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Timeline

Week 1 – Sept 2

Introduction to Reference & using the Library Catalogue

Exercise 1

Wikipedia work - due week 2

Read: “Welcome to Wikipedia Brochure” (on Blackboard)

Read: “The Five Pillars of Wikipedia” at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Five_pillars

Set up a Wikipedia account and user name

Week 2 –Sept 9

Steps in conducting research

Research project

Types of Reference Sources

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

Exercise 2

Editing in Wikipedia

Read by week 3: “Evaluating Wikipedia article quality” on Blackboard

Week 3- Sept 16

Orientation event! ::Tour of the new Beaverbrook branch, Ottawa Public Library

Week 4 – Sept 23

Reference Policy

Handbooks and Almanacs

MLA style and other styles

Exercise 3

Wikipedia work due by week 4

Create user page and add name to course page list of students. Hand in User name and marking template

Week 5 – Sept 30

Assignment 1 Due today– post to Wikipedia Sandbox

Reference Statistics

Directories and Bibliographies

Exercise 4

Week 6 – Oct 7

RUSA Policies

Information Literacy and Bibliographic instruction

Reference questions for technology

Week 7 –– Oct 14

Customer Service

Midterm review

Week 8 – Oct 21

Mid-term exam

Week 9 – Oct 28

Evaluation of reference tools

Indexes - Print/Newspapers & Electronic

Exercise 5

Week 10 - Nov 4

Assignment 2 due today

Biographical and Geographical Sources

Exercise 6

Wikipedia work

Review TWO students postings on Wikipedia.

Provide helpful suggestions for improvement and catch any spelling/typing errors.

Choose students that do not have many comments already.

Week 11 –– Nov 11 – Class will begin at 12:00pm

Reference Interview

Week 12 – Nov 18

Reference Interview continued

Exercise 7

Week 13 – Nov 25

Readers Advisory

Exercise 8

Week 14 – Dec 2

Virtual Reference

Final Review

Exercise 9

Week 15 – Dec 9

Final Exam