Hey all – if you need help with search strategies as you choose your community – please contact Silke, our School of Information Librarian! Contact her via the Help page here. Learn all about King Library Services for the School of Information here. And do not miss the INFO 200 LibGuide! The INFO 200 LibGuide provides […]
This “Getting Started” post will help you with:
Hey all – I am extending the due date for Blog Report #2 for any who need it. I feel many of you are still deciding on your community. There has been discussion in the Choosing Your Community group that may be helpful as you decide. Please turn it in to Canvas by Wednesday February […]
Hey all – From the Writing Center: We offer writing workshops, including special programs for graduate-level students and multilingual learners. All our regular workshops are one-hour long and conducted virtually through Zoom. Each workshop topic is led by either a writing tutor or a professional staff member, and you will join other participants to learn […]
Welcome to Module 3! Information – creation, accession, consumption, and dissemination – pervades everything we do and is a foundational characteristic of information communities. From studying the information seeking behaviors of varied and diverse populations to analyzing information activities in online settings, the importance of the exchange is foundational to understanding libraries, emerging information technologies […]
Greetings all! I finished reading and commenting on all of your Blog Report #1 entries. I was happy to read about all of the different information communities that are part of your lives. I went to the grade book and gave everyone that submitted their URLs 2 points. I will share this information again as […]
Greetings all! A reminder: Throughout the semester, we will have some class chats. All sessions will be recorded. The following are scheduled: March 10: INFO 200 Assignment Q & A Session at 12pm PT. We will go over you might have about the Sources Survey and LRM. Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: […]
Hey all – Everyone has an @username at this site and on the Community Site. Mine in both places is @Michael. You can use that to reply to me. If I used your @username in my comments on your Blog Report #1, you probably received a notification from the system. Some blog themes make the […]
Greetings all – After your Introductory post, your next five blog entries are an important part of the Blog Reports assignment. As noted in our getting started posts, you will use your blog on the Community Site blogging platform in this class. The posts will include substantial content, citations, and reflective thinking. These blog posts should […]
This week’s module introduces you to graduate-level writing and research in the LIS discipline. In addition to the the Things to Read, Things to Explore, and Things to View, it is broken into two key parts: Part 1: Identifying Information Sources and Part 2: Academic Writing Conventions and APA Style.
