| Week |
Date |
Topic |
Assignments |
| 1 |
Sep. 4 |
Course Introduction |
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|
Sep. 6 |
Tour/Introduction to Libraries |
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| 2 |
Sep. 9 |
Scholarly Communication & Disciplinary Literature |
|
|
Sep. 11 |
Scholarly Communication & Disciplinary Literature |
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Sep. 13 |
Citation Style / Information Issues |
Worksheet 1 assigned (5%) |
| 3 |
Sep. 16 |
Library Catalogues & Classification |
|
|
Sep. 18 |
Library Catalogues & Classification |
|
|
Sep. 20 |
Library Catalogues & Classification |
Worksheet 1 due |
| 4 |
Sep. 23 |
Library Catalogues & Classification |
|
|
Sep. 25 |
Library Catalogues & Classification |
Worksheet 2 assigned (10%) |
|
Sep. 27 |
Library Catalogues & Classification |
|
| 5 |
Sep. 30 |
Reference Sources |
|
|
Oct. 2 |
Reference Sources |
Worksheet 2 due |
|
Oct. 4 |
Reference Sources |
Worksheet 3 assigned (10%)
Final Assignment -topic declaration due |
| 6 |
Oct. 7 |
Reference Sources |
|
|
Oct. 9 |
The Research Paper |
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Oct. 11 |
The Research Strategy |
Worksheet 3 due |
| 7 |
Oct. 14 |
Thanksgiving -- No Class |
|
Oct. 16 |
Periodical Resources - Evaluation |
|
|
Oct. 18 |
Periodical Resources - Indexes & Abstracts |
Final Assignment - expanded topic definition due |
| 8 |
Oct. 21 |
Periodical Resources - Electronic Resources |
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Oct. 23 |
Periodical Resources - Electronic Resources |
|
Oct. 25 |
Periodical Resources - Electronic Resources |
|
| 9 |
Oct. 28 |
Periodical Resources - Electronic Resources |
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Oct. 30 |
Periodical Resources - Electronic Resources |
Worksheet 4 assigned (15%) |
|
Nov. 1 |
Periodical Resources - Electronic Resources |
|
| 10 |
Nov. 4 |
Periodical Resources - Electronic Resources |
|
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Nov. 6 |
World Wide Web |
|
|
Nov. 8 |
World Wide Web |
Worksheet 4 due |
| 11 |
Nov. 11 |
Remembrance Day -- No Class |
|
|
Nov. 13 |
World Wide Web |
|
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Nov. 15 |
World Wide Web |
|
| 12 |
Nov. 18 |
World Wide Web |
Worksheet 5 assigned (10%) |
|
Nov. 20 |
World Wide Web |
|
|
Nov. 22 |
Government Publications - Microlog |
|
| 13 |
Nov. 25 |
Government Publications |
Worksheet 5 due |
|
Nov. 27 |
Government Publications |
|
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Nov. 29 |
Government Publications |
Worksheet 6 assigned (10%) |
| 14 |
Dec. 2 |
Government Publications |
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Dec. 4 |
Government Publications Lab |
Worksheet 6 due |
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Dec. 6 |
Class wrap-up / Course Evaluation |
***Search Strategy / Annotated Reference List due*** |
