LIB120
Homework Master List
Spring 2004
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Homework Grading Scheme
Assignments - Due January 20
- Organizational Scheme - Due January 26
- Using the ideas of information organization discussed in class, write a one page
organizational scheme for a collection that you have (shoes, CDs, photographs, plants,
video games, etc.). Describe the collection and how you have organized it, or how you will
organize it. Be prepared to discuss your scheme in class.
LC Easy/Topics - Due February 2
- Go to the Library's Reference Online Center (on the first floor of the library behind
the Reference Desk and take the LC Easy tutorial. Submit the certificate with your name
and earned score to me. For credit on this assignment you must earn a score of 80- points
or more.
- Submit a topic for the Paper Trail Project (see below)
- Encyclopedia and PT Topics - Due February 9
- Find one encyclopedia article on your proposed Paper Trail topic from either a general
or subject-specific encyclopedia. Photocopy the article, read the article and submit a
copy to me with your name and Paper Trail topic listed at the top of the first page.
Please use the Encyclopedia Assignment Worksheet to
complete this assignment. (PT ) Assignments marked with (PT) can
apply directly to your Paper Trail Project
- Write a short description of your proposed topic. This should include the idea you wish
to research, why it is important to you and some thoughts on how you think you will
approach the research. I have some generic topics for students who have difficulty coming
up with ideas.
- Research Question - Due Feb 9
- Refine your Paper Trail topic and develop a research question. Include search
terms and a search strategy.(PT)
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- HELIN - Due Feb 9
- Using the HELIN catalog, do a search for information on a hobby or intellectual interest
of your own. Bring one printout of the title page of the book you found and a printout
of the bibliographic record for the book from the HELIN catalog.
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- Annotated Bibliography - Due Feb 18
- Annotated Bibliography - With your Final Project topic in mind, use the HELIN catalog to
find three to five books that will be good for your topic and at least
two books that you evaluated and found not to be good for your research. Using
the Evaluation Checklist and the books you found, develop an annotated bibliography.
Include a photocopy of the title page from each book and a journal
entry on your reactions to searching for and finding books on your topic. Annotated bibliography worksheet.(PT)
NOTE : To do this assignment, you must actually get the books so you can review the
contents.
- Extra Credit Opportunities - Due May 3
- Complete ONE or TWO of the three following exercises to add UP TO 20 points (depending
on the quality of the work handed in) onto either exam grade for a possible total of 40
points onto your combined exam grades. Each adjusted exam grade will not exceed 110 points
(the maximum points allowed on the in-class exams).
- Complete the Follow the Paper Trails worksheet.
- Interview a faculty member on the topic of scholarly research and "the invisible
college" and write a brief, 3 page report on the interview. See the Scholarly Research Worksheet
- Complete the Information Trail Worksheet .
- Print Indexes - Due Mar 3
- Using the Print Index Worksheet , find articles on your
Paper Trail topic in Reader's Guide and two subject specific print indexes. Include
a journal entry on your reactions to searching for and finding articles on your topic. (PT)
- Articles from electronic databases - DueMar 22
- Using one of the databases demonstrated in class find six articles (three of them
should be peer-reviewed) that will be good for your Paper Trail topic and at least
three articles that you found to be unusable for your research.
Photocopy the articles from the print periodicals (you will have to find them in the
library) or print them from the database and read them. Submit: (1) an annotated
bibliography of the articles; (2) a printout of the first page of each
article; (3) a journal entry on your reactions to searching for and
finding articles on your topic.(PT)
- Consumer Advocates - Due March 24
- Class will meet from 4:30 to 6:30 pm in Chafee 271 for a discussion about consumer
information with speakers from the Federal Trade Commission, the National Consumer League
and the Federal Reserve.
- This lecture is mandatory -- Please complete the assignment linked below. If you can't
make this presentation, there is an alternate assignment listed there.
- Assignment - Due March 24
--- More information on the program
- Team Database Project - Due Mar 29 & 31
- Working in pairs, students will be assigned a specific database. Each team will teach
the class how to use the database. Your presentation should take about 10 minutes. Each
team member is responsible to share in the presentation. If you must, meet outside of
class to fine tune your presentation. Use the Database
Discovery Worksheet to help you format the presentation. You must include information
regarding the database's content, coverage, audience, search mechanisms and retrieval
options. Include demonstrations and discussion of each. A good presentation will include
attractive and informative visual aid
- Web Search - Due Apr 21
- Find two Web sites that will be of use to you in your Paper Trail project. Fill out the Web Discovery Worksheet
- Associations/Statistics - Due Apr 26
- Complete the Associations Worksheet. Include a journal entry
on your reactions to searching for and finding associatons/statistics on your topic. (PT)
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