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Carroll College
Fall 2009
Library Research Skills
Joe Nelson
EN 102A
Tuesday 8:00 -8:50

 

 Christian Frazza
Room 226, Corette Library
447-4344

Work hours:
M-Tu, F 8:00 - 4:30
W-Th 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 (9/1)Introduction (Library -  Room 228.Conference room A)
Week 2 (9/8)Preparing to Research (Library -  Room 228. Conference room A)
Week 3 (9/15)Finding Books (Fortin 115)
Week 4 (9/22)Finding Periodical Articles (Fortin 115)
Week 5 (10/13)Searching and Evaluating the Web (Fortin 115)
Week 6 (10/20) Finding Government Documents (Fortin 115)
AssignmentsFive in-class exercises will be assigned. These exercises will be returned by Ms Cooper
An Assignments page explains the assignments.
Essays and bibliographies are due November 17th
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 Cooper.