So even the grumpiest of grumpy 23 thingers can't find anything objectionable about the tools mentioned in Thing 16. The University of Minnesota assignment calculator seems like a wonderful tool for students who are suffering blocks and unable to get started on a project. Not only setting up a timeline, which seems useful for the chronic procrastinator, a trait I didn't completely shake even though graduate school, though I was quite a bit better than in college. I like the links that they provide for each step of the research paper process, and it's a great format to keep this info together. I found some dead links, but hopefully it's just a temporary hiccup with the U site.
The Research Project Calculator was another great site, with good links and a comprehensive schedule for a few different project options, including slide presentations (don't they mean Powerpoint?) and a video. I thought the links at this site were particularly useful, and would be great for guiding students through the process. The support materials were also particularly well put together, and had lots of great, valuable information for students. These sites should definitely be on any library's website and shown to struggling students.
Is it useful for me in a library setting? Perhaps. Occasionally, library staff is asked to research and write about a particular aspect of library work or subject concentration and present their findings to the director and the management team. This might be useful for that, but only if our research and time management skills are particularly rusty.
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