COURSE EVALUATION

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Final Option #2 : Poster

Watch the video below for an overview of the requirements for the poster option for the Final
(Link to video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgDT6M-JHCQ)

FINAL Option 2: Create a poster about using a library service, a research skill or a database, etc.

Size: Approximately 2' X 3' (but the poster could be done in several 8 1/2" X 11" sections)

Be creative as you want. Please don’t simply print screenshots from a website and leave it at that. You will need to add your own content and interpretations.

Remember to include things like: directions to the database, web addresses, help documents, library’s website, scope of database, years of coverage, is it free via LiLI or paid for by Boise State, etc.

Additionally:

Turn in separately: a bibliography of at least 4 sources (with a brief annotation) related to your poster. This bibliography will be used to help demonstrate some of the research skills we have been practicing in this course.

The bibliography will:

1. Be in MLA or APA style (if you want to use another please let me know beforehand)

2. Will contain a book

3. Will contain a website

4. Will contain a journal or magazine article

5. Annotate each item in your bibliography with:

a. A sentence on your search strategy to locate the item (what tool did you use, what terms did you search). IT IS STRONGLY SUGGESTED you use library information resources to locate your items if possible.

b. A sentence describing the authority of the source or author

A note on bibliography: If your source doesn’t lend itself readily to having references, works cited, or further reading – consider locating book or product reviews,

Possible tools to use in creating your poster: Powerpoint, Photoshop, Word, Microsoft Publisher, poster board, colored paper, etc.

– You may also inquire about making a digital poster that is shown in class via the projecter.

Final Project Option #1: Annotated Bibliography

Final Project: Annotated Bibliography Option

Throughout this course, you have been exploring various research resources. We have also developed and applied criteria to evaluate these sources (see the class website for class evaluation criteria). Now is your time to apply what you have learned on a final project.

For the the annotated bibliography, you will select at least 10 resources (you can have more) for your research topic and draft a full annotated bibliography with those resources. Your list of 10+ resources must include at least two books, one article, one peer-reviewed article, and one website. Try to incorporate some of the different kinds of formats and resources you have encountered in this class.

A. Your citation must either be either APA or MLA. (If you are doing this assignment in conjunction with another class's paper that uses a different citation style, please let me know beforehand). -- YOU WILL BE GRADED BASED ON THE ACCURACY of YOUR CITATIONS.

B. You annotations should be at least five sentences long and answer these questions (preferably in this order).

1. Briefly describe what your source is (book, article, report, government website, etc.)
2. Evaluate this item using 2-3 criteria from the evaluation chart incorporated in class.
3. Evaluate the item for authority of the author. How is the author an expert on this subject? What lends creditability to them as a researcher?
4.Describe why this item related to your topic and/or adds unique depth your research on this. Perhap compare this item to one in your bibliography. Why does this item add to your research that another doesn't?
5. Provide keywords or search terms YOU used to locate this item and what search tool (Google, Worldcat, Academic Search Premire etc.) you used to locate the item in. Consider included your overall search strategy in locating this source.

Remember, an annotation is not a book review. Saying that you "like a website" is not sufficient to be counted as an evaluation. The annotation is intended to aid researchers who come after you to determine if this is a good source to consult on your topic. Defend your choices. Why is the BEST resource on your topic.

Examples of annotated bibliographies:

1. Purdue's Online Writing Lab : http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/03/

2. Good example: http://library.csun.edu/kduran/mlannotbib.pdf

Please type up your bibliography in Word and email to me when completed. I am happy to give feedback before your final draft

Homework for Next Week

Greetings,
Remember we are not meeting in-person next week (yay!).

There are 3 things to do before we meet next.

1. Email your topic for the Final Project so we can be discussing this. Remember this is going to require more effort than the midterm and is intended to demonstrate the ideas, concepts, and resources we have gone over in class.

2. LiLI: Part of the intention of this class to give you skills and awareness of resources that you may be able to use outside of school once you graduate. With that in mind as homework for this week (April 7/8) due before next class meeting:

1.Go to www.LiLI.org and select the LOGIN - fill out the information to have the login mailed to you.

2. Then pick a LiLI database you might use after you graduate.

3.Write ½ page of:

1.How you might use this resource

2.Why you might use this resource compared to something freely available such as Wikipedia or Google or some other free online tool. (this is the most important part).

3. In lieu of meeting in person next week, please complete the online plagiarism tutorial from the University of Indiana. At the end of the tutorial is a test (select non-IUstudent) that will give you a certificate once you pass it. You may take the test as many times as you want. PLEASE PRINT THE CERTIFICATE AND BRING TO CLASS in order to get participation points for next week. The tutorial is available here:

•https://www.indiana.edu/~istd/index.html

Email me, call, chat, or come by my office if you have questions.

Plagiarism Tutorial

For class complete this Plagiarism Tutorial from Indiana University: https://www.indiana.edu/~istd/

In order to receive full participation credit for the April 14th/15th class session you must turn into to me the certificate you receive after passing the test associated with this tutorial.

MIDTERM INFO IS POSTED

Look at the menu on the left of the link to the Midterm info. There is also a link to an example of what you should post as well as an video example of a presentation.

Please create a page under the MIDTERM heading. If you need a tutorial on how to edit a page, please view this:




Video example of presentation

Primary Sources & Archives Videos

These are the videos we watched in class before visiting Albertsons Library's Special Collections.






Check out more videos on the Albertsons Library's Youtube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/albertsonsthelibrary

Evaluation Criteria

The class developed evaluation criteria is posted under EVALUATION and INFO LITERACY on the menus on the LEFT. Check out what you have decided is important in determining the strength of the information resources you locate.

Library of Congress Game

Need to work on your understanding of how to read Library of Congress numbers?

Well try this game: CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE GAME: http://tinyurl.com/ydgo9lh

University 106 Tasks to complete before 2/10

Remember we are not meeting in-person next week (2/3), however you still owe me 50 minutes of your time in lieu of spending time in the classroom ;)

So here are your tasks to be completed by our next class meeting either Weds 2/10 or Thursday 2/11 depending on your class meeting day.

1. Complete the University Pre-test. This should take only few minutes and will be used to measure your "growth" during the semester regarding research and library resources. You can access the pre-test here: http://bit.ly/7lUFTB (3 minutes)

2. Watch this video online Information Literacy: The Perils of Online Research: http://tinyurl.com/yj8hn9d (21 minutes)

EMAIL ME WHEN YOU HAVE WATCHED THIS VIDEO AND BRIEFLY ANSWER THESE PROMPTS (only a short paragraph for each):

1. GIVE TWO EXAMPLES OF A NON-CREDITABLE SOURCE AND WHY

2. WHAT IS INFORMATION LITERACY TO YOU?

3. Complete your ethnographic study of the library! An ethnography is research technique drawn from Anthropology and the Social Sciences where you observe a culture, place, or group of people. To prepare you to observe the space you have chosen in the library watch this short video (8 minutes): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCRRXNf_jYA&feature=player_embedded
The video also a good primer about taking notes in classes.

Then go to library and observe what is going on. Write down what you see based on the prompts from worksheet (available on course website).You can use the double entry technique described in the video but it is not required. Be creative. You can take pictures, draw diagrams, make a video, whatever use your imagination. Spend about 18 minutes in the library doing this.

So here is the breakdown of the 50 minute class period.
3 minutes (pre-test) + 21 minutes (info lit video) + 8 minutes (Observation video) + 18 minutes (ethnography) = 50 minutes.

Have fun!

University 106 Pre-Test

Please fill out the University 106 pre-test form if you haven't already
http://bit.ly/7lUFTB

History Detectives Assignment

Greetings,
Your first assignment (counts toward class participation), is to watch a segment of the History Detectives. You can find a copy of the worksheet for the assignment on the class website from this link:

https://sites.google.com/a/u.boisestate.edu/u106w/assignments/history-detectives-exercises

Instructions: Please go to the History Detectives website that contains full episodes (http://video.pbs.org/program/1138014438). Watch one of the investigations from Season 6 or 7. You don't need to watch a whole episode just one segment (approximately 15-17 minutes) where they handle a research case from beginning to end. You will have to select one of the full episodes and navigate to the chapter that contains the investigation of interest to you. For this assignment, DO NOT use the web extra segments. This assignment is due by the next class.

Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to get you to begin to think broadly and imaginatively about the research process as well as reflect on what the term 'research' embodies

Welcome to University 106

Hello and welcome to University 1o6: Library Research. In this class we will explore the research process, library resources, and evaluation criteria for good information. I hope to make this class relevant to your needs as students, researchers, and to your upcoming career choice (whatever that may be). The success of this class rests as much on you the student as me the instructor. So please contribute to your own learning and the learning of your classmates by participating in class.

Have a great semester.