A Framework for the Research Process: Using Web 2.0 Technologies in the Media Center Melissa Corey, MLS June 2009

Possible Framework INSTRUCTION Information Literacy Instruction TOOLS Ning NetVibes Blogs/Wikis SlideShare Presentations Firefox with Delicious, Zotero, RSS Readers RESOURCES Databases Google Scholar Google Books General Websites News sites Blogs/Wikis Etc.

INSTRUCTION

Information Literacy Instruction

TOOLS

Ning

NetVibes

Blogs/Wikis

SlideShare Presentations

Firefox with

Delicious, Zotero, RSS Readers

RESOURCES

Databases

Google Scholar

Google Books

General Websites

News sites

Blogs/Wikis

Etc.

A student needs to conduct research. First, they can visit the media center’s Ning.

Next, they can navigate to their group page to view tools and resources.

From this page, they can view discussions and follow links to library- and subject-oriented resources.

Information literacy instructional materials can be linked from here as a refresher for students.

NetVibes can be used to build a pathfinder for each class, subject, or topic.

The NetVibes “Search” tab is a great place to aggregate resources with direct searching capability.

Students are linked with not only web resources but also library resources, such as databases.

Students can search a database, subscribe to an RSS feed for their search terms, and bookmark results using Delicious or Zotero, all in Firefox.

This is just one example of what is possible within our Instruction, Tools, Resources framework. Each element can be adjusted to suit the needs of individual classes, students, and teachers.