Information Literacy Teaching Tips & Techniques Esther Grassian UCLA College Library January 2009 (1/26/09)

About you… Your name, department & course?

Your name, department & course?

Why this session…

Why this session…

Info illiteracy…

Info illiteracy…

Handouts...

Survey Results 6 WP Tas + 12 Cluster TFs 13 TA’ing for 1st Time Some TA’ed 1-3 Years Research Papers… Referrals…

6 WP Tas + 12 Cluster TFs

13 TA’ing for 1st Time

Some TA’ed 1-3 Years

Research Papers…

Referrals…

More survey results

More survey results

Agenda Top 5 Teaching Topics Online & In-Person Student Help Help for TAs/Instructors Questions Welcome!

Top 5 Teaching Topics

Online & In-Person Student Help

Help for TAs/Instructors

Questions Welcome!

Top Topics Website, Blog, etc. Critical Thinking Broadening/Narrowing Research Topic Library Catalog Searching Magazines v. Journals Effective Database Searching Online Student Help

Website, Blog, etc. Critical Thinking

Broadening/Narrowing Research Topic

Library Catalog Searching

Magazines v. Journals

Effective Database Searching

“ Hoax, Scholarly Research, Personal Opinion? You Decide !” TOPICS

Web 2.0 Critical Thinking “Evaluating Web Content” “Thinking Critically About Web 2.0 & Beyond” TOPICS

“Evaluating Web Content”

“Thinking Critically About Web 2.0 & Beyond”

Topic Narrowing/Broadening Topic Keywords Exercise Topic Narrowing Exercise Worksheet Road to Research : Starting Points TOPICS

Topic Keywords Exercise

Topic Narrowing Exercise

Worksheet

Road to Research : Starting Points

Topic Broadening Hispanic women 85 and older in LA need protection from abuse in nursing homes. TOPICS

Hispanic women 85 and older in LA need protection from abuse in nursing homes.

Key Topic Words Hispanic Women 85 and older L.A. Abuse Nursing homes TOPICS

Hispanic Women

85 and older

L.A.

Abuse

Nursing homes

Related Words/Concepts Latin*; Chican* Senior Citizen*; Elderly California; Los Angeles Neglect; Violen* Long-Term Care TOPICS

Latin*; Chican*

Senior Citizen*; Elderly

California; Los Angeles

Neglect; Violen*

Long-Term Care

CB’s worksheet

CB’s worksheet

Topic Narrowing Broad topic: Immigration Limiters… TOPICS

Broad topic: Immigration

Limiters…

Topic Narrowing Broad topic: Immigration Limiters… Timeframe: 1940s – 1950s Geographic Region: California Person/Group: Braceros Event/Aspect: Living conditions TOPICS

Broad topic: Immigration

Limiters…

Timeframe: 1940s – 1950s

Geographic Region: California

Person/Group: Braceros

Event/Aspect: Living conditions

Topic Sentence/Argument “ Poor living conditions for Braceros did not improve over a 10-year period they worked in California, from the 1940s to the 1950s.” TOPICS

“ Poor living conditions for Braceros did not improve over a 10-year period they worked in California, from the 1940s to the 1950s.”

Online Help… Road to Research : Starting Points OWL: Topic Invention Techniques OWL: Planning (Invention) Thought Starters TOPICS

Road to Research : Starting Points

OWL: Topic Invention Techniques

OWL: Planning (Invention) Thought Starters

UCLA Library Home Page TOPICS

All 13 UCLA Libraries Books Periodical Subscriptions Other materials No Articles! TOPICS

All 13 UCLA Libraries

Books

Periodical Subscriptions

Other materials

No Articles!

Help Using It… Road to Research: Find It! Books College Library How-To Guides UCLA Library Catalog guide Catalog Worksheet TOPICS

Road to Research: Find It! Books

College Library How-To Guides

UCLA Library Catalog guide

Catalog Worksheet

MORE ON CATALOGS…

MORE ON CATALOGS…

They have res topics & need to find articles… Mags v j’s

They have res topics & need to find articles…

Mags v j’s

Magazines vs. Journals TOPICS

Academic Conversations TOPICS

“ Visible” v. “Invisible” Web TOPICS

Which Database? Subject Matter? Time Period? Publications? TOPICS

Subject Matter?

Time Period?

Publications?

Web of Science Topics : Sciences, Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities Materials : Articles (from 5300 Journals), Book Chapters Time : 1900+ (sciences) TOPICS

Topics : Sciences, Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities

Materials : Articles (from 5300 Journals), Book Chapters

Time : 1900+ (sciences)

Let’s try it... TOPICS

TOPICS

Get Copies Online Copy Paper Copy Request a FREE Copy TOPICS

Online Copy

Paper Copy

Request a FREE Copy

Key Points Pick Useful Database Can search, display, save Look for… Online Help Boolean Operators Truncation (Wild Card) Symbols DON’T PAY FOR ARTICLES!! TOPICS

Pick Useful Database

Can search, display, save

Look for…

Online Help

Boolean Operators

Truncation (Wild Card) Symbols

DON’T PAY FOR ARTICLES!!

Online Student Help Assignment Calculator Road to Research Research Paper Planner TOPICS

Assignment Calculator

Road to Research

Research Paper Planner

More Help for Undergrads… Academics in The Commons Workshops (Covel Commons) ½ hour Research Appointments (through MyUCLA Workshops) Questions? Ask Us!

Academics in The Commons Workshops (Covel Commons)

½ hour Research Appointments (through MyUCLA Workshops)

Questions? Ask Us!

Questions? TOPICS

Help for TAs/Instructors… Information Literacy Assignment Ideas UCLA LibGuides In development: Information Literacy LibGuide for TAs TOPICS

Information Literacy Assignment Ideas

UCLA LibGuides

In development: Information Literacy LibGuide for TAs

Information Literacy Enhanced Syllabus TOPICS

Review Information Illiteracy Undergraduate Research Prize Teaching Topics Online & In-Person Student Help Help for TAs/Instructors TOPICS

Information Illiteracy

Undergraduate Research Prize

Teaching Topics

Online & In-Person Student Help

Help for TAs/Instructors

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