lesson 1 and 2 mr lewis library szciii Flashcards
what is information literacy?
information literacy is the abilities to understand, analyse and manipulate information to create new knowledge, learn and solve problems.
list 6 ways to determine if your information literate
1 RECOGNIZE a neeed for information
2 Access info effectively
3 CRITICALLY Evaluate information and its sources
4 incorporate selected info in knowledge base
5 understand issues in the use of information
6 experience information literacy
why information literacy is important?
participative citizenship
social inclusion
the creation of new knowledge
Primary soucre?
IS a document or physical object which was created during the time under study and offer inside view of event
DIARIES SPEECHES MANUSCROPTS INTERVIEWS AUTOBIOGRAPHIES
secondary source?
interprets and analyzes primary sources. these sources are one or more step removed from the event.
eg HISTORIES MAGAZINES CRITIZISMS COMMENTARIES ENCYCLOPEDIA
INFORMATION SEEKING STRATEGIES (ISS)
Keyword search
Subject search
Boolean operators
Truncation/ word stemming
KEYWORD search
method that searches database for the occurence of specific words or terms,
regardless of where they may appear in the database
SUBJECT search
its terms used to precisely describe the content of information sort after.
sometimes called descriptors as it needs database vocabulary
Boolean operators
search operators that allow for expansion or limitation of a research
AND NOT OR
AND and NOT
TECHNIQUE aids in specificity
OR
allows database to retrieve as much information it has on vary topics
Trunciation/ word stemming
search method that allows for use of the same word stem
eg parent*=
parent style, parent hood
5 ways to evaluate information
RELEVANCE CREDIBILITY TIMELINESS DEPENDABILITY POINT OF VEIW
RELEVANCE
must relate to subject
RELIABLITY/dependability
quality of being dependable or reliable Author Publisher Date Urls QUALITY OF SITE
