Course Description and Goals

Welcome! Library 100 is a one-unit online course designed to help you learn library and information research skills using resources in the Orange Coast College Library, other libraries, and online. The goal is to support information literacy and lifelong learning.

Library 100 Syllabus

Contact Information

Faculty: Vinta Oviatt, M.S., M.A. Office: Library, Room 217 Office Hours: Wednesdays, 10-11am or make an appointment Office Phone: (714) 432-5885 ext. 21057 Email: voviatt@occ.cccd.edu Faculty Web Page: http://occonline.occ.cccd.edu/online/voviatt Library Reference Desk Phone: (714) 432-5900 - during library open hours

Textbook and Materials

• The College Student’s Research Companion, 4th edition, by Arlene Rodda Quaratiello, NY: Neal-Schuman, 2007, ISBN# 978-1-55570-588-6, is available for purchase in the college bookstore. A copy is also available in the library at the circulation desk as a reserve book (two hours in-library use only).
• The handouts, exercises, quizzes, final exam and other materials are available for downloading through Blackboard. But the handouts are also available in the library at the librarian’s reference desk and available for downloading from the library’s instruction web page.

Attendance, Participation, and Student Responsibility

• This is an online course; there are no regularly-scheduled class meetings.
• This class will be offered in two sections each semester. The first section starts at the beginning of the semester and runs 16 weeks. The second section begins in the middle of the semester and runs 8 weeks. The amount of work for each section is the same, regardless of the length of the class.
• This course is offered on a PASS/NO PASS basis. A minimum of 16 hours of work is required to complete this course for credit. You must successfully complete the required course work by the deadlines to stay enrolled in or to receive credit for the course.
• The coursework includes: Discussion; exercises; quizzes; a final project (a Works Cited sheet); and a final examination.
• Students are expected to refrain from acts of academic dishonesty, and procedures for dealing with any violation of academic honesty will be followed.

Student Learning Outcomes

When you have completed this course, you will be able to:

• Identify the variety and formats of potential resources for library and information research, which may include knowing the difference between popular and scholarly resources.
• Retrieve library and information resources in the library or online using a variety of search strategies.
• Evaluate library and information resources critically for authority, timeliness, relevancy, and objectivity versus bias.
• Cite library and information resources according to the MLA, APA or other styles and understand why correct citation of these resources helps to avoid plagiarism.
• Understand the ethics of accessing and using library and information resources.