This document provides information about finding and evaluating academic sources. It discusses keywords, Boolean searching, and evaluating information sources. Key databases and open sources of education statistics are listed, such as the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, OECD Data, and PISA. Criteria for evaluating sources include currency, relevance, reliability, authority, audience, purpose, and point of view. The keyword research process and using Boolean operators like "and", "or", and "not" in online searches are also covered. Contact information is provided for the ADA University Library.

1. LOGO
KEYWORDS, BOOLEAN SEARCHING AND EVALUATION
FINDING AND RETRIEVING
ACADEMIC INFORMATION
ADA Library Information Literacy Class
for
Using Data for Continuous Improvement
Course
September, 2018

2. INFORMATION LITERACY
Helps you to:
Establish your research needs
Select relevant information
Evaluate information and sources critically
Organize Information and use effectively
Use information ethically and legally

3. Digital Universe

4. GOOGLE
ACADEMIC DATABASES
SCHOLARLY JOURNALS
PEER-REVIEW ARTICLES
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
Deep Web
Google vs Databases

5. Open Sources
EdStats: Data from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) contains a large
number of education indicators for more than 200 countries
http://uis.unesco.org/en/home
OECD Data: Surveys are made available through the UK Data Service
https://data.oecd.org/education.htm
Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) https://www.hesa.ac.uk/
Global Education Database (GED): is a collection of international
education statistics, containing data collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics
and the Demographic and Health Surveys:
http://www.unesco.org/education/edurights/
State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan:
https://www.stat.gov.az/source/education/?lang=en
PISA (Program for International Student Assessment): provides
statistics on student achievement at the international level, comparable using student,
school, and country variables: http://www.oecd.org/pisa/

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EVALUATING SOURCES
 CURRENCY
 How current is it; should it be; do you need it?
 RELEVANCE & RELIABILITY
 Does the source contain the information you need?
 Are there references given for the information on the site
 AUTHORITY & AUDIENCE
 Who is the author, institution or organization responsible for
the organization and who is intended audience?
 PURPOSE & POINT OF VIEW
 What is goal of author or organization?

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KEYWORD RESEARCH PROCESS

8. AN ONLINE SEARCH TECHNIQUE
Either Term Both Terms Just One Term

9. Key Databases

10. ADA UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
DISCOVER YOUR LIBRARY
WITH
www.ada.edu.az/library
Your Gateway to valid academic resources

11. Thank You!
Mushvig Imamverdiyev
mimamverdiyev@ada.edu.az
#adalibrary