D. Wu SJSU

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Information LiteracyUnit One Library Basic

• By
• Y. Diana Wu
• San Jose State University
• Diana.Wu_at_sjsu.edu

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Resources at your finger tips

• The Internet
• Books
• Magazines Journals
• Libraries
• Online Catalogs
• Databases

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Costs of not finding information

• Study by IDC shows that it could cost a company
  6 million for not finding the right information
  at the right time
• OutSell revealed the 107 billion information
  literacy problem

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Information Literacyby ACRL

• When the information is needed
• Where to find the information
• How to access the information
• How to evaluate the information
• How to use the information ethically and legally

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Evaluating the Information

• Rule of 5 As
• author, accuracy, authority, authentication, and
  accountability
• Rule of 5 Ws
• Who, what, where, why, and when

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Resources at the San Jose joint library

• Over 1.3 million items in the collection in 59
  languages
• Over 200 databases covering all academic
  disciplines, available for onsite use some are
  for remote use with a valid library card

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Librarys Homepage
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Links from the Home Pagehttp//www.sjlibrary.org

• Online catalog
• Databases A-Z, both SJSU and SJPL
• Links to other libraries, such as CSU, UCs
• Government Resources
• Other

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Articles Databases
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Useful Databases on Business

• ABI/INFORM Global
• Business Source Premier
• EmeraldPlus
• Factiva
• Lexis/Nexis
• SP Publication
• And more

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Remote Access
For SJSU people only
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Enter your SJSU information

• Call 408-808-2470
• or email LibrarySCS_at_sjsu.edu if you have problem
  logging in

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Access and Services

• Onsite at the King Library
• Off campus -
• You will need to have a Computer or laptop,
  your own ISP, and a SJSU ID or library card with
  a valid PIN
• LINK
• iLLiad for free document delivery
• Ask a Librarian in person, by phone (408)
  808-2100, by appointment, or via Online chat

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To chat with a librarian
Click on from the left
sidebar, then click on the link for students and faculty connection here
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Questions

• Y. Diana Wu
• Reference and Instruction Librarian for Business
  and Economics
• Voice 408-808-2087
• Email Diana.Wu_at_sjsu.edu
• Website http//sjsu.edu/dwu