Monday 6:00 pm-8:50 pm in Library 120A, Computer Lab
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Instructor: Barbara Rugeley |
Telephone: 626-914-8644 |
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Library website: http://www.citruscollege.edu/library |
Email: brugeley@citruscollege.edu |
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Library work schedule: Monday 12:30-5:00; T-Fri: 8:00-4:00. Call first (626-914-8644) to make sure I haven’t had to shift my hours to accommodate an evening library orientation. |
| TEXT: Bolner, Myrtle S., and Gayle A. Poirier. The Research Process: Books and Beyond. 4th ed. Dubuque: Kendall / Hunt, 2007. Reserves 025.5 B692r 2007 |
SYLLABUS - Spring 2007
May include clarifications or additions, as the semester progresses.
EVALUATION
Grading in this class will be on the point system with points being given for homework, an oral and written analysis of a reference work, quizzes, a bibliography, two midterms, and the final. Your final letter grade will be determined by the percentage of points you have earned based on the following scale:
90-100 =A
80-89.9 =B
70-79.9 =C
60-69.9 =D
0-59.9 =F
Distribution of the points is as follows:
1. 30% = Homework
2. 10% = Oral & Written Analysis of a Reference Work
3. 10% = 10 Quizzes
4. 15% = Midterm Exam
5. 5% = 1 Take‑Home Essay Typed
6. 20% = Final exam
7. 10% = Bibliography
Total: 100%
1% = Extra credit (Replaces a low quiz grade; maximum of 3 possible.)
EXPLANATIONS
1. HOMEWORK: Homework refers to all assignments that are given and asked to be turned in. You may handwrite the assignments, unless the instructions specify typing. Late homework costs you 10% for each week late. You may revise some homework assignments to get full credit (minus the 10% per week if it is late), up to the specified final revision dates. If you have not done the homework, but are in class, you must still take the quiz or receive a zero on the quiz. Extra copies of assignments are posted on Blackboard, and returned homework is kept at the library reference desk in a “Princeton File” (magazine box) marked "LT 102."
2. ORAL & WRITTEN ANALYSIS OF A REFERENCE WORK
1. Oral & Written Analysis of a Reference Work refers to an oral presentation and written annotation about one book, website, or database. You must write your own analysis. You may supplement it with copies of book or web pages, but you must have your own written work, too.
2. Select a book, website, or database from the text (pages 186-198), or from the Citrus College Library’s handout, “Electronic Databases” (selecting from those that we will NOT cover together in class), or suggest a different title, one that I am not assigning this semester. Pick something with enough complexity to require 5 to 8 minutes of presentation. In general, a one-volume dictionary or one-volume encyclopedia does NOT have enough complexity.
3. Register your presentation date (your selection of topic may come later), with me beginning the 3rd week, January 22, 2007. Available presentation dates are between weeks 10 – 17. To avoid duplicate presentations, register your topic long before you start work on it.
4. Analyze the source and prepare a typed review with copies for the class. Helpful evaluation techniques are in Chapter 6: “Evaluating Information Sources” (Bolner 157-161). If you want me to make copies for the class, hand it in at least one hour prior to class. You may supplement your presentation with copies of book or web pages, but you must have your own typed analysis: no more than one page, back to back.
5. Present a five to eight minute analysis of the item to the class. Bring a copy of the book with you, if possible, or demonstrate the website during the presentation. Let me know if any equipment needs to be ordered or set up to help you demonstrate use of the source. I can make arrangements for you to check out a Citrus reference book over a weekend.
6. PowerPoint, or real-time presentations (such as, of a database), get extra points.
7. Use the separate handout, “EVALUATION: ORAL PRESENTATION & WRITTEN HANDOUT” to improve your presentation and your grade.
3. QUIZZES refer to 13 short tests which will be given during regular class meetings. Only the top ten quiz grades will be computed. There are no makeup quizzes.
4. MIDTERM will be given during the 8th week. The exam takes 1 hour; lecture will resume after the break.
5. TAKE‑HOME ESSAY will be graded on content and writing, and handed out after the mid-term. It is due the class meeting immediately after the midterm. It is the ONLY homework due after the mid-term exam. For each week the essay is late, your grade will drop one letter grade.
6. FINAL EXAM will be given the 18th week of instruction, and will NOT be cumulative. The test will be given during regular class time, in the library.
7. EXTRA CREDIT refers to several opportunities to prepare additional coursework, such as viewing and evaluating pertinent library videos or studying the Library of Congress Subject Headings and using them correctly in an assignment. Each video review must be typed, indicating 5 main points given in the video. Each review should be about a half a page long. Each one replaces a low quiz grade; maximum of 3 possible. You may suggest other activities for extra credit. Get my OK before doing it!
8. WORD BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. A bibliography is a list of works used in writing a document, or it is a list of works recommended for further reading. This assignment refers to a typed list of 10 entries on a word or topic of your choice. It is not a whole research paper. A sample is attached.
2. The format must be correct according to: Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 6th ed. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 2003. (On reserve & circulating at 808.02 G437m).
3. Citrus handouts, “MLA Works-Cited Formats for Electronic Sources” (2005) and “MLA Works-Cited Formats for Print Resources” (2005) may be helpful.
4. Use the separate “BIBLIOGRAPHY EVALUATION” to select and organize your list.
5. Except for the Internet and library staff recommendations, please consult the textbook, Chapter 7 “Reference Sources,” pages 186-198, for references that may be used. For the Internet, you may explore beyond our assignments, but only one Internet site is needed.
6. You must use one citation from categories 9 (print magazine index), 10 (anthology index), and 14 (periodical database).
7. Do not write a description of each item. In fact, you don't even have to read each item.
8. But do record three points:
A. The source from which it was taken, e.g. Granger’s Index to Poetry
B. The subject heading or keyword used to find it,
C. The reference category & number that the source represents.
9. Use only one periodical index as a source. Books found in a library’s online catalog count as one source. Sources recommended by library staff can count as one source.
10. Consider using words, not topics, e.g., red, flowers, warm. If using topics, choose very broad topics: "Women," not "Women as priests." Narrow adherence to your topic can kill your bibliography!
11. The goal is to learn different resources, and how to write correct MLA citations to them.
12. Your grade depends on use of correct formatting for your bibliography and on the range of categories of sources you use, not the number of sources.
ATTENDANCE
You will not be graded on attendance but are expected to attend every class. If an emergency arises that prevents your attending class, please e-mail or call me as soon as possible. You may be dropped after 4 consecutive absences before the final withdrawal date. Copies of assignments are available on Blackboard, an online learning system. You may not make up any missed quizzes, nor flunked quizzes, but there are 3 extra credit opportunities that could replace 3 low quiz grades. The last day to drop is Friday, March 9, 2007, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. If you wish to withdraw from this class, it is your responsibility to complete all the necessary forms in the Admissions Office. At the end of the course all enrolled students will be given a letter grade. Any missing assignments or tests will be recorded as a zero and used to figure the final grade. If you are in class, you take the quiz, whether or not you did the homework.
STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
If you have a condition that requires any accommodations, such as in taking notes, tape recording, testing, sitting, speaking; please let me know privately within the first two weeks. We can make arrangements, including getting assistance from the DSP&S office in the EDC building at: (626) 914‑8675 Voice or TDD. The final exam is given in the library, on the assigned day. All students may take all 3 hours. If you need further accommodations for the weekly quizzes and the midterm, please make arrangements with me in advance. Together we will make sure that you have the opportunity to succeed.
CHEATING OR PLAGIARISM (COPYING WITHOUT GIVING CREDIT)
Any student caught cheating or plagiarizing will receive a zero for the assignment. If the nature of the cheating is sufficient to call into question the student’s work for the entire semester, I may give the student an “F” for the course grade. (Rollin, Arnold. “Student Conduct / Student Discipline for Citrus College Adjunct Faculty.” Glendora: Citrus College, 2004. http://www.haughpac.net/projects/84/Approved_Policies/P-5000_Student_Services/P-5139.doc )
SECURITY
You may call Campus Security for an escort to your car or to the bus. Use campus pay phones at no charge by keying in “#914-8611”. The nearest phone is in the hallway off the Library lobby. We will take a break around 7:30 at which time you may move your car closer to the Library. The library closes at 9:00; we will not re-enter the library itself after 9:00, but use the hallway off the lobby to exit the building. The parking lots immediately east and north of the library allow student parking after 4:00 p.m.
CHILDREN IN CLASS
Normally it would be inappropriate for children to attend class, but some emergencies may occur. Please let me know as soon as you know.
CELL PHONES, ETC.
Please put all phones and pagers on vibrate; let the voice mail take the message. If you are expecting a call that you feel you must answer, warn me in advance, and leave the room by the rear door, as inconspicuously as possible, before answering the phone. Reenter by the front door.
INCOMPLETE GRADE
Students will not be given an incomplete grade in the course without sound reason and documented evidence. For a student to receive an incomplete, he or she must be passing and must have completed a significant portion of the course.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:
1. Explain the purpose, strengths and weaknesses of standard library reference sources, including Internet sites.
2. Demonstrate the ability to use standard library reference sources to prepare selected subject bibliographies.
3. Apply the principles of cataloging and indexing to perform author, title, subject and keyword searches of standard library catalogs and indexes.
4. Synthesize the knowledge of library reference sources and the principles of library research to formulate and assess search strategies for typical library reference questions.
5. Apply the principles of Boolean logic to the creation of search strategies suitable for electronic data bases.
6. Analyze possible problems that could develop in the reference interview situation and formulate solutions.
FOOD & DRINK
ONLY capped water bottles are allowed in the classroom and in the Library. No food. Sorry.
BLACKBOARD http://citruscollege.blackboard.com/
Username: cc [insert your Citrus ID with no spaces or dashes]
Password: citrus [Note the use of lower case letters.]
1. What is Blackboard? Blackboard is the online learning system used for many online courses at Citrus College.
2. You will retrieve your assignments and print them out yourself. You have free printing in all the computer labs.
3. You may use the printer in our classroom, but, please, not while anyone (including me) is in the front of the room, delivering a presentation.
4. For instructions to log on, go to: ../apps/pub.asp?Q=371
TEACHER RESPONSIBILITIES
Classroom hours: Arrive on time; break on time; adjourn on time.
Lecture: Keep the lecture interesting; insure that all questions are addressed; bring to the class “real world” experiences; enhance lecture with hands-on activities when appropriate and available; offer opportunities to work in teams.
Grade fairly: Make records available regularly.
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES
Attendance: Arrive on time; remain through all the lecture and activities; inform me about excused absences; take responsibility to drop/keep the class.
Classroom: voice your questions; one person at a time; bring text, calendar, and assignments; do assignments on time; be willing to help your classmates; do your own work; do not let others copy your work.
SOURCES
1 Citrus College Library. Home Page. http://www.citruscollege.edu/library
2 Text: Bolner, Myrtle S., and Gayle A. Poirier. The Research Process: Books and Beyond. 4th ed. Dubuque: Kendall/Hunt, 2007. (Reserves 025.5 B692r 2007)
3 Occasional handouts.
4 Preferred style manual, and nice to own:
Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 6th ed. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 2003. (On reserve & circulating at 808.02 G437m.)