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AUTHENTIC SOURCES OF
INFORMATION: NAVIGATING IN
THE INFORMATION SEA
Rossinskaya A.N.
Russian State Children’s Library
Modern society=Information society
Information society
Before the 20th century
Agricultural economy
First half of the 20th century
Industrial economy
Second half of the 20th century – 21st
century
Knowledge economy
information society
digital economy
post-industrial society
knowledge economy
Information society
Before the 20th century
Agricultural economy
First half of the 20th century
Industrial economy
Second half of the 20th century – 21st
century
Knowledge economy
Information on the market
copyright law – software, video and sound recordings market
sanctions against photocopying distribution of information –
electronic banking, Web-based businesses
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Need for continuous learning
Quantity of information
Information literacy
Information literacy
select relevant information disregard irrelevant information recognise patterns in information interpret and decode information learn new skills
BUY!
BELIEVE!
VOTE!
AGREE!
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Authentic sources of information
«oral and written texts – genuine products of native (or non-native) foreign language speakers, produced for the purposes other than teaching/learning and not adapted for the language learners»
(Азимов Э.Г., Щукин А.Н., 1999, 34)
Authentic sources of information
books periodicals Internet sites
Can you choose the appropriate source and extract the necessary information from it?
Books
Use a book:
when looking for comprehensive information on a topic,
to put your topic in context with other important issues,
to find historical information, to find summaries of research to support
an argument.
Encyclopedia
www.canadianencyclopedia.ca
Use an Encyclopedia
when looking for background information on a topic,
when trying to find key ideas, important dates or concepts,
to check facts.
Periodicals
Periodicals
PopularNewspapers
Printed On-line
Magazines
Printed E-zines
ScholarlyJournals
Printed E-journals
Popular magazines
Popular magazines
Use magazines:
to find information or opinions about popular culture,
to find up-to-date information about current events,
to find general articles for people who are not specialists in the topic.
Journals
Use a journal
when doing scholarly research, to find out what has been studied on
your topic, to find bibliographies that point to other
relevant research.
Newspapers
Use newspapers:
to find current information about international, national and local events,
to find editorials, commentaries, expert or popular opinions.
The Web
Use the Web
to find current news and information, to find information about companies, to find information from all levels of
government, to find both expert and popular opinions.
Libraries
books, magazines, electronic resources:
CD-ROMs,video and audio,Internet access.
Library
Webor ?
Library The Web
Library The Web
Quality information, goes through a review process
Information doesn’t go through a review process
Library The Web
Quality information, goes through a review process
Information doesn’t go through a review process
Free to use Some services are not free, fee for Internet-access
Library The Web
Quality information, goes through a review process
Information doesn’t go through a review process
Free to use Some services are not free, fee for Internet-access
Resources are organised Information is not organised
Library The Web
Quality information, goes through a review process
Information doesn’t go through a review process
Free to use Some services are not free, fee for Internet-access
Resources are organised Information is not organised
Contains both current and older information
Information is not comprehensive and permanent
Library The Web
Quality information, goes through a review process
Information doesn’t go through a review process
Free to use Some services are not free, fee for Internet-access
Resources are organised Information is not organised
Contains both current and older information
Information is not comprehensive and permanent
Personal assistance DIY - “do-it-yourself”
Evaluating sources
where to look? what clues to search for? what to accept?
1. AuthorPrinted resources The Web
What is the author’s educational/ professional background?
What has the author written in the past about this topic?
Why is the person considered an expert?
ALSO Can the author be
contacted? What can you find out
about the author on the site and on the Web?
2. ReferencesPrinted resources The Web
Did a teacher or librarian or some other person mention/ recommend this person?
Did you come across this name/ site before?
3. InstitutionPrinted resources The Web
What organisation/ institution/ company is the author associated with?
What are the goals of the institution?
Might this group be biased in some way?
ALSO Does the organisation
take responsibility for what’s on the site?
Does it monitor or review what’s on the site?
What can the URL tell you? (.edu, .org, .gov, .com)
4. TimelinessPrinted resources The Web
When was the source published? Is the source a revision of an earlier version?
5. PublisherPrinted resources
Who published the material?
Is the publisher reputable?
Is the publisher appropriate for this kind of information?
Might the publisher be biased on this topic?
6. AudiencePrinted resources The Web
Can you tell who the intended audience is? Is there a point of view being promoted? Might the material be too scholarly, too specialized,
or too popular to be useful to you?
For the Web also mind: Accuracy of information:
Is there documentation to indicate the source of the information?
Is the information well researched?Are there links and bibliography?
Goals of the site:What is the purpose of the site?Are the goals indicated?
AccessHow did you find the site? Were there links from
reputable sites/ ads/ search engine?
Searching the Web Document your findings (ГОСТ Р 7.0.5-2008)
Author. Title [Электронный ресурс] // Title of the site [сайт]. [year]. URL: www.knowall.org/author.htm (дата обращения dd.mm.yyyy)
ExampleEvaluating sources of information [Электронный
ресурс] // OWL Online Writing Lab [сайт]. [2004]. URL: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_evalsource.html (дата обращения 23.03.2009)
Library
WebKnowledge
USING ENCYCLOPEDIAS IN
RESEARCH
Workshop
Explore the reading hall and make a list of resources it offers books magazines encyclopedias dictionaries video audio DVD
CD-ROM games Internet access
When do you use encyclopedias? when looking for background information
on a topic, when trying to find key ideas, important
dates or concepts, to check facts.
Which encyclopedia to use?
EncyclopediaTarget age
groupStructure
1. Britannica adultPropedia – 1 vol, Micropedia – 12 vol A-Z, Macropedia – 17 vol A-Z, Index – 2 vol, World Atlas, Yearbooks
2. Americana adult 29 vol,A-Z, Index
3. Groiler Student Encyclopedia 10-15 years 17 vol A-Z
4. Children’s Britannica 12-15 years 19 vol, A-Z, World Atlas, Reference and Index
5. My First Britannica 7-11 years 13 vol, topics, Reference Guide and Index
6. Encyclopedia of Visual Art adult 10 vol (1- 5 vol – history of art, 6-9 vol – biographical dictionary, 10 vol – index)
7. Schrimer Encyclopedia of Art students 4 vol A-Z
1. Locate the volume
Canada?
1. Locate the volume
Canada?
2. Locate the page
2. Locate the page
3. Locate the article
4. Use Index volume
Where do I go from here?
Where do I go from here?
Where do I go from here?
Where do I go from here?
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