Revised schedule, Jan.
27 - March 14
March 24 - May 12 (updated April 4))
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Class participation
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Doing things with Phaedrus
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Mosaic Tiles
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Research Paper
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Mid-term exam
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Feasibility report
- Literacy essay
- Web or print document team (#3 has been dropped)
Final Exam and grade definitions
Community Literacy Project Links
Professional Writing and Project Management
Online Resources
Class weblog
Blogger.com (weblog host)
The Research Screen
Know
your search engines:
Google has emerged as the leading
search engine on the web, but don't assume that Google will always turn
up what you are looking for. MSN uses a different
algorithm than Google, and search engines like metacrawler
and dogpile actually use multiple
search engines to turn up sites.
The Web Tools Newsletter has just published two valuable newsletters about search engines; you might want to browse their full collection.
You must really, really, really should read "Search Engine Math." Some students say the article has changed their life.
Online Libraries and Databases
A lot of the information that we "get" from the Web these days is not actually on the web--it is being stored in a database that has to be searched through a site-specific search engine, not a general search engine like Google or Metacrawler. Some of these databases require you to pay--others do not.
Questia.com: I mentioned this online library in class--great collection, but a fee is charged.
The NDSU library subscribes to great online databases: the MLA Bibliography, Infotrac, Project Muse, FirstSearch, and Ingenta. If you aren't familiar with these databases, talk to me or a reference librarian. The NDSU catalogue is an example of a database that is accessed online, but the content is "off" the web.
FindArticles.com is a database of magazines and a few journals that have both general and academic appeal.
More to come!
Updated January 16, 2003.