Nile C. Kinnick High School

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Pioneering Technology
in the school library
Janet Murray
Information Specialist

• Nile C. Kinnick High School
• Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan
• janetm_at_surfline.ne.jp

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Pioneering Technology
in the school library

• Janet Murray

Information Specialist
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The Oregon Trail
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Technology

• Organizes information

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Library of Congress Online Catalog http//catalog
.loc.gov
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Technology

• Organizes information

• Facilitates
• communication

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ABYZ News Links http//www.abyznewslinks.com/
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LM_Net http//www.askeric.org/lm_net/
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e-mail
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MultiMedia Schools Magazine http//www.infotoday
.com/MMSchools/
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Peter Milburys Network of School Librarian Web
Pages http//www.school-libraries.net/
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Technology

• Organizes information
• Facilitates communication

• Teaches research skills

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Research Skills

• Locating information

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Locating Information

• Subject Directories
• Librarians' Index to the Internet
  http//www.lii.org
• BUBL Link Catalogue of Internet Resources
• http//bubl.ac.uk/link/

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Locating Information

• Subject Directories
• Kathy Schrocks Guide for Educators
  http//www.school.discovery.com/schrockguide
• KidsClick
• http//sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/

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Locating Information

• Search Engines
• Ask Jeeves
• http//www.ask.com
• Subjex
• http//www.subjex.com/

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Locating Information

• Search Engines
• Northern Light
• http//www.northernlight.com
• Google
• http//directory.google.com/

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Research Skills

• Locating information

• Evaluating web sites

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Evaluating Web Sites

• Authority
• Who wrote it?
• What are the authors qualifications?
• What organization sponsors the site?

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Evaluating Web Sites

• Accuracy
• Can you verify the facts from another source?

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Evaluating Web Sites

• Objectivity
• What is the purpose of the site?
• Who sponsors the site?
• Is the site biased?

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Evaluating Web Sites

• Currency
• When was the page last updated?
• Is currency important to your topic?

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Evaluating Web Sites

• Relevance
• Does the information relate to your topic?

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Evaluating Web Sites

• Authority
• Accuracy
• Objectivity
• Currency
• Relevance

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Research Skills

• Locating information
• Evaluating web sites

• Information literacy

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Information Literacy

• Standards for Student Learning
• Information Power Nine Information Literacy
  Standards for Student Learning
• http//www.ala.org/aasl/ip_nine.html

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Research Skills

• Big6 Skills
• http//www.big6.com

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http//www.surfline.ne.jp/janetm/big6info.htm
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http//www.surfline.ne.jp/janetm/khslib.html
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Pioneering Technology
in the school library
Janet Murray
Information Specialist

• Nile C. Kinnick High School
• Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan
• janetm_at_surfline.ne.jp