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Information Literacy at Midway College

Information Literacy at Midway College. Faculty Workshop. Information Literacy . Defined: having the ability to recognize when information is needed and to be able to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information

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Information Literacy at Midway College

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  1. Information Literacyat Midway College Faculty Workshop

  2. Information Literacy • Defined: • having the ability to recognize when information is needed and to be able to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information - American Library Association. Presidential Committee on Information Literacy. Final Report.(Chicago: American Library Association, 1989.)

  3. Information Literacy Competencies and Outcomes 1. Define a topic or information need and develop a search strategy. • State a question, problem, or issue • Identify terms and keywords relating to the information need • Identify sources that might exist to answer the question • Understand Boolean operators • Understand use of subject headings

  4. Information Literacy Competencies and Outcomes 2. Access the needed information • Use library’s online catalog (Voyager) to find a book or print resource • Use electronic databases (such as EBSCOhost or FirstSearch) to access full-text journal article or abstract • Effectively use Internet resources • Use print resources, including reference materials • Utilize Interlibrary Loan and catalogs of other institutions to locate resources not held locally

  5. Information Literacy Competencies and Outcomes 3. Evaluate the information found • Check resource for reliability, authoritativeness, timeliness • Determine if information gathered answers the question or addresses the issue

  6. Information Literacy Competencies and Outcomes 4. Use and synthesize the information • Use information gathered for argument • Document sources using proper citations

  7. Information Literacy Competencies and Outcomes • Subject specific outcomes: • “Understand use of subject headings” could be: • “Understand use of PsychInfo Thesaurus” for Psychology • “Understand use of CINAHL subject headings” for Nursing

  8. Information Literacy Competencies and Outcomes • Subject-specific outcomes: • “Use electronic databases (such as EBSCOhost or FirstSearch) to access full-text journal article or abstract” could be: • “use NoveList to find a book review” for Teacher Education • “use CINAHL to find an article in a nursing journal” for Nursing

  9. Information Literacy • Incorporating Competencies and Outcomes into class activities • Library Instruction and the “Teachable Moment” • Assignments: Not just research papers!

  10. Information Literacy • Books • Library Catalog (Voyager) • WorldCat • NetLibrary

  11. Information Literacy • Articles • EBSCOhost • FirstSearch • KYVL

  12. Information Literacy • Web Resources • Library Links • Subject pages

  13. Information Literacy The End

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