Hello everyone, I have completed grading all of the Sources Survey assignments, and you all did well. I want to make sure that everyone understands the focus of the assignments: information behaviors and needs of your chosen community. Many of you have located useful studies related to your community’s info behaviors and needs. Some of you … Continue reading “Reminders About Writing & Assignments”
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This week, we will explore the importance of user experience. As you move through this module, keep user needs and motivations in mind. LIS professionals are always thinking about how to better serve their communities across a range of information environments . The link for Module 9 can be found here.
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A helpful comparison developed by a student in INFO 200 a few semesters ago that can guide you as you select your resources:
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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 … Continue reading “Virtual Communities References List”
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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. … Continue reading “Describing Your Community”
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Greetings all! Please use this week to work on your research and future assignments. I would suggest focusing on the Information Sources Survey and the LRM as well as start thinking about your Blog Report #5. If you have questions, please reach out via site message, email or Zoom IM. Class Social Time & Chats: … Continue reading “Welcome to Module 8: Research & Study Week”
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Highlighted from Module 0: Please note that you should not create or use any form of data gathering tools—such as surveys or formal interviews—for any assignments in INFO 200. These methods are beyond the scope of the course and introduce issues related to privacy, data reliability, and ethical considerations. Research involving human subjects requires … Continue reading “Reminder Important: Surveys & Interviews”
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Hey all – if you are looking at fan communities: https://blogs.city.ac.uk/ludiprice/model-of-fan-information-behaviour/ Please cite published studies as those are peer reviewed!
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I finished grading the LIS Model/Theory Research Summary assignments Saturday and noticed that quite a few papers went over the word count limit. As a reminder, the assignment instructions state: The LIS Model/Theory Research Summary, including the reference list, should be a minimum of 1000 words in length and no more than 1250 words. It … Continue reading “Word Counts & Future Assignments”
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Module 7 can be found here. This module explores community-created information communities and how libraries are working with these groups to enhance services. This module will frame your explorations of community-based resources for future assignments.