CS 2250
Technical Information Resources

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Description

• to several major publication types encountered in reading and research
• to key characteristics which distinguish citations to these various publication-types
• to the likely value of each type as a source for a particular level of information (whether largely technical, largely theoretical, etc.)
• and to appropriate method and tools for accessing these specialty documents.

Assignments for the course focus on information literacy (or savvy access), information deployment (or timely delivery), and information transmission (or accurate details). Exercises are designed to promote and practice these skillsets. Students shoul d 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 m ight 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. The refore, I recommend that students practice recognizing types of resources, and that they review the bibliographic theory items on Library Reserve.

Review a list of major publication types discussed in the course.

Instructor

Harry Rezzemini

hrezz@cc.gatech.edu

119 College of Computing

894-7009

Office Hours:

Thursdays 3:00-4:00pm,

Fridays 9:00-11:00am,

and by appointment.

Teaching Assistant

Candice L. Brock

luv@cc.gatech.edu

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Section	Attendance	Homework	Total Points	Extra Credit
Section A	attendance	homework	total points	extra credit
Section B	attendance	homework	total points	extra credit
Section C	attendance	homework	total points	extra credit

Some lecture slides and assignments (listed as hotlinks below) are now available to download or view online. Watch for updates as I post more slides.

Week & Dates	Topic	Assignment	Weeks to Finish	Assignment Due
One, June 25, 26	The Georgia Tech Information World	#1, Getting Started	1 week	5:00 PM on... (A) Thu., July 2 (B,C)Fri., July 10
Two, (A) = July 2 (B,C) = July 10	Reference Tools and Monographs	#2, GTEL and GTEC	1 week	(A) Fri., July10 (B,C) Fri., July17
Three, (A) = July 9 (B,C) = July 17	Articles & Papers I: Conference Cites	#3, Journal and Conference Lit.	(A) 2 weeks (B,C) 1 week	Friday, July 24 for all sections
Four, (A) July 16 (B,C) July 17	Articles & Papers II: Journals Cites	#3, continued		(note dbl. lect. for sections B,C on 17 July
Five, July 23, 24	Government Information Sources	#4, Gov Docs Treasure Hunt	1 week	Friday, July 31
All sections take	the midterm	quiz during	class session	SEE NEWS!
NOTE: no work	for assignments	1,2,3 will be	accepted after	Fri, July 24.
Six & Midterm, July 30, 31	Technical Reports, Theses, & Dissertations	#5, Technical Reports	1 week	Friday, August 7
Seven, August 6, 7	Standards and Specifications	#6, Standards	1 week	Friday, August 14
Eight, August 13, 14	Intellectual Property & Protecting Ideas	#7, Patents & Inventions	2 weeks	Friday, August 28
Nine, August 20, 21	Citation Indices (time permitting)	No assignment: review for exam.	Recommended:	items on Reserve.
Ten, August 27, 28	Exam Review	No assignment: review for exam.
NOTE: no work	for assignments	3-7 will be	accepted after	Fri, Aug. 28.