announcements/
schedule

assignments
books
class notes
exams/grades
readings: articles
syllabus
 

IST 100X
Spring 2009
 


 

announcements/
schedule

Announcements -- April 27, 2009

Please make sure to bring your ID for the EXAM tomorrow - Tuesday, April 28, 2009.

Leave books, electronic devices and other materials elsewhere.

Instructor: Carol Anne Germain - University Libraries LI 128.
Office Hours: Tues 5:30-8; Wed 12-1; Th 3-4 and by appointment

Annotated Bibliography: The Whole Thing
  • Not sure about putting this together?
  • For more details go to the Annotated Bibliography page.
  • Due Tuesday May 5, 2009. No exceptions.

 

Class schedule
After the syllabus, this is the most important page on the site -- an encapsulation of and hyperlinks to almost everything else.
 

 


 

assignments due
University Library: Virtual Tour
Due in LC18 - BIG BOX at the back of class, Tuesday, January 27, 2009.
 

University Library: Evaluating Websites 101 Tutorial -- Due in LC 18 - BIG BOX at the back of class, Thursday, January 29, 2009.
 

Annotated Bibliography: Choice of Research Topic
Due in LC 18 - BIG BOX at the back of class, Tuesday, February 3, 2009.
 

Bandwidth
Due in LC 18 - BIG BOX at the back of class, Thursday, February 5, 2009.
 

Annotated Bibliography: Minerva/Book Source
Due in LC 18 - BIG BOX at the back of class, Thursday, February 26, 2009.
 

Annotated Bibliography: Reference Book Entry
Due in LC 18 - BIG BOX at the back of class, Tuesday, March 3, 2009.
 

Annotated Bibliography: Magazine Article
Due in LC 18 - BIG BOX at the back of class, Thursday, March 5, 2009.
 

Annotated Bibliography: Scholarly Article
Due in LC 18 - BIG BOX at the back of class, Thursday, March 19, 2009.
 

Annotated Bibliography: Newspaper Article from LexisNexis
Due in LC 18 - BIG BOX at the back of class, Thursday, March 26, 2009.
 

Annotated Bibliography: Popular Web Page
Due in LC 18 - BIG BOX at the back of class, Tuesday, March 31, 2009.
 

Annotated Bibliography: Authoritative Web Page
Due in LC 18 - BIG BOX at the back of class, Thursday, April 2, 2009.
 


 

assignments graded
Library Virtual Tour
Bandwidth
Quiz 1
Evaluating Websites
AB:Annotated Bibliography Topic
AB:Minerva Assignment
AB:General Article Assignment
Quiz 2

 

books
 
Textbooks
There are no textbooks, since it has become difficult to find ones that are suitably up-to-date and reasonably priced. There will, however, be short readings. In order to have them be as current as possible, they may be announced in class and on this Website with little lead time before you will be responsible for having read them (for example, in an unannounced quiz).
 


 

class notes
(lectures only; none
for demonstrations)

 

Lecture notes will be available here after each class.  

Data, Information, and Knowledge: 1/27
PPT file
 

Annotated Bibliography: 1/29
PPT file
 

Internet Structure and History 2/3
PPT file
Packet-Switching Demo [requires Flash]
 

Web History and Structure: 2/5
PPT file
 

Databases: 2/10
PPT file
 

Search Strings, Boolean Operators, and Other Search Tools: 2/12
PPT file
 

Exam 1 Review: 3/5
PPT file
 

Scholarly Journal Article Discussion: 3/17
PPT file
  Characteristics of Scholarly Journals, Trade Journals and Popular Magazines
 

Web Directories & Indexes: 3/26
PPT file
 

Blog - Wikis: 4/4
PPT file
 

Internet Security: 4/7
PPT file
 

Freedom of Information : 4/14
doc file
 

Information Ethics: 4/16
PPT file
 

Exam 2 Review: 4/23
PPT file
 


 

syllabus
Syllabus
Word file


 

Latest revision: March 15, 2009

Send questions to Carol Anne Germain