Information literacy

Information literacy

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  Class: Section:INFORMATION LITERACY
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  By the endof our time together, you should have a better understanding of  What Information Literacy is and why it is valuable  What resources are available on the Library’s website  Catalogs – OneSearch, Classic, and OhioLINK  Databases  LibGuides  How to develop a search strategy  How to implement some search techniques  How to ethically and legally use information  How to evaluate information LEARNING OUTCOMES
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  What is InformationLiteracy? According to the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), an information literate individual is able to:  Determine the extent of information needed  Access the needed information effectively and efficiently  Evaluate information and its sources critically  Incorporate selected information into one’s knowledge base  Use information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose  Understand the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information, and access and use information ethically and legally Information Literacy is vital to all students and future professionals. It is nearly impossible to learn everything you need to know for your future profession. Information literacy skills will help you become an independent lifelong learner. WHY SHOULD I CARE? From ACRL, “Introduction to Information Literacy”, http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/informationliteracycompetency
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  EVERY MINUTE ONTHE INTERNET From Visual Capitalist, “What Happens in an Internet Minute in 2016?”, 4/25/2016, http://www.visualcapitalist.com/what-happens-internet-minute-2016/
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  BIG DATA STATS FromVCloudNews, “Every Day Big Data Statistics – 2.5 quintillion bytes of data created daily”, 4/5/2015, http://www.vcloudnews.com/every-day-big-data-statistics-2-5-quintillion-bytes-of-data-created-daily/
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  SEARCH STRATEGY DETERMINE THEINFORMATION NEED From AZ Quotes, http://www.azquotes.com/quote/526112
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  These techniques canbe applied to most search engines & tools  Boolean operators – And, Or, Not And – narrows Or - broadens Not - narrows  Truncation – Using an * to search for multiple words with similar roots at the same time  Example: photograph* (finds photograph, photographer, photographs, photography)  Advanced Search Techniques – quotation marks and parentheses  Use quotation marks when you want to search for a name or phrase and to ensure that the concept is searched as a whole  Examples: “Erich Fromm”, “positive psychology”  Use parentheses when using multiple Boolean operators to nest keywords  Example: (art or music) and therapy SEARCH TECHNIQUES ACCESS INFORMATION American Renaissance American Renaissance RenaissanceAmerican
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  1 – OneSearch– this is a federated catalog of Capital’s and OhioLINK catalogs, as well as our databases 2 – Classic Catalog – Capital’s catalog 3 – OhioLINK Catalog (121 academic libraries) 4 – Find Articles – 157 databases, OERs, websites, etc. 5 – Use LibGuides – research starting points for all majors THE LIBRARY WEBSITE WWW.CAPITAL.EDU/LIBRARY 1 2 3 4 5
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   OneSearch providesthe widest breadth of search results, and is an excellent way to discover and explore a topic ONESEARCH
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  LIMITING RESULTS INONESEARCH Full Text Content Publication Date Source Type Subject Database (Content Provider)
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  RETRIEVING FULL TEXTIN ONESEARCH THE FOUR POSSIBILITIES  Search for Full Text – searches the Full Text Finder  Linked Full Text – will take you to the publisher’s website  Request this item through interlibrary loan – we do not own this journal, but we can get the article from another library (1-10 business days)  PDF Full Text
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   Availability ofbooks, DVDs, scores, etc., and provides call #  Find eBooks and eJournals  Request items through OhioLINK CLASSIC CATALOG CAPITAL UNIVERSIT Y’S CATALOG
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   Searches 121Academic Libraries throughout Ohio  Request and receive items in 3 to 5 business days OHIOLINK CATALOG
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  Suggested Databases for English Best Bets  American & English Literature  Literary Reference Center  MLA International Bibliography  Other Valuable Databases  ACLS Humanities Ebooks  Arts and Humanities Citation Index  Humanities International Complete  JSTOR  Literary Research Guide  Oxford English Dictionary  Project Muse  General Databases  Academic Search Complete  OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center FIND ARTICLES ENGLISH DATABASES
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   Search multipledatabases at once – click on Choose Databases near the top of the screen, and a window will appear that will allow you to chose as many databases as you like.  The results page is nearly identical to OneSearch since EBSCO is the common vendor. SEARCHING EBSCO DATABASES
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   Ethical andlegal aspects to academic research and writing  Intellectual property and plagiarism  Quoting and paraphrasing  Always cite your sources!  Using the Cite feature in most databases  Valuable resource – Purdue’s Online Writing Lab - https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ MLA STYLE
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   The CapitalUniversity Librarians have created LibGuides for every major at Capital.  These sites provide great tips and resources to help you get started with your research. LIBGUIDES
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  Appropriateness /Relevancy Is this theright source for my research? Does it pertain to my topic? Bias or Objectivity What point of view does it try to promote? Was it written to inform, persuade, or sell something? Currency When was the information published or last updated? Does it cite the latest information? Does my topic require current information? Authority Who is the author of this information? What are his or her qualifications? Has the author written anything else on the topic? Accuracy/Detail Is there evidence of research? Is the depth of coverage adequate? Are there spelling or grammatical mistakes? Evaluating Sources
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  Please take amoment to complete a short survey about what we discussed today.  http://goo.gl/52WSr2 FEEDBACK