Information Skills printable cards

 To encourage good information literacy, help learners to: De ne the taskand understand the topic Help learners to fully understand their essay question/assignment/project/groupwork task. Make sure they know where to go to gather background information to help them understand the topic.Adapted from the SCONUL Seven Pillars Model of Information Literacy Version 3.0

 To encourage good information literacy, help learners to: De ne the task Identify appropriate and understand the topic resources Help learners to seek different ways of addressing the gaps Help learners to fully understand their essay in their knowledge. question/assignment/project/groupwork task.Get learners to use a range of good quality resources to find out information Make sure they know articles,to go to gather background information (e.g. books, journal where databases, websites). Prompt them to choose the most appropriateunderstandfor their task or assignment, to help them resources the topic. and discuss their choices with them. Adapted from the SCONUL Seven Pillars Model of Information Literacy Version 3.0

Rating:De ne the task and understand the topic Help learners to: Define their task in their own words, and Gather background information to gain check that they know what information understanding of their topic, such as: they need to find out to complete the task material sourced via University Search for background information to library catalogue help them understand their task/topic news sources (print or online) Understand the need for accurate and relevant information government information quality online sources – e.g. Recognise and avoid the problems of e-journals, e-books ‘information overload’ e.g. when using search engines other forms of media – e.g. blogs, podcasts, audio, video sources Understand how their information search might change as they discover more academic papers/research material, e.g. an information source might dictionaries/encyclopedias lead them to a new area of research directories – people/organisationsAdapted from Information Skills Benchmarks (Peter Godwin, LIS) http://viewpoints.ulster.ac.uk Version 3.0Based on the SCONUL Seven Pillars Model of Information Literacy

Rating:Identify appropriate resourcesDe ne the task and understand the topic Help learners to: Define theirdifferenttheir own information Recognise task in types of words, and Realisebackground of using both print Gather importance information to gain check that and which ones are valid: resources they know what information and online resources for an assignment understanding of their topic, such as: they need to find out to complete the task scholarly/quality resources material sourced via University available from the library Search for background information to Identifylibrary catalogue appropriate resources by help them understand their task/topic as other respected resources, such providing them with a subject-specific news sources (print or online) news websites (e.g. BBC News) Understand the need for accurate and information skills session with relevant information government information library staff - organise this with the Understand characteristics of information subjectquality online sources – e.g. librarian Recognise and avoid the problems of sources: e-journals, e-books ‘information overload’ e.g. when using search engines information sources primary Choose appropriate subject–resources other forms of media e.g. blogs, podcasts, audio, video sources secondary information sources Understand how their information search for their assignment/project might change as they discover more academic papers/research print sources material, e.g. an information source might dictionaries/encyclopedias lead them to asources of research online new area directories – people/organisations journal literatureAdapted from Information Skills Benchmarks (Peter Godwin, LIS) http://viewpoints.ulster.ac.uk Version 3.0Based on the SCONUL Seven Pillars Model of Information Literacy

 To encourage good information literacy, help learners to: De ne the task Identify appropriate Search e ectively and understand the topic resources Help learners to understand how to get the most out of eachgaps Help learners to seek different ways of addressing the individual Help learners to fully understand their essay information resource. in their knowledge. question/assignment/project/groupwork task.Get learners to learners are aware ofquality resources to find out information Find out if use a range of good available search tools (e.g. library Make sure they know articles,to go to gather background information catalogues, journal where databases, understand which them (e.g. books, online search facilities), andwebsites). Prompt ones arechoose the most appropriateunderstandfor theirall possible locations to best for their purposes. Make sure theythe topic. or assignment, to help them resources know task that they can visit to choices with them. and discuss their discover information. Adapted from the SCONUL Seven Pillars Model of Information Literacy Version 3.0

 To encourage good information literacy, help learners to: Findne the task De and extract Identify appropriate Search e ectively information and understand the topic resources Help learners to understand how to get the most out of eachgaps Help learners to seek different ways of addressing the individual Help learners to develop the right skills to do their research and find Help learners to fully understand their essay information resource. in their knowledge. the necessary information. question/assignment/project/groupwork task.Get learners to learners are aware ofquality resources to find out information Find out if use a range of good available search tools (e.g. library Make sure your learners are familiar with a variety of search techniques to Make sure they know articles,to go to gather background information catalogues, journal where databases, understand which them (e.g. books, online search facilities), andwebsites). Prompt ones find and extract information. Direct them towards the library’s arechoose the most appropriateunderstandfor theirall possible locations to best for their purposes. Make sure theythe topic. or assignment, to help them resources know task online facilities where they can get more information about searching. that they can visit to choices with them. and discuss their discover information. Adapted from the SCONUL Seven Pillars Model of Information Literacy Version 3.0

Rating:Search e ectivelyIdentify appropriate resourcesDe ne the task and understand the topic Help learners to: Define theirdifferenttheir the right search Recognise types of information Understand task in pick own words, and how to Realisebackground of using both print Gather importance information to gain Locate the library website, and check thattheir which ones are valid: resources and know what information tool(s) for theyneeds: and online resources for an assignment understanding of it links to a variety of recognise that their topic, such as: they need to find out to complete the task scholarly/quality resources information sources, both internal material sourced via University the libraryfrom the library available catalogue Search for background information to and external Identifylibrary catalogue appropriate resources by help them understand their task/topic as other respected resources, such providing them with a subject-specific search engines news sources (print or online) news websites (e.g. BBC News) Understand the need for accurate and information skills session with library Search using keywords in the online databases relevant information library staff - onlineinformation catalogue, organise this with the and government search engines databases Understand characteristics of information e-journals/e-books subjectquality online sources – e.g. librarian Recognise and avoid the problems of sources: e-journals, e-books Use abstracts/indexes to find ‘information overload’ e.g. whenfacilities - specific scholarly search using information, as well as full text online search engines information sources primary e.g. Google Scholar Choose appropriate subject–resources other forms of media e.g. blogs, or print sources of information podcasts, audio, video sources blog search directories sources secondary information – e.g. Understand how their information search for their assignment/project might change as they discover more Technorati, BlogScholar Be aware that standard search academic papers/research print sources engines (e.g. Google, Yahoo) might material, e.g. an information source might dictionaries/encyclopedias online groups (e.g. Google Groups) lead them to asources of research online new area not return the most relevant and forums information, and may provide directories – people/organisations journal literature dubious or less relevant resultsAdapted from Information Skills Benchmarks (Peter Godwin, LIS) http://viewpoints.ulster.ac.uk Version 3.0Based on the SCONUL Seven Pillars Model of Information Literacy

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