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Melissa Gross and Don Latham, School of Library& Information Science, The Florida State University

How to Find the Information You Need. Melissa Gross and Don Latham, School of Library& Information Science, The Florida State University Project Funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Leadership Research Grant LG-06-08-0049. The ASE Process Model.

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Melissa Gross and Don Latham, School of Library& Information Science, The Florida State University

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  1. How to Findthe Information You Need Melissa Gross and Don Latham, School of Library& Information Science, The Florida State University Project Funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Leadership Research Grant LG-06-08-0049

  2. The ASE Process Model • Analyze the kind of information you need. • Search for information using keywords, synonyms, truncation, and exact phrases. • Evaluate search results in relation to your information need. Melissa Gross and Don Latham, School of Library& Information Science, The Florida State University Project Funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Leadership Research Grant LG-06-08-0049

  3. Step 1: A is for Analyze Example: What is happening in Tallahassee? Analyze the kind of information you need. • What is the goal of the search? We want to find something to do with our friends this weekend. • What questions do we want to answer? What kind of events are happening, where, at what times, and how much do they cost? Melissa Gross and Don Latham, School of Library& Information Science, The Florida State University Project Funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Leadership Research Grant LG-06-08-0049

  4. Step 2: S is for Search Example:What is happening in Tallahassee this weekend? Using the internet, how will we search for the information we need? • Keywords • Truncation • Exact Words or Phrases Melissa Gross and Don Latham, School of Library& Information Science, The Florida State University Project Funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Leadership Research Grant LG-06-08-0049

  5. Keywords What are the main ideas in your topic? Use the main ideas as keywords. • Example: What is happening in Tallahassee this weekend? • Keywords: Tallahassee, happening, weekend Consider using synonyms for keywords. • Synonyms: Leon County, events, November 21 Melissa Gross and Don Latham, School of Library& Information Science, The Florida State University Project Funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Leadership Research Grant LG-06-08-0049

  6. Truncation Get more results by using all forms of a word (Note: this does not apply to all words. Example: sheep). • Write keywords that could have multiple forms with an asterisk (*) immediately following them Example: We decide we want musical events occurring on November 21 and all of December. • Tallahassee, music* event*, November 21, December* Melissa Gross and Don Latham, School of Library& Information Science, The Florida State University Project Funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Leadership Research Grant LG-06-08-0049

  7. Exact Words or Phrase Get more specific results by using quotation marks around the phrase or words or use the advance search option on the search engine. (Note: this is not useful for single words. Example: “girl”) Example: We hear about a country western singer bringing a new show to Tallahassee. “Wide Open 2010: Jason Aldean” Melissa Gross and Don Latham, School of Library& Information Science, The Florida State University Project Funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Leadership Research Grant LG-06-08-0049

  8. Additional Search Tips Advanced Search Tips • Exclude certain words • Specify domains or sites • Within a domain: .edu (or .org, .gov, etc.) • Within a site: youtube.com (or npr.org, etc.) • Date (how recent a page is) • Anytime or past day to past year Check out the Advanced Search Tips • www.google.com Melissa Gross and Don Latham, School of Library& Information Science, The Florida State University Project Funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Leadership Research Grant LG-06-08-0049

  9. Step 3: E is for Evaluate How do you evaluate the search results to be sure they are what you need? Are the results: • Relevant? • Credible? • Current? Melissa Gross and Don Latham, School of Library& Information Science, The Florida State University Project Funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Leadership Research Grant LG-06-08-0049

  10. Summary ASE Process Model • Analyze – Determine your goal and what information you need • Search – Use keywords, synonyms, truncation, and/or exact phrases to search for information • Evaluate – Determine if the information is • Relevant • Credible • Current Melissa Gross and Don Latham, School of Library& Information Science, The Florida State University Project Funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Leadership Research Grant LG-06-08-0049

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