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ver 2-16-05
Before the start: what
you need to have and know, and how to get it
Course prerequisites
Prerequisite courses:
none.
Courses in the Master of Library and Information Science program are organized
around six themes in the field of library and information science: human-interaction;
organization of information; information access; information systems; management;
and information and society. Six lead courses, one in each area, form the foundation
of the curriculum and offer general knowledge of the major principles and issues
of the field. Principles of Searching is the lead course for the theme information
access. BUT: this course is a pre- or co-requisite for a number of other courses
Communication
requirements:
- You must
have a Rutgers University Computing Services (RUCS) email account (NetID).
This is necessary for access to Rutgers Libraries and for Rutgers communication.
You should received it at registration. But, just in case, if you do not
have it yet, you can obtain the account from http://oit.rutgers.edu/services/account/quick.html.
For students the domain is eden. Help contacts: help desk at 732-445-HELP,
or email help@nbcs.rutgers.edu.
- However,
for course communication you can use any other email account that includes
capability of handling file attachments (AOL, Earthlink etc.).
- But whether
you use Rutgers, AOL, or some other ISP, please make sure that you register
your email address with the University at http://www.nbcs.rutgers.edu/services/communicating/email-overview.php
- You can have
full access to resources in Rutgers University Libraries (RUL) by using
your Rutgers NetID. For detail instructions, at http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/
follow the links from How do I....? In particular see ...connect
from home? However, for other services (borrowing, interlibrary loan
etc.) you must have a RUL card (with barcode as User ID) and password.
To register with RUL go to http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/forms/reg_pin.shtml.
- To access
searching on DialogWeb (http://www.dialogweb.com/),
you must have a DIALOG account obtained for the semester from the instructor.
But you may access tutorials and other information directly at http://training.dialog.com/tours/
without the account.
- To access
other online services, you will obtain other accounts for the semester from
the instructor.
Before (and during)
the course, other bare necessities:
- eCollege:
Please take the eCollege student tutorial before the course. The Student
tutorial is listed on your personal student homepage. To access it, click
on "Exit Course" at the bottom of the page. Then click on the
"Student Tutorial" on your home page. Follow the instructions.
Good luck! e College is intuitive to some extent only. Thus, tutorial and
practice are a necessity.
- Email
(this falls in the "of course" category, but it needs repeating):
Make sure you are comfortable in handling of email, including attachments,
and using listservs. Bootcamp tutorials, listed below, tell you all
about email at Rutgers. Here is a general guide: http://www.learnthenet.com/english/section/email.html
- Word
& PowerPoint (another "of course"): Being comfortable
in using Word (or a Word-compatible processor) is a necessity. So is PowerPoint
- the lectures are in PowerPoint. Electric Teacher has tutorials at: http://www.electricteacher.com/index.html.
Purdue Writing Lab has instructions for downloading PowerPoint at http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/pp/instruct.htm
- Basic
computer operations: if you are not yet versatile, please take MLIS
tutorials as listed below.
- Basic
Internet operations: includes logins, file transfers, downloading. Here
is a tutorial by a librarian: http://library.albany.edu/internet/.
- Basics
about the Web: For tutorial see: http://www.webteacher.org/windows.html.
- Use of
Rutgers University Libraries: Learning
tools for students: http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/lib_instruct/instruct_tutorials.shtml
- Rutgers
computing services for students:
Here are links to various computing sites: http://www.eden.rutgers.edu/index.php.
Software that you can download free as student (NetID needed) including
anti-virus protection at https://software.rutgers.edu/?redirect=%2Fsearch%2Findex.php
- myRutgers:
"the new personal, customizable, portal to Rutgers University.
myRutgers helps make online services and information both faster and easier
for you to find and manage." (NetID needed). Includes many services
and channels at https://my.rutgers.edu/portal/
A
must: MLIS bootcamp tutorials: Go to: http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~ruasis/bootcamps/.
Created by MLIS students for "MLIS students on some of the many technical
skills that they will need in order to have a successful school year."
These guides and tutorials cover topics of direct interest to you, including
computing at SCILS, use of Rutgers email and computing services, use of
Rutgers Libraries, file management on your computer, and more. |
The required competencies
could be gained and sharpened through MLIS and Rutgers tutorials, as well as
other online tutorials as found on, for instance, at http://www.refdesk.com/factbeg.html.
There are many others - since this is a searching class, can you find any and
recommend to your classmates? Please review your competencies through these
tutorials! These topics will NOT be covered in the course, but the
lectures, assignments, and exercises will be based on the assumption that you
can handle these basics.