Information Research

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Information Research

• Lib101

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Can You Find the Answers?

• What SAT score is needed to gain admission into
  the Plattsburgh State Honors Program?
• Which subject database for sports indexes major
  health profession journals?

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Unit 1

• Student information sheet
• The college network and research

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Student Information Sheet

• Calendar
• Classes
• Assignments
• Term Project
• Final exam
• Final Grade

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Sprint 2004 Calendar

• JAN 28 1. The College Network and Research
• FEB 4 2. Browsing Web directories, Reference
• FEB 11 3. Search Engines
• FEB 18 4. Databases Online Book Catalog (OPAC)
• FEB 25 5. Commercial Databases
• MAR 3 6. Evaluating Search Results
• MAR 10 7. Citing Sources Footnotes, Bibliography
• MAR 24 8. Term Project, Final Exam

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Classes

• Major concepts, lab practice
• Absence
• Recorded, affects grade
• Report necessary absence (email, phone)
• Withdrawal date without penalty February 20, 2004

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Assignments

• Receive in class
• Complete by Friday, 5PM (2 days)
• Drop off in Ref Room in LIB101 box
• Graded and returned by next class
• Three grades
• 7.5 (tops) or 6 (good) or 3.5 (poor)
• You can redo 3.5 for 6 pts if completed by next
  class
• Late work downgraded 1.5 pts, not accepted after
  2 weeks

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Term Project

• Broad topic assigned March 24, 2004
• Define topic, find books, articles, web sites
• Form proper citations for findings
• Tests use of Reference Room, online catalog,
  databases, web directories, search engines
• Due Friday, March 26, 2004, 5PM

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Final Exam

• Wed, March 24, 2004, FL108
• Short answers based on readings, homework
• Lab part testing ability to use databases,
  directories, search engines

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Final Grading

• 6 Homeworks (7.5 each) 45 points
• Term Project 25 points
• Final Exam 30 points
• Extra Credit 3
• (3 TILT Lite modules and quizzes)
• Final Grade last week of semester via email

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Unit 1The College Network and Research

• The College network
• Local, institutional information
• Global information
• Web, the library, and research
• Information literacy

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The College Network

• Local, institutional information
• Administrative information
• Academic information
• Student life
• Global information
• Online and print resources
• Commercial databases
• Search engines and directories

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Library Web Page is Gateway to Global Information
Databases
Search Engines
Reference Sources
Online Catalog
Print Sources
CD-roms
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The Web, the Library and Research

• Web
• Communication tool
• Electronic Information bank
• Library
• Information bank (electronic and print)
• Access to variety of Web information
• Research
• Library and Web are partners

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Library and Web are Partners

• How does information in libraries and on the Web
  differ?
• How do libraries use the Web to share their
  information?
• Whats the difference between Web search engines
  and library databases?
• How do we use both libraries and the Web to get
  the best information?
• What search skills are needed to make best use
  of this new partnership?

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What is Information Literacy?

• Analyze, define information need
• Want books. articles, statistics, web sites?
• Develop a search strategy
• Where to search?
• Web, Ref Room, Databases, Search Engines?
• What to search?
• Keywords, headings, special terms
• How to use technology intelligently
• Syntax for databases, search engines
• Evaluate and cite search results

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Can You Find the Answers?

• What SAT score is needed to gain admission into
  the Plattsburgh State Honors Program?
• SAT 1150
• PS home -gt AcPr -gt Honors -gt Admission
• Which subject database for sports indexes major
  health profession journals?
• Nursing and Allied Health CINAHL
• PS home -gt UseLib -gt SubjDatabase

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This Weeks Assignment

• Explore
• College homepage
• Library web page
• Practice
• Using frames and links on both pages to answer
  questions
• Get familiar with LIB101 page