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Notes from today, and homework for Wednesday, November 21

Posted on November 19, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Today we discussed writing an academic research paper and outline. On Wednesday, we’ll discuss the rationale for documentation and citation. Please read Hauptman pp. 7-13; if you missed class get the book on reserve in the library (call number PN171 .F56 H38 2008) and also Howard, Hot Type: A Modern Scholar’s Ailments: Link Rot and Footnote Flight. Your blogging assignment is one reading response blog post of at least 100 words.

Remember, the research paper outline is due by 10 a.m. Wednesday, either emailed to me as an attachment or handed in at the start of class! Please get in touch with any questions you have about the assignment.

If you are looking for links to help with in-text citations, working with Track Changes, or anything else we discussed in class, slides from today are available here.

~Prof. L.

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Notes from today, and reading/blogging assignments for Monday 11/19 (also, blogging amnesty for the 11/12 blogging assignment)

Posted on November 14, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Today we discussed how and why to evaluate information in any format. The Grimmelman article merits a second read for those of you who are investigating the political, social, or economic aspects of information, so please review. If you did not get a chance to review the website evaluation guides, please do so:

 

On Monday 11/19 we will discuss the writing of an academic research paper. Please read Badke Ch. 10 and  Appendix 1 pp. 235-238. Your blogging assignment is one research journal blog post; prompt follows:

 Over the past few weeks we read about and worked on:

1.advanced internet searching
2.searching library catalogs
3.searching article databases.
•What have you learned in these classes that’s new to you?
•How do you see yourself using your new skills outside of our course?

Also, don’t forget about the blogging amnesty I announced on Monday:

Blogging Amnesty: Because there has been confusion about the due dates of reading and blogging assignments, you have until Friday, November 16 to complete the blogging assignment originally due today (November 12). This  blogging assignment is to comment on a classmate’s blog post — either one 100 word comment or 2 comments totaling 100 words.

Your research paper outline is due on November 21 and the first draft of the research paper is due on November 28. Please get in touch with questions about either assignment.

Slides from today are available here.

 

~Prof. L

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Notes from today, and reading and blogging assignment for Wednesday, October 17

Posted on October 15, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Today we discussed metadata, controlled vocabularies, taxonomies, and folksonomies. I hope you got a chance to experiment with blog post tagging using the controlled vocabulary of the LC subject headings. Slides from today are available here.

On Wednesday we’ll begin our discussion of the mechanics of searching, including how search engines works and search engine optimization. For Wednesday, 10/17 please read the following:

Your blogging assignment is one reading response blog post.

Remember to get in touch if you have any questions about the research topic proposal, due on Wednesday, October 24. I’ll make time to continue working on the topic development exercise when we meet Wednesday.

~Prof. Leonard

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