Article Challenge 1: : Finding a known journal article (SLC 1.3.a.1)

Learning Objective(s): After completing this challenge, you will know where to look to determine whether a particular article is available online

Time Limit: 10 minutes - if you finish early, you can try the bonus challenge

Challenge: Your instructor has given you a citation for an article he thinks will add to your research proposal. There is more than one way to find the article, but some are better (and quicker) than others. Use the LS hints below if you need to by clicking on the link.

Here is the citation (without the proper second line indentation):
Kuhlemeier, H. (2007). The impact of computer use at home on students’ Internet skills. Computers and education, 49(2), 460-480.

Is this article available online through NSU Libraries? Add a comment to this post that describes how you find out (tell me how you figured it out: list your pathway and search terms, if appropriate), then answer the following questions:

1. Is it available online?
2. If not, is it available in print at NSU?
3. If not, how can you get the article?

LS Hint #1: Elements of a journal article citation
LS Hint #2: Difference between a library catalog and a research database
LS Hint #3: Some useful tools : online journal search, catalog search

More progress?

Learning Objective(s): Things don't always go as planned!

Challenge: Finding time in between the mundane tasks to actually sit down & get creative with this idea! I've got one SL challenge drafted - another middle-of-the-night idea struck, so I got up and frantically wrote it out by hand. I think it's a good one. Now my problem is that I think I should name them with a number system that corresponds to the ACRL Info-Lit Standards - that will make mapping them much easier later, don't you think? Speaking of mapping, I've got to do that with SAILS as well - again, lots of fun & creative info-lit projects to do, but when do I do them?

Progress?

Well, I came in on Wednesday eager to get going on this instruction idea. My first concern was to make sure I had proper permissions from CBS to use the Survivor idea as a frame for the library instruction game I wanted to develop. I sent an email to designatedagent@cbs.com, which was the only address I could find on the web site that seemed appropriate to offer legal permissions and such. Unfortunately, at this posting, Monday, 11/19/07, there has been no reply.

In other respects, the project is coming along nicely. I've gathered articles for a lit review outlining the use of games in adult education. I also did a Google search on the use of Survivor ideas in library instruction. There are a few others doing it, though not in the same way. From what I can tell, most are calling it Library Survivor, and are using it as a format for drop-in instruction. None appear to be using a blog to frame the game.

Last week I also worked behind the scenes within this blog to set up the perimeters for playing the game. My next steps are to write a few challenges and place them within the blog with links to hints, etc. Then some more brainstorming to time the session properly. Then, the conference proposal!

Copyright Disclaimer

Initial creation of this blog was a late night brief spark of creativity - a bit of progress on an idea I've had, but hadn't quite been able to get my head around. Thankfully the URL and title were avilable. I definitely need to research whethor or not I'm allowed to use (or alude to) the CBS show, Survivor. It probably didn't matter much when I was teaching 7th grade English...but since technically a blog post is "published," I know I ought to make sure I go by the book on using the name SURVIVOR anything. I'm definitely fine with that - I'm just tired now, and would like to go back to bed! I promise to do the research and take care of the legal stuff tomorrow.