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Carroll College
Spring 2009
Library Research Skills
Lee Cross
EN102G
Fridays 12:00- 12:50 p.m. 		Christian Frazza
Room 226, Corette Library
447-4344

Work hours:
Monday,Tuesday, Friday 8:00-4:30
Wednesday and Thursday 1:30-10:00

GoalIn accordance with the Carroll College Mission Statement, the Library Research Skills Component of English 102 will prepare students to find and evaluate information, and plan and conduct library research.
Objectives
  • Demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate and distinguish different levels of information
  • Demonstrate the ability to use library catalogs and databases
  • Become familiar with library classification systems
  • Develop research methodology skills
  • Demonstrate the ability to select appropriate resources
  • Document information sources using standard style manuals
Session Outline
Week 1 (1/23)Introduction (Library -  Room 228.Conference room A)
Week 2 (1/30)Preparing to Research (Library -  Room 228. Conference room A)
Week 3 (2/6)Finding Books (Simperman 146)
Week 4 (2/13)Finding Periodical Articles (Simperman 146)
Week 5 (2/20)Searching and Evaluating the Web (Simperman 146)
Week 6 (2/27)Finding Specialized Information (Simperman 146)
AssignmentsFive in-class exercises will be assigned. These exercises will be returned by Ms Cross
An Assignments page explains the assignments.
Essays and Papers/bibliographies are due March 16th.
TextHacker, Diana. A Writer's Reference. 6th ed. Boston: Saint Martin's Press, 2007. (ISBN 0-312-45025-7)
Web siteEN 102 Website
Grading

Grades will be calculated as follows:

Exercises25% 
Final assignment75%

No exceptions to due dates will be granted without prior approval.

You must work independently. Plagiarism will result in a grade of F. 

Graded final assignments and library section grades will be distributed by Ms Cross.