Welcome to Library 100

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Welcome to Library 100

• Introduction to Library Resources (Online)
• Spring 2006 Ticket 20699
• Professor Lynda Sampson

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Before starting the orientation

• Be sure you are registered in this course,
  Library 100 (online) Ticket 20699. If you have
  not registered yet, click here.
• If you have already registered for this online
  course, please complete the online orientation
  for distance education students by clicking here
  (optional).
• Once you have accomplished the above steps, you
  are ready for the online orientation to this
  course. However, if you feel you are not quite
  ready for an online course, but you still want to
  work on your information competency skills, there
  are other sections of Library 100 offered each
  semester that you can transfer to. Please contact
  me for the details.

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Lynda Sampson, Prof/Librarian

• LC 59
• lsampson_at_cerritos.edu
• 562-860-2451 x. 2417
• I will respond to all email within 24-48 hours.

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Library 100

• Self-paced
• You set your own schedule
• 1-unit, transferable to CSU UC
• 36 hours maximum
• the number of hours will vary from student to
  student depending on your research experience)
• Credit/no credit
• You will not receive a letter grade for this
  course
• You must complete all of the assignments with 70
  (maximum points 321, minimum points for credit
  255)
• Open-entry, open-exit
• You can enroll throughout the semester and you
  can complete the course any time during the
  semester

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Library 100 will help you

• master the information competency skills

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Information Competency

• Information competency makes the world an open
  book literally. This is true whether you are
  using books, magazines, journals, newspapers,
  the Internet or other people to find information.

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Library 100 focuses on the following information
competencies

• Defining the research topic.
• Determining the information requirements for the
  research questions.
• Locating and retrieving relevant information.

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Library 100 focuses on the following information
competencies

• Using the technological tools for accessing
  information.
• Organizing and synthesizing information.
• Evaluating and analyzing information.

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Library 100 Workbook

• 13 lessons assignments
• 2 quizzes
• Final
• Evaluation

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Lesson One

• Introductory lecture covers course objectives and
  requirements, general library policies and
  procedures, a glossary, library location
  definitions, and a map.

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Lesson Two

• This lecture will focus on how to use the Library
  of Congress Subject Headings to identify
  appropriate terms when searching for information.
  The Library of Congress Classification System
  will also be examined as the basis for organizing
  information within the library. Part of this
  assignment must be completed in the Library.

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Lesson Three

• The Library of Congress Classification System
  (call number) will be examined as the basis for
  organizing books on the librarys shelves. Part
  of this assignment must be completed in the
  Library.

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Lesson Four

• Your knowledge of the Library of Congress Subject
  Headings and the Library of Congress
  Classification System (call numbers) will now be
  applied in using the Cerritos College Library
  online catalog.

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Quiz One

• Students will examine a detailed record from the
  online catalog. They will be asked to identify
  specific parts of the entry. Click the link below
  for an example.
• Lane, Nancy D. Techniques for student research a
  comprehensive guide to using the library. New
  York Neal-Schuman Publishers, c2000.
• North Stacks
• CALL NUMBER Z710 .L36 2000 -- Book -- Available

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Lesson Five Six

• These lessons will instruct students on how to
  locate periodical literature on specific subjects
  using both print and electronic indexes.
  Periodicals are popular magazines, scholarly
  journals, and newspapers.

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Quiz Two

• Students will examine citations from two print
  periodical indexes, the Readers Guide to
  Periodical Literature and the Los Angeles Times
  Index. They will be asked to identify specific
  parts of each citation.

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Lesson Seven
Internet

• This lecture will provide a brief history of the
  Internet with links to online tutorials on using
  the Internet and its various technologies. The
  student will be introduced to the criteria used
  in evaluating Internet resources and given a
  hands-on assignment to evaluate a web site of
  their choice.

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Lesson Eight - Eleven
Dictionaries
Literary Sources
Encyclopedias
Biographical Sources
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Reference Sources

• Lesson eight through eleven will give you
  hands-on experience using both print and
  electronic resources. The sources range from
  those providing quick reference or simple
  explanations to specialized resources with
  detailed or scholarly information. The major part
  of these assignments must be completed in the
  Library.

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Lesson Twelve

• This lecture will introduce students to the
  research paper, search strategies, parenthetical
  references, and the works cited list. Students
  will need to read material on reserve in the
  Library.

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Lesson Thirteen

• Students will be given nine examples, ranging
  from books and magazines to Internet sites, to
  put in the proper MLA format for each
  bibliographic citation.

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Final

• Students must create the identity of a book,
  provide complete bibliographic information for
  the book, and give a brief summary about the
  book.
• Students must also identify another book, a
  magazine article and an Internet site related to
  the subject of their book from the online catalog.

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Evaluation

• In an effort to continuously improve the course,
  students are asked to fill out a brief evaluation
  form providing feedback to the Instructor on the
  course content, instructions, and the structure
  of the course. Each semester improvements are
  made in the course based on student input.

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Conclusion

• Please email your Professor Lynda Sampson
  (lsampson_at_cerritos.edu) if you have any questions
  concerning the course or anything covered in the
  orientation. You have completed the online
  orientation and you are ready to begin the
  course. Complete the Student Information Sheet
  when you get to the workbook and submit it to
  your professor. Good luck in the course.
• Clicking here to enter the workbook.