONS. No late work will be accepted.

In the next couple of days you will receive an individual e-mail from me with your final grade. I hope to complete this by Friday at 5 p.m.

Upon receipt of the e-mail, let me know immediately if you have any questions about your final grade.

"Information Issues" PowerPoints

The PowerPoint slides from today's discussion is available:

Information Issues Part I

Information Issues Part II

Final Bibliography and Final Exam

I will e-mail each of you your current grades tonight (Thursday, 11/19).

For those of you who still need to make corrections to your bibliographies, these must be submitted to me through e-mail by 2:00 p.m. on 12/1. You will receive information about this individually tonight.

Reminders about the final exam and exam review:

• The final is during our regular class period on 12/1
• If you do not attend class on 11/24 and miss the exam review, do not contact me to "find out what was covered." You must consult a classmate.

Opportunity for You

You have the opportunity to either get 3 points extra credit OR remove one (1) absence. You cannot do both and you can only receive a MAXIMUM of 3 extra credit points (i.e. you can only do ONE option below).

Submit reports to me through e-mail (pembertona@uncw.edu).

This must be completed by 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, 12/1.

The report should be a MINIMUM of 2 pages.

Two pages = two full pages, 12 point font, 1 inch margins, double-spaced. A report that is a page and a half with 14 point font and 2 inch margins will not be accepted. You must have a MINIMUM of 2 pages. This is roughly 475 to 500 words.

You may select ONE of the following:

• Create a marketing/advertising campaign for Randall Library in a 2 page report. You might reflect on a catch phrase the library could use, new ways to advertise services, or an icon the library could use in Blackboard or other online tools.
  
  
• Interview any librarian in person (not through e-mail) and submit a 2 page report on what you learned from the experience. You must prepare questions for the interview (i.e. do not make the interview work for the librarian. You must be prepared with questions).
  
  
• Interview a professor (either in person or via e-mail) within your major or potential major about how he or she uses the library. Submit a 2 page summary.
  
  
• Visit any public library and submit a 2 page report about your visit. You might describe the differences between the public library and Randall Library in your report.
  
  
• Think about the "library of the future" and submit a 2 page report about your "vision." Use specific examples about what you hope to see.
  
  
• Download the library toolbar and evaluate it in a 250 word report. Make specific comments about what you like or do not like: http://library.uncw.edu/web/instruction/toolbars.html
  
  
• Evaluate EndNote Web by creating an account, using it for your annotated bibliography or another project for another class, and evaluating it in a 250 word report: http://library.uncw.edu/web/research/citation/myendnoteweb.html
  
  
• Evaluate Zotero by creating an account, using it for your annotated bibliography or another project for another class, and evaluating it in a 250 word report: http://www.zotero.org/

Information Overload .ppt

We will be reviewing part of this .ppt in class on Thursday (11/12/09): .ppt

More on MOWC

I will see if I can arrange a visit to the Museum of World Cultures. If not, there is more information about it online: http://library.uncw.edu/museum/index.html

Thursday (11/12/09)

On Thursday we will meet in the Curriculum Materials Center in Watson School of Education (#127).

Please bring all your corrected annotated bibliography "parts" as I want to review how to compile these for the final bibliography.