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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
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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
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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
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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
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7 Steps to Better Searching
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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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Knowledge is powerLibrarians Rule