Syllabus

(Subject to change)

DATE	TOPIC	WORK SCHEDULED	Homework/ DUE DATES
Tuesday, March 25 9 a.m.Library, Rm. 202	Introduction and expectations	Class policies and grading
Thursday, March 27 9 a.m.Library, Rm. 202	Evaluating information	In-class exercise1 10pts	Homework 1- Evaluating info 10 pts
Tuesday, April 1 9 a.m.Library, Rm. 202	The CSUB Catalog, classification, location	How to find books and other items in the library	Homework 2- 10 pts
Thursday, April 3 9 a.m.Library, Rm. 202	In-class exercise 2	Finding Books 10 pts
Tuesday, April 8 9 a.m.Library, Rm. 202	Other catalog resources	Finding materials in other libraries	Homework 3- Google Books 10
Thursday, April 10 9 a.m.Library, Rm. 202	In-class exercise 3	Getting books the library doesn't have 10 pts
Tuesday, April 15 9 a.m.Library, Rm. 202	Test	Test	TEST #1 30 pts
Thursday, April 17 9 a.m.Library, Rm. 202	Journal indexes Selecting a database	In class exercise 4	Homework 4
Tuesday, April 22 9 a.m.Library, Rm. 202	Journal indexes	Formulating searches
Thursday, April 24 9 a.m.Library, Rm. 202	Journal Indexes ASE	In class exercise 5	Homework 5
Tuesday, April 29 9 a.m.Library, Rm. 202	Journal Indexes	~~Other databases~~	class cancelled
Thursday, May 1 9 a.m.Library, Rm. 202	Other databases	In class exercise 6	Homework 6
Tuesday, May 6 9 a.m.Library, Rm. 202	News databases	Formulating searches for news	Searching for news articles 10 pts
Thursday, May 8 9 a.m.Library, Rm. 202	Test	Test	TEST #2
Tuesday, May 13 9 a.m.Library, Rm. 202	Locating statistics	Government Statistics and reports	Gov't docs
Thursday, May 15 9 a.m.Library, Rm. 202	In-class assignment 7	Statistics	Homework 7
Tuesday, May 20 9 a.m.Library, Rm. 202	Westlaw	Researching the law
Thursday, May 22 9 a.m.Library, Rm. 202	In-class exercise 8	Finding court cases	Homework 8
Tuesday, May 27 9 a.m.Library, Rm. 202	SOCIs	In-class exercise 9	Review Homework 9
Thursday, May 29 9 a.m.Library, Rm. 202	Final class	Final class	TEST #3