LWIT & LWTHS Media Center ORIENTATION Hours: Monday through Friday (except holidays) 7:00am – 2:30pm Location: Building One – Lobby Office – 1-101 Media Specialist: Marie Coleman, Ed.D.

ORIENTATION

Hours:

Monday through Friday (except holidays)

7:00am – 2:30pm

Location:

Building One – Lobby

Office – 1-101

Media Specialist: Marie Coleman, Ed.D.

Your Turn! How often do you read for pleasure (i.e., not for school or work)? A. Daily B. Every other day C. Once a week D. Once a month E. Rarely, if ever Credit to JBrd on Flickr

LWIT & LWTHS Media Center SERVICES Books Fiction, Nonfiction, and Reference Online Catalog Loan Period 3 weeks Overdue fees: $0.05/day Max checkout: 5 books Inter Library Loan Magazines Credit to Earl-What I Saw 2.0 on Flickr

SERVICES

Books

Fiction, Nonfiction, and

Reference

Online Catalog

Loan Period

3 weeks

Overdue fees: $0.05/day

Max checkout: 5 books

Inter Library Loan

Magazines

LWIT & LWTHS Media Center Online Subscription Services InfoTrac (Gale) SIRS UnitedStreaming Technology Laptops Digital Cameras Internet Safety Information Literacy Credit to jonnybaker on Flick r

Online Subscription Services

InfoTrac (Gale)

SIRS

UnitedStreaming

Technology

Laptops

Digital Cameras

Internet Safety

Information Literacy

What do you know? 1. Searching for Information? I find a lot of information, but it isn’t what I was looking for! I need help using search tools! It’s easy to find anything online!

1. Searching for Information?

I find a lot of information, but it isn’t what I was looking for!

I need help using search tools!

It’s easy to find anything online!

What do you know? 2. Evaluating Information? All pages on the Internet and in print are accurate…or they wouldn’t be published! Sometimes I look for the date to make sure it is recent. I need strategies to be sure the information is honest and fair.

2. Evaluating Information?

All pages on the Internet and in print are accurate…or they wouldn’t be published!

Sometimes I look for the date to make sure it is recent.

I need strategies to be sure the information is honest and fair.

What do you know? 3. Using Information Ethically? Plagiarism is a form of cheating and is not ethical. It is okay to download music and videos for my projects. I need to know more about citations.

3. Using Information Ethically?

Plagiarism is a form of cheating and is not ethical.

It is okay to download music and videos for my projects.

I need to know more about citations.

Understanding …. Search, Plagiarism, Cites

Search v. Research To find To interpret and analyze Credit to Naccarato on Flickr

To find

To interpret and analyze

Your Turn! You are looking for information online. What website do you usually use for find that information? A. Google B. Yahoo C. Ask D. Wikipedia E. Another website Credit to factoryjoe on Flickr

Searching… Credit to Pierre Pouliquin on Flickr Where, oh where, does that information hide? Keywords & concepts Search engines Online databases

Searching… Credit to Mark Shandro on Flickr Sometimes…. what you are looking for is not where you expect it !

Your Turn! What do you consider when evaluating a website? A. Author’s Qualifications B. Objectivity (non-bias) C. Date of Publication D. Other Links to/from E. Publisher (.com, .edu) Credit to atanas on Flickr

Evaluating… How good is the information? POP! Valid sources? Check it out! Evaluation Wizard Credit to tagon on Flickr

Ethical/Legal Use of Information Credit to EricGjerde on Flickr Cultural perspective Common Knowledge Copyright Fair Use Creative Commons

Cultural perspective

Common Knowledge

Copyright

Fair Use

Creative Commons

Types of Plagiarism – no citation THE GHOST WRITER Credit to picadillywilson on Flickr ?? Using someone else’s writing or ideas (word-for-word or significant portions) as your own.

THE GHOST WRITER

Types of Plagiarism – no cite THE POTLUCK PAPER Credit to Merrick Brown on Flickr Copying from several different sources, trying to fit them together while keeping the original phrasing.

THE POTLUCK PAPER

Types of Plagiarism - cite THE FORGOTTEN FOOTNOTE Credit to beesparkle on Flick r Mentioning an author’s name, but neglecting to include specific information of the material referenced.

THE FORGOTTEN FOOTNOTE

Types of Plagiarism - cite THE MISINFORMER Credit to bunchofpants on Flickr Providing inaccurate information regarding the sources, making it impossible to find them.

THE MISINFORMER

Types of Plagiarism - cite THE TOO-PERFECT PARAPHRASE Credit to Al-Fassam on Flickr Proper citation of a source, but neglects to use quotation marks for copied text or close to it.

THE TOO-PERFECT PARAPHRASE

Types of Plagiarism - cite THE RESOURCEFUL CITER Credit to rogilde on Flickr Proper citation of all sources, paraphrases and appropriate quotations. The catch? No original work!

THE RESOURCEFUL CITER

Your Turn! What is Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia ? A. Plagiarized B. Not Plagiarized A. Plagiarized B. Not Plagiarized A. Plagiarized B. Not Plagiarized

How to Avoid Plagiarism Credit to Mark Wheeler on Flickr Plan and organize, Evaluate your sources, Know and practice: Quotes Paraphrase Own ideas Cite accurately! Not sure? Cite source!

Plan and organize,

Evaluate your sources,

Know and practice:

Quotes

Paraphrase

Own ideas

Cite accurately!

Not sure? Cite source!

Cite Credit to gin_able on Flickr Citation Styles APA MLA Chicago Noodle Tools

Citation Styles

APA

MLA

Chicago

Noodle Tools

References Beck, Susan. (1997). Evaluation Criteria. The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: or, Why It’s a Good Idea to Evaluate Web Sources . Retrieved March 23, 2007 from http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/evalcrit.html Illinois Math and Science Academy. (2007). 21 st Century Information Fluency Project . Retrieved June 11, 2007 from http://21cif.imsa.edu/ Plagiarism Today. (2007). Plagiarism . Retrieved March 25, 2007, from iParadigms,LLC Web site: http:// www.plagiarism.org/plagiarism.html