LIS 652-3 Pratt Institute

Wednesday: 6:30–8:50 Spring 2009

Catalog Code LIS 652-3

Information Services and

Sources

Department/School School of Information and

Library Science

Instructor’s Name Anne Kelly – Associate Professor

Course Locations PMC – 6^th floor – Room 602

Number of credits/CEU’s 3

Prerequisites None

Required Course Yes

Instructor’s Phone Numbers PMC 212-647-7682 SILS

212-647-7377 Instructor

Campus Office Hours and Location: PMC Rm. 604A

Wed. 5:00-6:30pm

And by appointment

E-mail – akelly@pratt.edu

aekelly4@hotmail.com

Date of this syllabus – January 2009

PRATT INSTITUTE

SCHOOL OF INFORMATION AND LIBRARY SCIENCE LIS 652-3

Kelly

INFORMATION SERVICES AND SOURCES

GOALS:

This course is designed to communicate the basic concepts of reference services. Methods and sources of locating information, analysis of representative works and criteria for collection evaluation with respect to reference and research use are examined.

OBJECTIVES:

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

1. Understand the development of reference service and the basic concepts involved.

2. Understand the use of reference service guidelines in establishing various levels of service.

3. Recognize the criteria to be used in evaluating reference sources and apply these criteria.

4. Recognize the criteria to be used in evaluating reference collections in specific settings and apply these criteria.

5. Understand the selection principles involved in providing reference sources for particular users in specific settings.

6. Apply a simple search strategy in solving reference questions using a variety of formats (print/microform, CD-ROM, Internet, on-line, etc.).

7. Understand the types of reference questions answered by various forms of materials (dictionaries, almanacs, etc.).

8. Understand the function of the reference interview, the psychological variables involved, and participate in an interview.

9. Recognize the impact of information technologies on reference services (networking, online, Internet, CD-ROM).

PRATT INSTITUTE LIS 652-3

SCHOOL OF INFORMATION AND LIBRARY SCIENCE KELLY

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

Class Participation 35%

Assignments 35%

Examinations 30%

· 6 Hours of Field Observation Required

COURSE STRUCTURE:

The course consists of lectures, discussion and sample exercises covering the units listed. Students are expected to read widely from Cassell, 8^th ed. and Balay, 11^th ed., assigned readings and self-selected readings from the Pratt Library. Sample exercises will involve the use of a large library collection and beginning use digital/online sources. There will be a mid-term and a final examination. Individual student-teacher conferences will be scheduled early in the semester.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

LIS 652 – Information Services and Sources 3 credits

This course covers concepts of reference service in real and virtual environments. The course introduces the selection and evaluation of resources in all formats, the development of searching techniques, strategies for user-centered service,

matching user needs to resources and the provision of information services in changing technological environments. Six hours of field work are required.

Pratt Institute Graduate School Bulletin

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PRATT INSTITUTE LIS 652-3

SCHOOL OF INFORMATION AND LIBRARY SCIENCE KELLY

I. Introduction – Cassell & Hiremath; p. ix-xii, 3-14, 15-29.

II. Encyclopedias – Cassell & Hiremath; p. 32-50, 69-92.

III. Ready Reference, Almanacs, etc. – Cassell & Hiremath; p. 93-110.

IV. Bibliographies – Cassell & Hiremath; p. 53-68.

V. Indexes, Abstracts, E-Journals – Cassell & Hiremath; p. 135-154.

VI. Biographical Sources – Cassell & Hiremath; p. 199-212.

VII. Dictionaries – Cassell & Hiremath; p. 111-134.

VIII. Government Information – Cassell & Hiremath; p. 213-251.

IX. Geographical Sources – Cassell & Hiremath; p. 183-198.

X. Reference Interview – Cassell & Hiremath; p. 31-50, 265-285.

REQUIRED TEXT:

Cassell, Kay Ann & Hiremath, Uma. (2006) Reference and Information Services in the

21^st Century: An Introduction. New York: Neal Schuman.

(Available Barnes & Noble, 5^th Ave. and 18^th St. and PMC Library on the 4^th floor)

Additional Texts (Selected readings noted below):

ALA American Library Association – (www.guidetoreference.com)

Balay, R. (1996). Guide to Reference Books. Chicago: American Library Assn.,

(On Reserve Pratt Manhattan Library, 011.02 G946, PMC, 4^th floor)

Bopp. R. E. & Smith, L. C. (2001). Reference and Information Service: An

Introduction. 3^rd ed. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited.

Radford, M. L., Barnes, S. B., & Barr, L. (2006). Web Research: Selecting, Evaluating

& Citing. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

COURSE OUTLINE:

Session 1: Introduction

- course coverage; introduce requirements (review style manual)

- history of reference services

- service ethic/user & community centered reference

- evolution of bibliographic information retrieval

- impact of electronic information retrieval on reference services

- current trends in reference services

Session 2: Encyclopedias & Subject Resources/Databases

- uses and importance of encyclopedias

- types of encyclopedias (general, subject, one volume, etc.)

- evaluation and selection of various formats

- types of subject resources and databases (e.g., Biography Resource Center, Literature Resource Center, Health Research Center)

- searching strategies for subject databases

Session 3: Evaluation & Selection of Print & Electronic Reference Materials

- reference librarian’s collection development responsibilities

- developing user-centered reference collections (including for diverse environments)

- decisions on format (print, electronic, combination, etc.)

- current issues in selection/deselection of reference materials

- evaluation criteria & selection aids

Session 4: Ready Reference

- define ready reference

- types of sources (almanacs, dictionaries)

- ready reference in different types of libraries and information centers

- when to use which resource/which format

- what if you cannot find the answer

- ethical issues (business, legal, medical queries)

Session 5: Bibliographies & Bibliographic Networks

- definition & use of bibliographies

- evaluation of bibliographies

- types of bibliographies (national, subject, trade, etc.)

- union catalogs & bibliographic networks (OCLC, RLIN, NUC)

Session 6: Searching Techniques for Bibliographic Databases

- structure of electronic reference

- determining search strategy

- use of keyword vs. subject searching

- assisting end-user searchers

- basic information retrieval techniques (truncation, proximity operators, limiters, etc.)

Session 7: Mid-term

Session 8: Indexes, Abstracts

- definition/users of indexes

- evolution of indexes

- genre indexes (book review, poetry, short story, play, song, etc.)

- types of journal indexes (citation, abstract, full-text)

- structure/organization of journal indexes

- searching strategies for electronic indexes

Session 9: - major vendors (Wilson, EBSCO, OCLC, Lexis-Nexis, ProQuest,

DIALOG

- evaluating/selecting indexes

Session 10: Digital Reference

Using the Internet for Reference, Part 1

- Internet search strategies for reference queries

- uses and types of search engines

- uses of subject directories

- evaluating Web resources

- guidelines for Internet resource selection

Session 11: Government Documents, Directories, Gazetteers

Using the Internet for Reference, Part 2

- Internet search strategies, continued

- finding resources on the “Invisible Web”

- finding government documents on the Web

- search strategies for government resources

Session 12: The Reference Interview

- RUSA Guidelines for behavior of reference librarians

Session 13: Biographical Sources

- selection and evaluation criteria for biographical sources

- authoritative publishers of biographical sources

- questioning strategies for biographical queries

Session 14: Dictionaries & Directories

- types

- current trends

- evaluation

Session 15: COURSE REVIEW – FINAL EXAMINATION

Attendance & Participation: Attendance at all class meetings is required. A student who must be absent from a class meeting still has certain responsibilities:

o To inform the instructor in advance, or if advance notice is not possible, as soon after the absence as possible (see above for phone numbers/email address).

o To arrange for delivery to the instructor of any assignment due at the class meetings.

o To obtain notes, handouts, etc. from a classmate (in anticipation of this need, each student is advised to exchange telephone numbers with one or two other in the class).

Points are deducted for: unexcused absences, coming late to class, or leaving class early. Active participation includes, but is not limited to the following:

o Being involved in class discussions,

o Asking relevant questions, debating, or challenging points raised in class,

o Suggesting new ways of looking at things.

Written Work:

o Students should always keep second copies of all assignments that are turned in. In the case of a piece of written work becoming lost, regardless of fault, it is the responsibility of the student to provide a second copy.

o Assignments are to be typed, double spaced with wide margins, and free from spelling, grammatical, and typographical errors.

o Please put a single staple in the upper left-hand corner – no plastic covers or folders.

o Put your name, the date, class section 652-3 title of assignment, and my name on a front cover title sheet. No blank page at the end is required.

o Papers are due at the beginning of class on the dates noted. Late papers will be marked down unless the student has obtained prior permission of the professor (in the case of illness, etc.).

o Papers will be prepared in accordance with the APA (American Psychological Association) style available at http://www/apastyle.org/elecref.html. Although APA requires an abstract, since all your papers are short, no abstract of the paper is required. Information with sample citations for citing Web sources is provided in Ch. 6 of the Radford, Barnes, & Barr textbook (see scientific styles examples).

o All material quoted or paraphrased from another source must be properly cited.

Student Agreement: Attendance at this class signifies that the student has agreed to abide by and adhere to the policies and regulations specified above. It is understood that the instructor may adapt or change this syllabus and the assignments contained within it according to circumstances that may arise during the course of the class.

LIS652-3 Prof. Kelly

Spring 2009

PRATT INSTITUTE SYLLABUS

INFORMATION SERVICES AND SOURCES

LIS652-3

01/21/09 General Introduction to the Course

Course Schedule and Explanation

Required Readings:

Cassell & Hiremath; p. ix-xii; 3-14, 15-29.

Examine Balay and read pp. vii-xv.

Janes, J. (2003). What is reference for? Reference Services

Review, 31(1), 22-25.

Speaker – Professor Jean Hines, Public Services Librarian

Print/Electronic Resources of the Pratt Library Part 1

01/28/09 Encyclopedias and Subject Databases

Required Readings:

Cassell & Hiremath; p. 31-50, 69-92.

Bibel, B. & Yusko, S. (Sept. 15, 2008). Encyclopedia Update 2008.

Booklist, 105(2), 68-75.

Rector, L. (Feb.2008) Comparison of Wikipedia and other encyclopedias

for accuracy, breadth and depth in historical articles. Reference

Services Review, 36 (1), 7-22.

Class Discussion – Encyclopedia Comparison & Subject Database

Examine 2 current general encyclopedias (electronic version recommended).

Choose a topic at least one page in length and evaluate the article according to the

Cassell – Hiremath criteria, p. 70-74.

Examine one subject encyclopedia (e.g. Encyclopedia of Philosophy – print, Encyclopedia of Architecture - print, Grove Dictionary of Art – electronic), and evaluate the subject chosen with the same criteria. Browse. Make notes for discussion.

Examine one electronic subject database (e.g. Biography Resource Center, Literature Resource Center or Health Reference Center), all available with a NYPL card. Browse. Make notes for discussion.

02/04/09 Exercise 1 – Hand in – Short Paper Due (3-4 pages) Encyclopedias

02/11/09 Review Media – Selection of Print & Electronic Materials – Part 2

Required Readings:

Cassell & Hiremath; p. 253-263, 289-302.

Balay, p.1-15.

Highly Recommended Readings:

RUSA Guidelines for Information Services. (Winter 2003). RUSQ, 40

(2), 115-117.

Gross, A. (May 2008). Information Invigoration. The 2008 list of

outstanding Reference Sources. American Libraries, 39(5),

59-63.

Witte, S. and Cargill, M. (March 2008). Selected reference works,

2007. College and Research Libraries, 69(2), 175 -186.

Class Discussion – Review Media – Examine 5 titles (paper or electronic)

discussed by Cassell & Hiremath, p. 291-295 in your readings. Note the

differences in these titles, especially the features you liked or disliked. You do not need to hand in your notes but bring them to class for discussion.

02/18/09 Ready Reference, Almanacs, Handbooks, etc.

Required Readings:

Cassell & Hiremath; p. 93-110.

Highly Recommended Readings:

RUSA Guidelines for Medical, Legal and Business Responses at

General Reference Desks. (Winter 2000). RUSQ, 40(2), 118-120.

Yue, J. (Fall 2000). How familiar is it anymore? Bartlett’s Familiar

Quotations goes digital. RUSQ, 42(1), 26-29.

Class Discussion – Ready Reference – Read Cassell & Hiremath, p. 56, 65-66.

Note general sources new to you, their organization and indexing. Choose Books

in Print and Encyclopedia of Associations as well. Look for an active political

group of interest to you. Address? Number of members? Newsletter? Mainstream? Find the price of the new 9/11 Task Force report? More than one publisher? And why so cheap? Do the same for the Iraq study group report by

Baker and Hamilton.

cont’d

Bartlett’s Quotations (www.bartleby.com/100)

Information Please Almanac (www.infoplease.com)

Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary & Thesaurus

(www.m-w.com/dictionary)

Merck Manual of Medical Information Home Edition

(www.merck.com/pubs)

Roget’s Thesaurus (www.thesaurus.com)

FedStats (www.fedstats.gov) note: compare to print Statistical Abstract of the United States

Facster (www.facster.com) note: compare to print Statistical Abstract of

the United States

Occupational Outlook Handbook (www.bls.gov/oco)

Zip Code Look-Up (www.usps.gov/ncsc)

Utilize any of the ready reference sources listed on the webliography at the end of

this syllabus.

02/25/09 Bibliography – Evaluation

Required Reading:

Cassell & Hiremath; p. 53-68.

Janes, J. (2003). Introduction to Reference Work in a Digital

Age. New York, Neal-Schuman. p.1-36.

RESERVE – LS 025.524 J33 (PMC)

Bee, R. (April 2008). The Importance of preserving paper-based

artifacts in a digital age. Library Quarterly, 78(2) 179-194.

Examine 5 titles of your own choosing, and the National Union Catalog

pre-1956 imprints (at Pratt Library-Brooklyn 3^rd floor or N.Y.P.L. Main Library – Reference.)

03/04/09 Journal Indexes Abstracts and E-Journal Collections – Part 1

Required Reading:

Cassell & Hiremath; p. 135-154.

Walters, W. H. (October 2004). Criteria for replacing print

journals with online journals, the importance of

sustainable access. Library Resources and Technical

Services, 48(4), 300-304.

Hand in Topic for Webliography and Short Paper – 03/04/09 Submit a topic which will be used for both projects, with your

cont’d

name, class name, class section number and date for the Professor’s

approval. The topic should be one in which you are interested, but which

is scholarly in nature, so that you will be able to find information about it

on the web and in journal indexes.

It should not be too broad or too narrow. Choose a topic that has a

combination of at least 2 concepts, (e.g. “Do the children of gay parents

achieve higher academic goals in elementary school than the children of

other families?” This is a multi-concept question that came into a St.

Louis Public Library branch).

03/11/09 Mid-Term Exam

03/18/09 Spring Vacation

03/25/09 Exercise 2 –Hand in

Journal Indexes – Annotated List for your Search

Part 1 – For your paper (2 pages) choose 4-5 electronic journal indexes

which are relevant to your topic. Include a 100 word annotation

for each title. Each entry should include the title of the index,

range of dates covered (e.g. ERIC, v.1. 1966 – to date), vendor/

publisher. Include URL (if Web based) and frequency of updates

(e.g. weekly, monthly). Annotation will provide a brief description

of the index, subject areas covered (scope), and specific

relationship to your topic.

Part 2 – Procedure. Use the APA Style Manual for your bibliographic

citation form. Use assigned readings (Cassell & Hiremath;

p.135-154) and Ulrich’s International Periodical Directory if needed to find indexes relevant to your topic. If you use EBSCO,

WilsonWeb, OCLC FirstSearch, which have several subject

indexes, specify which specific index (e.g. Social Science Index)

covered your topic. Assignment will be graded on the basis of

relevance/appropriateness of indexes to topic and quality of

annotations and presentation.

04/01/08 Biographical Sources and Information Literacy

Required Reading:

Cassell & Hiremath; p. 179-212.

O’Gorman, J and Polanka, S (Jan. 1-15, 2007). Lives online:

Biography Databases. Booklist 103 (9), 140.

Class Discussion – Choose a famous person living or dead. Find

information about him/her in 3 different essay type biographical sources

mentioned in your readings. NOT MONOGRAPHS! Make photocopies

of this information and bring to class (up to 3 pages only). Be prepared to

discuss ease/difficulty in finding information and differences in coverage

of the sources.

04/08/09 Dictionaries & Directories – Discussion

Required Reading:

Cassell & Hiremath; p. 111-133.

Shea, A. (2008). Reading the OED, one man, one year, 21, 730

Pages. New York, Perigee Books. RESERVE scan.

Discussion – Dictionaries & Directories. Examine and become familiar

with at least 4 current dictionaries (including 1 unabridged, 1 desk/college

dictionary, 1 Internet dictionary and 1 specialized dictionary) and at least 3

directories (other than the Encyclopedia of Associations). Check the

“word of the day” in the Oxford English Dictionary (www.oed.com).

Earliest use of the word? Most recent use recorded?

Do not hand in your notes but be prepared to discuss in class.

04/15/09 Digital Reference – Using the Internet for Reference, Part 1 and

Government Information Sources

Required Readings:

Cassell & Hiremath; p. 213-251.

Jatkevicius, J. (March/April 2003). Free lunch legal resources,

from plain to polished. Online, 27(2), 22-26.

Eisenberg, M. (May 1, 2008). The Parallel Information

Universe. Library Journal, 133(8) 22-25.

Highly Recommended Reading:

Fallis, J. (Winter 2004). On verifying the accuracy of information.

Library Trends, 3, 463-487.

Fowler, R. E. (Summer 2007). I’ve got a secret. Government

Information availability and secrecy. Documents to the People. 35 (2), 18-22.

Select one other “secrecy,” article from this issue.

04/15/09 Exercise 3 – Webliography – Hand in

(2 pages) Part 1 – Pick out 7-10 best web sites for your research topic.

Use the search engines and web sites on the last pages of the syllabus. To

determine the best web sites use the criteria provided in class and in your

assigned readings. Be objective about commercial web sites. Give a brief

introduction to your topic. Then in alphabetical order list your web site names, complete URLs and a brief critical annotation (50-100 words).

Exercise 3 – Webliography – Part 2 (1 page – separate sheet of paper)

Discuss the search engines/web indexes you used and any problems you

encountered in compiling the webliography and how you solved them.

What worked? What did not work? Exercise 3 will be graded on the

quality of the web sites selected, presentation, quality of the annotations

for each site and quality of description of problems/search strategy as

applied to your topic.

Do not print out web pages and hand them in.

Exercise 3 due 04/15/09 (3 pages total).

04/22/09 Geographical Sources – Discussion

Required Readings:

Cassell & Hiremath; p. 183-198.

Mitchell, S. (2003). Where in the world? An online guide to

gazetteers, atlases, and other map resources. Internet

Reference Services Quarterly, 8(1/2), 183-194.

Berenstein, P. (January 2006). Location, location, location:

online maps for the masses. Searcher, 14(1), 16-25.

See also www.mapquest.com for road maps and directions.

04/29/09 Journal Indexes, Abstracts, & E-Journal Collection – Part 2

Required Reading:

Cassell & Hiremath; p. 135-154.

Carr, N. (July-August 2008). Is Google making us stupid…?

The Atlantic. 302(1) 56-63.

Beal, J. (March 2007) Search fatigue, finding a cure for the

database blues. American Libraries, 38(3), 46-50.

04/29/09 Exercise 4 – Hand in Journal Articles on Your Search Topic (5-6

pages, plus bibliographies). Look for the 15 best journal articles on your

approved search subject in the appropriate journal indexes. (NO BOOKS,

NO NEWSPAPERS, NO WEBSITES), as if you were doing a 20-30 page

term paper.

The Search Process will have 3 parts:

I. In a well developed essay, describe the process you used to locate the articles. How did you approach the search? Strategy? Did you ask for help? When and why? Was the help a success? Why or why not? What would have been helpful? Would you approach the search the same way were you to do it again?

II. List the 15 best articles you found. (Use the APA style manual – not annotated).

III. List the journal indexes you used (APA style) to find the 15 articles.

Hand in Exercise 4 – 04/29/09

04/29/09 Discussion – The Reference Interaction

Required Readings:

Cassell & Hiremath; p.31-50, 265-286.

Kluegel, K. et al. (Fall 2003). The reference interview, connecting

in person and in cyberspace. RUSQ, 43(1), 37-51.

Highly Recommended Readings:

Albanese, A.R. (Sept. 15, 2006). Google is not the net, Library Journal 131(15) 32-34.

Dewdney, P. & Mitchell, G. (Summer 1996). Oranges and peaches: understanding communication accidents in the

reference interview. R.Q., 35(4), 520-536.

Straw, J. E. (Summer 2000). A virtual understanding: the

reference interview and question negotiation in the

digital age. RUSQ, 39(4), 376-379.

RUSA Guidelines for Behavioral Performance of Reference

and Information Services Providers. (Fall 2004). RUSQ.,

44(1), 14-17.

RUSA Task Force on Professional Competencies. (Summer

2003). Professional Competencies for Reference and User Services

Librarians. RUSQ, 42(4), 290-295.

05/06/09 Final Examination

Webliography

Note: All URLs were correct and available as of 2008

ALA – American Library Association (www.guidetoreference.com)

ALA – American Library Association (www.ala.org)

APA – American Psychological Association (www.apastyle.org/elecref.html)

Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations (www.bartleby.com/100)

Bloglines (www.bloglines.com)

Booklist Reference Books Bulletin (www.ala.org/booklist/index.html)

Books in Print (www.booksinprint.com) [full text available through NYPL, library card

required (www.nypl.org)]

CHOICE – Current Reviews for Academic Librarians (www.ala.org/acrl/choice/home.html)

Clusty (www.clusty.com)

Dialog home page (www.dialog.com) Dialog Web (www.dialogweb.com) [fee based]

Encyclopedia Britannica home page (www.eb.com); [fee based encyclopedia

(www.search.eb.com) professor will supply password]

Entisoft Units Measurement Conversion Calculator (www.convertit.com/go/entisoft)

ERIC – Education Resources Information Center (askeric.org) 1966-present

Evaluation Criteria for Web, Susan Beck (lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/evalcrit.html)

Exploratorium (Exploratorium.edu/index.html) science museum

Foundation Center Online (fdncenter.org) Foundation Directory

Gale Research (www.gale.com) [fee based] Bibliographic Instruction program design

(www.galegroup.com/cust_serv/alise)

Gallup Opinion Polls (www.gallup.com)

Go Ask Alice (www.goaskalice.columbia.edu) Columbia University Health Education,

information on health and sexuality

Great Buildings Online (www.greatbuildings.com/gbc/buildings.html)

H. W. Wilson home page (www.hwwilson.com); Wilson Web (hwwilsonweb.com) [fee

based; professor will supply password)

Healthfinder (www.healthfinder.gov) consumer health & human services

How Stuff Works (www.howstuffworks.com)

Information Please Almanac (www.infoplease.com) includes: Sports Almanac,

Entertainment Almanac, Columbia Encyclopedia, Information Please Directory, Random House Webster’s College Dictionary

Internet Public Library (www.ipl.org)

Kelley Blue Book (www.kbb.com) new and used car prices

Kupersmith’s Technostress site (www.jkup.net/tstress.html)

Lexis-Nexis (www.lexis-nexis.com) [fee-based]

MapQuest (www.mapquest.com) road maps and directions

Martindales – The Reference Desk (www.sci.lib.uci.edu/~martindale/Ref.html)

MEDLINEplus (www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus)

Merck Manual of Medical Information (www.merck.com/pubs/)

Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary & Thesaurus (www.m-w.com/dictionary.htm)

Museum of Modern Art (moma.org)

National Gallery of Art (nga.gov)

NYPL (www.nypl.org) chat reference (ask.nypl.org)

Nobel Foundation (www.nobel.se)

OCLC FirstSearch (www.oclc.org/firstsearch)

Nolo Legal Encyclopedia (www.nolo.com/encyclopedia/index.html)

Occupational Outlook Handbook (www.bls.gov/oco/)

PAIS – Public Affairs Information Service (www.pais.org) [fee based]

POTUS – Presidents of the US (www.ipl.org/ref/POTUS/)

Thomas (thomas.loc.gov) legislative information

U.S. Postal Service (new.usps.com)

Westlaw (www.westlaw.com) [fee based]

World Fact Book (www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook

) CIA’s info. on 267 countries

Zip Code Look-Up (www.usps.gov/ncsc)

GPO (www.fdsys.blogspot.com) – U.S. digital distribution system

Name & Address Directories

AT&T AnyWho (www.anywho.com/index.html)

Bigfoot (www.bigfoot.com)

Big Yellow (www.bigyellow.com)

City Search (www.citysearch.com)

Infospace (www.infospace.com) includes reverse directory

Switchboard (www.switchboard.com)

Telephone Directories on the Web (www.teldir.com)

Yahoo! Directory (people.yahoo.com) same as Four-11

World Pages (www.worldpages.com)

WhoWhere – Lycos People Guides (www.whowhere.com)

News Sources

The Andover News Network (www.andovernews.com)

CNET News.com (www.news.com)

CNN Cable News Network (www.cnn.com)

ESPN (www.espn.go.com) sports news

InternetNews.com (www.internetnews.com)

Lexis-Nexis (www.lexis-nexis.com)

NBCi (nbci.msnbc.com/nbci.asp)

News365 (www.news365.com) links to 10,000 media sites

New York Times (www.nytimes.com)

Weather.com (www.weather.com) weather-related news

Financial & Corporate Sources

BigCharts (www.bigcharts.com)

CI: Corporate Information (www.corporateinformation.com)

Dow Jones Interactive (djinteractive.com) [fee based stock market news)

InternetNews (www.internetnews.com)

MSNBC (msnbc.com)

Wall Street Journal (wsj.com)

Yahoo! News: Full Coverage (fullcoverage.yahoo.com)

Search Engines – Non-Evaluative

All The Web (www.alltheweb.com)

Alta Vista (www.altavista.com)

AskJeeves (www.askjeeves.com)

Google (www.google.com) [my personal favorite]

HotBot (www.hotbot.com)

LookSmart (www.looksmart.com)

Lycos (www.lycos.com)

Excite (www.excite.com) [includes Magellan, some evaluation]

Infoseek (www.infoseek.com)

Opentext (www.opentext.com)

Searchbound (www.searchbound.com)

Yahoo! (www.yahoo.com) [really a subject directory; Google better for searches)

Meta-Search Engines [run searches on multiple search engines]

Integrated [displays results in one list, duplicates removed]

ByteSearch (www.bytesearch.com)

Cyber411 (www.cyber411.com)

Mamma (www.mamma.com)

MetaCrawler (www.metacrawler.com)

MetaFind (www.metafind.com)

Northern Light (www.nlsearch.com)

Vivisimo (vivisimo.com)

Non-integrated results [displays results in separate lists, duplicates remain]

Dogpile (www.dogpile.com)

Global Federated Search (jin.dis.vt.edu/fedsearch)

GoHip (www.gohip.com)

1Blink (www.1blink.com)

ProFusion (www.profusion.com)

Web Indexes/Subject Guides/Evaluative Search Engines

About.com (www.about.com)

Argus Clearinghouse (www.clearinghouse.net)

BUBL (www.bubl.ac.uk/link) academic sites

Galaxy (galaxy.einet.net)

INFOMINE: Scholarly Internet Resource Collections (infomine.ucr.edu/)

InfoSurf: Resources by Subject (www.library.ucsb.edu/subj)

Internet Library for Librarians (www.itcompany.com/inforetriever)

Librarian’s Index to the Internet – Berkeley Digital Library Sunsite (www.lii.org)

Metacrawler (www.metacrawler.com) searches 8 services, including OpenText, Lycos,

WebCrawler, InfoSeek, Excite, Inktomi, Alta Vista, Yahoo, and Galaxy

Needle in a CyberStack – The Info Finder (members.home.net/albeej)

Refdesk (refdesk.com)

Reference Desk (www.sci.lib.uci.edu/~martindale/Ref.html)

Scout Report (scout.cs.wisc.edu/report/sr/current) [updates on valuable web resources

by librarians and subject specialists. Can subscribe to a variety of listservs to

receive updates]

Selected Reference Sites (www.mnsfld.edu/depts/lib/mu-ref.html)

WebCrawler (www.webcrawler.com)

Search Engines Which Filter Out Adult-Only Sites

AltaVista Family Filter (www.altavista.com) [can turn filter on or off, button above search

button]

Ask.com (www.ask.com)

Yahooligans! (www.yahooligans.com)

Vivisimo (vivisimo.com) [scroll down to the bottom to turn filter on or off]

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

Pratt Institute considers Academic Integrity to be highly important. Instances of cheating, plagiarism, and wrongful use of intellectual property will not be tolerated. Faculty members will report each incident to the registrar for inclusion in student files.

I. More than one report to the registrar during a student’s program of study at Pratt will result in a hearing before the Academic Integrity Board, at which time appropriate sanctions will be decided. These may include dismissal from the Institute.

II. The nature and severity of the infraction will be determined by faculty members who can: ask students to repeat an assignment, fall students on the assignment, fail students in the course and/or refer the incident to the Academic Integrity Board.

For more details about these procedures please see the Pratt Student Handbook, the Pratt Bulletins, and the pamphlet entitled Judicial Procedures at Pratt.

CHEATING

If students use dishonest methods to fulfill course requirements, they are cheating. Examples of this include but are not limited to:

• Obtaining or offering copies of exams or information about the content of exams in advance.
• Bringing notes in any form to a closed book exam.
• Looking at another student’s paper during an exam.
• Receiving or communicating any information from or to another student during an exam.

PLAGIARISM

Plagiarism is a bit more complicated, but the rules of documentation and citation are very specific and are tailored to different academic disciplines. Types of plagiarism include:

• Including any material from any source other than yourself in a paper or project without proper attribution. This includes material from the Internet, books, papers or projects by other students, and from any other source.
• Using your own work to fulfill requirements for more than one course.
• The extensive use of the ideas of others in your work, without proper attribution.
• Turning in work done by another person or a fellow student as ones own.

Please remember that all work must be your own. If it is not, the source should be cited and documented appropriately.

If there are aspects of this statement that are not understood, ask faculty members for help.

c: academic integrity/syll statement jan 2003

LIS 652-3 Pratt Institute

Prof. A. Kelly Spring 2009

SCHEDULE-AT-A-GLANCE

01/21/09 Introduction – Review of the Syllabus

Prof. Jean Hines – guest

01/28/09 Discussion – Encyclopedia Comparison

02/04/09 Exercise 1 – Hand in (3-4 pages) Encyclopedias

02/11/09 Begin Reviews

02/18/09 Discussion – Ready Reference, Almanacs, Handbooks

Continue Reviews

02/25/09 Discussion - Bibliography

03/04/09 Journal Indexes, Abstracts & E-Journal Collections Part 1

Hand in your TOPIC for webliography/term paper search.

One sentence, two concepts.

03/11/09 Mid-Term Exam

03/18/09 Spring Vacation

03/25/09 Hand in Exercise 2 – Journal Indexes – Annotated used on your topic (2 pages)

04/01/09 Discussion – Biographical Sources and Information Literacy

04/08/09 Discussion – Dictionaries & Directories

04/15/09 Hand in Exercise 3 – Webliography Paper (2 pages)

Digital Reference Part 2 Internet

Government Publications

04/22/09 Discussion – Geographical Sources

04/29/09 Hand in Exercise 4 – Fifteen Best Journal Articles on your

subject and Discussion – The Reference Interaction – site visits

05/06/09 Final Examination