Why Use Anything But Google? Information Literacy for Teachers/Faculty

“ Why Use Anything But Google?” Information Literacy for Teachers/Faculty Esther Grassian UCLA College Library 22 Sep 2005

Part 1
List Possible ILI Offerings
Prepare Talking Points
Enhance Curricula: Syllabus Review
Plan for Teamwork

Parts 2 & 3
UCLA Library
Privileges
What Do Entering UCLA Students Need to Know?
New Database Interfaces
Help
LILi
Questions Welcome!

Handouts…

List Types of ILI…

Our List…
1-Shots
Tours
Credit Courses
Web Pages for Classes
Point-of-Use Guides
Research Appointments
Discussion Board Responses
Interactive Tutorials
Syllabus Reviews

Administrators can help…

Questions?

2d-Contact ILI Talking Points

3 Most Important Points?

EG describes CUTF…

EG talks more abt CUTF

Intro to trying out syllabus review

Syllabus Review…

Goal:
Students will learn how to identify significant figures and topics related to 1920s New York, not on list of assigned authors or topics.

Syllabus Review

Trigger Words?

Trigger Words
Fitzgerald’s magazine fiction & income
His view of the upper class & Wharton’s
His perspective on youth
Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald

BIOGRAPHIES!

Expected Learning Outcome
Students will distinguish among biographical sources, based on 5 criteria, in order to identify the most reliable source(s).

Try It!
What did the instructor want students to learn? (1 sentence)
What do you want students to learn? (few words)
Create an IL assignment (2 sentences)

Congrats!!

Syllabus Review Advantages
They pay attention!
Label it:
“Possible Info Lit Assignments”
“Suggested Info Lit Enhancements”

Questions?

Teamwork Plan

Example: “Music in 20 th Century L.A.”
Web Page for course: Team
1-Shot Session: Music Librarian

Teammates?

Questions?

Part 1: Most Important?
Find Opportunities (or Make Them)!
Prepare Talking Points
Offer ILI Menu
Identify Expected Learning Outcomes
Suggest ILI Assignments
Help Each Other!

Stand & Stretch!

Library Privileges
APHS, TAP & Other Students
California Public School Certificated Employees
California CSU & Community College Faculty (& Librarians)
Private School Teachers & Librarians

Part 2: UCLA Libraries

UCLA Library Home Page

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

Entering College Students Should…
ID Differences: Magazines & Journals
Significance: Peer Review Process
Locate: Useful Scholarly Journal Articles
Think Critically!
Research Tools
Web Sites
Other Research Materials

Think Critically!

Strategy & Use: Licensed DBs

Which Database?
Subject Matter?
Time Period?
Publications?

Expanded Academic ASAP
Subjects : Wide variety
Time Period : 1980+
Publications : 2600 Magazines & Journals

MLA Bibliography
Subjects: language, literature, linguistics, folklore
Time: 1963+
Publications:
Journal articles
Book chapters
Dissertations

Google Scholar

Questions?

Help: “ Basic Research Databases ”
Start at your school/college library
Check public libraries
UCLA as a last resort

Free Online Help
“ Bruin Success With Less Stress ”
“ Road to Research ”
“ Research Paper Planner ”
Flash movies
College Library Help Guides

Assessment
Session Evaluations

Messages!
Google is NOT enough!
Use Your School & Public Libraries 1st
Prepare for a UCLA Visit
UCLA Library Catalog
Online Tutorials
Help Guides

Part 3: LILi…
Mission: Lifelong Information Literacy (for all in California)
Goals:
ID ILI Taught at All Levels
ID Gaps & Overlaps
Create Model ILI Curriculum for Lifelong Learning in California
Methods: Survey & Database
Members…
Web Site

Review
IL for Instructors
UCLA Library
Free Online Help
LILi

Evaluation Form…

Why Use Anything But Google? Information Literacy for Teachers/Faculty

by Esther Grassian on Jul 24, 2007

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