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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