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There is no midterm nor final exam for this course. The class contains multiple in-class exercises, assignments and projects. Check course schedule for the due dates.

Note: Without proper excuse, late assignments would get 2 points deducted per day after the due day.

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I. Assignments: (50%)

The following assignments are done independently by individual students.

 

Assignments Percent
Assignment 1: Basic Search: Dialog and Factiva 10%
Assignment 2:  Advanced Search: Dialog Nested Search, Dialindex, and OneSearch 10%
Assignment 3: Domain Topic Search: Comparative Analysis of Search Interfaces and Vendor Results 20%
Assignment 4: Citation Search
10%

II. Projects and Participation: (50%)

  The following projects are done in teams (same team membership for two projects).

  1. Electronic Resource Librarian Interview Question Development Wiki Project: 12%

    For this project, you will work in teams (the same teams as your final case study project) to develop interview questions that will be used in your final case study project. You will use the class wiki page as the platform for your team discussion and submission of final questions.
     

    Details will be available on the project sheet.

     

  2. Electronic Resource Management in Libraries Case Study: 28%

    During the semester, you will work in teams to conduct a case study of a real library's approaches and strategies in managing electronic resources by examining the electronic resource offering via the library Website and conducting a phone interview with the electronic resource librarian.
     

    Details will be available on the project sheet.

     

  3. Class Participation and Presentation: 10%

III. Course Grading Scale

Grade Credit Score Range
A 4.0 95-100
A- 3.7 90-94
B+ 3.3 86-89
B 3.0 83-85
B- 2.7 79-82
C+ 2.3 75-78
C 2.0 71-74
C- 1.5 68-70
D 1.0 60-67
F 0 0-59
 


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