Class:INFORMATION LITERACY

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By the end of our time together, you should have a better understanding of

What Information Literacy is and why it is valuable What resources are available on the Library’s

website Catalogs – OneSearch, Classic, and OhioLINK Databases LibGuides

How to develop a search strategy How to implement some search techniques How to ethically and legally use information How to evaluate information

LEARNING OUTCOMES

What is Information Literacy?According to the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), an information literate individual is able to:

Determine the extent of information needed

Access the needed information effectively and efficiently

Evaluate information and its sources critically

Incorporate selected information into one’s knowledge base

Use information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose

Understand the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information, and access and use information ethically and legally

In format ion L i teracy is v i ta l to a l l s tudents and future profess ionals .

I t i s near ly imposs ib le to learn everyth ing you need to know for your future profess ion.

Informat ion l i teracy sk i l l s wi l l he lp you become an independent l i fe long learner.

WHY SHOULD I CARE?

From ACRL, “Introduction to Information Literacy”, http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/informationliteracycompetency

EVERY MINUTE ON THE INTERNET

From “Data Never Sleeps 4.0”, by Josh James, 6/28/2016, https://www.domo.com/blog/data-never-sleeps-4-0

BIG DATA STATS

From VCloudNews, “Every Day Big Data Statistics – 2.5 quintillion bytes of data created daily”, 4/5/2015, http://www.vcloudnews.com/every-day-big-data-statistics-2-5-quintillion-bytes-of-data-created-daily/

FAKE NEWS, CLICKBAIT, AND TRUTHINESS

From Stanford History Education Group, “Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Civic Online Learning”, 11/22/2016, https://sheg.stanford.edu/upload/V3LessonPlans/Executive%20Summary%2011.21.16.pdf

Compounding the issue of already too much information is that a lot of it is distorted, misleading, or just patently false.

Many onl ine media outlets lack the traditional editorial mechanisms that undergird journalistic ethics and professionalism.

Improved website design makes it difficult to tel l real news from the fake.

The study looked at students at 3 levels – middle school, high school, and col lege – and assessed their abi l i ty to evaluate information sources.

Described the results as “dismaying,” “bleak,” and “[a] threat to democracy.” College students, for instance, on average could not “ look beyond a .org URL

and ask who’s behind a site that presents only one s ide of a contentious issue.” From the Executive Summary: “Never have we had so much information at our

fingertips. Whether this bounty will make us smarter and better informed or more ignorant and narrow-minded will depend on our awareness of this problem and our educational response to it. At present, we worry that democracy is threatened by the ease at which disinformation about civic issues is allowed to spread and flourish.”

STANFORD STUDY – EVALUATING INFORMATION: THE CORNERSTONE OF CIVIC ONLINE REASONING

From NPR’s All Tech Considered: Pay attention to the domain

and URL abcnews.com = abcnews.com.co =

Read the "About Us" section Is it straightforward? Who leads

the site/company/org? Look at the quotes in a story

& who said them Researchers? Studies? Direct

quotes? Look them up! Check the comments

Do they say it’s fake? Reverse image search

Right click an image in Chrome to search for it in Google

From FactCheck.org: Consider the source Read beyond the headline

Usually designed to draw you in Check the author

Is there one? Credentials? What’s the support?

Look up what they cite Check the date

Is there one? Distorting a real, previous story?

Is this some kind of joke? Check your biases

Beware the echo chamber Consult the experts

Factcheck.org/hot-topics, Snopes.com, Washington Post Fact Checker, PolitiFact.com

STRATEGIES TO EVALUATE WEBSITES

OXFORD DICTIONARIES’ WORD OF THE YEAR: POST-TRUTHDef: “ [R]e lat ing to or denot ing c i rcumstances in which object ive facts are less

influent ia l in shaping publ ic opinion than appeals to emot ion and personal be l ie f.”

Davis, Wynne. "Fake Or Real? How To Self-Check The News And Get The Facts." All Tech Considered. NPR, 5 Dec. 2016. http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2016/12/05/503581220/fake-or-real-how-to-self-check-the-news-and-get-the-facts?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20161211&utm_campaign=bestofnpr&utm_term=nprnews

Kelly, Eugene, and Lori Robertson. "How to Spot Fake News." FactCheck.org. 18 Nov. 2016. <http://www.factcheck.org/2016/11/how-to-spot-fake-news/>.

Appropriateness/Relevancy

Is this the right source for my

research?Does it pertain to

my topic?

Bias or Objectivity

What point of view does it try to

promote? Was it written to

inform, persuade, or sell something?

Currency

When was the information published

or last updated? Does it cite the latest

information?Does my topic require current information?

Authority

Who is the author of this information? What are his or her

qualifications?Has the author

written anything else on the topic?

Accuracy/Detail

Is there evidence of research?

Is the depth of coverage adequate?Are there spelling or

grammatical mistakes?

EvaluatingSources

SEARCH STRATEGYDETERMINE THE INFORMATION NEED

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Determin ing the extent of in format ion needed is an important step – maybe the most important step – in the in format ion seeking process.

You can’t develop a research p lan unt i l you understand the problem to be so lved. What do I REALLY need to know? And what do I already know? How much information do I need? Do I need three articles from academic journals, or an answer

to a question? Where are the best places to look or the best tools to use to answer my specific question? What words or combination of words should I use for my search? What are some synonyms or

different phrasings that might help me if I get stuck?

These techniques can be applied to most search engines & tools Boolean operators – And, Or, Not

And – narrows Or - broadens Not - narrows Truncation – Using an * to search for multiple words with similar roots at

the same time Example: photograph* finds photograph, photographer, photographs, photography Problems occur if you truncate to early. For example, cat* finds cats, cathy, catholic,

catfish, catheter Advanced Search Techniques – quotation marks and parentheses

Use quotation marks when you want to search for a name or phrase and to ensure that the concept is searched as a whole Examples: “Erich Fromm”, “positive psychology”

Use parentheses when using multiple Boolean operators to nest keywords Example: (art or music) and therapy

SEARCH TECHNIQUESACCESS INFORMATION

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1 – OneSearch – this is a federated catalog of Capital’s and OhioLINK catalogs, as well as our databases2 – Classic Catalog – Capital’s catalog3 – OhioLINK Catalog (121 academic libraries)4 – Find Articles – 157 databases, OERs, websites, etc.5 – Use LibGuides – research starting points for all majors

THE LIBRARY WEBSITEWWW.CAPITAL.EDU/LIBRARY

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OneSearch provides the widest breadth of search results, and is an excellent way to discover and explore a topic

ONESEARCH

LIMITING RESULTS IN ONESEARCH

Full Text Content

Publication Date

Source Type Subject

Database (Content Provider)

RETRIEVING FULL TEXT IN ONESEARCH

THE FOUR POSSIBIL IT IES

Search for Full Text – searches the Full Text Finder

Linked Full Text – will take you to the publisher’s website

Request this item through interlibrary loan – we do not own this journal, but we can get the article from another library (1-10 business days)

PDF Full Text

Export citations from nearly any database Instantly create bibliographies!Organize your research throughout your time at

CapitalShare your citations with other students when

working on group projects

REFWORKS

NEW REFWORKS LIBGUIDEHTTP: / /L IBGUIDES.CAPITAL.EDU/NEWREFWORKS

Ethical and legal aspects to academic research and writing Intellectual property and plagiarism Quoting and paraphrasing Always cite your sources!

Use the Cite feature in most databases

Valuable resource – Purdue’s Online Writing Lab - https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

APA STYLE

Availability of books, DVDs, scores, etc., and provides call #

Find eBooks and eJournalsRequest items through OhioLINK

CLASSIC CATALOGCAPITAL UNIVERSITY’S CATALOG

Searches 121 Academic Libraries throughout OhioRequest and receive items in 3 to 5 business days

OHIOLINK CATALOG

Suggested Databases for Sociology

Recommended EBSCO Databases SocINDEX Sociological Collection Criminal Justice Abstracts Gender Studies Database LGBT Life Psychology and Behavioral

Sciences Collection PsycINFO Social Work Abstracts

General Databases Academic Search Complete OhioLINK Electronic Journal

Center Sage Stats

FIND ARTICLESSOCIOLOGY DATABASES

Search multiple databases at once – click on Choose Databases near the top of the screen, and a window will appear that will allow you to chose as many databases as you like.

The results page is nearly identical to OneSearch since EBSCO is the common vendor.

SEARCHING EBSCO DATABASES

The Capital University Librarians have created LibGuides for every major at Capital.

These sites provide great tips and resources to help you get started with your research.

LIBGUIDES

Sean SochaElectronic Resources Librarian

ssocha@capital.edu614-236-6993

I am nearly always available to help you, but if you can’t reach me or you need immediate assistance, please contact the Reference Desk in one of the following ways:

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