1. Aspects of the ICT
2. Social/institutional/organizational aspects
2.1. Cultural aspects
2.1.1. Norms relating to its use
2.1.1.1. Rules limiting access to authenticated users
2.1.1.1.1. You have to be a currently enrolled student at Baruch
2.1.1.1.2. You can't excessively download articles
2.1.1.2. It's better to use library databases for this assignment
2.1.1.2.1. Instructor recommends it
2.1.1.2.2. Saves you time searching
2.1.1.2.3. Allows for more precise searching
2.1.1.3. There are system in each database to make searching more efficient (controlled vocabulary, field searching, Boolean operators, etc.)
2.2. Values relating to its use
2.2.1. Teacher's values
2.2.1.1. Exploration (getting lost and finding your own way) is an important part of learning.
2.2.1.2. The library's resources are key part of the overall learning experience for all students at any college.
2.2.2. Student's values
2.2.2.1. There is sometimes an unexpected payoff in college when you try something new and your horizons expand.
2.3. Power relationships
2.3.1. Student/teacher
2.3.2. Student/library administration
2.3.3. Student/college administration
2.4. Social, instutional, and organizational structures
2.4.1. Library (as subscriber to databases and administrators of the services)
2.4.2. Classroom setting
2.4.2.1. Information studies minor
2.4.2.2. Small class
2.4.2.3. Instructor who is a librarian
2.4.2.4. Students as members of the Baruch community
2.4.2.5. Instructor as a member of the faculty
2.4.2.6. Instructor as a librarian
2.4.3. Scholarly communication ecosystem
2.4.3.1. Journal publishers
2.4.3.2. Database companies
2.4.4. Baruch as an institution of higher education
2.4.4.1. Part of CUNY
2.4.4.2. Public university
2.4.4.3. Modest endowment
2.4.4.4. Culture of student life at Baruch
2.4.4.4.1. Commuter school
2.4.4.5. Demographics of students
3. People using the ICT
3.1. Students
3.1.1. 12 students
3.1.2. Undergraduate students
3.1.3. Juniors and seniors
3.1.4. Majors
3.1.4.1. Most common: accounting
3.1.5. Minors
3.1.5.1. Most common: information studies minor
3.1.6. Prior experience with databases
3.1.6.1. A considerable amount for those who have taken 2 or more information studies courses already
3.1.7. Prior experience doing research-driven projects
3.1.7.1. ???
3.1.8. Technology preferences
3.1.8.1. # of students who use personal devices to do reearch
3.1.8.1.1. # who mostly use laptops
3.1.8.1.2. # who mostly use desktops
3.1.8.1.3. # who mostly use mobile devices
3.1.8.2. # of students who mostly use college devices to do research
3.1.8.2.1. # who mostly use laptops
3.1.8.2.2. # who mostly use desktops
3.1.8.2.3. # who mostly use mobile devices