Library 102 Syllabus


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Library 102 Internet Information Resources in an information literacy course teaching students to efficiently retrieve and evaluate Web sites for academic and personal use.

Library 102 is a one unit class transferable to the CSU system as an elective, and it is approved for Area E (Exploration) for graduation from College of the Sequoias. It is also a support course for the Library Technician Certificate Program.

Course Objectives


On the completion of Library 102 the student will be able to do the following:

Explain how the Internet and the World Wide Web originated.
Recognize and explain terminology basic to the Internet.
Distinguish between site searching, directory searching and search engine searching.
Formulate search strategies.
Compare and evaluate search engines.
Evaluate web sites according to specific criteria.
Cite a Web source in MLA format.
Discuss some of the controversies regarding the Internet in our society.

Course Requirements

Exercises (20 points each)

 120 Points

Article Summary

   30

Final Exam (Open Book and Open Note)

   50

Total Possible

  200 Points

 

Grading

180-200 Points

A

160-179

B

140-159

C

120-139

D

119 and Less

F

PLEASE NOTE:
The student is responsible for dropping the class, if necessary. Because this class is offered in a very short period of time, the student MUST be present for each class session.

Cheating is a violation of the Code of Student Conduct and will NOT be tolerated. Cheating on an exam or assignment will result in receiving a zero for the entire exam or assignment and can lead to expulsion from the class or from College of the Sequoias.

Topics and Assignments

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Second Class Session

Third Class Session

Fourth Class Session

Introduction

Internet Impact

Urban Legends

Phishing

DNS and URLs

Assignment:

Exercise I: COS Library Web Page

Text: pp. 1-26

Glossary

Searching Three Ways

Proprietary Databases

Invisible Web

Assignment:

 Exercise II: Web Searching

 Exercise III: Search Strategy
 
Article Summary

Text: pp. 29-76
 

Internet in Society-Article  Discussion

Review Searching

Meta Search Engines

Assignment:

Exercise IV: Google

 Exercise V: Ask.com

Text: pp. 79-129

 

Web Page Evaluation

 Citations

Assignment:

Exercise VI: Web Page Evaluation

Final Exam

 

Course Text

Hock, Randolph. The Extreme Searcher's Internet Handbook: A Guide for the Serious Searcher.     
      2nd ed. New Jersey: CyberAge Books, 2007.

If you purchase the text the bookstore will not buy it back as a used book.
The text is also on reserve at the COS Library Circulation Desk.

Course Instructor
Gina Haycock
Learning Resources Specialist/Librarian
College of the Sequoias - Library
915 South Mooney Blvd.
Visalia, CA   93277

Library Telephone: (559)730-3824 or (559)730-3825
Direct Line & Voice Mail: (559)737-6172
FAX:(559)737-4835
E-mail: ginah@cos.edu

 

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