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

Grading

PLEASE NOTE:
The student is responsible for dropping the  class, if necessary. I DO NOT HAVE THE OPTION OF ASSIGNING A "W". 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 the College of Sequoias.

Topics and Assignments

Course Text

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

The text is on reserve at the COS LRC Circulation Desk. (#025.04 H685)

To connect to the links mentioned in the text, click here: http://www.extremesearcher.com/handbooklinks.html
These are only links only, not the text of the book.

If you purchase the text the bookstore will not buy it back as a used book.

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)730-2825
Direct Line & Voice Mail: (559)737-6172
FAX:(559)737-4835
E-mail: ginah@cos.edu

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