| DATE |
TOPIC |
ASSIGNMENT |
DUE |
| 5/21 |
Face-to-face
session in Rodman Hall, 3:30-6:15 P.M., Introduction to WebCT,Introduction
to Virtual Libraries, Review of HTML |
Read: Stielow - Chapters 1 & 2
Williams & Tollett: Chapters 1, 3, 4 |
Read syllabus and Begin front-end analysis
|
| 5/26-6/1 |
Information Architecture,
Hardware and Software, Browsers, Directories, Search engines and Meta-search
engines |
Williams & Tollett: Chapter 2
|
Idea for the Virtual Library Project |
| 6/2-6/8 |
History of the
Internet, Policies for the virtual library, Visualizing the virtual
library, Design Issues on the Web, Evaluation of Websites |
Read: Stielow - Chapters 3 & 4
Williams & Tollett: Part 3
|
Draft of Initial Phase of Virtual Library
Project Plan |
| 6/9-6/15 |
Building virtual
library suites, Web-based subject resource guides and WebQuests, Page
authoring software |
Read: Stielow - Chapters 5 & 6 |
Search engine
reveiws
Topic for
Research Paper |
| 6/16-6/22 |
Mounting the virtual
library, Media literacy, Visual literacy, Design concepts |
Read: Stielow - Chapter 7
Williams & Tollett: Chapters 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Draft of Prototype Phase for Virtual Library
Project |
| 6/23-6/29 |
Maintaining the
virtual libary |
Read: Stielow - Chapter 8
Williams & Tollett: Part 5 |
Library website
reviews |
| 6/30-7/6 |
Advanced Tips
and Tricks |
Read: Williams & Tollett: Chapter 13 |
|
| 7/7-7/13 |
Enhancing the
virtual library |
Read: Stielow - Chapter 9 |
Library School Website Evaluations |
| 7/14-7/20 |
Electronic Frontier
Foundation, Future of the Internet |
|
Pilot Phase of Virtual Library
Project
|
| 7/21-7/24 |
Evaluation of
virtual library sites |
|
Discuss virtual library sites
Library School Website Evaluations
Maintenance Cycle of Virtual Library
Project
Research Paper |
