Fall 2008 - Online Class

Library Information Studies 103                                                   October 20 through December 14, 2008

E-Mail:
wood_suzie@sac.edu

Click here for Blackboard login instructions. Online classes may not be accessible on the Blackboard system until the first day of the semester.

Course Description

This course focuses on library research strategies for effectively using the Internet.  Critical evaluation of web resources is emphasized in addition to information retrieval concepts; browsing, known-item searching, subject trees, hierarchies, boolean logic. Evaluation of WWW search engines and electronic citation styles will also be covered.

Technical Recommendations:

The following is a conservative list of recommendations for using Blackboard

• Platform: Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT, or ME; MacOS 9 or MacOS X
• Hardware: 64 MB of RAM, 1 G of free disk space
• Software: Microsoft Word & PowerPoint,  Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Browser: Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox JavaScript & Cookies must be enabled.
• Modem: 56 K

You will need to have prior Internet and E-mail experience before you take this course.  If you do not have access to a computer, you may use the Academic Computing Center or Library during their operating hours.  The resources in these labs meet the course resource requirements and there is technical support available.

You may now order your books online through the Santa Ana College Bookstore at: http://www.donbookstore.com/

Withdrawal Date:
If you wish to withdraw and receive a refund for registration and/or textbooks, you must withdraw by Friday, September 5, 2008.