Date: Feb 10, 1997 || Due: Wed, Feb 12 || Your Name:____________________________


Resource Skills Lab Sheet #3 (Geog. 207, Winter '97):

Demonstration of Library, Internet & Research Skills

(http://faculty.washington.edu/krumme/207/skillcheck3.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.

12:30-1:00 General Computer Use
1:00-1:30 Groups 1-9 meet in Backroom:
Group Consultations with Anne Zald & Krumme
Groups 10-15 meet in Computer Room
Work on Lab Sheet and/or Web Site
1:30-2:00 Groups 1-9 meet in Computer Room
Work on Lab Sheet and/or Web Site
Groups 10-15 meet in Backroom:
Group Consultations with Anne Zald & Krumme
2:00-2:20 General Computer Use

A. Unfinished Business & House-Keeping

CHECK

(1) Are you confident that your L.Q. was correctly set up and calculated? YES | NO (1)
(2) How is the nature of the "Case Study" explained in the Project Description?

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(3) Please Identify the Tentative Title for your Case Study (as different from your "Concentration"):

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(4) Will this case study become a "Research Report", a "Plan", or a (Service-Learning) "Journal"? (please encircle!) (4)
(5) What help do you anticipate you might need to pursue your case study: (please encircle) Identifying Topic | Finding Conceptual Resources | Finding Empirical Resources | Analysis of Case (Deriving useful Insights from Case) | Technical Help with Preparing Final Product & Presentation | Other____________ | (5)
(6) Would you seriously consider developing your case study on your own Web site if you would get the necessary help? Yes || No || If "No" why not?

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(7) Which section in the "Electronic Survival Guide" might be most helpful for you at this time (February 10)? (/~krumme/esurvival.html)
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(8) When will you be able to see me to discuss your concentration, your case study plans and your other contributions to Geog.207? Here are some appointment times. There will be more later (you will have to ckeck this site). Please confirm by E-mail and mark your calendar. Group-work reviews are also encouraged.
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B. Library & Internet Data Bases

The objective of the following searches is to try to convince you that you may find important leads and insights about your case study from sources which are NOT dealing with your case directly but with similar or related cases which have been researched already and elsewhere. Do consider to include GeoBase in your search!
(1) find a reference which deals with a topic which is geographically close to your case study which might shed light on your issues without directly dealing with your topic. | Title:
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(2) find a reference which deals with an economic activity or facet which is close to yours without being concerned with the same geographic context of your case study: | Title:
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(3) find a reference which, in terms of conceptual approach and/or research methods comes as close to your problem as possible without dealing exactly with the same economic activity or facet. | Title:
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(4) find a reference which in terms of format, size, way of presentation, degree of difficulty or sophistication, kinds of resources used (not necessarily all of these) comes as close as reasonably possible to what you might be able to do. | Title:
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(5) Send these references to your E-mail account for future use! (5)

C. Final Communication: Please Give Us Your 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? Was your computer-mate cooperative? etc.. (1)
(2) Well done! Congratulations! Feel free to relocate yourself to a GeoBase Terminal if you feel that that data base will yield better literature references for your needs. (2)
February 1997; Return to: Agenda for 6th Week || Geography 207 [econgeog@u.washington.edu]