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The sea of information sources Nada Vukadinovič

The sea of information sources Nada Vukadinovič. books. s ubject teachers. e xperts in the field. journals. colleague students. diplomas. Internet. conference reports. encyclopedias. handbooks. Sources of information. Swimming in the sea of information.

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The sea of information sources Nada Vukadinovič

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  1. The sea of information sources Nada Vukadinovič

  2. books subject teachers experts in the field journals colleague students diplomas Internet conference reports encyclopedias handbooks Sourcesof information

  3. Swimming in the sea of information How many documents are available in the Internet? 9 billion How to access appropriate information? Search engines (Google, Yahoo, Altavista, Hotbot, Lycos, najdi.si ...

  4. Catching the right fish

  5. Digital literacy “Digital literacy is the ability of the user to find information, determine its usefulness and accuracy and utilise it effectively.” Schrock K.

  6. How do I become literate? Information literacy does not belong to librarians. It is a shared responsibility which belongs to the faculty and their teaching. (P. Murphy: A 21st Century Challenge)

  7. How can I find my way through the Internet? • various levels of quality and reliability • various purposes: to inform, to persuade, to sell, to present a viewpoint, create or change an attitude or belief • screening information: decide what you want

  8. Information search strategies • Analyze your topic to decide where to begin • Define a key word and test it • Use more than one word/phrase • Use parentheses (“) to group words • Narrow down search (Boolean logic:"AND," "OR," "AND NOT"

  9. Boolean operators • constructing logical relationships among search terms by: AND OR NOT

  10. AND crime poverty Bollean operator AND Searching relationships between two concepts poverty+crime Search terms Results poverty 783,447 crime 2,962,165 poverty AND crime 1,677

  11. OR university college Boolean operator OR For synonyms Search terms Results: college 17,320,770 university 33,685,205 college OR university 33,702,660 collegeORuniversity

  12. Boolean operator NOT Avoid seeing information about the other concept NOT radiation nuclear Search terms Results radiation 7,690,000 nuclear 15,500,000 radiation NOT nuclear 1,110,000 radiation -nuclear

  13. Precision is vital ”If your target keyword is wrong all your efforts will be in vain."

  14. Defining key words Over to you now Define the key words for the following problem: Municipal solid waste is a big problem for all communities. There are mainly three options for solving this problem: (a) reducing the amount of waste generated, (b) disposing waste in landfills, (c) incinerating waste. Describe all the three methods and point out advantages and disadvantages of each.

  15. Possible search profiles: “municipal solid waste”□+reduc* “municipal solid waste”□+incinerat* “municipal solid waste”□+landfil*

  16. Looking at the Internet critically

  17. Website evaluation criteria CARS Checklist for Information Quality • Credibility • Accuracy • Reasonableness • Support

  18. Credibility • trustworthy source, author’s credentials, evidence of quality control, known or respected authority. • Ask yourself: is this an authoritative source, a source that supplies some good evidence that allows you to trust it?

  19. Accuracy • up to date, factual, detailed, exact, comprehensive. • Ask yourself: is it a source that is correct today (not yesterday), a source that gives the whole truth?

  20. Reasonableness • fair, balanced, objective, reasoned, no conflict of interest, absence of fallacies or slanted tone.

  21. Support • listed sources, contact information, available corroboration, claims supported, documentation supplied. Source: http://www.virtualsalt.com/evalu8it.htm

  22. Thank you Conclusion • Define key words • Formulate a search profile • Narrow down the profile • Look at the the web documents critically

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