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.
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Hey all – Up here in northern Michigan there is the tiniest bit of fall in the air. “And summer became the fall…” goes the song. Our new module will go up on Monday as usual but please also enjoy the last holiday of the summer if you can. It’s always good to take a […]
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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 […]
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Valuable Blog Resource Hello everyone, A big shout-out to former INFO 298 student David Vargas for creating an incredibly useful guide on how to maximize the potential of your blog for our course. This resource is now available to all sections of INFO 200 this semester, and I highly recommend downloading it via the […]
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Hello everyone! We just finished the OPML for all the blog URLs.
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Hey all – Here is the prompt for the first Blog Report: Blog Post #1: Introduce yourself by describing an information community in which you belong… The community description can be as creative as you want it to be. It can be written as a straight-forward textual description — or it can even be presented as […]
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Greetings all! Module 1 begins today. This module explores the nature of information, definitions of community, and how communities form around information and knowledge sharing/creation.
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Hello all – I hope you are settling in well. Some news for the semester: Class Social Time & Chats: Occasionally throughout the semester, we will have class chats on Zoom. These are optional “drop-in” sessions for students to ask questions, share or just chat. There are no mandatory sessions, but students are encouraged to […]
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Module 0 includes helpful information to set you on the right path for success in INFO 200. Start here – Getting Started in INFO 200 Module Videos and More and at the bottom of that page you will see a link to the next item. Please work through this module to prepare for Module 1 on […]
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Start here! Greetings all! Welcome to INFO 200 Information Communities Section 02! This course focuses outward on the people librarians and information professionals serve, those who are creating, using and sharing information. Framing the course as outward-facing reflects exactly how our graduates and information professionals should view the world. Instead of putting the library in the center, […]