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Carroll College
Spring 2010
Library Research Skills
Lorna Milne
EN102C
Tuesdays 8-8:50 		Joe Nelson
Room 5, St. Charles
447-4591

 

 

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 (2/2)Introduction (Library -  Room 228.Conference room A)
Week 2 (2/9)Preparing to Research (Library -  Room 228. Conference room A)
Week 3 (2/16)Finding Books (Simperman 146)
Week 4 (2/23)Finding Periodical Articles (Simperman 146)
Week 5 (3/2)Searching and Evaluating the Web (Simperman 146)
Week 6 (3/16)Finding Specialized Information (Simperman 146)
AssignmentsFive in-class exercises will be assigned. These exercises will be returned by Ms Milne.
An Assignments page explains the assignments.
Essays and Papers/bibliographies are due March 30th.
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.  No corrections to the final assignment will be accepted - if you have questions ask them before you submit the assignment.

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

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