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Today’s summary, and reading/blogging for Wednesday 10/9

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Today we discussed access with some reference to the Martin article and to the case of Aaron Swartz’s activism, described in the Samuelson article (and many other places). Slides from today are available here.

On Wednesday 10/9 we’ll discuss metadata: information about information; taxonomies and folksonomies.

Please read the following: Badke ch. 4; Dye, Folksonomy: A Game of High-Tech (and High-Stakes) Tag; Harrod, Flickr: The World’s Photo Album
Your blogging assignment is one comment of at least 100 words on a classmate’s blog post, or 2 comments totaling 100 words on 2 different blog posts.

Questions about the research topic proposal draft, due 10/16? Refer to the guidelines, review slides of class discussions, and get in touch with your questions! I’m glad to discuss over email, by appointment, or during my office hours, Monday and Wednesday immediately after class.

~Prof. Leonard

Notes from today, and reading/blogging assignments for Monday, October 7

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Today we discussed plagiarism and touched on issues of academic integrity. Slides from today are available here. On Monday, we will discuss access: personal, institutional, as well as the “digital divide.” Please read the following: Martin, The Politics of Research and Samuelson, Aaron Swartz: Opening Access to Knowledge.

Your blogging assignment is one reading response blog post.

Be sure to bring the Developing a Research Topic sheet with you Monday; we’ll build in some time to work on it some more. I distributed the Research Topic Proposal guidelines in class; be aware that the first draft of that assignment is due October 16 and the final version is due October 23.Questions about the research topic proposal? Get in touch!

~Prof. Leonard

PS: those of you interested in privacy might be interested in PRISMBreakup, a series of events, workshops, and talks on the topic of surveillance, all taking place this weekend at Eyebeam, a gallery at 540 W. 21st Street in Manhattan.

Notes from today, and reading/blogging homework for Wednesday, October 2

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Today we discussed privacy and how both our expectations of it and our definitions of it are changing in a digital, networked environment. Slides from today are available here.

On Wednesday we’ll continue our discussion of information ethics and focus on plagiarism. Please read Widdicombe, “The Plagiarist’s Tale” and Isserman, “A Lie of the Mind.” Your blogging assignment is one reading response blog post.

Check back tomorrow for I posted the Research Topic Proposal guidelines. I’ll post them under Assignments tomorrow and distribute in class on Wednesday. Please get in touch with any questions you have about the research topic proposal.

~Prof. L.

Notes from today, and readings & blogging homework for Monday, September 16

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Today we discussed the landscape of digital media. The chart of media ownership is worth another look; please review and consider whether these “born digital,” networked, digital media offer alternatives. Do we need alternatives?
Slides from today are available here.

On Monday 9/16 we will discuss non-text media: sound, images, and multimedia. Please read the following:
Meikle & Young, 13-27 (distributed in class or on reserve: HM742 .M45 2012)
Sisario, A Digital Music Option Thrives, Though Quietly,
Brna, Vinyl vs CD/mp3: Insights into Music Formats & the Metaphysics of Our Music
Elton, Love for Labels

(Get help with off-campus access to articles from library databases to access the Elton article.)

Your blogging assignment is one reading response blog post. Class discussion facilitators for Monday are Wendy, Ohlynn, and Edwin. Everyone else should visit the course site before class to review the questions they post.

Please let me know if you will be joining us on our visit to the zine collection at the Brooklyn College Library on Saturday, September 28 at 2 pm. I’ll need your RSVP by Wednesday, September 25.

~Prof. L.

Notes from today, and reading and blogging assignments for Wednesday, September 11

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Today we reviewed Badke, chapters 1 & 8. We discussed various information & communications technology innovations from the timeline of information history. We also discussed the information cycle through which information is created and distributed, better explained in this presentation, which I encourage you to view.

For Wednesday, please read the introduction of Meikle & Young, Media Convergence: Networked Digital Media in Everyday Life, distributed in class and available on reserve: HM742 .M45 2012. Also read Craig Mod, Post-artifact Books and Publishing. Please view the following 2 videos: Common Craft, Blogs in Plain English and Wikis in Plain English. Your blogging assignment is one reading response blog post; please refer to the blogging guidelines or ask me if you have questions about blogging.

~Prof. Leonard

TRANSMITTABLE

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In Chapter 1 William Badke informes and explores the aged concepts and ways information and research was transmitted . i’m sure  that copy writing was way harder to prove and way less accidently done through the academic stand point with journalism in mind. Also taking in unneeded information gathering the key things to help the research. to chose wisely with information since it doesn’t have verification 

PHOTO COPY

Chapter 8 discusses multiple research methods that can be used. the one that i personal honed in on the most was photocopying for the simple fact that you will have a  physical copy to grasp and look at which is effective for research Also taking in unneeded information gathering the key things to help the research 

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Becoming a Gatekeeper

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In chapter 1 of Research Strategies: Finding Your Way through the Information Fog, author William Badke introduces us to the information fog which begins with oral tradition and develops straight through to the World Wide Web. Aside from the information and how we access it changing, one of the things that remains a constant is the idea of gatekeeping. Gatekeeping is basically the process through which information is filtered for all forms of communication. For example, Badke wrote of gatekeeping in determining what was published in the early ages of the printing press and even gatekeeping on a daily basis when we do our internet searches. Although gatekeeping is used as a quality check it can be seen as very subjective in nature.

In continuing with the gatekeeping idea, chapter 8 teaches us how to read for research. This not only means getting the research material but it involves reading it, evaluating it for substance and actually engaging with it. Badke helps this process by laying out several note taking tips that assist in researching and avoiding plagiarism.

Notes from today, and reading and homework for Monday, September 9

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Our next class meeting will take place in A543, our assigned classroom. We meet next on Monday, September 9. As you know, the college is closed on Monday, 9/2. Although classes are cancelled Wednesday 9/4 through Saturday 9/8, the college and library are open those days.

Your reading assignment for Monday, September 9 is to read the Preface, chapter 1 and chapter 8 in Badke, Research Strategies. Also, sign up for the OpenLab and join the class if you were not able to during class today. Invitations will go out to those of you who have not yet joined the class. Remember, you need to use your City Tech email address to sign up for the OpenLab. If you continue to get error messages when clicking on the email link to confirm your OpenLab account, contact the OpenLab team for support.

Your blogging assignment is to write and post one reading response blog of at least 100 words. It should be posted to this site by 10 a.m. on Monday, 9/9. In your reading response blog post, you should identify a theme or themes from the readings, analyze the readings with respect to the themes and topics of the course, and ask any questions that the reading raises. Please refer to the blogging guidelines or contact me if you have any issues with or questions about blogging.

Looking forward to a productive semester!

~Prof. Leonard

Welcome to LIB 1201!

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Just posted:  Check back soon for an updated syllabus, schedule of meetings, and more information about the course. We meet Mondays and Wednesdays from 10-11:15 a.m. in A543, the City Tech library’s modular classroom on the upper floor of the library.

Copies of the required textbook, Research Strategies by William Badke, (2011, 4th edition ONLY) are for sale at the City Tech bookstore for $20.95 new, $15.75 used. If you buy a copy off the internet, be sure you get the 4th edition, published in 2011.badke The eBook is available for download (PDF, ePub or Mobi) for $9.99.

Research Strategies is also available on reserve at the City Tech library; the call number is Z710 .B23 2011.

Looking forward to an interesting and productive Fall semester!

~Prof. Leonard