LIS 407: Reference and Information Services Sergio Chaparro-Univazo, Instructor

Course Syllabus LIS 407-Summer 2008

"Reading Report ( The Big Dig):This report should be no longer than 20 pages (maximum, not minimum). The amount of reading should be substantial, say 10 or so articles or 10 chapters from various monographs or 3 or 4 monographs (these are only suggested numbers, depending on length, they could vary from 10 to 20), all chosen from the following topics listed below. You should choose a topic and begin to read ASAP. I am interested in knowing how you found the items to read [clearly, learning how to find information in this course should be brought to bear in your search], why you chose the ones you did read, and what you think of your reading. How you accomplish this assignment is entirely up to you, but I would suggest putting it in the form of an annotated bibliography. In the introduction you might cover the Why and the How. The annotations would contain the What. This is only a suggested ormat. You are free to develop your own format. Please, just remember that you are not doing a paper on the topic. You are merely reporting on your reading. Yes, you can use the first person. You could even use a ‘letter to a friend’ format." Details will be more thoroughly explained in class.