LBSC 690

CONCEPT READINGS

READING LINKS All reading materials for class can be accessed from the web. They should be read before they are discussed in class, so that a true discussion can take place. For example, Concept Readings 1 should be read previous to the class session of Week 2.

CONCEPT READINGS 1: HCI, Users, and Digital Libraries

• HCI and Users
• A History of HCI
• Understanding User Needs
• 1st Principles of Design
• Women and Men Online
• Top 10 Mistakes in Web Design
• 10 Most Wanted Design Bugs
• Browse these sites: [RISD] [MIT Media Lab] [Stanford's Media X] [FIT]
• Digital libraries (portals)
• Key Concepts in the Architecture of the Digital Library
• A Framework for Digital Library Research
• What Children Can Teach Us
• Sustaining Digital Resources: Web-Wise 2003

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CONCEPT READINGS 2: Digital Reference and Information Access

• Digital Reference
• Digital Reference Overview
• Virtual Reference Services
• Maryland AskUsNow!
• Library of Congress Best Practices
• International Reference & Service Guidelines
• Information Access
• Information Access Bibliography
• The Seven Ages of Information Retrieval
• As We May Think
• What do People Want?

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CONCEPT READINGS 3: Social Computing

• Trends in Social Networks
• Memberships, Relationships and Change
• You have been Poked
• Use of Facebook and LinkedIn
• What makes conversation interesting?
• From Wikipedia to the Classroom
• Social Networking and Dating
• Managing Devient Behavior
• Social Coordination

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CONCEPT READINGS 4: Social Issues in IT

• Privacy and Security
• Introduction to viruses, worms, and Trojan Horses
• Cyberwar
• 'Slammer' attacks may become way of life for Net
• Spread of the Slammer Worm
• Internet Security Alliance
• Electronic Privacy Information Center
• Copyright Issues
  • Fair Use
  • Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act
  • Lawrence Lessig's Supreme Showdown
  • In Defense of Copyright

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