In this blog report, you will summarize one of the peer-reviewed studies relating to the information behaviors of your information community you have found. Your blog report should briefly describe the author’s credentials, the scope of the study, the methodology and findings of the piece. You should discuss the insights you gained from this study about the information behaviors of your community and how the study connects to course readings.
Getting Started
- Choose a peer-reviewed study that focuses on your community’s information behaviors or practice. Do not choose a column or essay that may have also gone through peer review, but a research study with a literature review, methodology, findings, etc. If you need a refresher, Module 2 covered scholarly, peer-reviewed literature.
- Cite course resources and your own independent research.
- Take a look at the report #4 samples in the Assignment Examples.
- Consider if you want to use links, images, or other multimedia in your blog report. If you will be using them, start to gather those resources.
Assignment Requirements
- The blog report should follow this template:
- Citation for the peer-reviewed study in APA 7 format
- Summary of the article that includes author credentials, the scope of the study, the methodology used, and an overview of the findings. This might be one or two paragraphs.
- Then, write a paragraph or two that explores how the article informs what you know about your chosen community. What connections do you see to the course readings? What further insights has this article sparked? What might you include in your literature review section of your research paper to highlight this study?
- References in APA 7 format (as best as WordPress can do!)
- The blog must be shared on your iSchool WordPress blog site.
- Blog reports must be at least 500 words in length, including references. While there is no requirement for maximum word count, a word count of 1000 or less is encouraged.
- Any references should be in APA 7th edition format.
- Hanging indents are difficult to add in WordPress, so are not required for blogs
Grading Criteria
| Criteria | Points |
| Required Components | 1 |
| Mechanics | 1 |
| Comprehension and Analysis | 1 |
| Connections to Course Content and Information Science | 1 |
| Total | 4 |
- Required components evaluates whether the blog report has a solid organizational foundation and includes all required elements stated in the assignment. You should present one peer-reviewed study related to your information community’s information needs; detail is summarized concerning the study’s author or authors, the scope of the study, methodology used, and findings. Your report should draw insights from the study and apply them to their information community.
- Mechanics assesses the quality of writing and technical aspects of the blog report. Your report’s delivery is polished, clean, and shows evidence of significant effort. The report is engaging and follows a logical thought process. If images, links, or other media are included, they are used thoughtfully. The report is grammatically correct, lacking spelling, syntax, or punctuation errors; APA 7 referencing is technically correct in the narrative and the reference list.
- Comprehension and analysis assesses your broad understanding of the ideas and ability to integrate the ideas into your work. You should demonstrate a complete understanding of peer-reviewed literature related to the information needs of your information community. Your report successfully assesses the authorship, scope, methodology, and findings of the study and draws an analysis of these during a meaningful application to the information community.
- Connections to course content and information science evaluates how you use INFO 200 materials and LIS theories as a framework for your ideas. You should incorporate course content and information science through the fully developed use of one high-quality peer-reviewed study and evaluate the authorship, scope, methodology, and findings of the study to frame the study in context to your information community.
Before Submitting Your Assignment
- Spell and grammar check your report.
- Take a break from blogging and come back later to manually proofread your report. Since your reports will be shared on the open web, they should be well-organized, evidence-based, and professionally written.
- Check that any links or multimedia in your blog are working correctly.
Submitting Your Assignment
Publish your blog report on your WordPress blog. Submit the URL for blog report 4 to Canvas.
If you need technical support for your blog, please review the WordPress/Blogging Technical Support links provided in Blog Report 1.