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Information Literacy
The Research Process
Research Resources
Information Literacy
• Is not just a necessity, but
  a basic human right that
  promotes social inclusion
  in all nations.

• United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
  Organization (UNESCO)
Critical Thinking Skills
• the ability to reflect critically upon
  and evaluate their own research
  strategies,
• the tools used,
• the resources found
• and the context in which the
  resources were produced.
Text
        Text
         Text




Where do I begin?
Research Process
1. Find and develop a topic
2. Find background information
3. Find books about your topic
4. Find newspaper and journal articles
  about your topic
5. Find Websites
6. Evaluate what you find
7. Cite the material you use
Library As Portal
Most topics are way too big!
FIND AND DEVELOP A TOPIC
• Narrow it down

• Break it down to sub-topics

• Remember assignment instructions

• What am I interested in?

• e.g. Global Warming
FIND BACKGROUND INFO
• Learn general terms and context

• Encyclopedia and Dictionaries

• e.g. Encyclopedia of Global Environmental Change
  GE 149 E443 2002


• Check bibliographies (works cited,
   recommended resources, for more ideas)
FINDING BOOKS
FINDING ARTICLES

• Newspapers and Magazines
  for popular views and info
• Academic Journal Articles
  for the latest research
• Peer Review/ Scholarly Journals
FINDING ARTICLES
EVALUATE WHAT YOU FIND
 • Author                • Objective
                           Reasoning
 • Date of Publication
                         • Coverage
 • Edition or Revision
                         • Writing Style
 • Publisher
                         • Evaluative
 • Title of Journal        Reviews
 • Intended Audience     •   http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/
                             research/evaluate.html
INTERNET
•    EVALUATING WEBSITES


    • World Trade
      Organization
    • Dihydrogen Monoxide
    • United Nations
LOOK FOR:

• Accuracy of the web site
• Authority
• Objectivity
• Currency
• Coverage
•   http://www.uwindsor.ca/units/leddy/leddy.nsf/SearchTheWeb!OpenForm
Citing Your Sources
Writing Tools

•APA and MLA Styles
•Academic Writing
 Centre
•Writing Help Page
Research Process
1. Find and develop a topic
2. Find background information
3. Find books about your topic
4. Find newspaper and journal articles
  about your topic
5. Find Websites
6. Evaluate what you find
7. Cite the material you use
Here’s An Example
• Global Warming >
• Alternative Energies >
• Wind, Solar, Tidal, Thermal >
• World > Canada
• Trend: the use of solar energy
  in Canada
Library As Portal
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Intro To Library Research

  • 3. Our Agenda Information Literacy The Research Process Research Resources
  • 4. Information Literacy • Is not just a necessity, but a basic human right that promotes social inclusion in all nations. • United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
  • 5. Critical Thinking Skills • the ability to reflect critically upon and evaluate their own research strategies, • the tools used, • the resources found • and the context in which the resources were produced.
  • 6. Text Text Text Where do I begin?
  • 7.
  • 8. Research Process 1. Find and develop a topic 2. Find background information 3. Find books about your topic 4. Find newspaper and journal articles about your topic 5. Find Websites 6. Evaluate what you find 7. Cite the material you use
  • 10. Most topics are way too big!
  • 11. FIND AND DEVELOP A TOPIC • Narrow it down • Break it down to sub-topics • Remember assignment instructions • What am I interested in? • e.g. Global Warming
  • 12. FIND BACKGROUND INFO • Learn general terms and context • Encyclopedia and Dictionaries • e.g. Encyclopedia of Global Environmental Change GE 149 E443 2002 • Check bibliographies (works cited, recommended resources, for more ideas)
  • 14. FINDING ARTICLES • Newspapers and Magazines for popular views and info • Academic Journal Articles for the latest research • Peer Review/ Scholarly Journals
  • 16. EVALUATE WHAT YOU FIND • Author • Objective Reasoning • Date of Publication • Coverage • Edition or Revision • Writing Style • Publisher • Evaluative • Title of Journal Reviews • Intended Audience • http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/ research/evaluate.html
  • 18. EVALUATING WEBSITES • World Trade Organization • Dihydrogen Monoxide • United Nations
  • 19. LOOK FOR: • Accuracy of the web site • Authority • Objectivity • Currency • Coverage • http://www.uwindsor.ca/units/leddy/leddy.nsf/SearchTheWeb!OpenForm
  • 21. Writing Tools •APA and MLA Styles •Academic Writing Centre •Writing Help Page
  • 22. Research Process 1. Find and develop a topic 2. Find background information 3. Find books about your topic 4. Find newspaper and journal articles about your topic 5. Find Websites 6. Evaluate what you find 7. Cite the material you use
  • 23. Here’s An Example • Global Warming > • Alternative Energies > • Wind, Solar, Tidal, Thermal > • World > Canada • Trend: the use of solar energy in Canada