LIB 120 : Introduction to Information Literacy

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LIB 120 Introduction to Information Literacy

• Amanda Izenstark, MLIS
• Public Services Department
• University of Rhode Island Library

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What Well Be Covering Today

• Course Overview Syllabus
• Introductions to each other
• Some things to know about the course
• WebCT Quick Pre-Survey
• Introduction to the URI Library

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This Information Literacy thing...
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• People and organizations cannot keep up with the
  volume of information produced by technological
  innovation. Managers in particular are having
  great difficulty navigating a rapidly expanding
  sea of information, and the situation is only
  getting worse.
• From Royce Bell, CEO of Accenture Information
  Management Services, 1/4/07, retrieved from
  http//newsroom.accenture.com/article_display.cfm?
  article_id44841/19/07

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Accenture also found

• Managers spend up to two hours a day searching
  for information, and more than 50 of that
  information has no value to them.
• 42 of respondents said they accidentally use
  the wrong information at least once a week
• 53 said that less than half of the information
  they receive is valuable.

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Syllabus and Course Overview
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You?

• Please tell usYour nameYour major
• Where youre fromSomething from your Info
  Sheet

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Me?
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Some practical things to know...

• You will need to come to the Library for many of
  the assignments.
• This is not a two-exams-and-a-final /
  if-Im-quiet-she-wont-notice-me class.
• At some point, you will probably have to ask for
  help at the Reference Desk, and thats OK!

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How to get an A in LIB 120
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How to NOT get an A in LIB 120
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Whats in it for you?

• Youll save yourself a ton of time.
• Youll have better research and papers.
• Youll be prepared for any project that comes
  your way!
• Youll have a better b---s--- detector
• It might even make you more popular?

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WebCT

• http//webct.uri.edu

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URI Library Web Page

• Located at http//www.uri.edu/library
• Lists
• Hours
• Contact Information
• Other features well be exploring in-depth over
  the course of LIB 120

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Library Tour
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For the Next Class...

• Read the syllabus
• Read and complete the Syllabus Critique
• Read the How Much Information Executive Summary
  (in Class Meetings)
• Preview/print information for the next class (in
  WebCT)