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Library 150: Information Literacy & Research Skills

Library 150: Information Literacy & Research Skills. E. Chisato Uyeki Fall 2006: Week 2 September 29, 2006. Getting Started. NIS accounts? Changing your password Office Hours today: 12-1:30 Any questions?. Today’s Class: Finding Books. Search strategies Library catalogs:

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Library 150: Information Literacy & Research Skills

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  1. Library 150:Information Literacy & Research Skills E. Chisato Uyeki Fall 2006: Week 2September 29, 2006

  2. Getting Started • NIS accounts? • Changing your password • Office Hours today: 12-1:30 • Any questions?

  3. Today’s Class: Finding Books • Search strategies • Library catalogs: • CSULA Library Catalog (OPAC) • All CSU Union Catalog (Pharos) • WorldCat & Open WorldCat • Evaluation Criteria • Interlibrary Loan

  4. Search Techniques • Alternative Terms / Synonyms • Use synonyms for better-quality results • Example: teenagers • Alternatives: youth, adolescents • Related Terms • Use words for similar concepts • Example: smoking • Related terms: tobacco, cigarettes

  5. Search Techniques • Truncation • Need at least three letters to start • politic* retrieves: • politic, politics, political, politicians, etc. • Check the HELP section of each database for the correct symbol

  6. Search Techniques AND: • Narrows a search • Means ALL keywords must be in search results • Reading AND children

  7. Search Techniques OR • Broadens a search • Either one, the other, or both keywords must be in search results • Women OR Females

  8. Searching the catalog • Keyword vs. Subject Heading Searching • Books = Broad Topics • Reserves • Periodicals by name • Basic Search • Advanced Search • Help

  9. In-class Exercise Groups • Lekeith and Deisy • Jessica and Yelena • Michelle and Noe • Karen and Antonio • Sandra and Gabby • Esmeralda and Latasha • Miriam and Lamar • Maria and Luz

  10. Broaden Your Search • Use OR • with synonyms, alternative terms • car OR automobile • to include related terms • driv*(e, er, ing) OR vehicle operator • Use a more general term • (go from freeway to road) • Search by Keyword • Use truncation

  11. Narrow Your Search • AND • retrieves only items where the two concepts overlap • Example: smoking AND teenagers • Use Advanced Search to limit by • place (United States, California, etc.) • format (printed materials, scholarly articles, etc.) • time period (last 5 years) • language (English) • Person or group of people (girls, Asian Americans)

  12. Sophisticated Searching Techniques • Keep a record • Consider alternative perspectives • Discipline-based resources • And, Or, Not, & Truncation • Subject terms • Citation searching/chasing • Diversify types of materials • Refine & revise search terms

  13. Evaluating your Results Critical evaluation: • Who created it? (authority) • For whom? (audience) • When was it created? (currency) • What does it include? (scope & treatment) • How does it relate to other works? • Does it help answer your question? Adapted from Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe’s “Evaluation of Information”

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