Instruction sheets for Fall 2009

Using Blackboard (551)

Using Blackboard (730)

Accessing Blackboard

WebEx test meeting instructions 551

WebEX test meeting instructions 730

WebEX information for 551

Fall 2009 Classes

I would like all students in 551 and 730 to participate in one of these tests of WebEx videoconferencing. Ideally you should connect from the computer and Internet connection that you will be using to connect when class formally starts. Please email me bateman@cua.edu with your preferred email address and test date and time you have selected. I will then email you an invitation to the test meeting.

Below is a list of additional test meeting times, anyone in LSC551, CLSC551 or LSC730 can sign up for a meeting:

Friday, Sept. 4, 8 to 9 pm
Saturday, Sept. 5, 5 to 6 pm
Sunday, Sept. 6, 4 to 5 pm

For those who need to sign up for a test WebEx meeting please let me know your preferred email address and the time that you would like to sign up for. If you cannot make any of these times please let me know and I will set up a time with you individually.

LSC 551.1 Organization of Information

• Syllabus
• First lectures
  • Introduction: What is information?
  • Terminology in chapters 1 and 2)
• First assignment
• Link to Blackboard 8
  • If you are enrolled for this course in Cardinal Station you are enrolled in the blackboard course.
• Use your CUA network user name and password to log on to Blackboard
• Your CUA network user name and password are the same as your CUA email user name and password
• The course will start Sept. 2 or 3 on Blackboard
• This is class will be a blend of video-enabled synchronous and online asynchronous class meetings. Synchronous class meetings will be held on Tuesdays 9/8, 9/22, 10/13, 10/27, 11/17 from 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm and Sunday 12/6 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm


• CLSC 551.4 Organization of Information

• Syllabus
• First lectures
  • Introduction: What is information?
  • Terminology Chapters 1 and 2
• First assignment
• Link to Blackboard 8
  • If you are enrolled for this course in Cardinal Station you are enrolled in the blackboard course.
  • Use your CUA network user name and password to log on to Blackboard
  • Your CUA network user name and password are the same as your CUA email user name and password
• The course will start Sept. 5 on Blackboard
• The course has 2 required in person meetings from 1:30 to 3:30 at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church (near the clarenden metro stop on the orange line, directions: http://www.stcharleschurch.org/map.php)
  • Saturday Sept. 12
  • Saturday Dec. 12
• This class will be a blend of video-enabled synchronous, in person and online asynchronous class meetings. Synchronous class meetings will be held on Saturdays 9/19, 10/10, 10/24, 11/21 from 4 pm to 6:30 pm.


• LSC 730 Use and Users of Libraries and information

• Syllabus some readings on this syllabus will be updated
• First Lecture notes
• This is class will be a blend of video-enabled synchronous and online asynchronous class meetings. Synchronous class meetings will be held on Monday 9/21, 9/28, 10/19, 11/2, 11/16, and Sunday 12/6 from 4:10pm to 6:40pm.
• Class will start on Blackboard on August 31.

 Research interests:

• End-user information seeking behavior
• End-user information behavior on the World Wide Web
• Assessment and measurement of end-user relevance evaluation behavior
• Scientific and scholarly communication
• Electronic publishing

Curriculum vita

      Cat pictures:

Marsie-- niece of Terra and Carey, new kitty arrived home Dec. 30, 2007

        Terra and Carey -- sisters (We are Tonkinese if you please)

• Terra
• Carey
• Tired kittens
• Hunters
• Busted

Percy      

• Sleepy Percy -- Official course "helper kitty"
• Percy awake
• Ahhhh
• Percy Q.
  Percy (his baby picture)
• Percy in his kitty shrub 11-03
• Tired Percy 11-03
  

Destiny

Flute: 

•  Judy and Joan playing the flute and cello