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Introduction to the INFO 200 Blog Reports
Blogging in INFO 200 allows you to engage with key concepts, think critically, and explore ideas relevant to your future work as a librarian or information professional while developing your research and writing skills.
You will write eight blog reports using the Community Blogging platform for the School of Information. The first and final Blog Reports are reflective and focused on you as a student. The other six reports require substantial content and citations: minimum word count of 500, including references and are worth a combined 25 points. A maximum word count of 1000 is encouraged for blogs 2-7.
Each report follows a guided topic, such as defining your chosen information community, analyzing its information-seeking behaviors, or exploring emerging technologies. Your reports should demonstrate engagement with LIS scholarly or professional literature, integrating citations and relevant sources to support your ideas.
This assignment is an opportunity to develop your academic writing skills while thinking critically about your chosen information community and its information behaviors and needs. Writing in the first person is encouraged, allowing you to articulate your ideas clearly and refine your ability to synthesize research with personal reflection.
Since your reports will be shared on the open web, they should be well-organized, evidence-based, and professionally written. Additionally, this assignment helps you establish your professional online presence, demonstrating your ability to engage thoughtfully with key issues in the field. The effort you put into thinking about and writing these reports will contribute to the development of your research paper.
Blog Reports
- Blog Report #1
- Blog Report #2
- Blog Report #3
- Blog Report #4
- Blog Report #5
- Blog Report #6
- Blog Report #7