Being in the library, we might as well use it

We need to discuss the meeting calendar: next week, 10-27, I need to be in St. Paul during class time while you guys will use the day for interviewing and the posting of interviews, as well as reviewing all other interviews from classmates.

today: After a brief class discussion...

1. Organize into in groups of 4: women and men, culturally diverse; here.
1.1 Each member creates a post "Library Research Assistance" for their own part of the task and all other group elements prepared today.
1.2 Group members look at their web-site and divide the tasks for presentation. Develop one presentation per group and make sure to copy that entire presentation to every group member's blog later.
1.3 By the end of today, we want to have facilitated research of any topics enabling you to better research about countries and cultures of your interviewees, including reporting of the process and interview content. Remember to cite your sources!
1.4 Besides using the on-line info, you have to find at least two books in the library that relate directly to your topic. Check the book out and show it during your presentation. Explain why you brought it to class. Be sure to write the bibliographical information from those two books into your blog post. "Today, we also introduced the books ... because ..."
Format: pick either MLA, APA, Chicago.

2, Be prepared to present your topic in class today, beginning at 19:30.

Objective: Select examples from the web-resources found and relate how they can be used and what they can deliver. In case of "Citation Styles" you may want to pick two and introduce them explaining their purpose, and where they are required and expected.

2. Open to the Research Assistance in the Library menu

Group 1 prepares for presentation "Research Basics"

Group 2 prepares for presentation "Subject Guides"

Group 3 prepares for presentation "Course Guides"

Group 4 prepares for presentation "RefWorks" (must create a new id to use)

Group 5 prepares for presentation "Citation Styles"

Group 6 prepares for presentation "Reference Sources"

Each member of the group needs to study and prepare one aspect of the topic. Assign who will do what. Post the information on each others blogs: each member will link to each post from other group members that pertain to this task. That means that we could access any member's blog and find there all group elements in the new student post "Library Research Assistance- group #____; topic: ___" .
Start: 17:30
Finish 19:30, then review presentation by all groups

PS You may wonder why we would include "Course Guides" here. The list of courses taught may link to our topic, though, as in the example of CMST 212, where the syllabus offers access to topics and resources not only in interpersonal communication, but also intercultural communication. A topic that might interest you... so check all other courses and see what might connect to Global Communications. I would not suggest looking in Electrical Engineering or Biology. But Mass Communications, Speech, Sociology, Foreign Languages, English, and many others, may contain useful information.