Moi and Mine

Calendar for Isabel's 90th Birthday bash

2011-05-30T16:09:00.000-07:00

Imagine!

2011-03-27T20:51:00.000-07:00

Today (March 5, 2011) our Dad (Stephen Joseph William Chase) would have been 103 years old! 1908 through to 2011, what a century! Happy Birthday Dad.... wherever you are! [Eric]This is a list of quite a lot of things that dad witnessed and utilized in his lifetime.... I've written comments beside some of them! Why don't you see if you can write a few things down that you remember about

Time Never Stands Still

2011-01-09T11:25:00.000-08:00

Starting the New Year is always hard. The old falls away and the new must be faced. It’s not like you can keep segueing from one week to the next, like you did last year. You must make resolutions and try not to break them, you must review the past year’s progress, and you must see the big picture. So much for musts, now what do you want to do? Can you create a little bit of space for yourself?

2010. Twenty-ten. Two thousand and ten.

2009-12-26T20:27:00.000-08:00

How did we get here? Coimbatore, the place of my birth, seems very far away. And yet, it is part of me, always part of me. My personal motto for 2009 was “Active and involved not hectic or stressed”~ I have to admit that at times I was stressed and often hectic. I was active, for sure and very involved. It is always back to the blank canvas. All the years of experience, failures and successes

My personal Geek

2009-10-18T08:36:00.000-07:00

The Big Bloghttp://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/thebigblog/archives/180586.aspGeek of the Week: Natala Menezes of TeachStreetIn college, she split her time between the sorority and the computer lab. Now Natala Menezes is director of product development at local startup TeachStreet -- and seattlepi.com's Geek of the Week.Have someone in mind for next time? Let me know.Name: Natala MenezesTitle:

Anglo Indian get together--rain or shine!

2009-10-13T19:32:00.000-07:00

West Coast Anglo Indian Picnic BBQ Area 1, Cuesta Park, 615 Cuesta Drive, Mountain View, CANOON to 3:00 PM ♦ October 24, 2009 Salads, hot side dish, barbeque, sodas and desert will be provided. Bring your own beer or wine. Please make a donation to CTR. Fundraiser for Calcutta Tiljallah Relief 500 senior stipends and 200 scholarships to Anglo Indian children West

Anglo Indian West Coast Dinner/Dance

2009-03-13T07:57:00.000-07:00

FirstWest Coast Anglo Indian Dinner Dance Fundraiser SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2009 Guest of Honor, 1st West Coast appearance:Blair Williams: on charity in India. Books available for purchaseCTR Inc.Calcutta Tiljallah Relief funds for 500 seniors and over 200 scholarships for students Mayuri Indian Restaurant2232 El Camino Real, Santa Clara 7 PM Buffet Advance Tickets sales only: $40 pp

Coming into the light, almost, maybe...

2008-12-31T19:39:00.001-08:00

We met up with former Breeksite, Florence and husband

The Petite Easter

2007-04-24T00:44:00.000-07:00

Easter Sunday was quiet and sweet in Mountain View with my brother ERIC and daughter, SHEILA. Happy Easter, everyone!I got caught up in Women's History Month this year at work. Some faculty and staff dressed as famous female historical characters and I went as Indira Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India. Don't I look like her? To get the total mix of the past and the present, the

E La Nav Va

2007-03-16T19:21:00.000-07:00

And The Ship Sails On*…Bill and I just had to go up to San Francisco and watch the Queen Mary II as it sailed under the Golden Gate Bridge and passed Alcatraz. We watched most of the silent drama from the vantage point of Greens vegetarian restaurant in Fort Mason. It reminded me of another time, another place when I lived in Columbo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka) when my brother, Eric, was born in the

"They also serve...

2007-01-25T06:00:00.000-08:00

...who only stand and wait." (John Milton). It seems I've been waiting a lifetime but yet I've been living full on all this time. I studied John Milton for three years, reading Paradise Lost annotated, line by line. He had several daughters and it is said that he would not allow them to study Latin or Greek but made them read it to him for hours on end. Although prolific, Milton was not a

Happy Christmas!

2006-12-24T13:18:00.000-08:00

It’s a sunny California-style winter day and I write my blog while snuggled in bed with my Brizzy-bear. Can life really get better than this? Natala calls it Californialicious. Nevertheless, in pursuit of whatever, we are migrating to downtown Los Angeles—a world class city to the south of us. "Tip the world over on its side and everything loose will land in Los Angeles,” said Frank Lloyd Wright.

Polly's Party and my cousin, Dorothea

2006-11-15T14:45:00.000-08:00

Polly’s Party in SeptemberThe Party was a success! Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother Polly is now ninety and in good health, ready to dance any time she has the chance. Bill and I spent months preparing the house and details for the party, sending invitations and follow-up letters; many had to travel to Mountain View, and all generally had a good time. Thank you to everyone, especially to

My car, my friend

2006-08-29T12:05:00.000-07:00

Goodbye, you served me well. My Custom Cruiser station wagon is gone. It is no more. I have grieved for awhile but now I feel joy. The gift to a nice man at the Quality Tile shop has been more than rewarding. It still leaves an empty feeling. My Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser leaves a gap in its place. The Aurora and the Tahoe have tried to fill it, but never quite lived up to its majesty, its big

Forwards or Backwards

2006-07-12T07:10:00.000-07:00

My gripe is about “forwards”. Specifically about urban legends that have been forwarded to me. Urban legends started in industrialized society and don’t come from our roots, as folklore does. Folklore we understand to be just lore, maybe having a seed of truth, exaggerating a truth to bring out a moral. Culture might be cloaked in folklore and a lot of nice songs have come out of folklore. But,

Ten Reasons Not To Retire

2006-06-09T20:34:00.000-07:00

These are also reasons others give to retire: 1. More time to blog. No... Irene, who retired to Kona ten years ago, says she doesn’t have time to write a blog. I can do that now. You’re reading it. You wouldn’t want to hear from me every day, would you?2. Spend time on my art…well, it just happens that I have a nice collage now hanging in the Library at Evergreen."Snakes" It depicts the legend

The Tanks and More...

2006-04-11T16:46:00.000-07:00

We went to the Tank Museum in Portola Valley, aka The Jacques Littlefield Military Vehicle Collection. It happened casually; we were at Tom Bates’ house in Berkeley and were absorbed by his pervading interest in the Second World War and his stories of the Royal Norfolk Regt. Read about Tom. He waxed enthusiastic about his visit to the Tank Museum, to which Eric Narveson regularly takes his U.S.

S-L-O-W down

2006-03-18T12:34:00.000-08:00

I am impressed this month by how much we run. I am reminded of the saying “even if you win the rat race, you are still a rat!” With cell phones, car phones, land lines, wireless computers and email, VOIP and more… Watching family and friends running all the time with “I don’t have time, I don’t have time” always on their lips makes me think of a poem I had to memorize as a child, along with many

Cocooning

2006-03-10T17:41:00.000-08:00

It seems we are staying in more this month. Is it because we traveled so far in January and February? Is it because we’re already close to the beyond? Or, are we just cocooning? I think the latter. We still walk the dog* twice a day.We do go out. Last Saturday we went to a very interesting charity event at The Tech Museum in San Jose with gaming tables, free martinis and chocolate desserts. We

Rain

2006-03-04T10:16:00.000-08:00

It has been raining off and on for the past week. Yes, even in sunny California! Some of it has been good, strong rain…the rest of it the usual drizzly stuff. Some stormy, windy days with our palm fronds blowing over the house and clear to the other side. Must call the city for a special pick up soon. The city will not allow us to put them in the trash can as palm fronds are virtually

Sunlight

2006-02-26T13:14:00.000-08:00

The quality of light in California is something I mentioned in my last blog. It still fascinates me. I mentioned this to Natala and she said that when she was driving around in Turkey, a few years ago, she noticed that the light there reminded her of California. Something about the slant, the golden shades, the dancing reflections off everything. Sure enough, I checked on Turkey and it lies

We're baaaaaak!

2006-02-17T17:03:00.000-08:00

In beautiful California--where the weather is always just right. There is a certain quality to the light in California, it just seems to glow. Bill and I enjoyed Valentine's Day dinner at our favorite dosai restaurant, Saravana Bhavan, in Sunnyvale. It was 70F the day I got back from Australia with the sun shining, as it does over 200 days a year, but now its a bit colder and a bit rainier but

the actual birthday

2006-02-07T01:15:00.000-08:00

Today was my mother's actual 85th birthday although we've been celebrating for over a week. Eric and Bill sang Happy Birthday to her, but not together and not even in Australia. We had to take Mum to the Hilton buffet where she had six desserts and always says she has too much to eat but loves every minute. The Hilton atrium is up on the 6th floor and very open and nice so we decided to take some

Cousins

2006-02-06T03:50:00.000-08:00

L-R Paddy, Jeff, Eric, Jean, Joy, Margo, Joan...second cousins once removed? The best part was trying to figure out how to say: The Cow Jumped Over the Moon--in Tamil. OK, now try The Little Dog Laughed--kunja nai cheekreai? No call-ins! Thank you to David for taking the photo and playing the guitar for us and Joan for cooking all that great South Indian food. Joan you excelled--now what is "

in pursuit of the perfect dosai

2006-02-04T02:17:00.000-08:00

Did we find it at the Saffron Restaurant at Broadbeach on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia? Maybe. Doralle, Elizabeth, Eric, Moi, Peter, Gail, Margo and Neil--eating dosais.Also: in search of sand, sea and sky--I think this is the perfect spot a ten minute walk down the beach from Surfers Paradise. Jasmine and Jemal came down with their kids--Jesse, Brady and Leila. Elizabeth stayed the

ok already, THE PARTY!

2006-01-31T15:24:00.000-08:00

The PARTY had to be on the 28th because of Margo's many appointments although Grandma Isabel's birthday is actually on the 7th--more about that later. The friends and family gathered. Check the alt tags for names of people in pictures. (Lay your curser gently on the picture to see the tag--if you click on the picture it will enlarge the picture.) We decided to hold it at Margo's warehouse/office

But before that I must show you these...

2006-01-30T21:44:00.000-08:00

Before Grandma's birthday, Jacqui and Lionel drove up from Sydney and we went out to dinner at the King of Kings in the Valley, Brisbane's Chinatown. We had to celebrate Chinese New Years', Tet, India's Republic Day and Australia Day! I also owed Jacqui and Lionel a Chinese Dinner from 1980 when they took us out to Chinatown in Sydney for dinner. Natala and Sheila slept sprawled out on 4 chairs

Melbourne and Grandma Margo

2006-01-25T19:12:00.000-08:00

There was a heat wave in Melbourne, up to 41C which translates to 105.4F, a bit hot! The Australian Open Tennis was being played but they had to hold some games until 4 PM because of the heat. They had a one-day cricket match, too, while we were there. Margo had a booth at the Exhibition Centre for The Lace Place, opposite the large Crown Casino complex. Nothing like meeting up with another

Brisbane today, Melbourne nalaki*

2006-01-24T01:04:00.000-08:00

You never know what you'll see when walking to "Pancakes at the Manor" in an old church downtown, or when seeing the Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe at the Gold Class theatre in Indooroopilly. I remember when I was in high school, up in the hills of south India, we went on a hiking trip with the principal's wife--Mrs. Willy. She took us up around 8000ft to hike on a

Dosai, vadai, coffee, tea...

2006-01-17T22:00:00.000-08:00

It is always a celebration when Breeksites get together. Even though the Breeks we knew,founded in 1889, is now Hebron International School. It is 7500ft (2200m) above sea level in the Nilgiri Hills in South India. In 1974, Lushington Boys School--originally, Breeks Memorial School co-ed--joined up with Hebron Girls School, Conoor. We were all familia away from family, and created imperishable

Surfer's Paradise and Burleigh Heads

2006-01-16T18:49:00.000-08:00

It is now officially called the Gold Coast, although everyone has been calling it that for years. We were there! Ten degrees darker now (us). We swam in the rain and in the sun, early and late. It was beautiful everytime. We drove past the frenetic shopping areas to the south coast and spent the night at a nice Best Western in north Burleigh not far from Justin Park on the Esplanade where Natala

G'day, mates!

2006-01-13T13:21:00.000-08:00

We drove down to the Gold Coast yesterday. It was tropical and lush. But first, my promised pictures of Eric and Marg and family. Moo has been featured below. The sunsets over Auckland were awe inspiring. Jemma and Holly are competitive swimmers and water polo players. Click on images for larger versions.And they have a cat! I think they're going to call it Maxi--for Maximillion er Maxibillion

Tairua

2006-01-12T03:59:00.000-08:00

We drove out through the Bombay Hills--honestly, that's what they're called--to Tairua on the Coromandel Peninsula. Walked to the beach via a grassy knoll in the shadow of a volcanic cone, where people actually live and helicopter in, I was told. Then we drove further out to Hot Water Beach.Moo tried to dig down to the hot water with her $4 hired spade but it was high tide and we were able to

The Coromandel Peninsula

2006-01-10T21:36:00.000-08:00

We arrived in Brisbane, Australia today, early. Margo was there to meet us even though we were getting a car. We were guided into town trailing Margo and listening to our GPS saying "turn left in 500m" etc. Great to see my mother, looking good. She had cooked us biryani, chicken curry and raita with mangoes for dessert. No flies on Mum. She tried to explain to Bill that these were dishes made for

Hanging "Toowalong"

2006-01-09T19:16:00.000-08:00

This is Miranda aka Mooey up on the deck outside the dining area. We brought a vinyl that Bill had painted from a b&w drawing of a Queenslander house near the Toowong Shopping Center in Brisbane. (We had this hanging on the bathroom mirror a la feng shui recently.) Well, it reminds Eric and Marg and kids of the house they lived in in Brisbane here are a couple of pictures of the hanging. Eric

In the Land of the Long White Cloud

2006-01-07T00:33:00.000-08:00

We landed in Aotearoa this morning early. My brother, Eric, was there to meet us and after hugs and kises we loaded up his car. Yeah, we brought a lot of luggage, mostly because we didn't have time to decide and re-decide what to bring. We packed on the last day and put everything in. Still don't have enough warm clothes for this variable weather--cool in the morning, warm in the afternoon,

Christmas Newsletter

2005-12-25T09:26:00.000-08:00

We wish you twelve wonderful months in 2006!“For a thousand years in Your sight are like a day that has just gone by…” PSALM 90:4This year has gone by so fast it reminds us of the twelve days of Christmas; each month seemed like a day. Working hard, playing creatively, visiting with family, friends and colleagues—the months have simply peeled off the calendar.Reminds us of the ladies in Bangalore

Au Revoir, But Not Goodbye

2005-08-01T08:10:00.000-07:00

I have enjoyed teaching this class since the fall of 1997. Fifteen semesters. I took a sabbatical in 2000 during which I created the CD ROM on Information Literacy which we use with this class. We started in the classroom when the World Wide Web was just beginning. We then went to hybrid and later online. My blog now has an archive going back to 2003. Jennii Ramirez will be teaching this course

Grades

2005-07-31T17:59:00.000-07:00

Please check in My Grades for details on your grades. The syllabus, Green Sheet.doc, which is also posted in WebCT on the navigation bar, gives the breakdown. You earn a total of 500 points which I divide by 5 to get your percentage and give you a letter grade.The Assignments are worth 250 points (10 assignments at 25 points each). The tests are worth 50 points (Test 1 is 50 points/2 and Test 2

Presentations

2005-07-30T11:11:00.000-07:00

Thanks for some great presentations. View them by clicking on the links below. When viewing a PowerPoint presentation please go to Slide Show/ View Show on the Tool Bar or press F5. Thank you for posting in the Discussion. You can still go there and place helpful comments for other students.Baseball and the Internet Summer%2005--Baseball.pptGardening and the Internet Summer%2005--GARDENING%20%26%

in-library availability

2005-07-15T08:57:00.000-07:00

I will be at the Reference Desk in the Library next week. Please come in to see me if you need to discuss any aspect of the course. Thursday, July 21 10 AM-2 PMTuesday, July 26 2 PM-6 PMWednesday, July 27 2 PM-6 PMPlease note that the last date to drop the class with a W is Monday, July 18.

Notes and News

2005-07-14T19:43:00.000-07:00

Hello class: we are now in Week 4 with only 2 weeks to go. We are doing a lot of work in a short time. If you haven't started on your Research Paper please be sure you have my then complete your assignment. Be sure you cite all your sources using the MLA style--check the library handouts --if you prefer to use the APA style because of your discipline, check out that handout from the same

TEST (1) One and other notes

2005-07-03T12:36:00.000-07:00

Test 1 is open now and will remain open for a week. Do not wait until the last day because the software seems to do funny things with the date. Last I heard, it was on Eastern Standard Time or something like that. Read or print out the test, research the answers and read the text book, then go back in and take the test in a couple of hours. It will allow two attempts. Be sure you Save Answer on

Browers

2005-06-29T09:10:00.000-07:00

Re: the assignment #2 on BROWSERS-- if you cannot get a version of Netscape to view then use AOL or LYNX or download Firefox 1.0 "the faster, better web browser. Now available in 27 languages, for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux". http://www.mozilla.org/Compare any two browsers for this assignment. Read through the tutorial from Albany on the IE Browser.Use the Archives to the right on this page.

Assignment 8. THE RESEARCH PAPER

2005-06-23T13:40:00.000-07:00

- Choose any topic of interest to you and show how it has been helped or enhanced by the Internet. What has been the effect of the Internet on your topic? How does your topic relate to the Internet? Once your topic is approved, write 6-7 typed (word processed--assume 250 words per page), Include a Works Cited (or Bibliography), section which has at least three (3) fully cited web sites

Beginning survey

2005-06-22T18:57:00.000-07:00

Please attempt the Beginning Survey again. I found that the Spring semester students were still loaded on it so I have gone in and included all your names. The tests will be open for a few days each time, later in the semester. Thank you all for attending the orientation. It should prove very helpful along with the booklet. I will be at the library on the Reference Desk tomorrow Thursday, June

Welcome to Summer School!

2005-06-19T23:10:00.000-07:00

Hello: thank you for registering for this 3-unit summer school class: Electronic Research and the Internet availabe at http://webct.sjeccd.org. This class usually runs 16 weeks in the fall and spring so be prepared to double your energy for the short six weeks in the summer (for the same credit).Keeping up with your assignments, readings, tests and research is most important. I want everyone

Have a great summer!

2005-05-31T22:27:00.000-07:00

GRADES for Spring 2005

2005-05-31T22:02:00.000-07:00

I hope you view the Presentations in the Discussion area and leave some positive comments for the very professional work many of you posted. Thank you! -- (I will not be posting the presentations here as your attachments in the Discussion area seemed to work fine.) Here are the grades below. For those of you who did not do so well, please note the number of points that was necessary for As. When

Watch this spot!

2005-05-28T09:32:00.000-07:00

I will be posting the presentations and the grades on this blog by June 1. Thank you all for persevering and completing this course. Have a great summer!

Citations and Banned Books

2005-05-22T12:35:00.000-07:00

Please read the handout from the EVC library webpage and follow the MLA format for your citations, including the website citations. Scroll to MLA Style and print out this handout to use for your citations.There are some good handouts and information on writing research papers at the OWL (Online Writing Lab) at Purdue University.There was a question as to whether books were still being banned

TEST 2--please submit!

2005-05-21T11:13:00.000-07:00

Please SAVE each Answer and then press FINISH in order to submit the Test. This is very important in order for me to be able to grade. Please complete your tests. Don't rely on that May 25, 2005 12:00am time because the WebCT software is not completely reliable as to that 12:00 am time, it may close earlier. I would like you to try to complete your tests by Tuesday evening, to be safe.My MS Word

Submissions via WebCT

2005-05-21T09:50:00.000-07:00

Assignment 7. Read through the nine tutorials on this CSU site http://www.lib.calpoly.edu/infocomp/modules/index.html and answer the following questions: What is Information Literacy/Competency? Another site to read for Information Competency is Humboldt State University Library. List the different parts to Information Competency and explain them in your own words. Write at least one (1) page on

Chat

2005-05-16T13:09:00.000-07:00

I have tried to connect via Chat each semester but it seems to be really difficult for students to make the exact time. This is called synchronous teaching. Asynchronous teaching with email, courseware and the blog seems to work better. I have therefore moved the chat question to the Discussion area. Please discuss the topic and I will give you points there. I need to grade the Discussions at the

Test 2 and State Survey

2005-05-15T09:17:00.000-07:00

The second test is now open and available. Please go to Tests and Surveys and click on Test 2 to take. The Test can only be taken twice and once is preferred by the software. Submit each answer AND don't forget to submit the test at the end. Here is the link to the State Survey sent by the Distance Education dept. Take the in-course survey at the end of the course, after you have turned in your

Happy Mother's Day

2005-05-09T19:54:00.000-07:00

This is WEEK TWELVE for the Spring Semester in LIBRARY STUDIES 015. Please get your topic approved and complete your research paper and submit. Then prepare a PowerPoint for your PRESENTATION and submit. I will post your Presentations on my blog for other students to see. It should be a short summary of your topic with at least 3 websites given as reference. Document your research in the paper

Research Paper

2005-04-28T15:05:00.000-07:00

Please consider your research topic carefully and submit it to me via the Submit Assignments box. I have only two submissions, and the weeks are flying by. This is the Research Paper assignment: be sure your topic is effected by the Internet. Choose any topic of interest to you and show how it has been helped or enhanced by the Internet. What has been the effect of the Internet on your topic? How

Discussions

2005-04-23T12:48:00.000-07:00

Please post in the Discussion area via Communications. We have three Discussions: Plagiarism, Netiquette, and the USA PATRIOT Act. Read my post and do some research and then post an opinion. Comment on other student's posts. In order for me to give you a grade you will need to go to the Submit Assignments area. Scroll down to the bottom of the list, after the Presentation. Copy and post your

Weeks 8 and 9 (and 7, too)

2005-04-20T02:57:00.000-07:00

Thanks to all of you who have taken the test and submitted your assignments. I'm sorry, I have been so overloaded at work that I am a bit behind in grading. Send me an email if you need an immediate answer. Put LIB015 in the subject heading of your email. Some of you may have been confused with varying dates between the Modules, Schedule (Calendar) and the Assignments and Submit Assignments

WEEKS 6 & 7 and TEST 1

2005-03-26T10:00:00.000-08:00

Happy Easter! I hope you are all enjoying this Spring Break. Please continue with your Week 6 assignment to write about a Famous Person and cite your sources.I have opened Test 1 and it will remain open until April 7. Please send me email if you have questions. The Test is based on your readings. I am posting a corelation between the 3rd edition and the 4th edition of your textbook so that you

WEEK 5

2005-03-07T13:33:00.000-08:00

Assignment 5. - Read the UC Berkeley Library tutorial on search engines and subject directories. Read my lecture by going to Course Contents--Lectures on Directories and Search Engines Look at some of the directories including the Yahoo! Directory and the Google Directory and the dedicated directories such as the Librarians Index to the Internet- Write one page, in your own words

WEEK 4 & 3, too.

2005-02-27T17:34:00.000-08:00

For WEEK 3: Read through the TIME-TABLE (CHRONOLOGICAL) of the HISTORY of the BOOK from 3500 BC to about 10 years ago. Choose an event. Do additional research on the web or in the physical library using books and encyclopedias. Write one (1) page (250 words) on the topic of your choice. In your own words--do not copy and paste from the Internet!Also:Read through Hobbes' Internet Timeline v8.0

Assignments 1 & 2

2005-02-14T09:50:00.000-08:00

Thank you for submitting your autobiography in Assignment 1. Unfortunately, I have received 3 papers that have viruses and my computer would not open them! Two papers used fonts that my computer could not read. I have all the MSFT fonts so please use those and not any fonts that you have downloaded. I use XP so any version below is OK. Please use MS Word for attachments. If you don't have that

Welcome to the Spring Semester!

2005-02-02T21:29:00.000-08:00

I am happy to see so many new students come to my class this year. Welcome! We will go on an adventure together while we learn e-research. Read the text book and do the suggested tutorials. Submit your assignments and voila! that's all there is to it. Read the archives on this blog to see what we have done in past semesters. I am looking forward to this semester and I hope you are, too. Set aside

New Year, 2005

2004-12-29T13:54:00.000-08:00

I wish you all a good year in 2005, one which provides those things you wish for. I hope you make good resolutions and goals to further your studies while taking care of your many responsibilities. And, I wish you much happiness, too. My concern and condolences go out to those of you who are from those countries effected by the terrible tsunami in South Asia. Many areas in my country of origin,

Grades F04

2004-12-29T11:52:00.000-08:00

Unfortunately, WebReg has been down since December 24 and WebCT has been down since December 26 so students cannot get into either one. I was able to post all the grades to WebCT before it went down but I have not been able to upload my grades into the system yet. I hope to be able to do that on January 3 so that you can receive an official copy of your grades in time. Meanwhile, I am posting

End Survey

2004-12-26T18:55:00.000-08:00

Please take the End Survey, it will automatically be sent to my email address. Thank you for completing this as it will help me with the class next year.

PRESENTATIONS

2004-12-23T13:04:00.000-08:00

I am really excited about the Presentations this year. They are above and beyond students of previous years. Interesting topics, too. I am posting them here but not the grades. I will have to post my final grades on December 26th because our district servers are going to be down until January 2nd or later and I don't want to risk making the January 4 deadline. Check this blog, too, as I will post

Research Steps and Outline

2004-12-18T15:37:00.000-08:00

Some of you seem to be having trouble with these concepts. You already have your Research Topic, agreed to by me, either by email or in Assignment 8. Read A Short Guide to Library Research under Lectures in our WebCT course. Assignment 9 is Write down the steps you will be taking to do your research for your Research Paper. Include websites, books and magazine databases you will be using.

Abbreviations

2004-12-17T14:12:00.000-08:00

I noticed some questions re. usenet abbreviations and so I'm posting these websites. Hope they are helpful. Usenet Acronyms Dictionary another seemingly more polite version Chat, Usenet and Text Message Acronyms and Abbreviations This list seems quite comprehensive and includes Emoticons.

GRADING Fall 04

2004-12-12T10:36:00.000-08:00

If you look in the course under Green Sheet you will find the grading rubric for this course. I am clarifying that in this blog, see attached GRADING blog F04.txt in this text for Test 2 x is = to your score. Please email me with any questions.

More chat...

2004-12-11T23:55:00.000-08:00

Many of you entered the live chat space but did not leave a comment. I am linking here to the chat log Room 4 log.txt so you can see how that looks. Scroll up and down to Saturday, December 11 posts. Tomorrow, I would like you to go on the live chat space and leave a comment. I was able to connect with Sarah and Kristoffer today. Thank you for that really nice conversation but not everyone can

"Live" Chat

2004-12-11T08:51:00.000-08:00

For the "live" chat today, please go to Live Chat in your Communicate section and click on the icon. This will open the WebCT Chat window. Read the text posted in this window regarding the freedom of speech. Then click on Room 4 Intellectual Freedom. You will enter the "room". A dialog box opens called the Output Interaction Box. Here you will be able to read the ongoing discussion postings.

Test (2) Two

2004-11-27T22:32:00.000-08:00

The second mid-term will open on the 28th at midnight. Remember that this is an open book test. Many of the questions will be from your text book and others will come from your assignments. Please read through the test first. Print it out, if you want, by pressing Ctrl/p. This is the only way to print a test. Research your answers and then sit and take the test all at one time to prevent leaving

THE RESEARCH PAPER

2004-11-20T21:19:00.000-08:00

Read the Research Paper assignment carefully. Research Paper Assignment.txt A major component of this class is the research paper. This is a requirement for a 3-unit credit course. Please do not start your paper until your topic has been approved by me. A very important aspect of the research paper is your documentation of sources. Find many different sources i.e. magazine articles (Infotrac

Assignment 7 Information Competency

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Read through the tutorial at Cal Poly State U on Information Competence given for your assignment. It provides guidance and practical exercises. The formal Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education as defined by the Association of College and Research Libraries are availabe online, see link. Another useful tutorial is available at CSU Monterey Bay Library, see link. A CD ROM

Drop for a W (Withdrawal)

2004-11-08T21:06:00.000-08:00

Please complete at least the first six assignments by November 22nd. Students who have not completed these six assignments and Test 1 will have to be dropped. Admissions and records have tightened their criteria for drops this semester and I cannot have students remain in the class if they are not doing the work in a timely manner. Students who are dropped on November 23 will receive a W grade.

TEST (1) One

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is available as of Wednesday, October 10 at 7 AM. It cannot be clicked on before this date, however the timing is sometimes off by 3 hours because of WebCT. Check again at noon on Wednesday, if you cannot get in. This is an "open book" test. Most of the questions come from your READINGS in the test book. READINGS LIB015 W.htm There are a combination of essay and multiple questions. Questions

My sister's wedding...

2004-11-06T07:41:00.000-08:00

Catching up...here are some pictures taken at the wedding I attended. My sister, Jennifer, exchanging vows with Agustin Vazquez from Guanajuato at the historic Santa Barbara Court House. My sister, Margo, came from Brisbane, Australia for this reunion. My friend Mani, from college days in India, my brother Eric (who came from NZ), myself and my husband, Bill Bruner. We had a wonderful reunion,

Assignment 3 History of the Book

2004-10-08T10:43:00.000-07:00

Read through the chronological timetable of the history of the book. Choose an event. Do additional research on the web or in the physical library using books and encyclopedias. Write one (1) page (250 words) on the topic of your choice. In your own words--do not copy and paste from the Internet! This is an easy assignment. There will be another question later on the history of the Internet

Famous Person--assignment 6

2004-10-06T18:44:00.000-07:00

Try to choose a famous person, not just someone who is only known to you. Choose someone who you can do some research on the Internet about. Don't forget your citations for what you find and where. List them after the short essay. Here are some websites that may help you in choosing a person Time magazine 100 heroes (male and female), Biography and a British Index of Biographies

Assignment 2 and October discussion etc.

2004-10-04T20:39:00.000-07:00

Thank you for taking the Preassessment Survey. This helps me to see where the class is at before the class is completed. The End Survey will be taken after the Final. These surveys are not graded but count towards participation. We have been having a lively discussion. Plagiarism defined: --Plagiarism. To appropriate the writings, graphic representations or ideas of another person and represent