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Library Skills

By: Mohammed S. Al Ghamdi

Library, Information Center & e-Learning Consultant


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Use the reference librarians.

Understand how your library is organized.

Begin the search using encyclopedias.

Learn how to do a good online search.

Evaluate the quality of your sources.

Keep up-to-date on changes by using your

reference librarians - they are the guides to the

information highway.


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The Stacks - Where most books are kept

The Reference Section - Items that can not be

checked out as they are in high demand

The Periodical Section - Daily, weekly andmonthly publications


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AV Section - Audio and video materials

Computer Section - Databases on CD,or access to Internet search engines

Maps or Document Section - Area

where government documents or otherresearch is held


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Search by keywords - You can combine

keywords to narrow the search

Search by author

Search by title


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Assess the quality and reliability of

the article (is it well written and

backed up by other relevant

research?)

Assess the source of the article (the

background of the company or the

author)


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Research Papers are designed to

teach you:

How to find information

How to organize information

How to report information


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Preparing To Search

The Internet

Helping Students Search

Effectively


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They do not teach you to think.

Computer education imparts technical skills;

It does not impart knowledge.

John Rosemond


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Not all the information that exists in

the world is on the Internet

Not all the information that is on theInternet is accurate.

Mrs. Kotsch


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An hour on the Web may not answer aquestion that you could find within two

minutes of picking up a reference book.


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URLs

Searching techniques

Search engines


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http://www.starwars.com/seminars.html http://--hypertext transfer protocol:

the language computers use to talk to one another

wwwworld wide web:

the body of information connected by the cables and computers of the Internet

.starwarsdomain name:

the structured, alphabetic-based, unique name for a computer on a network

.comtop level domain:

giv es an idea of where the document is stored

/seminarsfile name:

a folder within a website

.htmlhypertext markup language:

the computer language used to format documents
http://www.matisse.net/seminars.htmlhttp://www.starwars.com/seminars.htmlhttp://www.starwars.com/seminars.htmlhttp://www.matisse.net/seminars.html


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Advertisers pay for Internet websites.

Popups and banners are trying to influence your spending habits.

The information on commercial sites--.com

may be presented in such

a way as to encourage you to buy a particular product.

Be wary of URLs with a ~ in the addressthis indicates a personal

homepage and does not guarnantee accuracy.


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Libraries and department stores are planned.

No one is in charge of organizing the Internet.

Well-prepared searches will eliminate useless hitsand wasted time.


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Prepare

Organize

Combine


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What do you need to know about your topic?

Make a list of all the terms connected with your topic.

Include names, organizations, and phrases.


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Make a list of the words that are critical to your search.

Note terms that you dont want to see appear.

Discard the rest.


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Use Boolean operators to combine your most

important terms.

Use AND to connect the terms you want to see. Use NOT to exclude terms you dont want.

Use OR to include similar terms.

Use quotation marks around names or phrases

Use lower case for all proper nouns, except for acronyms


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mars AND planet AND life NOT god


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But what if

you WERE looking for information about the Roman god ofwar? The Greeks referred to him as Ares, so now your

search will look like this.


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Notice the quotation marks around the phrase god of

war


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Search engines

Search directories

Metasearchers


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Are like the index in the back of a book

Let you search for specific words and topics

Use robots known as spiders to search for

information.


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Alta Vista

Excite

Hotbot

Infoseek
http://www.altavista.com/http://www.altavista.com/


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Are like the table of contents in front of a

book

Let you search for concepts or subject

categories

Go from general to specific.

Sites are added by people.


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Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org/http://www.ipl.org/


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Instead of looking through the

categories in a search directory, youcan put in your terms in their search

bar, but it will only look through the

sites that have been included within

that directorynot the entire web,unless indicated.


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Sends your search terms to several other

search engines at once.

Gives an overview of a topic across the

Internet.


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Profusion

Dogpile

Metacrawler
http://www.profusion.com/http://www.profusion.com/


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7 Steps to Better Searching
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/tpss99/searching/sevensteps.htmlhttp://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/tpss99/searching/sevensteps.html


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Let the buyer beware

Book publishers weed out inaccurate information.

No one checks the Internet for accuracy.


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EVALUATE!


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Is he an authority on the subject?

Does she have an e-mail address?


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Can it be verified in an encyclopedia?

Is it relevant to your topic?

Does the author indicate where he found the

information?


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Is it trying to persuade you to another point of view?

Is it trying to persuade you to buy a product?


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Quality Information Checklist

Benefits of Colloidal Silver

Burger King Introduces
http://www.quick.org.uk/menu.htmhttp://www.colloidalsilverwater.com/Benefits.htmhttp://www.laughnet.net/archive/misc/leftwhop.htmhttp://www.laughnet.net/archive/misc/leftwhop.htmhttp://www.colloidalsilverwater.com/Benefits.htmhttp://www.quick.org.uk/menu.htm


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What can you copy?

Give credit to what you have used.


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Is the legal right of an author or artist to control the

copying and use of their creative works.

Taking something without permission is theft, including

text and pictures from the Internet.

Using someone elses words without giving credit is

called plagiarism.

Fair Useconcept lets teachers and students use

portionsof copyrighted works without permission.


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Literary works

Computer software

Musical works

Dramatic works

Motion pictures

Sound recordings


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Am I using this for a nonprofit, educational

purpose?

Am I only using a small portion?

Will the creator be deprived of future profits?


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A single , hard copy for personal or educational use.

Limited amounts of websites.

Copies cannot be used for public or commercial use.

Students must cite the source of their information.

For multi-media projects:

Video clips10% or three minutes

Music10% but no more than 30 seconds.

Text10% or 1000 words


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The diocesan copyright policy

COPYRIGHT FOR SCHOOLS, by CarolSimpson

Copyright Bay

Copyright Kids Cyberbee Copyright
http://www.stfrancis.edu/cid/copyrightbayhttp://www.copyrightkids.org/http://www.cyberbee.com/cb_copyright.htmhttp://www.cyberbee.com/cb_copyright.htmhttp://www.copyrightkids.org/http://www.stfrancis.edu/cid/copyrightbay


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Last name, first name of author. If there is no author listed, begin with the title.

Title of article within the website.

Put quote marks around the title Name of website.

Underline the name

Date article was written. Put the date first, then abbreviate the month.

Date you accessed the article.

URL. If the URL wont fit on one line, break it at a slash. Include the entire URL,

not just the one for the home page.


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MLA Style

Citation Machine
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite5.htmlhttp://www.landmark-project.com/citation_machine/index.phphttp://www.landmark-project.com/citation_machine/index.phphttp://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite5.html


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Dont give out personal information.(phone number, address, pictures)

Use Christian courtesy in e-mails and chat

rooms.

Dont arrange to meet with someone from online

without telling your parents.

Do tell your parents about inappropriate websites

that you run across.

Be careful what you post in a public forum.


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You leave electronic footprints wherever

you go on the web.


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Books Jones, Debra. Exploring the Internet using critical thinking skills: A guide for

learning to effectively use the Internet and evaluate online information. NewYork : Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc.,1999.

Simpson, Carol, and McElmeel, Sharron L. Internet for Schools: A PracticalGuide, 3rded. Worthington, Ohio: Linworth Publishing,Inc., 2000.

Websites Adams, Helen, and Beyers, Catherine. Lesson 2: Finding Information

on the Internet.American Library Association. Dec. 15, 2003..

Dodge, Bernie. Seven Steps to Better Searching.San Diego State

University College of Education. July 8, 1999. 15 Nov. 2001.
http://www.amazon.com/Exploring-Internet-critical-thinking-skills/dp/1555703666/ref=sr_1_12?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1288035074&sr=1-12http://www.amazon.com/Exploring-Internet-critical-thinking-skills/dp/1555703666/ref=sr_1_12?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1288035074&sr=1-12http://www.amazon.com/Exploring-Internet-critical-thinking-skills/dp/1555703666/ref=sr_1_12?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1288035074&sr=1-12http://www.amazon.com/Exploring-Internet-critical-thinking-skills/dp/1555703666/ref=sr_1_12?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1288035074&sr=1-12


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