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TEXTS

Required

Textbooks

Hobart, M. E., & Schiffman, Z. S. (2000). Information Ages: Literacy Numeracy, and the Computer Revolution. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press. [ISBN:0-8018-6412-7].

Nardi, B. A., & O'Day, V. L. (1999), Information Ecologies: Using Technology with Heart. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. [ISBN:0-262-14066-7].

These books are available in many libraries and sometimes from local bookstores, and from online stores such as BooksAMillion.com, Amazon.com, and bn.com. Price comparisons may be made using Best Web Buys and Price Scan.

Other required readings

Required articles and Webpages are linked to the Syllabus. Students are responsible for completing all reading assignments prior to the date listed.

Recommended

American Psychological Association. (2001). Publications Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author. [ISBN:1-55798-790-4 (hbk), ISBN:1-55798-810-2 (spiral), ISBN:1-55798-791-2 (pbk)].

This book is available in the GSLIS Information Technology Laboratory (on reserve under the name "Dr. Wyllys"), in the Reference Collection of the Perry-Castañeda Library, in many other libraries, and sometimes from local bookstores, and from online stores such as Amazon.com, bn.com, and BooksAMillion.com. Price comparisons may be made using Best Web Buys and Price Scan.

Excerpts, from the fifth edition of the APA Publication Manual, dealing with citations of electronic sources are available on the Web under the title, Electronic References, at the following URL: http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html.

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