1. LIS 601 Annotating Sources DictionariesQuiz Review Fall 2010 Lori Bell University of Hawaii, LIS Program
2. Annotating Sources See pp. 18-19 Assignment Instructions Examine prior Bibliography Plans November 9 bring complete and readable drafts of 5-7 annotated entries for a class exercise Bell LIS 601 2010 2
3. Sample Book Citation[7th Ed. 17.1] & Annotation Rose, Christine and Kay Germain Ingalls. The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Genealogy. New York: Alpha Books, 1997. [RG 929.1 RO] Up-to-date and, despite the title, a surprisingly comprehensive guide. Written by professional genealogists and teachers. In-depth Table of Contents reflects thorough coverage of the subject. Contains the Idiot Guide series styled-boxed notes on tips, jargon, pitfalls and lessons. Thorough appendices on abbreviations and acronyms, worksheets and definitions. Bell LIS 601 2010 3
4. Sample Journal Citation[7th Ed. 17.2.2] & Annotation Venkataraman, Leela. “Transcending the Cultural Divide: Westerners Performing Indian Classical Dance.” TDR 38 (2) (Summer 1994): 81-86. [PN1601 .T8] Highly useful article discussing the breakthrough of non-Indians into Indian dance and the difficulties they encounter. Includes interviews with non-Indian dancers performing in India. An indispensable source for anyone interested in studying dance in India. Bell LIS 601 2010 4
5. Sample Magazine Citation[7th Ed. 17.3] & Annotation Ross, John F. “Treasured in its Own Right, Amber is a Golden Window on the Long Ago: The Hand Carved Amber That Once Decorated a Palace May Be Lost, but an Impossible Dream of Paleontologists Might Yet Come True.” Smithsonian, Jan 1993, 30-40,http://micro189.lib3.hawaii.edu:2131/ehost.asp?key=204.179.122.140_8000_1142396748&site=ehost&return=n&custid=s4719510&IP=yes [accessed April 18, 2002]. Discusses the history of amber with a significant portion regarding the Amber Room. Contains information regarding the history of the room as well as the current mysteries and reconstruction of the room. A good general article to get the feel of the subject. Bell LIS 601 2010 5
6. Revised Magazine Citation [7th Ed. 17.3] Without URL Ross, John F. “Treasured in its Own Right, Amber is a Golden Window on the Long Ago: The Hand Carved Amber That Once Decorated a Palace May Be Lost, but an Impossible Dream of Paleontologists Might Yet Come True.” Smithsonian, January 1993, 30-40. [AS30.S6] Discusses the history of amber with a significant portion regarding the Amber Room. Contains information regarding the history of the room as well as the current mysteries and reconstruction of the room. A good general article to get the feel of the subject. Bell LIS 601 2010 6
7. Sample Web Journal Article Citation [7th Ed. 17.2.7]& Annotation Common Cause. “The Fallout from the Telecommunications Act of 1996: Unintended Consequences and Lessons Learned.”ECommonCause Online. http://www.commoncause.org/atf/cf%7BFB3C17E2-CDD1-4DF6-92BE-BD4429893665%7D/FALLOUT_FROM_THE_TELECOMM_ACT_5-9-05.PDF[accessed March 30, 2006]. Outlines the adverse effects of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Describes how the Act prompted a wave of media mergers, reducing the number of diverse voices in radio and television and the amount of minority-owned and locally-owned radio stations. Attempts to educate the public about the effects of deregulation and to influence lawmakers to revisit telecommunications policy. Though biased toward responsible governmental regulation, Common Cause presents a well-researched argument for change. Bell LIS 601 2010 7
8. Draft Annotations Requirements Drafts of your 5-7 annotated entries are dueNovember 18for a class exercise: Include a variety of formats (books, magazine articles & journal articles, Web sites, media, etc.) Write complete Turabian citations in Bibliography form (B) Write annotations 3-7 sentences long Bell LIS 601 2010 8
9. Subject HeadingRelevancy Table Keep accurate notes of CV and NL and search strings for each database Rate the relevance of each search term and/or string Present search terms used in each database with relevance assessments Akutagawa Prize Federal Theatre Radio Broadcasting Blood & Chocolate Knitting Taiko Bell LIS 601 2010 9
11. Dictionaries: Historical Beginnings 1755 Samuel Johnson’s Dictionary London’s Grubstreet writers neighborhood 2003 edition commemorating SJ’s 294th birthday Literary and subjective vs. scientific and objective 1828 Noah Webster’s unabridged dictionary Bell LIS 601 2010 11
12. Dictionaries: Historical Beginnings & Growth 1860-1928 1st edition Oxford English Dictionary 10 vols. 50 years to complete OED words & meanings from 1100 A.D. 1st Editor James Murray [The Professor and the Madman bySimon Winchester,1998] W.C. Minor, prolific contributor Bell LIS 601 2010 12
13. Dictionaries: Historical Beginnings & Growth 1989 2nd edition OED 20 vols., 616,500 words & phrases 61 years after the first edition 5 years to complete 5,000 new words, adds 450 new words per year 2.5 million quotations Bell LIS 601 2010 13
14. Dictionaries: Historical Beginnings & Growth 1992 OED on CD-ROM (2,000 new words) 2000 OED Web database 2010 OED 3rd edition, now deferred Adding 1.3 million words & phrases Blogosphere (2009) 2006 Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary adds 100 new words google (v.) Bell LIS 601 2010 14
15. OED Online Bell LIS 601 2010 15 How can you obtain the single result list?
21. Scope of Quiz TEXT CHAPTERS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17 Handouts pp. 2-19; 40-44 PowerPoints & lecture notes for sessions 1-9 Bell LIS 601 2010 21
22. Due Next Week Quiz in class TEXT CHAPTERS 18 & 19 Kluegel & Ross pp. 39-43 Handouts pp. 20-39 (Reference Standards) Search Exs. pp. 19-20 Web Content Evaluation Bell LIS 601 2010 22
23. Due Dates forSearch Exercises Exercise 4. Web search engines due November 9 Exercise 5. Dictionaries due November 9 Bell LIS 601 2010 23