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Introtoinfo
1. Information Literacy
For Success in School and Life
By Elaine Settergren, Online Librarian
http://www.globeeducationnetwork.com/library/
May 2009
An Introduction to Information
2. Todayâs Lessons
⢠What is Information Literacy?
⢠Seeking information
â Information Cycles
â Types of information
â Globe Education Network [GEN] Library
⢠Using Information
â Evaluating information
â Citation and Academic Honesty
3. What is Information Literacy?
⢠Information literacy is a set of abilities
enabling individuals to recognize when
information is needed and to locate, evaluate,
and use the needed information effectively.
⢠Basically, Information Literacy is to know how
to think critically about information: why,
when, and how to use information
4. Information Literate?
⢠But it doesnât happen overnight, your
research projects and other critical thinking
assignments will help you develop and polish
these skills.
5. Why Should I Care?
Information Literacy in the âreal worldâ is
⢠self-directed lifelong learning
⢠excellent critical thinking and reasoning skills
⢠the ability to research faster and more
effectively
Hereâs an example:
Say youâve been diagnosed with a rare disease.
Your information literacy skills can help you
learn more about it: causes, cures, side-effects
of medicines, etc.
6. Seeking Information
⢠Where are you most likely to find the info you need?
⢠Types of sources include (but are not limited to):
They all have their unique strengths and uses
7. Seeking Information: Info Cycles
Timeline
For more info and explanations see
http://www.lib.washington.edu/uwill/research101/infocycle_00.htm
Based on http://www.lib.washington.edu/uwill/research101/intro02.htm
8. Types of Information
⢠Different types of sources are good for different uses
Scholarly
⢠hard facts, scientific
evidence, and research
findings
⢠âscholarly
communicationâ â for
scholars by scholars about
research
⢠rigid with citation â all
sources must be properly
cited
Trade
⢠Industry news and
practical advice
⢠written for
professionals/ workers
by professionals
⢠purpose: to keep
professionals informed
⢠mention research, but
often donât cite
Popular
⢠personal or human
side of an issue
⢠popular culture and
trends
⢠written for general
public by editors/
journalists
⢠purpose: entertain or
inform
⢠rarely cite anything.
No bibliographies.
9. The GEN Library
⢠Use the library website to access all the library
research and help tools
http://www.globeeducationnetwork.com/library/
â there is also a link from your Blackboard course.
⢠Login to the library databases/ebooks with the
same username and password that you use for
your email
⢠Username: firstname.lastname
⢠Password: last 4 digits of your Social Security #
10. The GEN Library
Library Tools and Resources:
⢠Databases â> for finding articles and more
⢠Books and Ebooks
⢠Recommended Websites
⢠Help includes:
⢠Research guides/tutorials
⢠Librarian contact info -> ask us questions!
11. GEN Library: Databases
The Basics:
⢠Databases contain articles from e-journals and
many other types of info (i.e. e-books and parts
of e-books, images, podcasts, reports, etc.).
⢠When you need an article, search in a database.
⢠Many databases will help you cite your source.
⢠The library pays for the information in the
databases so you donât have to
12. Whatâs the Difference?
Databases
ď Information is from
professionals or experts in the
field
ď Contain published works
where facts are checked
ď Easy to cite in a bibliography
and may create the citation for
you
ď Can help you narrow your
topic or suggest related subjects.
ď Are updated frequently and
include the date of publication.
Websites
ď Can be written by anyone
regardless of expertise
ď Content is often not
checked by an expert
ď Often donât provide the
information necessary to
create a complete citation
ď Often arenât organized to
support student research
needs
ď May not indicate when a
page is updated.
This chart is from: http://www.hclib.org/pub/search/Difference.cfm
13. GEN Library: Databases â continued
⢠Good Databases to Start with:
⢠EBSCO MegaFile,
⢠Gale (search all cross-searchable),
⢠ProQuest
⢠Also available:
⢠360 Search
⢠E-Journal portal
⢠Both of these are good for finding stuff when you
have a citation or arenât sure what database to
look in
18. GEN Library: Books and Ebooks
⢠Search the GU/MSB Catalog for books at the
GU/MSB campuses and for ebooks (for all GEN)
⢠Ebooks: NetLibrary is one of our e-book providers
and is searchable through the catalog
⢠For Business and Information Technology
ebooks search Books 24x7
⢠More ebooks and portions of ebooks are found
in the databases
20. GEN Library: Books
⢠If youâre not an online-only student, you can
check out books at the campus libraries with
your student ID. You can also borrow books
from other schoolâs libraries (itâs called ILL).
Find out more:
http://www.globeeducationnetwork.com/library/about-the-
library/library-policies/
⢠If you are an online-only student, you can ILL
from campus libraries and your local public
library. If you have questions, let me (Elaine
Settergren â esettergren@globeuniversity.edu) know.
21. Using Information
⢠Once youâve found information, the next step
is to use it ethically.
⢠Not all information is created equally
⢠All information you use in school, you need to
cite
22. Evaluating Information
⢠Evaluate your sources so youâre sure your
source is credible.
⢠Good sources = better papers and research
projects = ď you!
23. Evaluating Information
Evaluate your sources by asking yourself some key
questions about the information:
⢠Who? â author, publisher, sponsoring
organization, company, etc.
⢠Why? â selling something, inform, entertain, joke?
⢠Can you trust it? â is it objective, biased, opinion?
â do they cite sources? Is research explained and
cited? Is it old and outdated?
⢠How does it compare? â how does the information
from this source compare to other sources on the
same topic?
24. Citation and Academic Honesty
⢠You cannot pass off someone elseâs ideas as
your own because itâs unethical.
⢠You must give credit and citing is a way to do
just that.
⢠Classes will require APA citation style.
⢠http://www.globeeducationnetwork.com/libr
ary/research-guides/citation/apa/
25. Help!?! No Problem!
Questions?
Ask Your Librarian! Ask by IM, email, phone, or in
person. Weâre here to help.
Find us on the library website:
http://www.globeeducationnetwork.com/library/
26. More About Information and Research
⢠Composition class
â Youâll learn more about searching and the GEN
Library during composition class
⢠Library Website â> tutorials
â Check the library website for additional
information about researching and using library
tools
â http://www.globeeducationnetwork.com/library/