Presentation of an Index
Pairs of students will make one 20-25 minute demonstration to
their classmates and invited guests.
In addition to the oral presentation, your will also provide a
two-page outline (double sided) of your presentation.
Step 1: Complete the lecture delivery contract. Submit one copy
to Dr. Roy and one copy to a classmate who has agreed to be your
class mentor.
STEP 2: Select and sign up for an specific index.
STEP 3: Select appropriate elements to be covered comfortably in
20-30 minutes.
STEP 4: Develop script and two-page handout.
STEP 5: Develop backup system. For example, serve your
presentation up on a Web site and bring a canned version on a
flash drive or CD.
STEP 6: Rehearse and time your presentation.
STEP 7: Deliver your demo. Distribute copies of handouts to
audience. Provide Dr. Roy with: copy of handout; self-evaluation
form; peer evaluation form.
STEP 8: Attend other students' demonstrations to give support
and learn from audience questions.
STEP 9: Make needed revisions to your handout for posting on the
class Web site. Do this within two week after your presentation.
You'll find sample handouts online at
http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~l382l3lr/texshare
Evaluation
Criteria:
Oral presentation: content and delivery: 10 points
Printed handout: 10 points
Sources of evaluation:
A. Direct observation of presentation
1. Content
2. Delivery
B. Critique of handout (writing style, presentation)
C. Comparison with lecture delivery checklist
D. Student self evaluation
E. Peer evaluation
Useful Information to Provide in Your Handout
**Remember: Adhere to length limits (two-pages). Content must be
original. Deductions will be made for content that directly
duplicates information available though other sources.
You must provide:
1. The topic/title of your presentation.
2. Your name(s).
3. The date of your presentation.
4. Two questions your audience should be able to answer after
listening to your presentation.
5. Types of searches
6. Searching tips
7. Strengths and Weaknesses of the Index
8. Uses of your index.
Select other information from the following list. If you want to
provide copies of published information about your index, you may
provide this in a second handout.
1. An overview of the scope of your source.
A. Purpose
(1) Subject area(s) covered
B. Coverage
(1) number of publications covered
(2) type of publications covered
(3) type of publications not covered
(3) depth of indexing
C. Currency
2. Authority
A. Authorship
B. Publisher/sponsor
C. Sources of information
3. Accuracy
4. Arrangement
A. Number of indexes/files
B. Search options
5. Special Features
6. Relation to Similar Works
A. Uniqueness
B. Spinoffs
7. Search Universals
A. Way to correct mistakes
B. Way to end search
C. Free-text searching
D. Fixed-vocabulary searching
E. Searching by record
F. Boolean searching
G. Proximity operators
H. Broadening/narrowing search
I. Viewing results
J. Refining search
K. Choosing best database
L. Limiting search
M. Printing/downloading
N. Using help screens
O. Using printed instructions
