Special Library Session This Friday, 8/30

Just a head's up: this Friday, we're going to meet in section first, then walk over to the Davidson Library together.  We have an appointment with Sally Weimer, an academic librarian, in Room 1575.  She was kind enough to put together an individualized instructional session for us, so I have a feeling that this is going to be an incredibly useful visit.  Fingers are crossed.

For next week's blog, I want you to post your reaction to Dr. Don Lubach's presentation in the IV Theatre this past Tuesday night as well as this visit to the Davidson Library with Sally Weimer.  

Some questions for consideration:

• Did you also love Dr. Lubach's presentation?  If so, what made it so great?  What made it standout?  How did he connect with you and bring the material to life?  (Chance are, you'll be giving a fair share of presentations throughout college -- it's never too early to take some tips from the vets.)
• What did you take away from the library visit?  What do you know NOW about finding sources and/or navigating the library that you hadn't before?  Be specific!
• One more special request: in this week's blog post, I'd like you to add a picture.  There are no rules or requirements for the picture -- whatever helps to capture your blog post is fair game.  The way to add a picture using Blogger is by selecting the photograph-looking icon (next to the movie/director icon) that's right above your blank blog document.  I want you to do this for two reasons: (1) to give your blog some aesthetic flair and (2) to build up your tech-savvy chops.

Also, don't forget to blog about your visits to UCSB-sponsored events.  You need to attend four in order to receive credit for this course.  Each new visit should be its own post.  The summer session is rapidly winding down, so please stay on top of this!

Recap

For next week:

Blog post #1

• Reflect on the librarian's talk from this past week's lecture
• Share your thoughts about our visit to Career Counseling
• As always, if you're "hurting for words," you can react to anything that we discussed during our class. 

Blog post #2

• Download, read, and reflect on the two plagiarism articles that are listed at eres.library.ucsb.edu   (Makes sure to try different browsers!!!  Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer... not all of them work.)
• What'd you learn?  What surprised you?  What was most interesting?  What seems to be the most difficult part of understanding this?  
• (We went over the steps of how to access these articles as well as the password in class.  Missed class?  Think about what we've been going over: be resourceful.)

The two blogs posts are due by Tuesday, and your response to a classmate's blog post is due by Wednesday.

Thanks for the hard work.

Z

IV Theater Seating Chart

Some of you couldn't find me last week because you "couldn't find the dude with the long hair."  Sadly, that'll happen from time to time -- sometimes I wear it up, sometimes I wear it down.   Nevertheless, no matter what my hair/face/clothes/shoes look like each Tuesday, this chart will provide a foolproof way of finding me.  I'll up in the very front, on the right side, hopefully among the rest of you.

Each week, I'll pass around a sign-in sheet to track attendance.  If it doesn't get around to you, don't sweat it -- I'll hang around for at least 5 minutes afterwards.  

Majors/Minors Academic Fair

This upcoming Monday, August 19 from 3-4, there's a Majors/Minors Academic Fair on the "San Nicolas lawn."  Check out the pic below for its whereabouts.  

Attendance is mandatory and you each need to chat with three representatives.  During your talk, take some notes so you'll be able to blog about (1) who you talked to, (2) what you learned, and (3) any other random thoughts on the experience.  I'd like you to publish your blog post later that same day.

As always, try to have fun with it and good luck!

"How to Set Up a Blog" Link

Here’s a link to how to set up your blog (click “link”). 

Greetings!

Greetings and welcome to UCSB! 

I’m Zack and I’ll be your TA for INT 95 – The Modern Research University.  That’s a good thing—we’re going to have fun, talk about what we’re going through, and figure it all out together.  That’s why I set up this blog.  I wanted to create a space where we could share our thoughts with one another.    

Please follow the steps that I’ve outlined in the “How to Set Up a Blog” document.  Once everybody has created their website and I have all of our web addresses, I’ll post your blog sites so that we can check them out.  

And hey—have fun with this.  Express yourself.  Let your voice be heard.

Z