2010 Drakeapedia Class Readings and Resources

Course Syllabus: File:FYS022.syllabus.2010.pdf (updated 8/24)

Required Text:

Badke, W. B. (2008). Research strategies: Finding your way through the information fog. New York: iUniverse, Inc.

Recommended Stylebook

APA Style Manual (6th ed.) Information about manuals and helpful online assistant at [[1]]

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Drake History-Related Resources:

In Celebration of a Century: Drake University, 1881-1981

Additional Readings About Wikis: Article for 8/31 class - File:Internet Encyclopaedias go head to head.pdf

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Additional Readings About Information Overload:

• Digital Overload: Your Brain on Gadgets (NPR)

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Additional Readings About Writing Biographies:

File:Biographical Sketch.pdf, Chapter 18 of Webster's New World Student Writing Handbook

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About Writing for the Web:

• How Users Read on the Web by Jakob Nielsen

• Writing Style for Print vs. Web by Jakob Nielsen

• Web Writing for Many Interest Levels by Nathan Wallace

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Additional Items about Wikis:

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