1. Jan 2014 Information Literacy Skills Queen Mary University
of London
2. Welcome 09:30-10:00 Introductions and overview of MDX
10:00-10:30 Tour 10:30-11.00 Coffee/Tea 11:00-13:00 The winner
takes it all 13:00-14:00 Dinner 14:00-16:00 Information Literacy
skills for A&D students 16:00-16:30 Questions/close
3. Middlesex University 34,000 students worldwide 6 Schools Art
and Design Business Health and Education Law Media and Performing
Arts Science and Technology And the Institute of Work Based
Learning
4. Library and Student Support Converged service Liaison
Librarians, Copyright , Bibs and LDU 18.12 FTE Liaison Librarians
Supported by 1 FTE Remote Support Coordinator 3 FTE assistants
5. Liaison Librarians our role Find out needs Support Promote
Buy Teach
6. And now.
7. Enhancing the quality and impact of Library Workshops Adam
Edwards and Vanessa Hill Jan 2014 The winner takes it all
8. Knowing me, knowing you Issues Collaboration Inspiration
Solutions Impact
9. SOS Not embedded Inconsistent provision Repetitive Bad
timing Information skills Teaching methods
10. Librarians and teaching Relevance Too much Tools based
Didactic Uninspiring Subject Teaching skills
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vicchi/4079403111/
11. Gimme, Gimme, Gimme Answers Facts References Reporting back
Easy option Fear Librarians reinforce this!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nottsexminer/6270679714/
12. Arrival Teaching qualifications: PGCertHE @ MDX Teaching
Fellowships FHEA TESOL Benefits: Equivalent Learning together
Language Respect Understanding
13. Bjrn Again Less is more Cloning Discussion Learning by
doing Learners, not the taught Games
http://advedupsyfall09.wikispaces.com/Sara+Woodard
14. The name of the game Fun Quick Simple Easy Need or
objective Adapted from Susan Boyle, Lilac 2011
15. I have a dream Move from lifting and transporting textual
substance from one location, the library, to another, their
teachers briefcases. To searching, analyzing, evaluating,
synthesizing, selecting, rejecting Kleine 1987
16. Super Troupers School plan Structure Menu Mapping
17. Self- management Problem solving Communication and literacy
Business and customer awareness Team working Application of
numeracy Application of IT CBI Employability Guidelines
18. Initial mapping of Library workshops Problem solving
Application of IT Communication and literacy What is Learning
Resources? Thinking about resources Understanding reading lists
Evaluation Searching resources Plagiarism Search strategy
19. Where we are now Problem solving Application of IT
Communication and literacy Team working Self-management Application
of numeracy Thinking about resources Evaluation Searching resources
Search strategy Group work Managing search and results
Understanding Dewey
20. Greatest Hits Thinking about resources Keywords Searching
Evaluation
21. Thinking about resources
22. Books What are they: A written or printed work of fiction
or fact. May be electronic. Good for: Clear overview. Not so good
for: Up to date information.
23. Web page What are they: An information resource which can
be easily created by anyone on any topic. Electronic. Good for:
Very up to date information. Not so good for: Accurate and reliable
information.
24. Newspaper What are they: A regular publication containing
current events, informative articles, diverse features and
advertising. May be electronic. Good for: Daily information. Not so
good for: Balanced and well researched information.
25. Journal What are they: A regular publication containing
articles on a particular academic subject. Presents new research.
Good for: Latest research, critically reviewed by experts. Not so
good for: Broad overview of a subject.
26. Popular (trade) journal What are they: A regular
publication containing new products plus information for a business
sector. Good for: Latest product news. Not so good for: Detailed
and objective reports.
27. Find out more MyUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary >
Library Subject Guides http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/EIS
28. Thinking about keywords
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rossjamesparker/89414788/
29. The real thing
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sidelong/300188454/ Your first piece
of coursework for CCM2426 will be based on the Cornish Villages 4G
trial. Keywords Alternative keywords More specific keywords Related
subjects
30. Finding resources myUniHub > My Study > My Library
> Summon Select Summon and search for information for your
project
31. Google vs Summon
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ennuiislife/3450743002/ Google
Familiar and easy to use Finds too much information Fast results
Access from any computer Access to some books and journals Designed
to sell you things Search results sponsored Searches for info from
any source Pay for academic information Summon Easy to use Finds
lots of academic info Fast results Access from any computer Access
to lots of books and journals Designed to find you information
Search results by relevance Searches quality resources Free access
to full text
32. Evaluating information
33. Evaluating information Imagine you are writing an essay on
Network Security. Have a look at the 4 items that you have been
given and consider the following: Which items are the most relevant
to your essay? Which items would be no use? Which item has the most
academic authority? Which items might have bias? Which item is the
most current?
34. Authority Relevance Intent Objectivity Currency Evaluating
information
35. How are books arranged in the library?
36. 004.19 PRE Books are arranged.. Computing Design Design
Animals Animals Computing History History History 004.19 ABE 004.19
CR0 004.19 PRE
37. Take a chance on me Marks Attendees Non-attendees Commonest
mark 65% 50% Highest mark 90% 75% Lowest mark 40% 40% Bibliography
commonest mark 7/10 5/10 Survey of CCM2426 students 66 attendees,
22 non-attendees
38. If you put me to the test, if you let me try Search tools
used Attendees Non-attendees Google 68% 63% Wikipedia 38% 27%
Summon 68% 40% Library catalogue 30% 59% Evaluation criteria
Attendees Non-attendees Current 89% 59% Relevant 76% 59% Academic
authority 67% 41% Easy to read 24% 45%
39. On and on and on Roll-out framework Develop activities
Improve attendance Revalidation Moodle
40. The winner takes it all Successful collaboration Changes
have worked Teaching is more fun Impact ...Library training gets
you better marks!
41. http://www.flickr.com/photos/naturalturn/3264726560/ Mamma
Mia its Adam Edwards [email protected] Vanessa Hill
[email protected] http://bit.ly/GamesMDX
42. When all is said and done Boyle, S. (2011) Using games to
enhance information literacy sessions, Presented at LILAC 2011.
http://www.slideshare.net/infolit_group/boyle-using-games-to-
enchance-information-literacy Kleine, M. (1987), What is it we do
when we write articles like this one-Or how can we get students to
join us?, Writing Instructor 6, 151. Markless, S., (2010), Teaching
information literacy in HE: What? Where? How?, presented at Kings
College London, 9/12/10. [Notes taken at the event.]
http://bit.ly/OurGames
