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IRM1002 Reference I

Assignment 1 – Poster project

Value: 10% of final mark

Due: Jan 30, 2018

Objectives:

• To determine the nature and extent of information required

• To develop a research topic

• To explore primary and secondary research

• To search, locate and critically assess a collection of resources for a topic

area

• To interact with peers in developing a research project

• To learn how to use information to accomplish a specific purpose

• To correctly cite information sources

For assignment 1 and assignment 2, you will be developing a poster

presentation on a research topic. Assignment 1 will be the development of the

topic of the poster, suggested sources to use in the poster presentation, the

research questions and initial research. Assignment 2 will be the creation of a

conference style poster presentation and will be presented to the class. This

will be a group project.

Instructions:

1. Pick a topic related to the field of library studies (see suggested topics).

2. Read the articles listed under the suggested topic section. You can find

these articles in the CU Library’s databases. Jot down some

terminology/keywords that are used in these articles that describe your

topic.

3. Fill in the template below, about the articles you have read, and about

your chosen topic.

4. Use full sentences, good grammatical structure and spelling. PROOF read

your work.

For more help go to:

Citations and bibliographies

https://library.carleton.ca/help/citing-your-sources

MLA Guide – Owl at Purdue

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/

Topic Suggestions – Pick one of these topics listed in bold. Find all three

articles listed under the topic heading, read them and fill in the template

below.

Topic: Chat Reference service

Article 1:

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“Surrey Libraries Answer Questions Online for Free.” The Leader, Feb 11,

2012, pp. 1, Canadian Newsstream,

http://proxy.library.carleton.ca/login?url=https://search-

proquest–

com.proxy.library.carleton.ca/docview/921056040?accountid=989

4. Accessed 11 Jan 2018 .

Article 2:

Chan, Ian, et al. “Extending IM beyond the Reference Desk: A Case Study on

the Integration of Chat Reference and Library–Wide Instant Messaging

Network.” Information Technology & Libraries, vol. 31, no. 3, Sept. 2012,

pp. 4-23. EBSCOhost,

proxy.library.carleton.ca/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.a

spx?direct=true&db=lxh&AN=83583580&site=ehost-live. Accessed 11

Jan 2018

Article 3:

Meier, John J. “Chat Widgets on the Library Website: Help at the Point of

Need.” Computers in Libraries, vol. 28, no. 6, June 2008, pp. 10-48.

EBSCOhost,

proxy.library.carleton.ca/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.a

spx?direct=true&db=lxh&AN=32466517&site=ehost-live. Accessed 11

Jan 2018.

Topic: Health Information and Teens

Article 1:

Rasmussen.-Pennington, Diane M., et al. “I Could Be on Facebook by Now”:

Insights from Canadian Youth on Online Mental Health Information

Resources.” [“« Je pourrais déjà être sur Facebook »: points de vue de la

jeunesse Ycanadienne sur les sources d’information en ligne concernant

la santé mentale”]. Canadian Journal of Information & Library Sciences,

vol. 37, no. 3, Sept. 2013, pp. 183-200. EBSCOhost,

proxy.library.carleton.ca/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.a

spx?direct=true&db=lxh&AN=90458267&site=ehost-live. Accessed 11

Jan 2018.

Article 2:

Deardoff, Julie. “Teens turn to Internet to cope with health challenges”

Northwestern

University. Northwestern University. 2 June 2015.

http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2015/06/teens-turn-

to-internet-to-cope-with-health-challenges.html Accessed 17 Sept 2015.

And full report available at:

http://cmhd.northwestern.edu/wp-

content/uploads/2015/05/1886_1_SOC_ConfReport_TeensHealthTech_05111

5.pdf

Article 3:

Avery, Sarah. “Teens Diagnose their Own Maladies, Doctors Say; the Internet

can Provide Youth with a Discreet Answer to Medical Concerns.” The

Vancouver Sun, Jan 04, 2011, Canadian Newsstream,

http://proxy.library.carleton.ca/login?url=https://search-proquest-

com.proxy.library.carleton.ca/docview/822688890?accountid=9894.

Accessed 11 Jan 2018.

Topic: Mobile services

Article 1:

Yan Quan, Liu and Sarah Briggs. “A Library in the Palm of Your Hand: Mobile

Services in Top 100 University Libraries.” Information Technology &

Libraries, vol. 34, no. 2, June 2015, pp. 133-148. EBSCOhost,

doi:10.6017/ital.v34i2.5650. Accessed 11 Jan 2018.