Quiz 1 Flashcards
American Library Association definition of Information Literacy
Recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate and use effectively the needed information.
Conference Board of Canada Employability Skills
Communicate: Read and understand information presented in a variety of forms (e.g., words, graphs, charts, diagrams)
Manage Information by locating, gathering and organizing information using appropriate
technology and information systems and access, analyze and apply knowledge and skills from various
disciplines
Conference Board of Canada definition of information literacy
An essential lifelong learning skills it is a collection of the skills you need to enter, stay in and progress in the world of work
SCONUL Seven Pillars Model for Information Literacy
o Identify an information need
o Scope: Distinguish ways of addressing the information gap
o Plan: Develop strategies for locating information
o Gather: Locate and access information
o Evaluate: Apply criteria to assess the information
o Manage: Store and organize the retrieved information
o Present: Synthesize information and create final product
Flowchart of the Research Process
o Step 1: Selecting the Research Topic
o Step 2: Developing the Preliminary thesis and outline
o Step 3: Conducting the Literature search
o Step 4: Creating the Working bibliography
o Step 5: Evaluating sources
o Step 6: Writing the final thesis statement and the final outline
o Step 7: Preparing the final product and the final bibliography
Publication Cycle: The Time Cycle
Indicating the length of time to publish for each type of
material
Publication Cycle: The Knowledge Cycle
Indicating how the information goes from informal to
formal
Publication cycle: The Publication Cycle
Indicating the type of material format in which the
publication appears
Publication Cycle: The Access Cycle
Indicating the method in which to access the published
information
3 categories of separate skills for employability skills by Conference Board of Canada
Fundamental skill, Personal Management skill, Teamwork skill
Skills relevant to Fundamental skills
Communicate and manage information
5 categories of bad topic
- Too autobiographical
- Too subjective
- Too current
- Too restrictive
- Too specialized
A good research topic…
- Examine narrow issue
- Carries reader to another level of knowledge
- Purpose, analyze issue, argue a position, explain details
- Built in issue
Reference material for scholarly audience
Subject encyclopedia, subject dictionaries, additional sources
Subject encyclopedia
Overview of topic, provide instant details, articles written by experts in field
Subject dictionaries
Each field has its own vocabulary, helps clarify meaning and usage of specialized terms in given field, introduce to related terms/synonyms
Additional sources
Almanacs, directories, handbooks & manuals, yearbooks
Subject guides
List of reference sources published within a specific field & locate relevant reference sources
Thesis statement 3 tasks
- Sets the argument that will focus entire paper
- Introduces an idea that will be developed
- Specifies to the reader the point of the research
!Never written as a question!
Facts
- Denotes something that exists
- Can be verified/proven
Opinions
- An idea about a fact
- An interpretation/deduction/supposition
- Can be explained, or defended but not proven definitely
Preliminary Outline
Working plan based on prior knowledge and background reading
An outline should…
- Lay out tentative main arguments
- Include minor ideas under each main argument
- Develop from informal to formal as knowledge grows
