Nile C. Kinnick High SchoolYokosuka Naval Base, Japan

janetm@surfline.ne.jpjanetm@surfline.ne.jp

Janet MurrayJanet Murray

Information SpecialistInformation Specialist

Janet MurrayJanet Murray

Information SpecialistInformation Specialist

• Organizes informationOrganizes information

Library of Congress Online Catalog

http://catalog.loc.gov

• Organizes informationOrganizes information

• Facilitates Facilitates communicationcommunication

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/

• Organizes informationOrganizes information• Facilitates communicationFacilitates communication

• Teaches research skillsTeaches research skills

•Locating informationLocating information

•Subject DirectoriesSubject Directories• Librarians' Index to the Internet

http://www.lii.org

• BUBL Link Catalogue of Internet Resources

http://bubl.ac.uk/link/

•Subject DirectoriesSubject Directories• Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators

http://www.school.discovery.com/schrockguide

• KidsClick

http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/

• Search EnginesSearch Engines• Ask Jeeves

http://www.ask.com

• Subjex

http://www.subjex.com/

• Search EnginesSearch Engines• Northern Light

http://www.northernlight.com

• Google

http://directory.google.com/

• Locating informationLocating information

• Evaluating web sitesEvaluating web sites

AuthorityAuthority• Who wrote it?• What are the author’s

qualifications?• What organization sponsors

the site?

AccuracyAccuracy• Can you verify the facts from

another source?

ObjectivityObjectivity• What is the purpose of the

site? • Who sponsors the site?• Is the site biased?

CurrencyCurrency• When was the page last

updated?• Is currency important to your

topic?

RelevanceRelevance• Does the information relate to

your topic?

•AuthorityAuthority•AccuracyAccuracy•ObjectivityObjectivity•CurrencyCurrency•RelevanceRelevance

• Locating informationLocating information• Evaluating web sitesEvaluating web sites

• Information literacyInformation literacy

• Standards for Student Standards for Student LearningLearning

• Information Power: Nine Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning

http://www.ala.org/aasl/ip_nine.html

• Big6 Skills

http://www.big6.com

http://www.surfline.ne.jp/janetm/big6info.htm

http://www.surfline.ne.jp/janetm/khslib.html

Nile C. Kinnick High SchoolYokosuka Naval Base, Japan

janetm@surfline.ne.jpjanetm@surfline.ne.jp

Janet MurrayJanet Murray

Information SpecialistInformation Specialist