Wikipedia talk:Education program archive/Algonquin College/LIB2002 Reference I (Fall 2014)/Timeline
Timeline[edit]
Week 1 – Sept 2
- Introduction to Reference & using the Library Catalogue
- Exercise 1
- Wikipedia work - due week 2
- Read: “Welcome to Wikipedia Brochure” (on Blackboard)
- Read: “The Five Pillars of Wikipedia” at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Five_pillars
- Set up a Wikipedia account and user name
Week 2 –Sept 9
- Steps in conducting research
- Research project
- Types of Reference Sources
- Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
- Exercise 2
- Editing in Wikipedia
- Read by week 3: “Evaluating Wikipedia article quality” on Blackboard
Week 3- Sept 16
- Orientation event! ::Tour of the new Beaverbrook branch, Ottawa Public Library
Week 4 – Sept 23
- Reference Policy
- Handbooks and Almanacs
- MLA style and other styles
- Exercise 3
- Wikipedia work due by week 4
- Create user page and add name to course page list of students. Hand in User name and marking template
Week 5 – Sept 30
- Assignment 1 Due today– post to Wikipedia Sandbox
- Reference Statistics
- Directories and Bibliographies
- Exercise 4
Week 6 – Oct 7
- RUSA Policies
- Information Literacy and Bibliographic instruction
- Reference questions for technology
Week 7 –– Oct 14
- Customer Service
- Midterm review
Week 8 – Oct 21
- Mid-term exam
Week 9 – Oct 28
- Evaluation of reference tools
- Indexes - Print/Newspapers & Electronic
- Exercise 5
Week 10 - Nov 4
- Assignment 2 due today
- Biographical and Geographical Sources
- Exercise 6
- Wikipedia work
- Review TWO students postings on Wikipedia.
- Provide helpful suggestions for improvement and catch any spelling/typing errors.
- Choose students that do not have many comments already.
Week 11 –– Nov 11 – Class will begin at 12:00pm
- Reference Interview
Week 12 – Nov 18
- Reference Interview continued
- Exercise 7
Week 13 – Nov 25
- Readers Advisory
- Exercise 8
Week 14 – Dec 2
- Virtual Reference
- Final Review
- Exercise 9
Week 15 – Dec 9
- Final Exam