Interdisciplinary 1

Interdisciplinary 1 Introduction to Library Research
Syllabus: Syllabus Contents: Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Citing sources APA format APA format for electronic resources Citation Styles (APA) UC eLinks Guide to UC eLinks Off Campus Login Login Contact the Instructors Andrea L. Duda duda@library.ucsb.edu 805/893-2647 Office hour: Tuesdays at 2pm Beverly Ryan ryan@library.ucsb.edu 805/893-7225 Office hour: Mondays at 3pm	Week 1 - 9/24/09
	Things to know about the library: Library Hours Library Locations Where to Study Photocopying & Printing Computing Off-Campus Access to Library Resources In class: Tour of the library Homework: Module 1 Complete the Module 1 quiz; submit the results. Note: Minimum passing score is 85%. Assignment 1 Send e-mail to the instructor so that she has your address.
	Week 2 - 10/1/09
	In class: Flow of information [Handout] Tour of Special Collections Homework: Module 2 Complete the Module 2 quiz; submit the results. Note: Minimum passing score is 85%. Assignment 2 If you need to determine a date or time span for a topic, take a look at Wikipedia. Due today: Module 1 quiz results (sent online) Assignment 1 E-mail to the instructor
	Week 3 - 10/8/09
	In class: Work in groups to develop a research question using this form. Here is a completed sample. Tour of Government Information Center Homework: Module 6 Complete the Module 6 quiz; submit the results. Note: Minimum passing score is 85%. Due today: Module 2 quiz results (sent online) Assignment 2
	Week 4 - 10/15/09
	In class: Citations answers APA Style Homework: Midterm Due today: Module 6 quiz results (sent online).
	Week 5 - 10/22/09
	In class: Guide to using Pegasus Homework: Module 3 Complete the Module 3 quiz. Note: Minimum passing score is 85%. Module 4 Complete the Module 4 quiz. Note: Minimum passing score is 85%. Assignment 5 Due today: Midterm
	Week 6 - 10/29/09
	In class: Searching Academic Search Complete Google vs. Indexes Homework: Assignment 6 Due today: Module 3 quiz results (sent online) Module 4 quiz results (sent online) Assignment 5
	Week 7 - 11/5/09
	In class: General vs. subject-specific databases Approaching a new database. Homework: Assignment 7 Begin working on your final project. Due today: Assignment 6
	Week 8 - 11/12/09
	In class: Newspaper and image databases AP Images ARTstor Google Images Newspaper Guide Citing newspapers and images Homework: Module 5 Complete the Module 5 quiz. Note: Minimum passing score is 85%. Assignment 8 Continuing working on your final project Due today: Assignment 7
	Week 9 - 11/19/09
	In class: Specialized search engines: Search Engines & Specialized Directories In-class work on evaluating sites Evaluating Web Pages The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus Three sites on aspartame: site 1 / site 2 / site 3 What about Wikipedia? Stephen Colbert on Wikipedia Homework: Complete your final project. Due today: Module 5 quiz results (sent online) Assignment 8