Ravil Veli

LIB 101 R Spring 2003

Week 1

Thursday Jan 30-Wednesday Feb 05

Assignments: DUE Thursday Feb 06, 2003

1. Virtual library tour

2. Feinberg library tour

3. Learning Goals

1.Virtual tour:

Please take an online tour of 2 of the 4 libraries linked below and then answer the questions listed for each of them.

Here are the links to the virtual tours.

New York Online Access to Health

http://www.noah-health.org/index.html

West Virginia University

http://www.libraries.wvu.edu/tour/health/index.htm

SUNY Farmingdale

http://www.farmingdale.edu/library/vltour.htm

National Library of Canada:

http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/10/7/

The questions are:

 1. What is the name of this library/information center?

 2. Who are the primary users of this library/information center?

 3. Is this a physical library/information center as well as a virtual one?

 4. What types of information does it offer?

 5. Name three of this library/information center's services?

 6. How is information organized in this library/information center?

 7. How is the virtual tour organized?

 8. How might you use this library/information center in your academic work?

 9. How might you use this library/information center in your professional or personal life?

10.How effective do you think the virtual tour was in introducing this library?

Please submit a word processed assignment that includes the questions as well as your answers for each of the two library/information centers you visit.

Your assignment should include a cover sheet that has:

a.course name and number,

b.instructor name

c.assignment title--"virtual library tours"

d.your name

e.date submitted

2. Feinberg library tour:

Please meet at the main level library service desk on Tuesday Feb 04 at 11:00 for a brief guided tour of the facility. There will be a  sign in sheet to verify attendance--please make sure to sign in.

3. Learning Goals:

Please submit a short email to me at:

ravil.veli@plattsburgh.edu

I want you to use your plattsburgh email account not hotmail, mail.com, or other external email accounts.

On the subject line of your email please include the following:

LIB 101 S Learning Goals

In the text of your email:

Identify yourself, your major, and  and then list at least two techniques, tools or skills you would like to be introduced to in this course. Be as specific and concrete as possible. Not "I would like to learn to do research better"  but rather " I would like to learn how to use the microfilm reader" or "I want to know how to use a journal index" etc...

I will collate the suggestions and we will address as many of these topics as we can fit into our class schedule.