Information Literacy for ECP

Created by Hedley Hendricks

Presented by Gerald Louw

Information Literacy for ECP

What is information?• Facts• Message• Knowledge• Experience or instruction

Information overload

What is literacy

• Ability to read and write

What is Information Literacy?

• Ability to recognise the value of information and use to make informed choices, either in your personal life or professional life

Therefore, an information literate person should have:

• Library Skills -subject categories-broader, narrower terms, synonyms

• Computer Skills-navigate library resources -navigate the internet (search engines e.g. scirus)

5 Steps of IL

• Recognise the need for information• Critically think about the topic• Read and make notes• Define keywords (mind mapping; select

broader or narrower terms; identify different spellings)• Find (search and locate ) the information

Finding tools:

• Library catalogue (find books and journals) e.g. Smartsearch• Databases (find journal and newspaper

articles)•Web (use search engines like Google

scholar and Scirus)

Evaluate the information

• facts vs opinion

• authority of information

• publishers reputation

• currency

Legal implications

• Plagiarism

• Copyright issues

Tasks:

•Writing an assignment• Presenting• Displaying• Designing a poster or brochure.

eSEARCH

• Introduction to UWC Electronic Resources

• Exploring online information to get further with your assignment

Search UWC library website

Select Information Resources

Select Databases M - Z

Select Science Direct

Select Search

Type in keywords

Browse the Result list

Select Databases M - Z

Scroll down

Select Sabinet

Reference

Sabinet Reference

Select both SA Media and SA ePublications

Type keywords

Type in keywords

Result list

Browse result

list

Download Pdf, export citation, create RSS feeds

Pdf fulltext,

print

Save as

Select database SA MediaSelect

SA Media

for newspa

pers

Type in keywords

List of newspaper clippings

Browse newspaper

clippings

Select a clipping

Open Pdf file

Download clipping

Referencing Harvard style• Online newspapers

Online newspaper article

Deklerk, A. 2011. Refugees still fear for their lives. Mail & Guardian [online], 11 November 2011. Available at: http://mg.co.za/article/2011-11-11-refugees-still-fear-for-their-lives/ [Accessed 22 November 2011].

In-text referencing: (De Klerk, 2011)

Referencing (Continued)• Websites:

Publications from websites

Basic structure:

Author or corporate author. Year. Title of document. [type of medium]. Place: Producer/Publisher. Available at: include web site address. [Accessed date].

Ncongwane, P. 2011. African Scene. [online]. Available at: http://www.africanscene.co.za/2011/03/the-future-of-education-in-south-africa/[(Accessed 24 October 2012].

In-Text referencing: (Nconwane,2011)

Referencing (continued)

• Electronic scholarly journal:

Electronic scholarly journal

Ellery, K. 2008. 'An investigation into electronic-resource plagiarism in a first year essay assignment', Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education [ejournal], 33(6), pp.607-617. Available from: Academic Search Premier/DOI10.1080/02602930701772788 [Accessed 21 November 2011].

In-Text referencing: (Ellery, 2008, p 612)

Select Search engine ScirusType in

keywords

Select current sources or the Preferred web

Select content sources & Pref

web