Information Literacyfor MOS/PES

Hans Fransen, Marja Duizendstraal, Corrie van Zeist, information specialists, Library Wageningen UR

Information Literacy is defined as the ability to know when there is a need for information, to be able to identify, locate, evaluate, and effectively use that information for the issue or problem at hand.

Information Literacy (why?)

Information explosion (overload) Electronic (Internet)

Internet growth

Internet growth

Information Literacy

Information explosion (overload) Electronic (Internet)

Scientific information Library info (Digital Library)

Information Literacy

Information explosion (overload) Electronic (Internet)

Scientific information Library info (Digital Library)

Problem with reliability• Brittanica <-> Wikipedia• Scopus <-> Google <-> Google Scholar

Information Literacy

Why should you be information literate?

– Later as a professional– Now during your studies

What will you learn?

Know your information sources

Formats and quality of sources (primary sources)

• Books, scientific journals, professional journals, encyclopedia, proceedings, maps, reports, etc.

Databases specific for your research field (secondary sources)

• Search engines? Google, WoS, Google Scholar

What will you learn?

Knowing how to search

• efficiently• effectively• basic search strategies• special databases

What will you learn

How to use the Wageningen UR library

the physical library (Forum, Leeuwenborch) the virtual library (Digital Library)

Physical and Virtual Library

Physical Library

Library stacks

Library stacks

Journals in the library

What will you learn

How to use the Wageningen UR library

the physical library (Forum, Leeuwenborch) the virtual library (Digital Library)

What will you learn

Referring, citing, quoting literature lists Plagiarism

No more cut/copy and paste!

Learning method

Assessment (= quiz) introduction practical work library assignment studying the BlackBoard modules Assignment!

Working in BlackBoard

Access problems? How does it look like? What can you do? What must you do?

Modules Learning units Assignments

Your own responsibility……….but exercises & short report

For next week practicals

Before 16 September (next week) : M1, M2, M3, M4a.2

M1: General introduction M2: Information sources M3: Wageningen UR library sources M4a Searching for beginners

Choose a research topic for your assignment, preferably in groups of 2. If you have selected your topic, make exercise 1 of the MSc-Assignment. We shall discuss this with you during the practicals.

Example

How to define your search strategy

Assessment of the institutional framework of forest management by small farmers in the Amazon