L623 Information in the Humanities
Summer 2007Tuesday &Thursday 9:00-12:00
LI 036

Angela Courtney
ancourtn@indiana.edu
E1060 Herman B Wells Library

This syllabus is subject to change.

    Topic
1 8 May

Overview of class responsibilities for students and instructor, overview of class syllabus. Introductions, discussion of class expectations.

General Sources in the Humanities
What are the Humanities??
Chapter 1 in Blazek and Aversa

Review assignments and deadlines
Sign up (1) Electronic resource (2) Journal Article

2 10 May

Classics of the Print Era
National Union Catalog, Readers Guide to Periodical Literature, Print Indexes, Microfilm sets
How do we use these, what do we do with them, and at what cost?

3 15 May

Philosophy Resources and Search Strategies
Philosophy resource list due
Journal article presentation

4 17 May

Religion Resources and Search Strategies
Religion resource list due
Journal article presentation

5 22 May

Full-Text Electronic Resources

6 24 May

Fine Arts Resources and Search Strategies
Fine Arts resource list due
Journal article presentation

7 29 May

No Classtime off to work on Pathfinders and final Projects

8 31 May

Pathfinder Presentations
***Pathfinders due***

9 5 June

Performing Arts Resources and Strategies
Performing Arts resource list due
Journal article presentation

10 7 June

Literature Resources and Search Strategies
Literature resource list due
Journal article presentation

11 12 June

WORKSHOP FOR FINAL PROJECTS
Catch up on any remaining discussions
Discuss the eventual JOB SEARCH

12 14 June

Syllabus Presentations