Lecture One: Introduction to the Research Process

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Sharon Rankin

Introduction Review of Course Outline Using Moodle Connecting to the wireless network Defining Information Literacy The Research Process - overview Concordia Libraries

LC call numbers – shelf marks

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Become more information literate

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Learn about a variety of information sources

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Understand the research process

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Learn how to use information sources to information about your topic

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Learn how to search more effectively

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Learn how to evaluate sources based on established criteria

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Strategies for organizing the information you have selected as relevant

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Organize sources into a bibliography

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Prepare an outline of your research paper, using a writing style appropriate to academic writing

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Objectives Evaluation (Grades)

AssignmentMid-term Research paperClass participation

Communicating with me Office Hours Course text Lecture slides

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Weekly schedule Due dates

AssignmentMid-term - in classResearch paper

Academic integrityPlagiarism

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Web course software Uses:

to submit assignments to email mecopies of lecture slides Interesting links

How to connectNetname and passwordMyConcordia portal

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From Home http://library.concordia.ca/research/databases/anydomain.html

VPN: http://www.concordia.ca/iits/services/vpn/

Finding computers on campusCU labs

http://iits.concordia.ca/services/labs_equipment/index.shtml

Wireless laptops – Library loan http://library.concordia.ca/services/computers/laptops

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The set of abilities requiring individuals to "recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.” (American Library Association)

Considered essential lifelong learning skills.

http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/informationliteracycompetency

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“Information literate people will demonstrate an awareness of how they gather, use, manage, synthesise and create information and data in an ethical manner and will have the information skills to do so effectively.”

http://www.informationliteracy.org.uk/information-literacy-definitions/

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Webster and Vanier

First Floor: Circulation, Reference, Gov. Docs, Workstations Second Floor: Periodicals and Media Centre (non-print) Third floor: Stacks

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A General WorksB Philosophy, ReligionC HistoryD History, Topography (except

America)E America (general), United States

(general)F United States (local), America

(except the United States)G Geography, AnthropologyH Social Sciences (general),

Statistics, Economics, SociologyJ Political Science

K LawL EducationM MusicN Fine ArtsP Language and LiteratureQ ScienceR MedicineS AgricultureT TechnologyU Military ScienceV Naval Science

Z Bibliography, Library Science

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Main categories are subdivided by a second capital letter:

L EducationLA History of EducationLB Theory and Practice of EducationLC Special Aspects of EducationLD Individual Institutions-USLE Individual Institutions-America (except US)LF Individual Institutions-EuropeLG Individual Institutions-Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand,

Pacific Is.LH College and school magazines and papersLJ Student Fraternities and SocietiesLTTextbooks

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Further subdivided by numbers 1 to 9999 to which decimals may be added. Some subdivisions for LC are the following:

65-245 Social aspects of education

68-70 Demographic aspects71-120.4 Education and the state129-139 Compulsory education149-161 Literacy251-951 Moral and religious education

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Cutter numbers are then assigned:

LC149.7 G63

G63 (Author’s name starts with a G)

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Books about Information Literacy may be found in several different classes:

LB1028 Theory & practice of education-Teaching

LC149 Social aspects of education-Literacy

P96 Communication-Mass mediaTK5105 TelecommunicationZ 711.2 Library Science. Public servicesZA3075 Information resources

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“I hear and I forget, I see and I believe, I do and I understand.”

Where does this come from?

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1. Select a topic2. Develop a preliminary thesis 3. Conduct a literature search4. Create a working bibliography5. Evaluate selected sources6. Write a final thesis 7. Prepare a paper & bibliography

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Overview of library organizationLC Call numbers

To Do’sTest your wireless connectionConnect to Moodle to display course infoExplore the Library web site Consult the course textbook for next week’s

readings

Next weekStep 1 – Selecting a topic

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