Information Literacy

1. Find 1 SCHOLARLY, 1 POPULAR, and 1 NEWSPAPER article on your topic, and write citations and annotations for each.

*NONE OF THE 3 ARTICLES MAY BE FROM THE PERIODICAL'S WEBSITE. YOU SHOULD BE USING LIBRARY DATABASES STARTING HERE. Some tips on how to find articles on a specific topic can be found at this page.

Here are the definitions of the different types of periodicals.

Here is a short video explaining how to find scholarly articles using the EBSCO database.

2. Blog assignment - comment on any/all of the items listed below.

Interview with news veteran Av Westin

Videos from class:
Newspapers clip
Magazines
Alisa Miller at TED
Open Access
Public Library of Science

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Thesis statements should be posted to the blog during class. If you don't do this for some reason, it becomes homework.

REMINDER: For #1 and #2 below, please email the assignment to me as an attachment in Microsoft Word. If you have questions, ask them.

1. Find one Reference Book, and one Book (this will most likely be the one you brought to class already) on your topic. Write an MLA citation and an annotation for each.

What to put in all of your annotations. This is a minimum requirement. If you have more to say, say it.

1. What is the content of the source? What is it about? What does it say?

2. Who is responsible for creating the source? What is their background in the topic?

3. Why did you choose the source for your project? How does it relate to your thesis statement?

2. List 10 terms on your topic, and write your own brief definitions for each as discussed in class. There is no worksheet for this, just type them up.

Some ways to generate your terms:

a. Look at your topic/questions/thesis. Which words from these get to the core of what you’re looking for? List them, they are relevant keywords.

b. Look at your book. What is the title, what are chapter titles, section headings,etc.? Which words from these
get to the core of what you’re looking for? List them, they are relevant keywords.

c. Look at the Minerva(catalog) record for your book. What are the official subject headings for this book?
Which words from these get to the core of what you’re looking for? List them, they are relevant keywords.

3. Read and/or watch Privacy/Security material provided below and respond with a comment under this post.

Comment on what we discussed in class or any other aspects of privacy and information, the internet, etc.

Below are links to some things we discussed in class and some extras to get your ideas flowing.

Read or watch as many of these as time/interest allows:

www.epic.org

Locational privacy - what is it and why is it important?

iphone and privacy

So many pixels

Why "I've got nothing to hide, so it doesn't matter" isn't a valid response. Related: Franz Kafka Airport.

$40 for confidential U.S. government contract data in Ghana

Demetri Martin piece about MySpace

Warren and Brandeis article in Harvard Law Review

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Please post your draft thesis statements as a comment under this post.

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1. Choose a topic for your annotated bibliography, and list three questions you would like to answer about the topic. Post this as a comment under this entry.

2. Using Minerva (library catalog), find one book on your topic and bring it to class next week.

3. Read/watch this article and the attached videos, think about it and what you have to do to get the information you need, and post a short paragraph response to it below.

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Hello and welcome to UNL 205, Information Literacy! This blog will be used to provide information about the class as well as to facilitate class discussions. Each week I will post your homework assignments here, and provide any links or other information that you'll need to complete them. On the right you'll see previous posts, a search box for the blog, and links to general course related materials.

Also notice the chat window, where you can contact me directly with questions about assignments or anything else related to the class. I'll be logged on during the day and sometimes on nights and weekends.

Some assignments will require you to post comments, and you're also welcome to post outside of the assignments if something sparks your interest, or if you have useful information to add. Please refrain from posting irrelevant or offensive material, as it will not be credited toward your homework grade.

Here is the courseSYLLABUS

Here are the 6 skills we discussed in class: 6 skills powerpoint.

Here are University Library Maps:

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1st floor
2nd floor

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