Geog. 207 Lab Sheet (January 13, 1999)

Date: Jan. 13, 1999 || Your Name:____________________________

Resource Skills Lab Sheet #2 (Geog. 207, Winter '99):

Demonstration of Information Resource Skills

(http://faculty.washington.edu/krumme/207/99/lab2.html)

This form has been developed in collaboration between G.Krumme and A.Zald and is, in part based on principles contained in earlier work by A.Zald, T.Nyerges and G.Krumme, supported by an Allen Grant (UW Libraries) and in preparation for the Geography Collaboratory.

ASK FOR HELP WHENEVER NEEDED!!
Make a copy for your own Notebook before you submit this Lab Sheet.

A. Your Internet Account (E-mail & Web)

CHECK

(1) Check whether your 207 page has been connected to the 207-membership list. If you have not done so yet, please activate your "public_html" directory now. Ask for help or the appropriate instructional handout.	(1)
(2) Which section in the "Electronic Survival Guide" might be most helpful for you at this time (January 13)? (http://faculty.washington.edu/krumme/esurvival.html) .	(2)
(3) If you want to move into the HTML environment already and are ready for installing a "table of contents" into your 207 subdirectory, here is a template	(3)

Selection of Book Chapter, Journal Article or Internet Document for Review.

B. Library & Library Data Bases

(1) Which book, article or document have you selected for your review and to represent your field of interests? \| Title: (Please also place the complete reference/citation into a new Web-file in your 207 subdirectory, called "review" or "review.html") . .	(1)
(2) Run a search each in one or more library data bases using combinations of two or more keywords or phrases related to your interests.
(a) Keywords used:	(2a)
(b) How did you link your keywords (i.e. which "Connectors" [or "Boolean Operators"] did you use)? [Here is another Boolean Search site!] .	(2b)
(3) Send the most useful looking references to your E-mail account for future use! Do you know how to do that? Yes \| No	(3)

C. Internet Search [ http://faculty.washington.edu/krumme/internet/search.html]

(1) Use a search engine of your choice for a search of the WWW with the help of multiple key words.	(1)
(a) Which keywords are you using?	(a)
(b) How did you link your keywords (i.e. which "Connectors" [or "Boolean Operators"] did you use)? .	(b)
(c) Which combination of keywords and connector(s) yields the best results? .	(c)
(d) Which Search Engine has become your favorite?:	(f)

D. Document Credentials & Critique [http://faculty.washington.edu/krumme/guides/dreview.html#elit]

(1) Identify some criteria which you plan to use to evaluate the credibility and quality of the document(s) (books, articles and/or electronic documents) which you will select for tomorrow or for your project later this quarter:

1. 3.

2. 4.

Other:

(1)

E. Other Project-Related Tasks: [http://faculty.washington.edu/krumme/207/project207/index.html]

(1) Which is your favorite objective for developing a "field of interest" in this class? . .	(1)
(2) Find 2 promising references for your field of interest in one of the "Resource Lists" or elsewhere
(a):	(2a)
(b):	(2b)
(3) Find an interesting cover story in Business Week. Go to: 207 CoverPage then to "Where to look?"; then to Business Week (blinking) under "Popular Magazines". Title & Date:	(3)
(4) Which other source (Information Source Category) from this "Where to Look" list might you find useful for your project? .	(4)

F. Final Communication: Please Give Us Your Constructive Feedback!

(1) Click here and contribute your comments and Lab-related suggestions (Have you had enough time at the computer? Did you get enough and appropriate assistance? etc..	(1)
(2) Well done! Congratulations! Now, do you remember what "GeoBase" was all about? Have you reviewed/checked your Quiz #1 answers against the Glossary?	(2)