Information Literacy

1. Class:
Section:INFORMATION LITERACY

2. By the end of our time together, you should
have a better understanding of
 What Information Literacy is and why it is valuable
 What resources are available on the Library’s website
 Catalogs – OneSearch, Classic, and OhioLINK
 Databases
 LibGuides
 How to develop a search strategy
 How to implement some search techniques
 How to ethically and legally use information
 How to evaluate information
LEARNING OUTCOMES

3. What is Information Literacy?
According to the Association of College and
Research Libraries (ACRL), an information
literate individual is able to:
 Determine the extent of information needed
 Access the needed information effectively
and efficiently
 Evaluate information and its sources
critically
 Incorporate selected information into one’s
knowledge base
 Use information effectively to accomplish a
specific purpose
 Understand the economic, legal, and social
issues surrounding the use of information,
and access and use information ethically
and legally
Information
Literacy is vital
to all students
and future
professionals.
It is nearly
impossible to
learn everything
you need to
know for your
future
profession.
Information
literacy skills
will help you
become an
independent
lifelong learner.
WHY
SHOULD I
CARE?
From ACRL, “Introduction to Information Literacy”, http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/informationliteracycompetency

4. EVERY MINUTE ON THE INTERNET
From Visual Capitalist, “What Happens in an Internet Minute in 2016?”, 4/25/2016, http://www.visualcapitalist.com/what-happens-internet-minute-2016/

5. BIG DATA STATS
From VCloudNews, “Every Day Big Data Statistics – 2.5 quintillion bytes of data created daily”, 4/5/2015,
http://www.vcloudnews.com/every-day-big-data-statistics-2-5-quintillion-bytes-of-data-created-daily/

6. SEARCH STRATEGY
DETERMINE THE INFORMATION NEED
From AZ Quotes, http://www.azquotes.com/quote/526112

7. These techniques can be applied to most search engines & tools
 Boolean operators – And, Or, Not
And – narrows Or - broadens Not - narrows
 Truncation – Using an * to search for multiple words with similar
roots at the same time
 Example: photograph* (finds photograph, photographer, photographs,
photography)
 Advanced Search Techniques – quotation marks and parentheses
 Use quotation marks when you want to search for a name or phrase and to
ensure that the concept is searched as a whole
 Examples: “Erich Fromm”, “positive psychology”
 Use parentheses when using multiple Boolean operators to nest keywords
 Example: (art or music) and therapy
SEARCH TECHNIQUES
ACCESS INFORMATION
American Renaissance American Renaissance RenaissanceAmerican

8. 1 – OneSearch – this is
a federated catalog of
Capital’s and OhioLINK
catalogs, as well as our
databases
2 – Classic Catalog –
Capital’s catalog
3 – OhioLINK Catalog
(121 academic libraries)
4 – Find Articles – 157
databases, OERs,
websites, etc.
5 – Use LibGuides –
research starting points
for all majors
THE LIBRARY WEBSITE
WWW.CAPITAL.EDU/LIBRARY
1 2 3
4 5

9.  OneSearch provides the widest breadth of search results, and
is an excellent way to discover and explore a topic
ONESEARCH

10. LIMITING RESULTS IN ONESEARCH
Full Text
Content
Publication
Date
Source Type Subject
Database
(Content
Provider)

11. RETRIEVING FULL TEXT IN ONESEARCH
THE FOUR POSSIBILITIES
 Search for Full Text
– searches the Full
Text Finder
 Linked Full Text –
will take you to the
publisher’s website
 Request this item
through interlibrary
loan – we do not own
this journal, but we
can get the article
from another library
(1-10 business days)
 PDF Full Text

12.  Availability of books, DVDs, scores, etc., and provides call #
 Find eBooks and eJournals
 Request items through OhioLINK
CLASSIC CATALOG
CAPITAL UNIVERSIT Y’S CATALOG

13.  Searches 121 Academic Libraries throughout Ohio
 Request and receive items in 3 to 5 business days
OHIOLINK CATALOG

14. Suggested Databases for
English
 Best Bets
 American & English Literature
 Literary Reference Center
 MLA International Bibliography
 Other Valuable Databases
 ACLS Humanities Ebooks
 Arts and Humanities Citation Index
 Humanities International Complete
 JSTOR
 Literary Research Guide
 Oxford English Dictionary
 Project Muse
 General Databases
 Academic Search Complete
 OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center
FIND ARTICLES
ENGLISH DATABASES

15.  Search multiple databases at once – click on Choose
Databases near the top of the screen, and a window will
appear that will allow you to chose as many databases as you
like.
 The results page is nearly identical to OneSearch since EBSCO
is the common vendor.
SEARCHING EBSCO DATABASES

16.  Ethical and legal aspects to academic research and writing
 Intellectual property and plagiarism
 Quoting and paraphrasing
 Always cite your sources!
 Using the Cite feature in most databases
 Valuable resource – Purdue’s Online Writing Lab -
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
MLA STYLE

17.  The Capital University
Librarians have
created LibGuides for
every major at
Capital.
 These sites provide
great tips and
resources to help you
get started with your
research.
LIBGUIDES

18. Appropriateness
/Relevancy
Is this the right
source for my
research?
Does it pertain to
my topic?
Bias or Objectivity
What point of view
does it try to
promote?
Was it written to
inform, persuade, or
sell something?
Currency
When was the
information published
or last updated?
Does it cite the latest
information?
Does my topic require
current information?
Authority
Who is the author
of this information?
What are his or her
qualifications?
Has the author
written anything
else on the topic?
Accuracy/Detail
Is there evidence of
research?
Is the depth of
coverage adequate?
Are there spelling or
grammatical mistakes?
Evaluating
Sources

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