hu cetla ilsi may 2009
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ILSI Information Literacy Seminar
Alliah Humber, HU LibrariesCETLA | May 27, 2009
Overview
What is Information Literacy (IL)?
Library IL initiatives
Library resources & services
Library catalogs
Open Web & (re)discovering HU information resources
Embedding IL & the library into the course
Workshop Goals | Faculty will be able to:
access new or upgraded catalogs and databases via the library portal.
identify interactive web resources that will increase your awareness of emerging trends in the integration of information literacy and pedagogy.
enhance or revise at least one assignment in a course that you will teach in Fall 2009 by embedding information resources and strategies into that assignment.
Information Literacy is…
… the ability to recognize when information is needed, and then to find, evaluate, use and communicate that information effectively.
The American Library Association
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
Information literate individual (con’t)
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
ACRL | http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/standards/informationliteracycompetency.cfm
The Current Reality:Many Tech Savvy (& non-tech savvy) Students
read less (print)
write less (with pen and paper)
don’t know about the wide variety of information choices available to them (Google-it)
don’t know how to search bibliographic or full-text databases effectively
don’t know how to evaluate information
Current IL initiatives (library)
Suggest UG Freshman complete TILT quiz
Provide INFOLit sessions (45min-3hr)
Tend to promote big box databases e.g. EBSCO
Sessions & Reference Desk exchanges focus on when and where to access information
Future IL initiatives !?!
Collaborate with faculty
Incorporate INFOLit session(s) into the syllabus
Move beyond big-box databases -- consider having multiple INFOLit sessions (f2f & virtual)
Assess effectiveness via class assignments e.g. annotated bibliography
HUL Web > Services
HUL Web > Faculty & TA http://www.howard.edu/library (services)
Faculty & TA < Research Assistance
Request Forms < Services
Creating Assignments, Library Instruction, Course-Related Web page, Library Evaluation, ILL, Library Purchase
Subject Specialists < About Us, Contact Us
Bibliographer Liaison, Information Facilitator contact information
Course Reserve Request < Search/ Browse
Note: complete Word doc and submit to appropriate library
Off-Campus Access to Databases, Sterling < Search/ Browse
Library Calendar
HUL Web > Resources > Library Cat
HUL Web > Access via homepagehttp://www.howard.edu/library (resources)
Library Catalogs / OPACs
Databases < Search/Browse OR Sterling homepage EBSCOhost databases, ScienceDirect, ProQuest databases, LexisNexis, etc
Subject Guides < Research Assistance > Help Guides Political Science, African Studies, Education, Sociology, Women Leaders, Citing Sources, Steps in the Research Process, etc.
General Reference < Search/Browse Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, News Sources, Statistics, Thesaurus, etc.
Online Public Access Catalogs (OPACs)
STERLING has information about print and online resources available only within the Howard University Library system
WorldCat maintains a collection of over 50,000 libraries including Howard University. It is considered the world's largest network of library content and services.
Sterling
Search Sterling via WorldCat.org
WorldCat (results display)
WorldCat (item/bibliographic record)
WorldCat.org (listed by nearest loacation)
WorldCat Sterling
Other search platforms via Google Books
Other search platforms via Google Books
Google Books WorldCat
WorldCat Sterling
Google Scholar Google Books
Journal search by subject via Sterling
Search STERLING via Subject index
e.g. subject ejournals
education ejournals communication disorder ejournals electrical engineering ejournals modern language ejournals architecture and society ejournals
Journal title display via Sterling
Journal title display via Sterling
Journal (title/subject) search via databases
Article search via DATABASES @ HU
EBSCO > search many databases simultaneously
Article title results in Google Scholar
delicious.com
Blackboard Scholar
Google Blog Search
Wikipedia
Wikipedia
Evaluating Web Resources
Remember to evaluate Internet resources using the following criteria: Author Audience Scholarship Bias Currency Links
Database tutorials
EBSCO > My EBSCO folder
Encourage use of Database tools & services
Citation Exports – variety of options Send citations to designated email account or Create accounts within database to centralize
resources
Citation Builder – NCSU (great builder!)http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/lobo2/citationbuilder/citationbuilder.php
Suggestions for extending IL in course
Annotated bibliographyGoogle Mashups Course blog / wiki Delicious tags Wikipedia review
Ideas for this presentation are drawn from
Presentations by Arthuree McLaughlin Wright, Ph.D. Associate Director for Information, Research and Resource Services, Howard University Libraries
Julie Baga, Delaware County Community College; Tina Hertel, Marywood University; Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, Eastern Washington University; and the Information Competence Committee of the California State University at Chico.
Carol C. Kuhlthau, “Inside the Search Process: Information Seeking from the User’s Perspective,” Journal of the American Society for Information Science. 42(5): 361-371, 1991.