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FIGA 5600/4600 
ABBREVIATED WEB INSTITUTE SCHEDULE
Sunday, August 27 - Tuesday, August 29, 2006

AN UPDATED COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT
WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE WEB INSTITUTE.

ATTENDANCE FOR ALL DAYS OF THE WEB INSTITUTE
IS REQUIRED BY SLIS POLICY.  SEE POLICY:
 http://www.unt.edu/slis/viatheweb/web_institute_attendance_policy.htm


Students not in compliance with this policy may be asked to drop the course.
 

This schedule is subject to change; but probably won't!
 

Students are strongly encouraged to order the
course textbooks in advance directly from publishers. 

For more complete information, including information on textbooks, visit:
http://courses.unt.edu/efiga/FACULTYPAGE/SLIS5600SyllabusInformationPage.htm
 

WEB INSTITUTE VENUES:

  • Classroom Work in Room 43/47 in the Gateway Center

  • Daytime Lab Work in Room 141 in the Gateway Center

  • Monday night event in Room 201 in The School of Library and Information Sciences, Information Sciences Building

  • SLIS Lab Open until 10 p.m. daily in Room 205C in The School of Library and Information Sciences, Information Sciences Building

*Breaks and the timing of the scheduled activities are adjustable based on student needs.

Interactive Campus Map:
http://www.unt.edu/pais/map/campusmap.htm

SUNDAY, AUGUST 27 ACTIVITY
8:00 a.m. BREAKFAST BUFFET PROVIDED
Check-in, Photographs taken for course Website
9:00 a.m. Formal Welcome and Introduction of Faculty and Students / Introduction Student Profile Activity / Class Culture / Sign and Submit Plagiarism Agreement / Student Contact Information Form
10:45 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. Lecture:  Introduction to Information Access and Retrieval.  
Overview of the Course / WEBCT Overview: Icon Pages, Email, Chat, Discussion Forums, Assignments, Course Calendar, etc.
12:30 p.m. LUNCH ON YOUR OWN 
Bookstore run if necessary
1:45 p.m.

Lecture:  History and Types of Information Services
2:45 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m. WEBCT Overview continued.

DEMONSTRATIONS:  DropBox Demonstration, Students Complete Online Student Contact Information Form, Prepare Word Document with Student Profile and Upload Form Using the DropBox,  look around course WebCT site.
5:00 P.M. DINNER ON YOUR OWN
Student time / Library and Lab Time / Reading Time
HOMEWORK: READ CHAPTERS 13, 17, 18 CHAPTERS IN TEXT (or if you get the book prior to the institute, read them at home.)
MONDAY, AUGUST 28 ACTIVITY
8:00 a.m. BREAKFAST ON YOUR OWN
Lecture: Types of Sources
9:00 a.m. Lecture: Criteria for Evaluation of Sources / Electronic Tools (Quest and Resource Evaluation Tools) Demo
10:00 a.m. Break
10: 15 a.m. Lectures:  Dictionaries  / Constructing Queries / Key Terms (using Dictionary Information Quests)

More demonstrations.
12:00 noon LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
1:00 p.m. Online Library Orientation, Finding Electronic Resources, etc.
2:45 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m. LAB:  Online Library Services / Find and print one article from Ebsco Host / Dictionaries and Encyclopedia Evaluation and Information Quests Work Time
5:00 p.m. Break
6:00 p.m. SLIS OPEN HOUSE DINNER ROOM 201 INFORMATION SCIENCES BUILDING AND LIBRARY TRIVIA WITH VALUABLE PRIZES!
Open Lab Time in SLIS 205C to work on Information Quests or you may visit the Libraries to work on resource evaluations.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 29 ACTIVITY
8:00 a.m. BREAKFAST ON YOUR OWN
Lecture:  Search and Retrieval Strategies
9:00 a.m. Lecture: Reference Interviewing
10:00 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. Stump the Professor and Reference Interviewing Activity / Searching Tips
11: 45 a.m. LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
1: 00 p.m. Lecture: Users and Patterns of Information Seeking
Lecture: User Studies and User Information Needs
2:15 p.m. Break
2: 30 p.m. Discussion: Professional Ethics
3:00 p.m. Break
3:15 p.m. Final Review of tools, repeat demos as requested by students, expectations, tips, tricks, and how to succeed in this course discussion.
4:30 p.m. Course Evaluations/ Final Questions / Wrap-up / Farewells