ALA Competency 6: Research
INFO 5815- Mid Term- This assignment discusses four topics in this literature review standards, metadata, cloud storage, and raster. (Fall 2020 Completed)
The assignment is about resources that will help explain digital imaging, along with a bibliography for each resource used. I talk about standards which are the languages of the professional community in regards to digitization, because each item has its own preservation and digital standards. Metadata is a representational collection of data on a certain item and can help with the organization and categorization of collection materials. Cloud storage is a new phenomenon in the 21st century and has become a commodity for personal archiving, allowing patrons to have long-term personal archiving. Finally, a raster is an image and is the first format of online images before it is transformed into a vector for better interoperability. I selected each article to bring a little more understanding to the topics. This assignment was an A assignment. I learned so much about digitization and cloud sharing between institutions and systems. I also was educated about how standards can hurt or help sharing. I think this fits the competency because literature reviews are necessary for research, to keep track of all resources for a paper.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kxqg8o8SO3UrbLcxcmUOpUlUlMjh2Wk82QLtlB1o2U8/edit
INFO 5646- Final- This assignment is about Teaching Undergraduate research students how to use their resources for individual research.
The assignment is a presentation about the instruction of undergraduate students at a public institution in a nontraditional classroom setting, physically showing them how to browse the catalogs and databases to narrow down their search scope. The project is based on a focus group of undergraduates taking an English writing course who will all sit through a course that instructs them on how to use university materials for basic query research. This was an A assignment. I learned how to make presentations to instruct individuals on how to use technology to advance their research skills. I think this fits the competency because I am instructing students about online access and personal research of online databases.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/12TTvUkOzgtXHCPFkhJQbWIv_iMf7hkHraZGrnSoyAno/edit