Jenny Presnell |
office hours |
279 King Library |
8-12, 6:30-10M, 8-5 T-F |
phone: 529-3937 |
Students will:
All readings will be placed on reserve.
Also recommended:
Exercises/Activities/Readings |
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Position paper on women’s issues and the Internet |
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Comparison paper on two web sites |
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Women’s Studies Web page (HTML) |
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Bibliography |
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Introduction and Course requirements. Women, language and the challenge of subject classification. Explore the structure of MiamiLink. |
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Finding women in books: using electronic catalogs
(SHERLOCK and OhioLink and Worldcat) and women as
subjects |
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Finding women in journals: planning a search and using
controlled vocabulary and Boolean Logic |
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Navigation of Electronic Indexes: Women’s issues in the
major electronic journal indexes and in special women’s
indexes. |
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Reference Resources and Evaluation of Sources |
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World Wide Web and the Internet: the basics |
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World Wide Web and the Internet: the basics con’t. |
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World Wide Web: women’s voices; women’s participation |
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World Wide Web: newsgroups, chat rooms and e-zines |
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World Wide Web: search engines |
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HTML |
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HTML |
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HTML |
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Discussion of course and |
Assignments are must be turned in at the beginning of the class
period in which they are due, unless prior arrangements have been
made with the instructor. Late assignments or papers will receive
half credit or a dedction of a grade level.