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WELCOME METALIB and SFX! TO THE 50 MINUTE IL SESSION
“What Students need to know about SFX and Metalib in the
context of the 50 minute information literacy session.”
Eluna 2006, Knoxville, TNMarcia Henry
IL in 50 minutes Search strategies –keywords,
boolean Types of Information Databases –many and different How to find the items retrieved The Information you need to cite
Some goals for IL Provide opportunities for active
engagement with subject content Challenge students to think critically Reflect on their processes for finding
and using information. (Rockwell, p. 18) IL is the ability to find, evaluate,
analyze, integrate, communicate, and use information to solve problems, create new ideas, make informed decisions, and turn data into meaning. (Rockwell, p. 22)
Federated Searching in IL? Reasons why some librarians do
NOT teach federated searching (Lampert)
Loss of specialized features –such as limiting to peer-reviewed Suspicion of precision and recall Too time consuming to teach in 50-minute session Too confusing to students Overlooks specialized databases
Why MetaSearch? (MetaLib) Learn how to use MetaSearch to
create your own personal list of resources, e-journals, search strategies, research alerts AND search up to ten (10) databases simultaneously.
Why MetaSearch? (MetaLib) Ask questions about a database:
Its coverage? Thesaurus (Controlled Vocabulary)?
Questions to ask about MetaSearch What is My Space? How to save search strategy? How to Set up an Alert?
Questions to ask about SFX Find Text Did it capture information about article
correctly?
Metalib is helpful when you want to:
Search several databases simultaneously
Identify likely databases Identify useful subject headings Save your search strategies
Tips to optimize Metalib retrieval
Search several databases using a focused search strategy
Search words in title if you want to compare retrieval numbers equitably
Review subject headings in databases that offer subject headings
Quick links into the Resourcethis record is missing helpful subject headings
Resource: ABI/Inform Global (ProQuest) Title: Speech recognition software as an assistive device: A pilot study of user satisfaction and psychosocial impact Author: Robert DeRosier Ruth S Farber Citation: Work 2005 25(2) 125 Year: 2005 External: http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=902666321& Fmt=2& VInst=PROD& VType=PQD& RQT=309& VName=PQD&
Sometimes SFX Find text advises but does not deliver –missing issues, missing articles
Report misdirects Filling out an error form should
improve the knowledge database Filling out an error form puts you in
touch with a librarian who just MIGHT be able to deliver the article
“Less time searching for information and more time using it--that's the goal of federated search technologies for learners”
Multimedia & Internet@Schools, Jan-Feb 2005 v12 i1 p19(4) The top five priorities for school libraries and their districts. (The Pipeline) Stephen Abram.
Basic Search Strategies: What Is a Database? Indexes/Abstracts (Woodley)
Collection of records composed of fields which are searched for words and phrases using Boolean Logic. For example:
Let’s ponder… in 50 minutes Will the students learn more by
teaching just one database? Can Metalib be considered the one
and only database?
Select List of Readings Faust, Judith. “Teaching Information Literacy in 50 minutes a week: The CSUH
Experience.” Journal of Southern Academic and Special Librarianship, voll 2(30, Spring 2001. Available at http://southernlibrarianship.icaap.org/content/v02n03/faust_j01.htm
Lampert, Lynn. “Fear and Loathing of Implementation: Examining the instructional issues surrounding the rise of federated searching. ” Presentation at the California Clearinghouse for Library Instruction’s Spring 2006 Workshop :Challenges to instruction in the age of Federated Searching and Google. Available on the web at http://library.csun.edu/llampert/ccli/lampertccli06.ppt
Rockman, Ilene F. The Importance of Information Literacy. Available at http://media.wiley.com/product_data/excerpt/78/07879652/0787965278.pdf
• Woodley, Mary. Starting your research…Spring 2006. Available at http://library.csun.edu/mwoodley/AIS.ppt
Conclusions Metalib can identify databases with
retrievals and point out other search terms Metalib can connect you to the native
interfaces Metalib can introduce students to
databases they may never consider otherwise
SFX may NOT deliver-opportunity to reinforce key parts of a citation.