EIS Week 1-4 Fall 1999

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Electronic Information Sources -- JOMC 50
Fall 1999 Schedule
Watch the online edition of this schedule for new notes or links every week, especially before lab sessions.
Note: All projects are due at the beginning of class on the assigned day.
This schedule is subject to change as the Web continues to evolve and change.

Week 1

Date	Topic	Assignment
Wed., Aug. 18	Welcome to JOMC 50 -- Electronic Information Sources Introduction to the course and the JOMC 50 Team	Computer experience survey. If you don't have an email account, create one at any UNC computer lab, the ATN (Academic Technology and Networks) Help Desk at 300 Wilson Library, or go to the ATN's UserID Services.
Week 1 Labs	NO LABS THIS WEEK.	Buy your copy of DTE from Copytron and bring to class starting Mon., Aug. 23.

Week 2

Date	Topic	Assignment
Mon., Aug. 23	The Evolution of the Computer A Map of the Internet Video shots of the class	Read the DTE Section 4: What are Keywords? (pp 77-98). Buy a 3.5" disk before next lab. You will need at least one disk to store your work for this course. The best kind to buy is an IBM-formatted 2HD disk, because it will work on most of the computers on campus. See About Computer Disks.
Wed., Aug. 25	Rita Moss's Finding Business Info Identifying flagship companies	Due Date for Treasure Hunt: Wed., Sept. 29. Read the DTE Section 4: What are Keywords? (pp 77-98), including the Research Topic Triangle. The Importance of Information: What is information anyway? And defining the "Information Age."
Week 2 Labs	Introduction of lab sessions Using PCs What is a browser? Tips for using Netscape Communicator Formatting a disk Search Tips for the UNC-CH library catalog Hands on -- learn how to: 1. Do online research and take "E-notes" on the PC with SimpleText or Microsoft Word. 2. Fingers and Signatures: Creating your .sig file.	Labs for 8/23 to 8/27 WELCOME TO YOUR FIRST LAB If you have not used a PC before, please read Windows 95/98 Getting Started, which can be found on pages 12-20 in the DTE (Dead Tree Edition), are designed to accompany ATN's free Short Courses, which are highly recommended if you have time. These publications can be printed from the Web, and are also available as handouts from ATN at 402 Hanes Hall or 300 Wilson Library. If you are new to using computers at UNC, also get a copy of ATN's Computing in the Humanities handout, or see the Web version. If you have computer and a modem, you also should read ATN's Connecting to UNC-CH via Modem. Important: We're sorry, but Carroll Hall rules say no food or drink in the computer labs, not even if you bring enough for everyone. HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT BY NEXT WEEK'S LAB: Read pp. 1-99 in DTE

Week 3

Date	Topic	Assignment
Mon., Aug. 30	What are Library of Congress Subject Headings? Characteristics of LCSH (Library of Congress Subject Headings) Importance of Keywords, Boolean, Proximity Operators	DTE pp 21-58: Internet introduction, Web browsing, clients and servers. Read CNET's list of the 20 most popular questions about the Internet -- and the corresponding answers -- to help you understand the basic principles of the Internet.
Wed., Sept. 1	Govt: in class demo Finding gov't resources	DTE pp 21-58: Internet Essentials (3B). Website of the Day:Government: Them Biggest Resource of Them All. Get acquainted with these Websites: Where government and business meet: EDGAR (Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval) and SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) documents. Get acquainted with these Websites: Business publications online: Information Access Company's database InfoTrac. Additionally: International Business Resources and Business Information Sources.
Week 3 Labs		Labs for 8/30 to 9/3 WELCOME TO YOUR SECOND LAB DTE pp 59-76: What is a .signature file? Netiquette quiz This week's reading was 1-99 in DTE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT BY NEXT WEEK'S LAB: Read pp. 99-145 in DTE

Week 4

Date	Topic	Assignment
Mon., Sept. 6 - Labor Day (no class)
Wed., Sept. 8	Web Search 101 Website of the day: The Death of Diana As Depicted on the Web Citation style What is the Internet? What is the the World Wide Web ("WWW" or "Web" for short)? Online Campus Directory ATN's Index of Online Services Campus uses of the Web: UNC-CH Student Store Cam The Ram Computer Shop Online Student Services: Personal UNC-CH Virtual Registrar: RegWeb
Week 4 Labs	E-DATABASE SEARCHING	Labs for 9/7 to 9/13 WELCOME TO YOUR THIRD LAB This week's reading was 99-145 in DTE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT BY NEXT WEEK'S LAB: Read pp. 145- 152 and 269-272 Web Search 101 and search engines Electronic Databases at UNC Government information on the Web Electronic Databases p. 113-152 Government online resources p. 99-112 DTE pp 78-86: UNC Libraries online Questions about the Web and Using Lynx at UNC-CH. 1. Use Netscape and telnet to reach the library. Search Tips for the UNC-CH library catalog The JOMC 50 Treasure Hunt

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08/25/99
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