CS 2250
Technical Information Resources
Course Handouts and Assignments

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Course Handouts on the Web

The list below will expand each week, as I add new links for new handouts.

Most handouts will still be available on paper. Copies of print handouts are available outside my door, College of Computing, Room 119.

As of late July, I am posting PostScript and .pdf versions of all course assignments, in order to simplify distribution.

See the Weekly Plan or Course Syllabus to confirm due dates and late-cutoffs for each assignment (also printed on each homework itself).

• Topical Course Syllabus

  This webpage complies a list of major publication types discussed in the course. Portions of the list are reproduced as paper handouts, as the Midterm & Final review sheets.

• Extra Credit Voucher

  This form was handed out in the first lecture. Students who attended library training sessions for extra credit need to staple the Library's certificates to this form, and fill out brief questions so that I can give feedback to the Library about its training.

  Available in PostScript (exvouch.ps) and Acrobat (exvouch.pdf) versions.

• Assignment One

  Available in PostScript (hw1sum98.ps) and Acrobat (hw1sum98.pdf) versions.

  No attachments to this assignment.

• Assignment Two

  Available in PostScript (hw2sum98.ps) and Acrobat (hw2sum98.pdf) versions.

• Attachment to Assignment Two

  Also available on paper, this electronic list of Reference Book Types lists key terms for identifying citations to reference books, as well as sample electronic searches.

• Assignment Three

  Available in PostScript (hw3sum98.ps) and Acrobat (hw3sum98.pdf) versions.

  No attachments to this assignment.

• Assignment Four

  Available in PostScript (hw4sum98.ps) and Acrobat (hw4sum98.pdf) versions.

  Three attachments to this assignment: one, electronic, below; two (one double-sided page) in class.

• Attachments to Assignment Four

  For Assignment Four, one electronic handout identifies key websites:

  Government Information Sites on the WWW

  Two additional attachments for HW#4 are available only on paper.

• Midterm Review

  This file is the front only of the review handout from class: midtmrev.ps and midtmrev.pdf.

  The practice exercises photocopied onto the back of the paper handout are duplicated on a web-page (with answers) as midtmrev.html.

  For further study, see also the old midterm quizes on the Library's electronic reserves.

  The midterm quiz will occur in class on July 30 and 31, 1998.

  See also the final review, below, for terms & publications from the second half of the quarter.

• Assignment Five

  Available in PostScript (hw5sum98.ps) and Acrobat (hw5sum98.pdf) versions.

  One attachment to this assignment: electronic, below

• Attachment to Assignment Five

  Similar to the Assignment Four list of key websites, but for technical reports:

  Using Technical Reports, with key websites.

• Assignment Six

  Available in PostScript (hw6sum98.ps) and Acrobat (hw6sum98.pdf) versions.

  One attachment to this assignment: webpage, below (also available in paper).

• Attachment to Assignment Six

  Describes standards in general, originating & umbrella organizations, VSMF, and CFR. The paper version includes a diagram of which I don't have a digital copy.

  Information about Standards.

• Assignment Seven

  Available in PostScript (hw7sum98.ps) and Acrobat (hw7sum98.pdf) versions.

  One attachment to this assignment: paper or electronic copy (below).

• Attachment to Assignment Seven

  Describes major publications of the US Patent & Trademark Office. Describes the World Intellectual Property Organization. Also lists key reference books for more information on intellectual property forms and issues.

  Patent Information, PostScript file (".ps").

  Patent Information, Acrobat file (".pdf").

• Final Exam Review I

  Lists major terms from the second half of the quarter. Also lists publication characteristics from document types in second half. (See also the midterm review for the first half of the course.)

  Final Exam Review, PostScript file (".ps").

  Final Exam Review, Acrobat file (".pdf").

• Final Exam Review Two

  Describes major numeric designators common to the publication types in the course, such as call numbers, SUDoc numbers, accession numbers, etc. Useful to refine your skills at recognizing features of citations to the publication types.

  CS2250 By the Nubmers, PostScript file (".ps").

  CS2250 By the Nubmers, Acrobat file (".pdf").