Introduction to Library and Information Research  

LIB 101 SECTION Q 

 (4:00-4:50pm Mondays)
Feinberg Library Rm. 108
Spring 2004

 

STUDENT INFORMATION

 

Instructor: Renee Gangwer    

Office: Feinberg 208A, 564-2458       Office Hours: Mondays 2:45-3:45pm , or by appointment

(Please note that there will be no office hours on February 16 or March 15.)      

Phone: 563-0041 (M-F 7:30am-2:30pm ) or 562-9707 (home, before 8pm for emergencies only)

E-Mail: renee.gangwer@plattsburgh.edu

It is mandatory for you to use your Plattsburgh Webmail for our course as a means of communication.  Please use it as your first means of reaching me.  If you need to call me, please be prepared to leave your name, phone number, message, and best time to be called back if I am unavailable.

 

Required Text: List, Carla. Information Research. 2^nd ed. Dubuque , IA : Kendall/Hunt, 2002.

A copy of the text is available on reserve under LIB101.

 

Attendance:  Attendance is mandatory and will count for 16% of your grade.  Attendance will be taken by roll call or by the recording of a grade for an in-class assignment completed before the end of class.  If you are unable to make a class, please contact me (before class if at all possible) to make arrangements to get your assignment for the following week.

 

In-class Assignments:  There will be an in-class assignment or quiz each week based on that week’s reading from the text.  Please read assigned chapters before coming to class.  It is not possible to make up a missed in-class assignment.         

 

Homework Assignments:  Homework assignments will be handed out in class and, unless otherwise specified, will be due in the LIB101 assignment box in the reference room by 2:30pm the Friday following each class.  If you are unable to submit your homework assignment by that time due to work, child care, or commuting (those are the only reasons), please contact me to make other arrangements.  Be sure to put your name and section on every paper you hand in for this course.

 

Final Project:  The final project will be due at the final exam on Monday, March 29^th.  A description of the project will be handed out separately.

 

Final Exam:  The final exam will be held during the last class on March 29^th.  Questions will be based primarily on the text readings. 

 

Grading:         Attendance/In-class assignments           16%

                        Homework Assignments                       24%

                        Final Project                                         30%    

                        Final Exam                                           30%

 

COMPLETION OF BOTH THE FINAL PROJECT AND FINAL EXAM ARE REQUIRED TO RECEIVE A PASSING GRADE.  Keep in mind that the assignments for this class build on the concepts learned in prior weeks.  Failure to complete assignments may affect your ability to successfully complete future assignments.      

 

THE LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW FROM THIS CLASS IS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2004 .

 

COURSE SYLLABUS

 

Jan. 26            Introduction

 

Jan. 30             Homework 1 due by 2:30 pm (LIB101 assignment box, Reference Room)

 

Feb. 2              Chapter 1: The Organization of Information

                        Chapter 2: Information Technology

 

Feb. 6              Homework 2 due by 2:30 pm (LIB101 assignment box, Reference Room)

 

Feb. 9              Chapter 3: How Information is Presented

                        Chapter 4: Analyzing a Research Topic

 

Feb. 13            Homework 3 due by 2:30 pm (LIB101 assignment box, Reference Room)

 

Feb. 16            No class.

 

Feb. 20            Homework 4 due by 2:30 pm (LIB101 assignment box, Reference Room)

                        This is the last day you may withdraw from this class.

 

Feb. 23            Chapter 5: Making the Systems Work

 

Feb. 27            Homework 5 due by 2:30 pm (LIB101 assignment box, Reference Room)

 

March 1          Chapter 6: The Research Process

 

March 5           Homework 6 due by 2:30 pm (LIB101 assignment box, Reference Room)

 

March 8          Chapter 7: Evaluating and Citing Information Sources

 

March 15         No class.  Have a great vacation.

 

March 22        Review class.  Final project questions addressed.

 

March 29        Final Exam.  Final project due.

 

 

THIS SYLLABUS MAY BE REVISED AS THE COURSE PROGRESSES.  PLEASE LISTEN IN CLASS FOR ANY REVISIONS OF DUE DATES OR CONTACT ME IF YOU ARE UNSURE.  THE LIBRARIANS AT THE REFERENCE DESK ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR ASSIGNMENTS OR DUE DATES (they WILL help with general questions only).