Hey all – I just finished reading all the Blog Report #4 entries. A couple of things: Please be aware of the expectations for each assignment via the grading rubric. Find all the rubrics here. One thing that is included in every assignment is a connection to course content. For example, this was the section […]
Category Archives: Assignments & Helpers
Don’t Forget: INFO 200 LibGuide
Don’t miss this invaluable resource from our King Library. It is custom-designed by our library liaison to help you with your work in INFO 200.
Useful Article on Information Grounds
Hey all – One of you may have cited this in your Blog report #4…I had it open in a tab and thought it would be good to share: https://informationr.net/ir/12-2/paper291.html Might be useful to this of you looking at information grounds, students, etc. Fisher, K.E., Landry, C.F. and Naumer, C. (2006). “Social spaces, casual interactions, […]
Grad Writer Toolbox
Greetings all – The Writing Center created the Grad Writer Toolbox.It my be helpful as you continue to work on your academic writing. Find it here: https://sites.google.com/sjsu.edu/gradwritertoolbox
Virtual Communities References List
Hey all – The first serious lit review I wrote in my doc program was on virtual communities. Here’s the reference list. It may be of interest, especially for those of you looking closely at communities born on the Web, etc. Note – there has been much more research published in the last 15+ years […]
Assignment Q & A Recording!
Thanks to all who attended! We covered a lot of ground with the Sources Survey, LRM and more. I hope the questions highlighted the way to navigate the assignments to culminate at the research paper. Please be sure to view this recording for a deep dive on the assignments.
Making Use of Pew Research
Hey all – You may find Pew Research or Pew Internet & Tech very useful for your community descriptions in the formal assignments. Their research can be very useful for background and supporting demographic data, data on technology use and access, etc. For example: Key findings about U.S. immigrants
Describing Your Community
Greetings all – I think it would be useful for the next assignments for all of you to work on refining your description of your information community. You wrote a blog post a few weeks ago: Blog Post #2: Describe the Information Community you are choosing to explore for the course and the research paper. […]
Research-Based vs Community-based – Thoughts?
A helpful comparison developed by a student in INFO 200 a few semesters ago that can guide you as you select your resources:
Important: Blog Report #4
I just want to check in with everyone about Blog Report number four. This blog report should highlight a single article from your own individual research into your communities’ information behaviors and needs. Please do not select an article from our course readings — if anybody has started down this path that is fine. Just […]