Class: UC 100

FYS, Dr. GriffithINFORMATION LITERACY

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By the end of our time together, you should

have a better understanding of

What Information Literacy is and why it is valuable

What resources are available on the Library’s website

Catalogs – OneSearch, Classic, and OhioLINK

Databases

LibGuides

How to develop a search strategy

How to implement some search techniques

How to ethically and legally use information

How to evaluate information

LEARNING OUTCOMES

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What is Information Literacy?

According to the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), an information l iterate individual is able to:

Determine the extent of information needed

Access the needed information effectively and efficiently

Evaluate information and its sources critically

Incorporate selected information into one’s knowledge base

Use information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose

Understand the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information, and access and use information ethically and legally

Informat ion Li teracy is v i ta l to a l l s tudents and future profess ionals .

I t is near ly imposs ib le to learn ever y th ing you need to know for your future profess ion.

Informat ion l i te racy ski l ls wi l l he lp you become an independent l i fe long learner.

WHY

SHOULD I

CARE?

From ACRL, “Introduction to Information Literacy”, http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/informationliteracycompetency3

EVERY MINUTE ON THE INTERNET

From “Data Never Sleeps 4.0”, by Josh James, 6/28/2016, https://www.domo.com/blog/data-never-sleeps-4-04

BIG DATA STATS

From VCloudNews, “Every Day Big Data Statistics – 2.5 quintillion bytes of data created daily”, 4/5/2015,

http://www.vcloudnews.com/every-day-big-data-statistics-2-5-quintillion-bytes-of-data-created-daily/

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SEARCH STRATEGYD ETERM INE THE INFO RM ATIO N NEED

From AZ Quotes, http://www.azquotes.com/quote/526112 6

These techniques can be applied to most search engines & tools Boolean operators – And, Or, Not

And – narrows Or - broadens Not - narrows

Truncation – Using an * to search for multiple words with similar roots at the same time

Example: photograph* (finds photograph, photographer, photographs, photography)

Advanced Search Techniques – quotation marks and parentheses

Use quotation marks when you want to search for a name or phrase and to ensure that the concept is searched as a whole Examples: “Erich Fromm”, “positive psychology”

Use parentheses when using multiple Boolean operators to nest keywords Example: (art or music) and therapy

SEARCH TECHNIQUESAC C ES S INFO RM ATIO N

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1 – OneSearch – this is a federated catalog of Capital’s and OhioLINK catalogs, as well as our databases

2 – Classic Catalog –Capital’s catalog

3 – OhioLINK Catalog (121 academic libraries)

4 – Find Articles – 157 databases, OERs, websites, etc.

5 – Use LibGuides –research starting points for all majors

THE LIBRARY WEBSITEWWW. CA P ITA L . ED U / L IB RA RY

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OneSearch provides the widest breadth of search results, and

is an excellent way to discover and explore a topic

ONESEARCH

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LIMITING RESULTS IN ONESEARCH

Full Text Content

Publication Date

Source Type Subject

Database (Content Provider)

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RETRIEVING FULL TEXT IN ONESEARCHTH E FO U R P O S S IB IL IT IES

Search for Full Text – searches the Full

Text Finder

Linked Full Text –

will take you to the

publisher’s website

Request this item

through interlibrary

loan – we do not own

this journal, but we

can get the article

from another l ibrary

(1-10 business days)

PDF Full Text

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Export citations from nearly any database

Instantly create bibliographies!

Organize your research throughout your time at Capital

Share your citations with other students when working on

group projects

REFWORKS

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Ethical and legal aspects to academic research and writing

Intellectual property and plagiarism

Quoting and paraphrasing

Always cite your sources!

Using the Cite feature in most databases

Valuable resource – Purdue’s Online Writing Lab -https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/

MLA STYLE

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Availability of books, DVDs, scores, etc., and provides call #

Find eBooks and eJournals

Request items through OhioLINK

CLASSIC CATALOGCAP ITAL U NIV ERS IT Y ’ S CATALO G

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Searches 121 Academic Libraries throughout Ohio

Request and receive items in 3 to 5 business days

OHIOLINK CATALOG

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Suggested Databases for English

Best Bets

American & English Literature

Literary Reference Center

MLA International Bibliography

Other Valuable Databases

ACLS Humanities Ebooks

Arts and Humanities Citation Index

Humanities International Complete

JSTOR

Literary Research Guide

Oxford English Dictionary

Project Muse

General Databases Academic Search Complete

OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center

FIND ARTICLESENGLISH DATABASES

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Search multiple databases at once – click on Choose Databases near the top of the screen, and a window will appear that will allow you to chose as many databases as you like.

The results page is nearly identical to OneSearch since EBSCO is the common vendor.

SEARCHING EBSCO DATABASES

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The Capital University

Librarians have

created LibGuides for

every major at

Capital.

These sites provide

great tips and

resources to help you

get started with your

research.

LIBGUIDES

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Appropriateness/Relevancy

Is this the right source for my

research?Does it pertain to

my topic?

Bias or Objectivity

What point of view does it try to

promote? Was it written to

inform, persuade, or sell something?

Currency

When was the information published

or last updated? Does it cite the latest

information?Does my topic require current information?

Authority

Who is the author of this information? What are his or her

qualifications?Has the author

written anything else on the topic?

Accuracy/Detail

Is there evidence of research?

Is the depth of coverage adequate?Are there spelling or

grammatical mistakes?

EvaluatingSources

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