Library 101

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Library 101

• Introduction to Library
• Research

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Overview

• Introduction
• Course Expectations
• Basic Information Concepts
• Definition
• Organization of Information
• Information Access Tools
• Library Information Environment

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Introduction

• Effective use of information resources
• library catalogs
• reference works (print and electronic)
• periodical indexes and online databases
• Internet resources
• government documents, maps
• Experience learning key information finding tools
• Library information environment

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Course Expectations

• Learn to use a variety of information resources
• Develop research strategies for information
  gathering
• Evaluate information
• Apply skills learned to real life situations

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Basic Information ConceptsWhat is information?

• Definition
• One or more statements or facts that are received
  by a human and that have some form of worth to
  the recipient
• -- One of the most common ways to define
  information
• News or facts about something
• -- described by the Sesame Street character
  Cookie Monster
• Knowledge communicated or received concerning a
  particular fact or circumstance news.
• -- Random House College Dictionary

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Organization of Information
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Organization Schemes

• Subject
• Format (e.g., book, database, sound, video, etc.)
• Name (author, title, publisher)
• Classification/taxonomy (hierarchical)
• Taxonomic Tree
• Library of Congress Classification System
• Unique identifier e.g. some kind of accession
  number
• Catalog number ISBN, ISSN.
• Physical properties of the container color,
  size
• Chronology

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Information Access Tools

• Calalogs
• Indexes
• Directories
• Bibliographies
• Search Engines

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UO Libraries Environment

• Physical Layout
• Library Web Site
• About the Library
• Library Services
• Access to the UO Library Catalog and other
  catalogs
• Access to online journals, indexes, and databases
• Research Guides and online reference tools

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Contact Information

• Kaiping Zhang
• Business/Economics Reference Librarian
• Telephone [phone]
• E-mailkzhang_at_uoegon.edu