In your initial posting, copy-and-paste your ‘Annotated Bibliography Entry’ (from your Word document as instructed

Beheshti, J. (2017, September 5). Training information professionals to deal with New Technologies. Education Libraries. Retrieved October 1, 2021, from https://educationlibraries.mcgill.ca/article/view/82?source=%2Farticle%2Fview%2F82. 

• Source citation (as the heading of the annotation) following the APA format for the type of source you have selected. The information source must be electronic/digital (not print-based) – from a website or database (see databases below) - and must provide a full-text article (not just an "abstract" of the information source) so you can read it in its entirety to do a proper evaluation. Indent the second line of the citation (as needed). At the end of the citation, provide the URL if the source is from an openly available website or provide the name of the database (not the URL) if the source is from an academic library database (after the "Retrieved from" at the end of the citation – see sample below).  

• Descriptive Annotation about the information source:  (in paragraph form)
  • Summary of the article and author (one paragraph)
    • Who wrote the article (person or organization/site)
    • Summary of the article content
    • Purpose of the article
  • Your evaluation of the source (based on 7 criteria – one paragraph)
    • Accuracy
      (Provide the rationale in your evaluation: is the information accurate? are there any mistakes or contradictions in the content?)
    • Currency
      (Provide the rationale in your evaluation: is the information timely and current especially important for technology topics? does the site or article include the date it was published and/or a date as to when it was updated/revised?)
    • Authority/credibility
      (Provide the rationale in your evaluation: what are the author’s/editor’s credentials or background and/or the organization’s/site’s purpose? Is the author or organization/site a recognized, reputable, and reliable authority in the field? Is the URL extension .edu (education), .org (non-profit), .gov (government), or is it a .com or .net (business)?
    • Quality
      (Provide the rationale in your evaluation: are the sources of the article documented in footnotes or in-text citations and/or include a bibliography at the end? is the information based on evidence or research? Are there links to more information and do the links work?)
    • Objectivity
      (Provide the rationale in your evaluation: does the author or organization’s site or article give a balanced viewpoint and/or with multiple perspectives or is it biased based on personal opinion)?
    • Coverage
      (Provide the rationale in your evaluation: is the information on the site or article comprehensive enough (or contain key information) for the information need? Does the site or article cover too much or too little generally? Is important information missing?)
    • Relevance to the IT Professional’s topic or information need
      (Provide the rationale in your evaluation: how is the information source directly relevant, important, or useful to the IT client’s topic and information need?)  **Added at the end of the page**
    • Recommendation: do you recommend this information source for your IT client’s information need? (Explain.)

TIP! Your "Annotated Bibliography" entry should look similar to the sample below – please "bold" each of the 7 evaluation criteria as shown in the example."  (Type your annotated entry in a Word document and then copy/paste into this Discussion as your initial posting.)

Sample APA-style Annotated Bibliography Entry for an Article in an Online Journal

Hill, P. (2012, November). Online educational delivery models: A descriptive view. EDUCAUSE Review, 85-97. Retrieved from
       http://er.educause.edu/articles/2012/11/online-educational-delivery-models–a-descriptive-view (Links to an external site.)

Summary: In this article, Phil Hill, an independent educational technology consultant, provides a descriptive view of the rapidly changing landscape of educational delivery models used in today’s higher education institutions such as online courses, blended/hybrid learning, competency-based education, educational partnerships, and in particular, MOOCs – massive open online courses. He discusses how MOOCs are generating widespread interest in higher education with prestigious institutions such as Stanford, MIT, Harvard, and University of California-Berkeley. The author discusses that the intent of MOOCs are to increase scalability of education so that an unlimited number of students can take a course from faculty members. He also discusses four goals that will be key for MOOCs to become transformative in higher education: 1) develop revenue models, 2) deliver signifiers of course completion such as certificates and course credit, 3) provide high course completion rates, and 4) authenticate students as to their identities. The purpose of the article is describe some of the primary models and to reduce some of the confusion surrounding these models.  

Evaluation: The article is highly accurate with no visible mistakes or contradictions in the content. The article is relatively current and includes the date of publication (2012). The author, Phil Hill, is a credible source as an educational technology consultant, industry analyst, and co-publisher of the e-Literate blog. In addition, the article is published by EDUCAUSE, a reputable non-profit organization whose mission is to advance higher education through the use of information technology. The quality of the article is high, as the author includes a bibliography of sources at the end of the article that supports the information he presents. The article gives a balanced view of both opportunities and challenges of different educational models, particularly MOOCs. The coverage of the article is adequate providing an overview of each of the educational models discussed with visuals depicting historical information as a reference. This article is highly relevant for the IT client’s information need because it discusses how an innovative educational concept (MOOCs) can be an effective use of technology to address such issues as access, affordability, quality, and personalized learning in higher education. The IT client is specifically interested in exploring alternate education models such as MOOCs. Based on my overall evaluation, I highly recommend this article as an information source for the IT client.

Note: The APA citation for this same journal article obtained through a Rutgers Library database would be as follows: (notice the difference in the citation between the web source and database source):

Hill, P. (2012, November). Online educational delivery models: A descriptive view. EDUCAUSE Review, 47(6), 85-97. Retrieved from the ERIC database.

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Mr. Fernandez explained to me that in order to enforce this position to high standards, the professional needs to be informed in regard to new technology, tools and the latest regarding information technology security. This can help the person on his/her professional career by staying current with newly acquired skills and knowledge. In addition, by implanting new tech labs or processes that can greatly improve the company’s productivity, security and compliance with any regulator to which it needs to provide certain government mandated rules or regulations. This way, the professional can then leverage this knowledge to better help/serve the company and their department.

 

After careful delegation, we came to the conclusion that I need to stay on the new trends of technology. He requested me to search for software/systems, courses, regulatory compliance classes, technology skill refresh classes (database, coding, management, systems administration etc.) that have been innovated and are needed to perform the role. We believe that if I find the newest trends of the technology, him and his team can then leverage this knowledge to better help/serve the company and their department.