This guide will help you get started with the Information Sources Survey assignment:
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This week, we explore the many types of research-based information sources and their various uses.
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Greetings all – We will have an assignment Q & A session on Zoom on Sunday. Students are encouraged to attend if schedules allow. The session will be recorded. March 1 at 1pm PT : INFO 200 Assignment Q & A Session: We will go over you might have about the Sources Survey and LRM. Zoom … Continue reading “Class Chat via Zoom: Assignment Q & A at 1pm PT Sunday!”
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The Literature Review Matrix is intended to be critical exploration and evaluation of scholarly writings on a topic(in this case, your information community). In your formal research paper, the literature review provides context and background for your own study and illustrates how your research will contribute to a particular area of study.This assignment meets the … Continue reading “Getting Started with…Literature Review Matrix”
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Greetings all – From time to time I will share articles of note that you may use in your assignments if applicable. This one covers “Information Grounds.” Fisher, K.E., Landry, C.F. and Naumer, C. (2006). “Social spaces, casual interactions, meaningful exchanges: ‘information ground’ characteristics based on the college student experience.” Information Research, 12(2) paper 291. … Continue reading “Useful Article: Information Grounds on Campus”
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Announcement for all sections of INFO 200 SP 2026 As you continue developing your blog reports and working toward the literature review matrix and final paper, I want to clarify expectations around sources and graduate-level writing in INFO 200. This course is grounded in scholarly research. Your work should focus on library and information science … Continue reading “Using Scholarly Research in INFO 200”
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In module five, we move from last week’s focus on information-seeking behavior to consider the diverse information needs of information communities. There are a variety of information-seeking studies to illustrate the vast range of information communities that LIS scholars have studied and the diverse needs of these unique communities. As you learn about concepts within this … Continue reading “Welcome to Module 5: Information Communities & Diverse Information Needs”
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Hi everyone — I’ve finished grading all of the Blog Report #2 posts in Canvas. Thank you for the work you put into these. I really enjoyed reading about your communities and seeing the ways many of you connected them to Fisher & Fulton’s characteristics of Information Communities. A few themes came up in my … Continue reading “Blog Report #2 Graded”
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Greetings All, We have been getting a lot of questions from INFO 200 students on how to incorporate APA 7.0 style into blog posts and research papers. Here is a basic overview of the various types of “In-Text Citations” in both narrative and parenthetical formats: Type of Citation Narrative Format Parenthetical Format One work by … Continue reading “APA Style for In-Text Citations”