LI 1210 – Fall 2006	*Section 10 -- Friday 12:40 - 2:30
Introduction to Information Literacy

Session 1 September 29	Introduction to the Class – Information & Power Library Web Page; Blackboard; HAYSTAC PowerPoints:  What is Information?; Library of Congress Call Numbers Handout: Reading Critically and Types of Information In-Class Activity #1 – Whom do you trust? For next week:  Take the Walking Tour & do Assignment 1 (due January 10); Read: The Introduction, Chapter 1 - The Organization of Information & Chapter 3 - How Information is Presented in List-Handley (on Reserves)
Session 2 October 6	How Information is Created & Organized Handout: Cycle of Information Production In-Class Activity #2 – Organization of Information For next week: Read: Chapter 2 – Information & Technology in List-Handley (on Reserves) Turn in: Assignment 1
Session 3 October 13	Information Sources - Evaluating WWW Pages Presentation: Evaluating Web Pages (UCB), or Purdue's Evaluating Internet Sources In-Class Activity #3 – Evaluate a Web Page For next week: Read:  Chapter 4 - Analyzing a Research Topic  in List-Handley (on Reserve); and pages 1-10, "Developing a Library Research Strategy" at http://bullpup.lib.unca.edu/library/lr/txtbk/txtbk_pdfs/chap_2.pdf [requires Adobe Acrobat Reader] For next week:  Study for Quiz 1 (List-Handley – Introduction, Chapters 1, 2, 3 & 4) and handouts & PowerPoints from Sessions 1 - 3)
Session 4 October 20	Quiz 1 Achieving Information Literacy - Choosing & Focusing a Topic In-Class Activity #4 – Thesis Statements Read: Review Chapter 3 – How Information is Presented, & read Chapter 5 - Making the Systems Work in List-Handley (on Reserve). [For more help in learning about databases and their structure, check out Chapter 2 - Databases by William Badke at http://www.acts.twu.ca/lbr/chapter2.htm]
Session 5 October 27	Achieving Information Literacy - Developing Search Strategies Handout: Searching by Keyword vs. Subject Headings Assignment 2 – Database Searching Techniques For next week:  Read: Chapter 6 - Evaluating and Selecting Information Resources in List-Handley (on Reserve); and "Learning How to Read for Research" in Research Strategies by William Badke on Reserve or at http://www.acts.twu.ca/lbr/chapter8.htm.
Session 6 November 3	Information Sources - Evaluating Books & Periodical Articles Presentation: Evaluating Sources In-Class Activities 3 & 4 – Evaluating Books and Periodical Articles For next week:  Study for Quiz 2 (List-Handley - Chapters 3, 5 & 6) and PowerPoints & handouts from Sessions 4, 5 & 6)
Session 7 November 10	Quiz 2 Information Sources - Finding & Evaluating Information in Reference Works Handout: Types of Reference Works In-Class Activity #5 – Using Reference Works For next week:  Read: Chapter 7 – Citing Information and Using Applications in List-Handley (on Reserves)
Session 8 November 17	Citing Sources Handout: MLA Citation Style See also: Duke University Citation Guide In-Class Activity #6 – Practicing the MLA Citation Style For next week:  Turn in Final Project; Read: Chapter 8 – Thinking about Information in List-Handley (on Reserves); and "Plagiarism: What it is and How to Recognize and Avoid it" from Writing Tutorial Services, Indiana University, http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/plagiarism.shtml
Session 9 November 24	Information Ethics – Copyright, Fair Use, & Plagiarism Presentation:  Ethics of Information In-Class Activity #7 – Copyright Test Study for Quiz 3 (List-Handley chapters 7 & 8, Types of Reference Works handout, "Plagiarism: What it is and How to Recognize and Avoid it" from Writing Tutorial Services, Indiana University, http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/plagiarism.shtml, and Sessions 7, 8 & 9 handouts).
Session 10 December 1	Quiz 3 Portfolio Assessment Take post-test and evaluate the course.

*Schedule subject to change.