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Fiat Lux: Artists' Books in the UCLA Library and Beyond (1 unit)
Provides students with an introduction to artists’ books at UCLA, mainly through the examination of collections at the Arts Library, the Young Research Library’s Department of Special Collections, the Clark Library, and the Biomedical Library’s Department of History and Special Collections for the Sciences. Through an examination of the various collections, students are introduced to the genre of artists’ books and gain a sense of the richness of the library’s collection in this area, particularly with regard to book artists active in Los Angeles and California. Student discussion is encouraged throughout the course, mainly through hands-on encounters with the artists’ books presented in the class. Students have the opportunity to create an artists’ book as part of their class work.
HC 101-I: Research Information Literacy (2 units)
Description: P/NP only. Develops a broader and deeper understanding of information access and retrieval within the UCLA Library by utilizing subject specialists and subject-specific collections (print and electronic) within the disciplines of the social and behavioral sciences. In particular, this course will assist students who plan to be involved with a major research project or intend to undertake an honors thesis or comprehensive 199 project.
Fiat Lux: How to Stop Just Googling... and Find the Really Good Stuff! (1 unit)
Description: With so many search results in Google for any topic, important questions arise: Are these items accurate, complete, authoritative, and up to date? What is their purpose and point of view? Who is the intended audience? General web search tools like Google find free sites in the "visible web," some useful, many not. Hiding in the "invisible web" are important databases like PsycINFO, Modern Language Association Bibliography, and PubMed, listing scholarly research materials which may support or refute what you find through general Web search tools. This course will help you save time, prepare better papers, and become more powerful information researchers. You will learn researching secrets, tips and tricks, so you can identify, locate, evaluate and use quality research materials effectively and responsibly. (Supports GE Cluster social-sciences- and humanities-oriented research papers.) Freshmen only.
English Composition 123: Information Literacy and Research Skills. (1 unit)
Description: Designed to help students become information literate, so they know how to identify, locate, critically evaluate, and use print and electronic information effectively and ethically. Closely interwoven with Writing Programs courses that have information/research-related assignments. P/NP or letter grading. Preparation: satisfaction of Writing I requirement.
