Presented to NEFLIN December 16, 2010 via online webinar. Resources for this webinar are available at http://theunquietlibrarian.wikispaces.com/research-pathfinders-neflin2010

1. Oh, the Places You’ll Go: Creating Streams of Information for Research Pathfinders 2.0 buffyhamilton || december 2010 || northeast florida library information network http://theunquietlibrarian.wikispaces.com/research-pathfinders-neflin2010 CC image via http://goo.gl/gTrYj

2. Objectives Define research pathfinders Explore the concept of social scholarship and how to incorporate social media as authoritative information into research pathfinders Identify information sources (traditional and social scholarship) that can be embedded and used to stream information Explore strategies/steps for creating research pathfinders as well as resources for creating information portals on specific topics and research pathfinders

3. Share and Discuss Have you ever created a web-based research pathfinder/subject guide? Are research pathfinders/subject guides a regular part of your virtual web presence and library instruction? If you create subject guides/research pathfinders, what kinds of resources do you normally include?

4. Part I: Defining Research Pathfinders and Why Learners Need Subject Guides

5. Information Is Plentiful Image used under a CC license from http://www.flickr.com/photos/will-lion/2595497078/sizes/o

6. how can we help students stay afloat in endless streams ofinformation? Image used with http://www.flickr.com/photos/onkel_wart/2934377433/sizes/l/ How do we help patrons stay afloat in the multiple streams of information?

7. Image attribution: http://www.flickr.com/photos/palagret/210423111/sizes/o/ What can we provide patrons to help them find their way rather than getting lost on the information highway?

8. Pathfinders guide patrons to the resources needed for a research task

9. Defining the Research Pathfinder A set of resources designed to help patrons fully research and explore a topic Before the web, print resources dominated a pathfinder Pathfinders are now dynamic and organic

10. Carefully constructed pathfinderscan help students access quality information more efficiently

11. The librarian, is a travel guide for the information world and can help plot a course for research with a research pathfinder

12. Web 2.0 tools help us manage the streams of information available

13. Patrons can “pull” information rather than "pushing” to find information from the pathfinder sources via information portals

14. Part II: Authoritative and Emerging Sources of Authority in Research Pathfinders

15. How do we balance emerging sources of authoritative information and emerging sources of social scholarship?

16. what is authority?who decides what counts as authority? who are the experts?

17. What does it mean for an information source to have authority or to be authoritative?

18. traditional sources of information

19. print books Image used under a CC license from http://www.flickr.com/photos/9619972@N08/2636808004/sizes/l/

20. print newspapers Image used under a CC license from http://www.flickr.com/photos/sshb/4084475524/sizes/l/

21. print magazines and journals Image used under a CC license from http://www.flickr.com/photos/pacomexico/3246140257/sizes/l/

22. unlock virtual libraries via databases

23. “students who do not have access to this substantial content, students who choose not to use them, are an information underclass.”Joyce Valenza Image Attribution: http://www.flickr.com/photos/quinnanya/2167249773/sizes/l/

24. “unless we teach students about the enormous value of these reference sources, eBooks, magazine, journal, and newspaper articles, students will notfindthem or use them.” Image attribution: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bosslynn/3152555801/sizes/l/ Joyce Valenza

25. the idea that authority is always crystal clear isslowly disappearing

26. determining authority is now muddier cc licensed flickr photo by harold.lloyd (won't somebody think of the bokeh?): http://flickr.com/photos/safetylast/4068790874/

27. information sources are more diverse

28. today’s web is more participatory

29. knowing which information sources to trust, when to trust, and why to trust is increasingly complex

30. How do we help learners negotiate this friction between traditional and new media? Joyce Valenza

31. “look for credibility clues” joyce valenza

32. Credibility Changes With… Source cues Point of view Information seeking task/needs Timeliness Credentials of author(s) Transparency of peer review Source: Debbie Abilock, http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/information/6assess/digital_authority.pdf

33. “we can no longer be content to train students to understand the difference between peer-reviewed journals and popular magazines, to appreciate the value of books, newspapers and reference sources, and to understand how to evaluate garden variety web sites” ~laura cohen~

34. focus on knowing how and when a particularinformation source is the right fitfor your research task

35. question and investigate authorship

36. assess timeliness and relevance

37. asses bias and perspectives Image used under a CC license from http://www.flickr.com/photos/jam343/1703693/sizes/l/

38. “triangulate information”joyce valenza Image used under a CC license from http://www.flickr.com/photos/yu-kubo/398714467/sizes/o/

39. Part III: Traditional and Social Media/Authority 2.0 Streams of Information to Integrate into Today’s Research Pathfinders

40. Unpacking Web 2.0 tools for Social Scholarship Social bookmarking services (del.icio.us, diigo) Blogs Youtube Channels or other video Podcasts Mobile apps Twitter Google Books/Scholar Widgets Rss feeds (news sources, journals, websites, social media streams) Flickr/Photo sites

41. RSS Feeds rss=real simple syndication, a web feed or stream format designed to deliver content CC image via http://www.flickr.com/photos/dullhunk/3541653049/sizes/o/

42. RSS Feeds Databases News sources Blogs Websites Online journals/magazine publications

43. RSS Feed

44. RSS Feed

45. RSS Feed

46. RSS Feed

47. podcasts

48. podcasts

49. youtube/video

50. youtube/video

51. youtube/video

52. social bookmarking

53. blogs

54. Flickr

55. Google Books

56. Google Books

57. Twitter Image used under a CC license from http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevegarfield/3616155715/sizes/o

58. twitter

59. social bibliography

62. Mobile Apps

63. Mobile Apps

64. Widgets

65. Part IV: A Blueprint for Creating a Research Pathfinder

66. cc licensed photo from http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandoncripps/3156373103/sizes/o/ Step 1: Communicate and Collaborate

67. pathfinder seeds learning objectives standards learning activities learner needs forms of assessment

68. Step 2: Begin the design process and selection of resources

69. consider the full spectrum of resources databases web-based resources print books digital books rssfeeds instructional materials assessment tools audio based resources human resources tutorials (video or written) standards for learning student work samples interviews or feedback from teachers, students

74. Step 3: Make adjustments if needed during the implementation of the project

75. Step 4: Reflection and action for future directions (praxis)

76. Step 5: Help Students Learn How To Construct Their Own Pathfinders

79. Where to House Guides? Library website LibGuides Wikispaces (K12) or Other Wiki Service Blog platform Social Bookmarks Netvibes, LiveBinders

80. Pathfinder Swap

81. where do we want our students to go in their journey for information?

82. what routes to information do we want them to travel?

83. information fluent students won’t miss a turn or get lost in their travels for information

84. Q&A

85. Today’s Resources http://theunquietlibrarian.wikispaces.com/research-pathfinders-neflin2010