Analysis of Personal Information Use, due 3/13

This assignment is due at the beginning of class on Wednesday, March 13.   

Please submit as a Word document either in a physical copy or emailed as an attachment to awalsh@westga.edu

Now that you have been thinking about different types of information and how it is distributed and accessed, you should be formulating ideas about your own information consumption habits.  For this paper, you will reflect on the way you view information: both how you accessed it before taking this class and how those views might have changed.  Consider all that we’ve covered in LIBR-1101, including in-class discussions and activities, blog homework, and other assignments, and reflect on the following questions.

1.      What sources do you receive information from on a regular basis? (ex. search engines, news programs, even people!) Do you have any strategies in place to organize or filter the information you receive? (At least 250 words)

2.      How has your approach to seeking and accessing information changed? What changes in the way you use and access information will you make in the future? (At least 500 words)

Possible areas for reflection:

Have the types of information you seek changed?

Are there different types or sources of information you would seek for different purposes? If so, what are they?

Are you more skeptical about the information you come across on a daily basis?  Less skeptical?

Do you think about who produces the information you access?

These are just possible areas to explore. You do not have to answer all of these questions. If you have other ideas, that’s great.  If you want to talk to me about them before you begin your paper, just let me know!

Requirements for paper:

Carefully written, avoiding grammatical, spelling and punctuation errors

At least 750 words long (not including the questions) and double-spaced

Ideas are articulate and thoroughly explained using specific examples

Total: 75 points