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Use of Information Sources
ILS 244W Unit 10
Fall 2009
November 2-9
NOTE: Please print a copy of this page and keep it nearby for ready reference.
UNIT 10 READING ASSIGNMENT
Read the lecture material.
After reading the lecture, complete Quiz 10.
UNIT 10 WRITING ASSIGNMENTS
DAILY THEMES - [Diaries and Journals]
For the next five days, keep a journal (in your own style or in the styles of other writers). Your entries should include at least four different types:
- a narration of an event
- a description of or reflection on a person or character
- an interesting conversation overhead and recorded
- an analysis of a book, play, film, dance, concert, or other event
- an analysis of a political event, whether national or international
- an original journal entry taken as notes toward a piece of fiction
- your transformation of item 6 (or another item above) into fiction
UNIT 10 RESOURCE GUIDE ASSIGNMENT
This week you are to identify and examine bibliographies in your area of study.
Give an overview of what kind of information is available in these resources and list specific sources and their call numbers (if in print) or URL (if on the Web); where appropriate, give notes on coverage of and how to use each resource.
UNIT 10 LECTURE
A bibliography is a list of sources (books, journals, websites, periodicals, etc.) one has used for researching a topic. Bibliographies are sometimes called "references" or "works cited" depending on the style format you are using. A bibliography usually just includes the bibliographic information (i.e., the author, title, publisher, etc.). Reference: The Owl at Purdue / Bibliographies
Some bibliographies are further enhanced to assist the the user by being classified or annotated or both.
A Classified Bibliography organizes sources in a meaningful arrangement, for example, by type of resource (books, articles, bibliographies, databases, etc.) or by topics within the subject of the bibliography.
Why bother to classify items in a bibliography? Without any classification scheme, items in a bibliography are organized alphabetically. For a bibliography of only a few items, may be quite satisfactory to the user. However, for a bibliography extending over many pages, it can be quite tedious for the user to scan through item after items trying to identify, for example, sources that might provide a general overview of the subject or souces that focused on a specific aspect of the subject. The classified bibliography is like an outline of the subject (or of the kinds of resources available on the subject) with lists of specific sources under each topic in the outline. Following are two examples of a classified bibliography. The first link takes you to the "outline" of the bibliography; you can then click on each topic to go to that portioin of the bibliography. The second link takes you to a single webpage: you can scroll down to see the topic headings and the items under each topic (notice this bibliography also contain an annotation about each item).
An Annotated Bibliography includes a summary and/or evaluation of each of the sources listed in the bibliography.
Why bother to write an annotation for each item in a bibliography?
Explore how to construct an annotated bibliography through these resources:
A bibliography should:
- fill a significant need (to justify compiling the bibliography)
- fill a gap in the available bibliographies (and not duplicate existing bibliographies without adding a unique contribution for the users)
- contain in its title a clear statement of the subject covered
- have a clearly defined scope
- strive for completeness of coverage (listing of available sources) within the stated limitations or scope (such as time period, geographical area, form or sources, language of sources, intended audience, collections included, etc)
- the compiler should note clearly all item not personally examined (for example, items found through a database search where links to fulltext were not available)
Every bibliography should have:
- a statement of scope and purpose
- an explanation of how to use the bibliography
- a key to all abbreviations used
- a table of contents, if appropriate (for example, if a book-long bibliography)
- an index or indexes to the contents of the bibliography (such as a back-of-the-book index)
- terminololgy appropriate to both the subject of the bibliography and the intended user of the bibliograqphy
- cross-references adequaqte for normal reference purposes
- a recognized standard bibliographic form (such as Chicago or CMS, APA, MLS, Harvard)
- citations that are correct and free from typographical errors
- information that is factually accurate and grammatically correct
Sample of Bibliographies available online:
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