Week 7 Participation Activities

Week 7 Writing to learn assignment on the class blog

Writing to learn assignment on the class blog –what have you learned from the library database lecture? Have you found any useful information for your LIBS100 Career Research Projects from the library databases? Can you provide a few examples? (1 point)

Week 7 Monday Agenda

Week 7 Monday Agenda

6/15/09 

1. Lecture topic: library subscription databases
2. What is the name of the database’s company (the database vendor) and what is the name of the database?
3. How to cite the information from library databases in APA citation Style?
4. How to find online library database tutorials on Syracuse North library web portal at http://vl.bryantstratton.edu/Default.aspx?tabid=122 and how to use the online tutorials?
5. Do you have any questions about weekly assignment 3? Please let me know.
6. Writing to learn assignment on the class blog –what have you learned from the library database lecture? Have you found any useful information for your LIBS100 Career Research Projects from the library databases? Can you provide a few examples? (1 point)

 Reminder:

1. Week 7 reading from your textbook:

• 100% Information Literacy Success p. 33- p. 69
• 100% Information Literacy Success p.71- p. 99

 2. Assignments and Participate grades

a:  Annotated bibliography assignment and the weekly assignment 3, the deadline is June 17^th, 2009

b: Participate in library workshops (1 point for each workshop)

c: Apply for New York public library card.

Online Readings about Internet Search Tools

Online Readings about Internet Search Tools

1. Finding Information on the Internet: A Tutorial

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html

2. Things to know before you begin searching:

http://instruct.tri-c.edu/dsalem/hist1720/important_things_to_know_before_.htm3

3. How Web Search Engines Work:

http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Internet/2003/HowWebSearchEnginesWork.asp

4. Information about search tools:

www.searchenginewatch.com

www.searchengineshowdown.com

www.searchengineguide.com

Week 6 Wednesday Agenda

Week 6 Wednesday Agenda

6/10/09

1. How to do “write to learn” class participation assignments on the LIBS100 course blog
2. Search information on the web -pre survey worksheet
3. Online search tools PPT. lecture
4. How to evaluate information on the web
5. Search tool online reading websites

Reminder:

1. Week 6 reading from your textbook: Lecture: Bryant & Stratton College APA Style Guide and 100% Information Literacy Success p. 33- p. 69
2. Make sure you can access LIBS100 Blog at http://libs100spring2009.wordpress.com/  and Twitter website at http://twitter.com/LIBS100ZHU
3. Need everyone to see Julie and check your assignments
4. Participate in library workshops

Weekly Assignment 3 (8 points)

Weekly Assignment 3 (8 points)

- Find information about your career

Deadline: June 17^th, 2009

Please see the handout for the directions.

LIBS100 Weekly Assignment 2 (1 point)

LIBS100 Weekly Assignment 2 (1 point)

-          Research at Bryant & Stratton College Syracuse North Library

Deadline: 6/10/2009 

1. What is the URL of Bryant & Stratton College Virtual Library?

 2. What kinds of information sources can you find from Bryant & Stratton College Virtual Library’s Website? Please write down at least two examples. (User name: synorth, Password: student)

3.  What is the URL of Bryant & Stratton College Syracuse North Campus Web Portal (our campus library’s web page)?

 4. Find one Website related to your major from Bryant & Stratton College Virtual Library’s Website. (User name: synorth, Password: student)

 What is the title of the website? 

What is the URL of the website?

5. Find one database (in Bryant & Stratton College Virtual Library) related to your study. (User name: synorth, Password: student.  You need to read the description of the database and find out which database is possible the best database for your major.) 

Name of the database: 

6. Please physically go to the campus library and find one magazine related to your major. 

Title: 

Publisher: 

Volume number or issue number: 

7. Please physically go to the campus library and find one book related to your major. 

Title: 

Author(s) or editor(s): 

ISBN: 

Call number:

LIBS100 Weekly assignments 1 (1 point)

LIBS100 Weekly assignments 1 (1 point)

-         Find files on the web and save the file in your folders

1. Find two PPT. documents, two PDF documents, two HTML documents, two DOC documents about citing sources in APA style. Your search results have to have the following information: What is APA citation style? What are the guidelines to make APA in-text citation and APA reference page (cite electronic sources and cite print sources)?
2. Save your search results in: P drive – RROF.Zhu folder –  LIBS100 folder – HAND IN folder -901 (904) folder –Weekly assignments folder –Weekly assignment 1 folder – your name folder (use your own name to make a folder) – PPT folder, PDF folder, HTML folder, DOC folder (the four individual folders must inside your name folder, please use these subfolders to save your search results).
3. Please return this sheet to your instructor. Your instructor needs this sheet to give your grade and provide feedback for you.
4. Please use the following criteria to evaluate information for your research question.

• Have I found the correct information for theWeekly assignment 1?
• Have I found the right file formats for theWeekly assignment 1 ?
• Are these search results found from the reliable sources?
• Have I saved my search results in the designated folders?

5. Deadline: 5/27/2009

 

 

Participation: Apply for New York public library card

Apply for New York public library card (1 point)

Here is the directions: log on the New York Public Library’s website at this URL: http://www.nypl.org/, please apply for a library card online from the New York Public Library at this URL: http://www.nypl.org/books/cards.html, the application will start from this URL: http://www.nypl.org/books/cards.html, it only takes a few minutes to complete the entire application process, the library card will be sent directly to you by mail ( about 1 week to 5 weeks). With this library card, you can access many databases provided by the New York Public Library. You have to use some of the databases in this library to find articles for your LIBS 100 career research project. Please apply for the New York Public Library card online as soon as possible. After you complete your application, please print your application and show me, you will get 1 point participation grade for it.

Participation: writing to learn 1 (1 point)

Writing to LearnTopic 1 (1 point)

1. What have you learned from the reference resources class lecture?
2. Do you find any useful reference resources for your study?
3. Can you provide a few userful reference examples?

Every student needs to write a short writing to learn reflection for the reference resources on this course blog. Please answer the questions above and complete this writing to learn activity by June 17th. Thank you.

Participation for library workshops

Participation for library workshop, 1 point for each library workshop, you will need to participate in two library workshop for the LIBS100 class this semester.