CS 2250
Technical Information Resources

Spring 1998
GT College of Computing

Section Day
Time
Room
A
 Wednesday
12:05-12:55
CCB Rm 17
B
 Wednesday
2:05-2:55
CoC Rm 101
C
 Friday
12:05-12:55
CCB Rm 17
D
 Friday
2:05-2:55
CoC Rm 101

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NOTE! 6pm June 5th...

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Description


This course will examine of how specific types of scientific information resources fulfill particular needs. Students should anticipate acquiring skills to differentiate specific types of technical information resources based on the features unique to common citation formats for each type. For example, the midterm quiz will present entries for journals and monographs which might appear in a standard bibliography; I will expect students to determine which type of information resource each citation describes. This skill is essential for accessing references which students typically encounter through research and reading. Therefore, I recommend that students practice recognizing types of resources, and that they review the bibliographic theory items on Library Reserve.


Instructor

Harry Rezzemini
hrezz@cc.gatech.edu
119 College of Computing
894-7009
Office Hours:
Wednesdays 9:30-11:30am and 3:30-4:30pm,
Fridays 9:30-11:30am,
and by appointment.

Teaching Assistant

Candice L. Brock
luv@cc.gatech.edu


Course News and Updates to Assignments


Note: Students are responsible for announced changes or corrections to assignments which are made before an assignment is due. See policies page. Please check the newsgroup weekly or whenever question s arise while you complete an assignment.

Two possible sources for the Same news!

If one server malfunctions, try the other one:

#1 College of Computing News Server: news.cc.gatech.edu/git.cc.class.2250
#2 Main Georgia Tech News Server: news.gatech.edu/git.cc.class.2250 (more reliable off-campus access)


Course Handouts on the Web

Most handouts will still be available on paper. Copies of print handouts are available outside my door, College of Computing, Room 119. However, I am converting some flyers to electronic format, to more easily accomodate corrections and updates.


Pages by Section, for Monitoring Grades

Note: send email to the TA or to the instructor with questions about name-substitutes, attendance, or erroneously-recorded scores.

Note: 27 May 98 Due to the increasing width of the grades spreadsheets, we've made separate pages for each section's students, to report attendance credit, assignment scores & extra credit, and total points. Each section's pages are linked, among the three: scroll to the bottom of the display to move back & forth.
Section
Attendance
Homework
Extra Credit
Total Pts.
Section A
attendance
homework
extra credit
totals
Section B
attendance
homework
extra credit
totals
Section C
attendance
homework
extra credit
totals
Section D
attendance
homework
extra credit
totals

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Weekly Plan, Spring Quarter 1998

Week & Dates Topic Assignment Weeks to Finish Assignment Due
One,
Apr. 1, 3		 The Georgia Tech
Information
World		 #1,
Getting Started		 1 week 5:00 PM on...
Friday,
Apr. 10
Two,
Apr. 8, 10		 Reference Tools
and Monographs		 #2, GTEL
(and GTEC		 1 week Friday,
Apr. 17
Three,
Apr. 15, 17		 Articles & Papers I:
Conference Cites		 #3, Journal and
Conference Lit.		 2 weeks Friday,
May 1
Four,
Apr. 22, 24		 Articles & Papers II:
Journals Cites		 #3, continued
Five,
4/29 & 5/1		 Government
Information
Sources		 #4, Gov Docs
Treasure Hunt		 1 week Friday,
May 8
All sections take the midterm quiz during class session Five.
NOTE: no work for assignments 1&2 will be accepted after Fri, May 1.
Six,
May 6, 8		 Technical Reports,
Theses, &
Dissertations		 #5, Technical
Reports		 1 week Friday, May 15
Seven,
May 13, 15		 Standards and
Specifications		 #6, Standards 1 week Friday,
May 22
Eight,
May 20, 22		 Intellectual
Property &
Protecting Ideas		 #7, Patents &
Inventions		 1 week Friday,
May 29
Nine,
May 27, 29		 Citation Indices
(time permitting)		 No assignment:
review for exam.		 Recommended: items on
Reserve.
Ten,
June 3, 5		 Exam Review No assignment:
review for exam.
NOTE: no work for assignments 3-7 will be accepted after Fri, June 5.


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