We don't use it for our core information organization courses but I do use in my beginning cataloging course.
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Shawne D. Miksa, Ph.D.
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Department of Information Science
College of Information
University of North Texas
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From: Discussion List for issues related to cataloging & metadata education & training <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Daniel Joudrey
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Subject: [EXT] [eduCAT] Do you teaching OCLC searching?
Hello fellow LIS Org/Cataloging/Metadata instructors,
At Simmons, in our core Info Org course, for years we have been giving the students a searching assignment in OCLC Connexion for a couple of reasons: (1) they get comfortable with MARC that way, (2) they learn the back-end of WorldCat, and (3) they learn to search in a variety of ways (numeric searches, derived searches, keyword searches, scanning titles, etc.). I am debating whether I should continue using this assignment. It has a steep learning curve. The students need time to work through my OCLC searching tutorial before they can work on the assignment. I am wondering if maybe I should put this in one of my cataloging courses instead.
Do you have your students search OCLC Connexion in your entry-level class? In later classes? At all?
I'd really like to know.
Thanks,
Danny
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