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LIBI 103: Researching in the Digital Age

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Course Description

From catalog: This course focuses on library research strategies for effectively locating and evaluating information on the Internet. Core topics are designing and performing successful search strategies, evaluating online information using critical thinking skills, identifying the ethical and legal aspects of using online sources, and citing sources using a standard documentation style. 

From Instructor: Learning how to research is a skill critical to your success in college and beyond. As you are working in all your courses, instructors expect you to be able to find relevant, current, academically respected information on subjects within the discipline you are studying. They also expect you to evaluate information and integrate it effectively into your research projects and presentations.
These research skills can also be applied to other areas of your professional and personal life where you find yourself doing research. Whether you are aware of it or not, you’re constantly doing research in your own life. This class works to make you an even more proficient online researcher.

Meet Your Instructor 

Jaki King, MLIS

I graduated from the Art Institute of Portland with a Bachelors of Science in Digital Media Production and then got my Masters of Library Science from Emporia State University. Before my position of Santa Ana College as the Distance Education Librarian I worked at Clark Community College and Washington State University, both in Vancouver, Washington. I've also worked at Portland State University as a Library Instruction TA and for Artemis Arts as a Content Curator. I've been a freelance researcher going on three years and some of my clients include graphic novel writers, Greg Rucka, Jen Van Meter, Kelly Sue DeConnick and Matt Fraction. 

In my spare time I enjoy gardening, hiking, reading, watching weird scifi television and writing letters to my friends in Portland. 

Required Materials

There is NO required textbook for this course. I will be providing all necessary readings and videos to you at no charge. However, if you want to go above and beyond and wish to learn more about this topic than is in this course I will provide you with information on how to do that. These books will be placed on "Course Reserve" at the Nealley Library circulation desk as well as available to buy through Amazon for a reasonable price. ONCE again, these are not required to succeed in this course. I am only letting you know about them in case you wish to learn more.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
1. Design and perform successful search strategies
2. Evaluate online information using critical thinking skills
3. Identify the ethical, economic, social, and legal aspects of finding and using online sources
 

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