The document provides information about the OCTC Library hours and resources. It discusses how information literacy is important for students and lifelong learners as it allows them to recognize their information needs, find appropriate sources, and apply information responsibly. It also outlines some key library skills and their importance, such as locating books and articles, evaluating sources, and correctly citing information. Finally, it promotes the library, cyber center, and teaching and learning center as resources to support student success.

1. THE OCTC LIBRARY
(ON THE LOWER LEVEL OF THE LRC BUILDING)
MON - THU: 7:45 AM - 7:00 PM
FRIDAY: 7:45 AM - 4:00 PM
WEEKENDS: Closed
http://owensboro.kctcs.edu/Academics/Library

2. WHAT DO YOU NEED EVERY DAY JUST LIKE
YOU NEED WATER?

3.  Answer: Information
 Billboards, Signs, physical documents, e-mails,
text messages, tweets, radio, television, WWW
WHAT DO YOU NEED EVERY DAY JUST LIKE
YOU NEED WATER?

4.  Answer: VERY important
 Imagine that “sale” was over, that “price” was
wrong, or that “event” was cancelled
HOW IMPORTANT IS IT THAT THE
INFORMATION IS ACCURATE?

5. Information Literacy encompasses a student’s ability to recognize
”Information Literacy encompasses a student’s
ability to recognize information needs, to identify
appropriate sources, and to obtain, evaluate, and
effectively apply that information in a responsible
manner.”, to identify appropriate sources, and to obtain, evaluate,
and effectively apply that information in a responsible manner.
INFORMATION LITERACY DEFINED

6.  Hopefully so as being able to use
information wisely will become
increasingly important to you as students
and lifelong learners
DO YOU THINK YOU ARE INFORMATION
LITERATE?

7. The Importance of Various Library-
related Skills at Kentucky’s Four-
year Institutions
6.4
7.0 7.0
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2
3
4
5
6
7
Locate a book in the online
catalog
Locate an article in the online
databases
Distinguish "scholarly" from
"popular" sources of information

8. The Importance of Various Library-
related Skills at Kentucky’s Four-
year Institutions
7.0 7.0 6.6
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2
3
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5
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Correctly cite sources of
information
Understand the limitations of
Web information
Easily navigate the Library's
website

9. SEARCH ENGINES AND THE WWW

10.  To familiarize you with library resources
 To help you evaluate sources of information
 To acquaint you with Library staff
PURPOSE OF LIBRARY SCAVENGER HUNT

11. THE LIBRARY
+
CYBER CENTER
+
TEACHING AND LEARNING CENTER
=
STUDENT SUCCESS

12. • You can renew OCTC Library materials (that
you have currently checked out) by visiting the
OCTC Library website.
• As an OCTC student, you can also use the
library resources of Brescia and KWC.
FYE 100
Strategies for College Success: Need 2 Knows 4-1 & 4-2

13. • Websites that search engines provide may or
may not be credible—you must evaluate.
• Use the domain of the website to help you
evaluate the quality of information.
• Information found online must be cited.
FYE 100
Strategies for College Success: Need 2 Knows 4-5 & 4-6

14. • The author of original work needs to be
cited even if you are only quoting a few
sentences from their work.
• The penalty for plagiarism and cheating –
Fail assignment, reduced grade for course,
or fail course.
FYE 100
Strategies for College Success: Need 2 Knows 4-7 & 4-8

15. Horse sense
Horace says:
Put it in your own words
Don’t plagiarize!
FYE 100
Strategies for College Success

16. Horsepower
Carrying a dictionary
(Take the time to ask the question)
FYE 100
Strategies for College Success

17. FYE 100
Strategies for College Success: Merit Activities

18. Let’s go racing!
FYE 100
Strategies for College Success