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INFORMATION LITERACY

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 Visual Capitalist, “What Happens in an Internet Minute in 2016?”, 4/25/2016, http://www.visualcapitalist.com/what-happens-internet-minute-2016/

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/

SEARCH STRATEGYDETERMINE THE INFORMATION NEED

From AZ Quotes, http://www.azquotes.com/quote/526112

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)

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

American

Renaissance

American

Renaissance

Renaissance

American

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

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 English

Best Bets American & English Literature Literary Reference Center MLA International Bibliography

Other Valuable Databases ACLS Humanities Ebooks Arts and Humanities Citation Index Humanities International Complete JSTOR Literary Research Guide Oxford English Dictionary Project Muse

General Databases Academic Search Complete OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center

FIND ARTICLESENGLISH 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

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

Using the Cite feature in most databases

Valuable resource – Purdue’s Online Writing Lab - https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/

MLA STYLE

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

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

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