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Course work for my Master's Degree in Library and Information Science:

  [Fall 2000]
  [Spring 2001]
  [Summer 2001]
  [Fall 2001]

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Portfolio of MLIS Work

[Fall 2000] [Spring 2001] [Summer 2001] [Fall 2001]

Fall 2000:

LIS 601: Introduction to Reference & Information Services

• Pathfinder on free diving. (A note on printing) (2 Oct 2000)
• Bibliography Plan on web usability. (27 Nov 2000)
• Observation Field Report (04 Dec 2000)

LIS 605: Basic Cataloging and Classification

• [tests only; no papers written]

LIS 650: Management of Libraries & Information Centers

• Journal and Website logs. (14 Nov 2000)
• Napster: An Information Agency Portfolio. (21 Nov 2000)
• Copyright and Its Effect on Digital Libraries (28 Nov 2000)

LIS 679: Library Systems Operation & Interpretation

• The Hookah Manual. (12 Dec 2000)

ICS 691: Personalization in Information Delivery

• Ease of Implementing the Semantic Web (08 Dec 2000)

Spring 2001:

LIS 610: Introduction to Library and Information Studies

• Reaction Paper 1 -- Preparation for a Web Developer Career. (21 Feb 2001)
• Reaction Paper 2 -- The Role of Libraries. (21 Mar 2001)
• Reaction Paper 3 -- Intellectual Freedom. (09 May 2001)

LIS 670: Introduction to Information Storage & Retrieval

• Webpage Assignment: Things to Puzzle. (05 Feb 2001)
• Reaction Paper 1 -- Filtering. (12 Feb 2001)
• Reaction Paper 2 -- Article Summary. (12 Mar 2001)
• The Domain Name System: At the Root of It. (07 May 2001)

LIS 677: Human Dimension in Information Systems

• Web Interface Critique: WDVL.com. (08 Mar 2001)
• Usability Study: OldGlory15s.com. (10 May 2001)

LIS 699: Java and Its Usefulness in Libraries

• Java and Its Usefulness in Libraries. (11 May 2001)

Summer 2001:

LIS 693: Intellectual Freedom

• Assignment 1 -- Intellectual Freedom Groups. (14 Jun 2001)
• Assignment 2 -- The Swan-Peattie Debate. (15 Jun 2001)
• Assignment 3 -- Reasons for Political Censorship. (19 Jun 2001)
• Assignment 4 -- 5 minute speech. (21 Jun 2001)
• Assignment 5 -- Free Access and Sexual Materials in Libraries. (23 Jun 2001)
• Assignment 6 -- Reaction to A Drug Called Pornography. (26 Jun 2001)
• Assignment 7 -- Internet Filtering in Libraries. (29 Jun 2001)
• Exploring Pornography Propoganda. (27 Jun 2001)

Fall 2001:

LIS 685: Traditional Literature & Oral Narration

• A Letter in Defense of Folklore. (11 Dec 2001)
• A Letter in Defense of Story Hour. (11 Dec 2001)
• Arabian Nights: Description and Bibliography. (11 Dec 2001)

LIS 699-1: Building Better Web Interfaces -- JavaScript, DHTML, and Usability

• Syllabus. (27 Aug 2001)
• Usability. (19 Sept 2001)

LIS 699-2: Information Architecture

• Syllabus. (27 Aug 2001)
• Week 3: Readings and Comments (12 Sept 2001)
• Week 4: Readings and Comments (19 Sept 2001)
• Week 5: Readings and Comments (26 Sept 2001)
• Week 6: Readings and Comments (03 Oct 2001)
• Week 7: Readings and Comments (10 Oct 2001)
• Week 8: Readings and Comments (17 Oct 2001)
• Week 9: Readings and Comments (24 Oct 2001)
• Week 10: Readings and Comments (31Oct 2001)
• Week 12: Readings and Comments (15 Nov 2001)
• Week 13: Readings and Comments (22 Nov 2001)
• Week 14: Readings and Comments (29 Nov 2001)
• Summary and Examination of Wayfinding in IA (12 Dec 2001)

ICS 211: Introduction to Computer Science II
 
These pages are mostly code samples, test plans, and screen dumps. They are not very conducive to casual reading. What is shown here is the coding I did; often there are related ZIP files that contain all the supporting classes and interfaces provided by the instructor.

• Intro:HelloWorld Applet (.html) (07 Sept 2001)
• Intro:HelloWorld Application (.java) (07 Sept 2001)
• Assignment 1:RecursiveAssignment (.java) (15 Sept 2001)
• Assignment 1:RecursiveAssignment tests (.txt) (15 Sept 2001)
• Assignment 2:ADTAssignment (.java) (22 Sept 2001)
• Assignment 2:ADTAssignment tests (.txt) (22 Sept 2001)
• Assignment 3:Lists (.txt) [All related classes: lists.zip] (29 Sept 2001)
• Assignment 3:Lists tests (.txt) (29 Sept 2001)
• Assignment 4:Linked Lists (.txt) [All related classes: ABL.zip and DLL.zip] (6 Oct 2001)
• Assignment 4:Lists tests (.txt) (6 Oct 2001)
• Assignment 5:Balancer (.txt) [Tests (.txt) and ZIP] (21 Oct 2001)
• Assignment 5:Postfix Calculator (.txt) [Tests (.txt) and ZIP] (21 Oct 2001)
• Assignment 6:Deque (.txt) [Tests (.txt), ZIP, and conceptual questions (.txt)] (27 Oct 2001)
• Assignment 7:Bank Simulation [ZIP] (09 Nov 2001)

ICS 691-3: Advanced Data Management [An online course]

• Personal Introductions (31 Aug 2001)
• Data verses Information (07 Sept 2001)
• Multimedia on the WWW (14 Sept 2001)
• Project: Initital SSM Data Model (v0.1) (28 Sept 2001)
• Project: Project Proposal/Updated SSM Data Model (v0.2) (05 Oct 2001)
• Internet Searching (17 Oct 2001)
• Project: Updated SSM Data Model (v0.3) (not required or submitted)
• Project: Implementation Proposal (v0.4) (26 Oct 2001)
• Project: Implementation Proposal (v0.5): A Complex Query (21 Nov 2001)
• Project: Implementation Proposal (v0.6): Final Draft (16 Dec 2001)