Posted a bunch of ideas, commentaries, suggestions and such on the project blogs. I am working with your groups on the topics, as they are class topics as well. Feel free to comment on my comments, whether in support of my perspectives, or may have different takes on them etc.

Looking for a librarian's assistance on specific topics?
http://www.lib.unc.edu/faculty/consult.html

Today - Database Searching

We'll discuss the search approach to article databases, remember the booleans again. To understand what exactly we're searching on, we'll learn a bit about database structures.

Prospectus is due by midnight tonight, post up to the project blog. Expect about 30min of class time to use, plan accordingly.

Reference

We'll be going over reference services today, a discussion on team work, then some time for the groups. The search log assignment is uploaded on blackboard.

Model Reference Interview, ALA
http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaprotools/referenceguide/guidelinesbehavioral.htm

Virtual Reference, a previous class project from the 102 class I taught in 05.
http://www.unc.edu/%7Ejenmc/inls102/virtualreference/

Team Work, how to get it right
http://web.mit.edu/tll/teaching-materials/teamwork/TLL-Creating-a-High-Functioning-Team.ppt