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English 1213Dr. Jones
Session 1Introduction to Information Literacy, Search Techniques & Finding Books
Frederic Murray M.L.I.S.Reference Librarian
DID YOU KNOW…
Part 1
Information Literacy
It is a set of abilities requiring individuals to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.
Library Instruction in the Information Age
A single current newspaper contains more written and visual information than the average person in the 17th Century was likely to come across in their entire lifetime. There are many areas of literacy that all add up to Information Literacy: Cultural, Visual, Media, Network, Computer, Traditional Alphabetic Literacy, and Library Instruction.
Educational Goals for 21st Century
1. Teach students to be self-directed & understand how to organize more & more of their own learning.
2. Teach students the importance of global communication.
3. Teach students to deal with massive amounts of information.
Define: Catalog, Database, Indexes
A comprehensive list of the books, periodicals, maps, and other materials in a given collection.
A large, regularly updated file of digitized information related to a specific subject or field.
An alphabetically arranged list of headings consisting of the personal names, places, and subjects treated in a specific work.
Part 2
Search
Techniques
Keywords
Flexible terms Easy searches Less accurate
searches
Identifying Keywords
Identify the significant terms and concepts that describe your topic from your thesis statement or research question.
These terms will become the key for searching catalogs, indexes, and databases for information about your subject.
Other Keywords
Identify the synonyms and antonyms to your keywords
Use a thesaurus Use database tools like descriptors
and subjects
Keyword Phrases
Single concept, multiple words
Some electronic resources require keyword phrases be enclosed with punctuation Quotation marks Parenthesis
Keyword Phrases
Basic phrase Proper names Hyphenated words Slogans,
advertisements Famous quotes Movie titles, song
titles, etc.
(criminal justice) “Native American” (x-ray) “I’m lovin’ it”
(to be or not to be) “Lord of the Rings”
Paper Topic
Treatment of employees by fast food restaurants
Treatment of employees by fast food restaurants
First, narrow down the topic Which restaurants are you talking about? What kind of treatment?
Good or Bad Focusing on:
Working environment & hours Benefits & Pay Promotion & Opportunities
How employees are treated by their peers? Manager(s)? Customer(s)?
How “AND” is used
AND (narrows) restaurant and employee restaurant and employee and “retirement
benefits”
Select three keywords…
RestaurantEmployee Salary
How “OR” is used
OR (expands) restaurant or cafeteria salary or income
AND & OR together restaurant or cafeteria and employee salary or income and “work hours”
Select related terms…
RestaurantEmployee Salary
Worker
Waitress
Cafeteria
Eatery
Benefits
Income
Search Strategy
Endless possibilities… employee OR worker AND cafeteria AND salary employee AND restaurant AND salary OR income waitress AND eatery AND income
How “NOT” is used
NOT (excludes) cafeteria not school income not influx
AND, OR & NOT together employee and restaurant or cafeteria not
school
Boolean Operators
Connect keywords only Must be placed between keywords AND
Narrows your search OR
Expands your search with synonymous terms NOT
Excludes words from your search If used too much, it can work against you!
Truncation (Wildcards)
Non-universal symbols used in searching
Common symbols: * ?
Used with a root word Used to replace a
vowel or single character
Truncation (Wildcards)
Root Word- looks for multiple endings of a word, in this case it takes the place of ‘OR’ jump? jump, jumps, jumping, jumper, jumpers
rope and jumping or jumps or jump rope and jump?
Truncation (Wildcards)
Singular/Plural- replaces a vowel or single character in a word, in this case it takes the place of ‘OR’ wom*n woman, women
history and woman or women history and wom*n
Class Exercise
Keyword Building Exercise
Topic: U.S.A. Presidential Elections Thesaurus.com
U.S.A. Presidential Elections
Union
American
National
Voting History
Choosing
Balloting Record
Politics
Part 3
Finding
Books
Library Catalog
Search for books, e-books, and videos Renew your borrowed items Accessible from off-campus with no
restrictions Operates best with
the presented search
techniques
Library Catalog Found Here
Subject Headings & Descriptors
Library collections are organized by subject
Search conducted by…. Author Title Subject
Keywords
Library Catalog
WorldCat
Reference Materials
Almanacs, dictionaries, handbooks, and encyclopedias are useful tools for finding quick facts, statistics, or a broad overview of your topic.
If you don't know much about your topic already, these tools can be a good place to start.
Class Exercise
Library Catalog Worksheet SWOSU WorldCat
End of Session 1
Thank You
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