2010 Drakeapedia Class Readings and Resources
Course Syllabus: File:FYS022.syllabus.2010.updated 9.3.10.pdf
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]]
Also, see Appendix 1.6.2 of your textbook for links to crib sheets with APA formatting examples. (Hint: page 205)
Drake History-Related Resources:
File:In_Celebration_of_a_Century.pdf
Drake Heritage Collections (website)
Additional Readings About Wikis:
Article for 8/31 class - File:Internet Encyclopaedias go head to head.pdf
Oral History Resources
How to Guide for Doing Oral Histories
Oral History Association (website)
Additional Readings About Information Overload:
Additional Readings About Writing Biographies:
File:Biographical Sketch.pdf, Chapter 18 of Webster's New World Student Writing Handbook
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
Additional Items about Wikis: