Fall 2003 Library 101
Introduction to Information Resources

Syllabus | Schedule | Textbook | SCCC Library


Instructor: Lynn Kanne
Office: BE 2101B -- Office Hours: drop in or by appointment
Phone: 587-4072 / Email: lkanne@sccd.ctc.edu

Locations: Library Room 2101A and Library Room 2010T (Lab)
Course Description
This course introduces students to research strategies and techniques for locating, evaluating, and managing information resources. Each student chooses a research topic to work with throughout the quarter; class assignments will support the research papers for other classes if the student can negotiate for a suitable topic with the other instructor. Library 101 emphasizes retrieval techniques that support proficiency with electronic databases and other standard research tools available through SCCC Library and other libraries.

General Information

IMPORTANT: If you use a template, be sure to follow the Evaluation Criteria to determine the number of resources needed for each section.

 

Week Assignment Due Date
1 Survey 10/2
2 Browsing the Library 10/7
2 Topic Proposal 10/9
3 Brainstorm & Topic Outline 10/16
4

MLA Citations

 10/23
5 Reference 10/30
6 Databases (see example) 11/6
7 Books 11/13
8 Periodicals 11/20
9 UW Libraries 11/25
10 WWW Resources 12/2
11 Final Project Due & Presentation 12/9

Resources
Frequently Asked Questions
Search Engine Savvy
Librarians' Index to the Web
Library Lingo
MLA Citation Guidelines
Annotation Guide
Finding Periodicals
Non-print resources
HTML Sample

Online Reference Sources
Internet Public Library - Reference Center
Librarians' Index to the Internet - Reference Topics
WWW Virtual Library - General Reference
SCCC Library Reference Links

Instructions for setting MS Word to display web addresses correctly

Instructions for creating a hanging indent in MS Word (requires sound)

Evaluating Information Sources

 

 

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