by LIS101 | Sep 19, 2018 | lecture notes, Lesson Plans, Readings |
This overview of the materials in this class discusses generally: Why we see things differently. Why we don’t like to be wrong. Why it is dangerous to question authority. Where we got the letter A. The morbidity of Puritan children’s books. How culture and...
by LIS101 | Sep 12, 2017 | Research Skills |
You can find some interesting things on the Internet (and in Canada). Use research and visual literacy skills to determine which products are real and which are fake. Ketchup Doritos? Sounds weird to Americans, but quick searches at retail websites,...
by LIS101 | Jul 24, 2017 | Blogs, Pedagogy, Readings, Research Skills |
by Amanda Hovious of The Designer Librarian and Todd Heldt of LIS101 As a PhD student in Information Science, I have been chewing on one problem in particular: What are the missing components of information literacy instruction? What is not currently being addressed?...
by LIS101 | Jun 15, 2017 | Assignments |
Guided Research Scavenger Hunt – Digging Deeper Into a Pop-Culture Phenomenon Use books, credible internet resources, and/or journal articles to answer the following questions about Cesar Millan. Cite your source(s) for each answer using both MLA and APA. The steps...
by LIS101 | Jan 24, 2017 | Readings, Webpages |
AllSides claims to “expose bias and provides multiple angles on the same story,” so readers can better understand the full context of a story. The website hosts stories from across the political spectrum so that readers can make side-by-side comparisons. ...
by LIS101 | Dec 8, 2016 | Readings, Research Skills |
Fake news is in the headlines, and already a phalanx of tech-savvy students have come to our rescue by creating apps to root out verified and unverified stories. The effort is commendable, and the technology impressive. Unfortunately, the problem is harder to solve...
by LIS101 | Jul 5, 2016 | Readings, Uncategorized |
A Facebook newsfeed can be a dangerous place to get your information. Note for instance the coverage of the FBI probe regarding Hillary Clinton’s email use as Secretary of State. In a single newsfeed I captured three articles, two of which say she will be indicted...
by LIS101 | Jun 18, 2016 | Assignments, Webpages |
The instruction librarians at John M. Pfau Library have listed useful information literacy assignments according to their library instruction outcomes. I especially like the assignments for Effective Searching, which offers a collaborative approach to keyword...
by LIS101 | May 29, 2016 | Research Skills |
Malpractice is defined as improper, illegal, or negligent activity. In the realm of research, here are some examples of information malpractice: Plagiarism It should go without saying that copying work that is not your own and/or using sources without...
by LIS101 | May 29, 2016 | Articles |
Todd J. Wiebe writes: “Now he would prowl the stacks of the library at night, pulling books out of a thousand shelves and reading in them like a madman. The thought of these vast stacks of books would drive him mad: the more he read, the less he seemed to know—the...
by LIS101 | Feb 10, 2016 |
Objectives and Outcomes Objectives and Outcomes This section contains all of the readings, walk-throughs, and tutorials you will need to complete a research paper or related project. After completing the steps in this tutorial, you will be able to: recognize when you...
by LIS101 | Jan 19, 2016 |
Module 4: The Production of Information Introduction The complex information ecosystem–in which public and private sources battle for control of policy, in which marketers and publishers compete for the public’s attention, in which popular press...
by LIS101 | Jan 18, 2016 |
Module 2: The Consumption of Information Introduction No doubt most people are familiar with the friend who, no matter how much evidence is presented, will find a way to argue against it. If the debate were a football field, it would have the curious feature of moving...
by LIS101 | Jan 11, 2016 |
Module 5: Information Online Introduction Since the dawn of the information age, people have been concerned about information overload, which is the stress people feel when they are exposed to so much information that it becomes impossible to think about it clearly....