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This tutorial provides guidance on choosing a research topic, identifying key terms, determining information needs, and understanding how to evaluate sources based on their publication cycle. It outlines steps for narrowing or broadening topics using time, place, population, and viewpoint, and recommends starting with reference materials, indexes, and bibliographies to develop search terms. The document also explains that sources like newspapers are more current but less in-depth than scholarly journals, which provide peer-reviewed research.
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The document provides an introduction to the physical layout of the Linscheid Library at East Central University. It describes the three floors of the library, with the main floor containing the circulation desk, reference collection, and research computers. The second floor houses print journals, microforms, books Q-Z, and copiers. The fourth floor contains special collections and books A-P. The purpose is to help students locate materials, understand checkout periods, and utilize the library's resources.
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- LibCal was chosen because it was free and the library already had experience with Springshare software. It was set up between September and December 2012.
- Features include booking forms, availability settings, usage statistics and reports. Training and marketing helped promote the new system.
- Usage has been heavy, with 33% of available time booked in the first few months. Most bookings are weekday evenings.
- Based on initial feedback, changes were made to shorten booking times and add a no-show policy and codes to track issues.
The document summarizes a workshop about using the LibGuides content management system. It discusses that the system was chosen due to staffing limitations and ease of use. Key points covered include that Springshare created the system, how to structure information architecture and content ownership, and lessons learned about collaboration and using the tools flexibly. The presenter then provides contact information and invites participants to view example guides and try out the system.
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The document outlines an assessment plan for an instruction program at Linscheid Library at East Central University. The plan aims to deliver course, program, and audience specific instruction based on ACRL standards. It establishes standards for collaborating with faculty, including communicating about instruction, responding promptly to requests, promoting instruction, and providing evaluations. Assessment tools include peer, student, and faculty evaluations. The plan's objectives are to increase student use of instructional services by facilitating faculty buy-in through activities like creating an instruction catalog, developing a request form, distributing brochures, and improving faculty orientation. Performance indicators measure increases in identified faculty, instruction sessions, and use of online materials. Challenges addressed include developing mutual respect, being persistent despite
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This document summarizes a presentation about using LibGuides as a content management system for an academic library's website. It discusses the library's timeline of adopting and customizing LibGuides, creating subject and course guides, and redesigning their website. Statistics on guide usage are shown. Benefits of LibGuides include easy content updating and maintenance. Future plans include sharing content ownership and preparing for future redesigns. Contact information is provided for questions.
This document outlines a systematic approach to weeding a library's collection using the WorldCat Collection Analysis Tool. It recommends determining subject areas to weed each year, consulting syllabi, and using WorldCat to analyze the age, uniqueness, interlibrary loan usage, peer comparisons, and "best lists" for the collection. An initial list of unused books is created in the ILS and further refined using various WorldCat metrics before librarians physically review materials. Liaison librarians are responsible for weeding their subject areas with faculty input to ensure historically valuable materials are retained.
The library website provides information on assessment plans and resources. It outlines the library's commitment to assessment and continuous improvement through gathering feedback and evaluating services. Key assessment activities include usability studies, surveys, and focus groups to understand user needs and ensure the highest quality resources and spaces.
The document outlines an instruction program assessment plan developed by the Linscheid Library at East Central University based on ACRL standards. The plan assesses instruction using student evaluations, faculty evaluations, peer evaluations, and self-evaluations. Evaluation results are used individually to improve teaching and in aggregate to improve the overall instruction program. The library shares assessment results on their website to demonstrate how results were used to enhance instruction.
This tutorial provides an overview of the Linscheid Library homepage and its key features and resources for students. It explains that the homepage can be accessed from the East Central University website and highlights topical sections for students, faculty, online catalog searches, articles and databases, library services, research guides, general library information, and quick links. The tutorial is intended to help students navigate and familiarize themselves with the resources available on the library homepage.
This tutorial provides information on how to use EBSCOhost databases to conduct research. It discusses how to access EBSCOhost through the library website, search across multiple databases simultaneously or individually, and narrow search results through limiting by source, subject, date range, and other filters. The tutorial emphasizes how narrowing search parameters can greatly reduce large result sets to more manageable sizes for research purposes. It also explains how to identify full-text availability and whether the library has print copies of relevant journal issues. The overall goal is to help students improve their research skills and ability to efficiently use online research tools.
This document provides information about plagiarism, how to avoid it, and the proper use of citations and references. It defines plagiarism as using another's work without crediting the source and explains that plagiarism violates copyright law. The document discusses when citations are needed, such as when quoting, paraphrasing, or summarizing another's work. It also differentiates between quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing. The document notes the academic penalties for plagiarism and provides tips for preventing unintentional plagiarism, such as planning ahead and taking good notes.
This tutorial helps students and faculty understand common terminology used in libraries. It defines terms like abstract, bibliography, Boolean searching, citation styles, full-text, interlibrary loan, microforms, periodicals, and reference materials. Understanding this "library jargon" can help both students and faculty effectively use and navigate library resources. The tutorial was created in Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 to meet ACRL standards for library instruction.
The document defines different types of periodicals such as magazines, journals, newspapers and peer-reviewed publications. It explains that peer-reviewed journals undergo a review process by experts before publication to ensure quality, while magazines and newspapers do not. The tutorial aims to help students understand these differences and locate peer-reviewed materials in the library for their research needs.
The document provides an introduction to the physical layout of the Linscheid Library at East Central University. It describes the three floors of the library, with the main floor containing the circulation desk, reference collection, and research computers. The second floor houses print journals, microforms, books Q-Z, and copiers. The fourth floor contains special collections and books A-P. The purpose is to help students locate materials, understand checkout periods, and utilize the library's resources.
There is a lot of upfront work required to implement LibGuides successfully, but it pays off in the long run. Leadership is needed to develop standards and keep the project on track, but buy-in from all staff is also important. While some challenges were encountered with customization and accessibility, the library feels the benefits of a centralized research guide system will outweigh these issues. Consistency, sustainability, and the ability to share content across guides are some major advantages once the system is established.
This tutorial provides an introduction to searching the library's online catalog. It explains how to search by keyword, subject, author, title, journal title, course name, and professor name. It also differentiates between materials available for in-house use only versus checkout. The tutorial notes it should take about 15 minutes to complete and was created using Microsoft PowerPoint 2007. It also meets two ACRL standards.
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2. About this Tutorial
Students:
This tutorial will:
• Help you understand how to evaluate information found on the Internet
• Define the term “URL.”
• Identify the various types of websites and their purpose.
This tutorial will take you about 20 minutes to complete.
Faculty:
This tutorial is intended to help students establish a set of criteria for evaluating
information found on the Internet. It will also help them identify the common types of
URLs.
This tutorial meets the following ACRL standards:
1.1e 2.4a
1.2d 3.1a
2.2c
3. What to watch for…
Notes –
These are to let you know there
is important information you
need to know about what is
being covered.
4. In the course of your research
you will encounter an infinite
number of Internet resources.
They can be wonderful resources
for research papers.
But the fact is anyone can publish
ANYTHING on the Web, so don’t
believe everything you read. It is up
to you to critically evaluate the
quality of material on the Web.
5. It is up to you to make sure that the
information you use for your coursework
is quality information. This can
sometimes be difficult when there is so
much information available.
Use the following checklist to make sure
an Internet source is appropriate for your
research.
By checking for these 5 things you can
determine if a website provides reliable
information that you can use for your
research or if the source of the
information is biased or unreliable.
Let’s take a closer look at each one.
6. Accuracy:
It is easy to tell right away if a website is not
accurate when many words are misspelled or
the text is written more like personal opinion
than fact.
But what about a website that is well written
and seems to have all the facts? Part of doing
research is to verify that what someone is
writing about is really true or factual. This
means you should look at multiple sources to
see if they present the same facts.
Make sure your facts are on target
by checking the accuracy of the
facts you take from a website.
7. Authority:
It is important to know who the information comes
from. Many times you may have a reliable
organization that allows someone to buy space on
their server, and the information that person puts on
the Internet may not be reliable.
You need to determine
who the author of the
information is and what
his or her credentials or
qualifications are.
Just because a website looks professional and
the information seems to be well-written
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doesn’t mean that the person writing the
information has the education and training
that would make them credible sources of
information.
8. Objectivity:
You need to ask yourself:
• What is the purpose of the information on
this website?
• Are they trying to inform? Persuade? Sell
something?
• Do they provide balanced information and
cover both sides of an issue?
• Does the information show a minimum of
bias?
Often a website that may seem fair at first may
have an agenda to convince the reader of their
point of view. This works well if the reader
understands that this is the purpose of the site
and uses the information accordingly.
Bias doesn’t always make a site less credible but
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it does mean that usually only one side of an
issue is being represented and you will need to
find another site that fairly represents the other
point of view.
9. Currency:
You’ve probably heard the saying, “time is money.” In
this case currency doesn’t refer to money, but it does
sometimes indicate how the value of the information.
Currency refers to how current or recent the information
is.
Currency becomes especially important when
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doing research about recent events. You want to
make sure the sources you use for your research
have the most current information. But if you are
doing historical research currency can be
important, too. You want those materials that
present the most recent research done on your
topic. You can then compare the recent thoughts
to what was written previously.
10. Coverage:
• How much information does your source present?
• Is the information broad in scope, or does it focus on one
specific aspect of the subject?
• Does it address a topic from a certain time frame and/or
geographic area?
Depending on your research, you may need
information sources that are more or less
specific. For general information you might use
an online encyclopedia or a popular e-magazine.
If you need more in-depth information you
might go to a subject specific website or access
online scholarly journal through one of the
university’s databases. You need to determine
your information needs and then find resources
that will provide the right kind of information to
adequately cover your topic.
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11. Types of URLS
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A URL is a website address. It stands for Uniform Resource
Locator. There are many different types of URLs and when
you learn what kind of information they provide then you
can determine which ones are best for your research.
Here are the most common types of web addresses:
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.edu – refers to a U.S. college or university
.cc.(state).us – refers to a community college
.k12.(state).us – refers to a school with grades K-12
.gov – refers to a government agency, official, or organization
.com – refers to a business or commercial enterprise
.org – refers to a non-profit organization or trade association
.mil – refers to a military site
.net – refers to a network administrations organization
12. Some websites provide information or news. Some attempt to influence public
opinion or persuade the reader to agree with a certain point of view, or sell a
product. Some are meant to entertain and others are simply personal pages.
More and more people are
choosing to embed their own
personal pages into other
websites which blurs the lines
of the website’s purpose and
the validity of the website’s
information.
Make sure you understand
who is providing the
information and what their
credentials are before you
quote them in a paper or
other projects.
13. It can be overwhelming
when you realize how
much information is out
there, but now you have
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the tools to navigate it all
and choose what is best for
you.
Thanks for learning about
how to evaluate URLs!
Remember that you can
review this tutorial anytime on
the library website and if you
have more questions then ask
a librarian at the Reference
Desk.