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Pioneering Technology in the school library Janet Murray Nile C. Kinnick High School Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan janetm@surfline.ne.jp Information Specialist
Pioneering Technology in the school library Janet Murray Information Specialist
Technology • Organizes information
Library of Congress Online Catalog http://catalog.loc.gov
Technology • Organizes information • Facilitates • communication
ABYZ News Links http://www.abyznewslinks.com/
LM_Net http://www.askeric.org/lm_net/
MultiMedia Schools Magazine http://www.infotoday.com/MMSchools/
Peter Milbury’s Network of School Librarian Web Pages http://www.school-libraries.net/
Technology • Organizes information • Facilitates communication • Teaches research skills
Research Skills • Locating information
Locating Information • Subject Directories • Librarians' Index to the Internethttp://www.lii.org • BUBL Link Catalogue of Internet Resources http://bubl.ac.uk/link/
Locating Information • Subject Directories • Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educatorshttp://www.school.discovery.com/schrockguide • KidsClick http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/
Locating Information • Search Engines • Ask Jeeves http://www.ask.com • Subjex http://www.subjex.com/
Locating Information • Search Engines • Northern Light http://www.northernlight.com • Google http://directory.google.com/
Research Skills • Locating information • Evaluating web sites
Evaluating Web Sites Authority • Who wrote it? • What are the author’s qualifications? • What organization sponsors the site?
Evaluating Web Sites Accuracy • Can you verify the facts from another source?
Evaluating Web Sites Objectivity • What is the purpose of the site? • Who sponsors the site? • Is the site biased?
Evaluating Web Sites Currency • When was the page last updated? • Is currency important to your topic?
Evaluating Web Sites Relevance • Does the information relate to your topic?
Evaluating Web Sites • Authority • Accuracy • Objectivity • Currency • Relevance
Research Skills • Locating information • Evaluating web sites • Information literacy
Information Literacy • Standards for Student Learning • Information Power: Nine Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning http://www.ala.org/aasl/ip_nine.html
Research Skills • Big6 Skills http://www.big6.com
Pioneering Technology in the school library Janet Murray Nile C. Kinnick High School Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan janetm@surfline.ne.jp Information Specialist