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FSU SLIS Intro to Info Services Wk 7: Encyclopedias

Lorri Mon
Lorri Mon

This document outlines the assignments and due dates for an introductory information services course. It includes instructions for completing reference interviews, a research guide, and answering practice reference questions from various sources like websites, indexes, and books. Examples of elements to include in a research guide on encyclopedias are provided, such as key terms, overview sources, major works, periodicals, and websites. A comparison of features of encyclopedias like Britannica, World Book, and Random House is also presented.

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E稼界霞界鉛看沿艶糸庄温壊 LIS 5603, Intro to Information Services Dr. Lorri Mon, College of Communication & Information
Next Due Dates Mon, Oct 15: Question Set (email to instructor) - Answering each question with 3 different sources: web, index, books/bibliographic (was: 10/8) Mon, Oct 22: IPL2 Question #1 (first real user question (was: 10/15) Mon, Oct 29: IPL2 Question #2 (secondreal user question Tue, Nov. 13: IPL Question #3 & IPL reflective paper with copies of all questions (email to instructor) Mon. Nov 20: Reference interviews and paper (email to instructor) Mon. Dec. 10: Research Guide (email to instructor)
Reference Interview Assignment (11/20) Turn in 3 items: 1. Face-to-face interview write up [here you did the interviewing, taking the role of professional, and seeking to understand the users information need] 2. Transcript of your chat/IM [here you were in the reverse role, now being interviewed as a user/patron when you approached and asked at a question-answering service] 3. Reflective essay of at least 1,000 words
Example Research Guide Elements (Dec. 10) Key search terms, subject headings, call number ranges. Overview sources: encyclopedias, bibliographies, handbooks etc. [e.g. last week, we did Dictionaries] Key works: major sources Sources in possible sub-areas/subtopics. Periodicals: magazines, journals, newspapers, newsletters Indexes and Abstracts; online databases Websites (please list as a separate section): websites, including digital libraries Professional associations, or other groups, and conferences of interest
History of Encyclopedias Encyclopedia etymology from Greek circle of knowledge or circle of learning First encyclopedia Roman? (Pliny the Elder) Famous encyclopedias Diderot in France, 1751 Britannica 1768 (incl. Benjamin Franklin, John Locke)
Encyclopedia Questions Where can I find information about Africa? the Democratic Presidential candidate in 1916? if penguins have feathers on their flippers? information about oceans and seas? how much the Hessians were paid? the size of a herd of vicu単a?
Encyclopedia Britannica - 1768 to date Britannica Statistics: 70,000 articles 25,000 illustrations 2,000 maps 790,000 index entries 32 volumes Cost to libraries: $1,500.00
Encyclopedia of Library & Information Science Entry on the Museum Informatics https://login.proxy.lib.fsu.edu/login?url=http://tandfonline.com/doi/book/10.1081/E-ELIS3
Comparing Encyclopedias - 1 Encyclopedia Americana Random House 1929 to date 1977 to date 45,000 articles 25,000+ articles 23,000 illustrations thousands of 1,300 maps illustrations (Colorpedia) 354,000 index entries 100+ maps 30 volumes 20,000 cross references Cost to libraries: $995.00 1 or 2 volumes Cost to libraries: $95.00 to $130.00 Sources: Katz, William A. (2002); Kister, Kenneth (1981), Encyclopedia Buying Guide
Encyclopedia Americana 1929 to date Americana Statistics 45,000 articles 23,000 illustrations 1,300 maps 354,000 index entries 30 volumes Cost to libraries: $995.00 Source: Katz, William A. (2002), Introduction to Reference Work, Vol 1.
Random House 1977 to date Random House Statistics 25,000+ articles thousands of illustrations (Colorpedia) 100+ maps 20,000 cross references From the Colorpedia 1 or 2 volumes Cost to libraries: $95.00 to $130.00 Sources: Katz, William A. (2002); Kister, Kenneth (1981), Encyclopedia Buying Guide
Comparing Encyclopedias - 2 World Book Encyclopedia Britannica 1917 to date - 1768 to date 17,000 articles 70,000 articles 28,000 illustrations 25,000 illustrations 2,000 maps 2,000 maps 173,000 index entries 790,000 index entries 22 volumes 32 volumes Cost to libraries: Cost to libraries: $550.00 $1,500.00 Shneidman, Edwin (1998), "Suicide on My Mind, Britannica on My Table," American Scholar, 67(4): 93-104.
World Book 1917 to date World Book Statistics 17,000 articles 28,000 illustrations 2,000 maps 173,000 index entries 22 volumes Cost to libraries: $550.00 Source: Katz, William A. (2002), Introduction to Reference Work, Vol 1.
Britannicas Propaedia 15th Edition
Specialized Encyclopedias Search in the catalog for Encyclopedia of what do you see? Examples of specialized encyclopedias: McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology Encyclopedia of Library & Information Science Encyclopedia of New York City The Canadian Encyclopedia The Great Soviet Encyclopedia The Encyclopedia of Associations The Cowboy Encyclopedia
McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology
The Canadian Encyclopedia Photo of Yvonne DeCarlo and clip from encyclopedia entry on Canadian Expatriates in Show Business
The Great Soviet Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia of New York City Entry on firefighting also includes a list of major fires
The Cowboy Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia of Associations
Evolution of Encyclopedias Britannica vs. Wikipedia Authoritative/scholarly vs. popular/quickly-updated When would you use one or the other? Is one better than the other? Why? How is the Web changing encyclopedias?
Next Due Dates Mon, Oct 15: Question Set (email to instructor) - Answering each question with 3 different sources: web, index, books/bibliographic (was: 10/8) Mon, Oct 22: IPL2 Question #1 (first real user question (was: 10/15) Mon, Oct 29: IPL2 Question #2 (secondreal user question Tue, Nov. 13: IPL Question #3 & IPL reflective paper with copies of all questions (email to instructor) Mon. Nov 20: Reference interviews and paper (email to instructor) Mon. Dec. 10: Research Guide (email to instructor)

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FSU SLIS Intro to Info Services Wk 7: Encyclopedias

  • 1. E稼界霞界鉛看沿艶糸庄温壊 LIS 5603, Intro to Information Services Dr. Lorri Mon, College of Communication & Information
  • 2. Next Due Dates Mon, Oct 15: Question Set (email to instructor) - Answering each question with 3 different sources: web, index, books/bibliographic (was: 10/8) Mon, Oct 22: IPL2 Question #1 (first real user question (was: 10/15) Mon, Oct 29: IPL2 Question #2 (secondreal user question Tue, Nov. 13: IPL Question #3 & IPL reflective paper with copies of all questions (email to instructor) Mon. Nov 20: Reference interviews and paper (email to instructor) Mon. Dec. 10: Research Guide (email to instructor)
  • 3. Reference Interview Assignment (11/20) Turn in 3 items: 1. Face-to-face interview write up [here you did the interviewing, taking the role of professional, and seeking to understand the users information need] 2. Transcript of your chat/IM [here you were in the reverse role, now being interviewed as a user/patron when you approached and asked at a question-answering service] 3. Reflective essay of at least 1,000 words
  • 4. Example Research Guide Elements (Dec. 10) Key search terms, subject headings, call number ranges. Overview sources: encyclopedias, bibliographies, handbooks etc. [e.g. last week, we did Dictionaries] Key works: major sources Sources in possible sub-areas/subtopics. Periodicals: magazines, journals, newspapers, newsletters Indexes and Abstracts; online databases Websites (please list as a separate section): websites, including digital libraries Professional associations, or other groups, and conferences of interest
  • 5. History of Encyclopedias Encyclopedia etymology from Greek circle of knowledge or circle of learning First encyclopedia Roman? (Pliny the Elder) Famous encyclopedias Diderot in France, 1751 Britannica 1768 (incl. Benjamin Franklin, John Locke)
  • 6. Encyclopedia Questions Where can I find information about Africa? the Democratic Presidential candidate in 1916? if penguins have feathers on their flippers? information about oceans and seas? how much the Hessians were paid? the size of a herd of vicu単a?
  • 7. Encyclopedia Britannica - 1768 to date Britannica Statistics: 70,000 articles 25,000 illustrations 2,000 maps 790,000 index entries 32 volumes Cost to libraries: $1,500.00
  • 8. Encyclopedia of Library & Information Science Entry on the Museum Informatics https://login.proxy.lib.fsu.edu/login?url=http://tandfonline.com/doi/book/10.1081/E-ELIS3
  • 9. Comparing Encyclopedias - 1 Encyclopedia Americana Random House 1929 to date 1977 to date 45,000 articles 25,000+ articles 23,000 illustrations thousands of 1,300 maps illustrations (Colorpedia) 354,000 index entries 100+ maps 30 volumes 20,000 cross references Cost to libraries: $995.00 1 or 2 volumes Cost to libraries: $95.00 to $130.00 Sources: Katz, William A. (2002); Kister, Kenneth (1981), Encyclopedia Buying Guide
  • 10. Encyclopedia Americana 1929 to date Americana Statistics 45,000 articles 23,000 illustrations 1,300 maps 354,000 index entries 30 volumes Cost to libraries: $995.00 Source: Katz, William A. (2002), Introduction to Reference Work, Vol 1.
  • 11. Random House 1977 to date Random House Statistics 25,000+ articles thousands of illustrations (Colorpedia) 100+ maps 20,000 cross references From the Colorpedia 1 or 2 volumes Cost to libraries: $95.00 to $130.00 Sources: Katz, William A. (2002); Kister, Kenneth (1981), Encyclopedia Buying Guide
  • 12. Comparing Encyclopedias - 2 World Book Encyclopedia Britannica 1917 to date - 1768 to date 17,000 articles 70,000 articles 28,000 illustrations 25,000 illustrations 2,000 maps 2,000 maps 173,000 index entries 790,000 index entries 22 volumes 32 volumes Cost to libraries: Cost to libraries: $550.00 $1,500.00 Shneidman, Edwin (1998), "Suicide on My Mind, Britannica on My Table," American Scholar, 67(4): 93-104.
  • 13. World Book 1917 to date World Book Statistics 17,000 articles 28,000 illustrations 2,000 maps 173,000 index entries 22 volumes Cost to libraries: $550.00 Source: Katz, William A. (2002), Introduction to Reference Work, Vol 1.
  • 14. Britannicas Propaedia 15th Edition
  • 15. Specialized Encyclopedias Search in the catalog for Encyclopedia of what do you see? Examples of specialized encyclopedias: McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology Encyclopedia of Library & Information Science Encyclopedia of New York City The Canadian Encyclopedia The Great Soviet Encyclopedia The Encyclopedia of Associations The Cowboy Encyclopedia
  • 16. McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology
  • 17. The Canadian Encyclopedia Photo of Yvonne DeCarlo and clip from encyclopedia entry on Canadian Expatriates in Show Business
  • 18. The Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  • 19. Encyclopedia of New York City Entry on firefighting also includes a list of major fires
  • 22. Evolution of Encyclopedias Britannica vs. Wikipedia Authoritative/scholarly vs. popular/quickly-updated When would you use one or the other? Is one better than the other? Why? How is the Web changing encyclopedias?
  • 23. Next Due Dates Mon, Oct 15: Question Set (email to instructor) - Answering each question with 3 different sources: web, index, books/bibliographic (was: 10/8) Mon, Oct 22: IPL2 Question #1 (first real user question (was: 10/15) Mon, Oct 29: IPL2 Question #2 (secondreal user question Tue, Nov. 13: IPL Question #3 & IPL reflective paper with copies of all questions (email to instructor) Mon. Nov 20: Reference interviews and paper (email to instructor) Mon. Dec. 10: Research Guide (email to instructor)
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