Transcript Unit 1 - Plattsburgh State Faculty and Research Web Sites

Information Research
Lib101
Can You Find the Answers?
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What SAT score is needed to gain
admission into the Plattsburgh State
Honors Program?
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Which subject database for sports
indexes major health profession journals?
Unit 1
Student information sheet
 The college network and research
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Student Information Sheet
Calendar
 Classes
 Assignments
 Term Project
 Final exam
 Final Grade
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Sprint 2004 Calendar
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JAN 28
FEB 4
FEB 11
FEB 18
FEB 25
MAR 3
MAR 10
MAR 24
1. The College Network and Research
2. Browsing: Web directories, Reference
3. Search Engines
4. Databases: Online Book Catalog (OPAC)
5. Commercial Databases
6. Evaluating Search Results
7. Citing Sources: Footnotes, Bibliography
8. Term Project, Final Exam
Classes
Major concepts, lab practice
 Absence
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 Recorded,
affects grade
 Report necessary absence (email, phone)
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Withdrawal date without penalty:
February 20, 2004
Assignments
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Receive in class
Complete by Friday, 5PM (2 days)
Drop off in Ref Room in LIB101 box
Graded and returned by next class
Three grades
 7.5
(tops) or 6 (good) or 3.5 (poor)
 You can redo 3.5 for 6 pts if completed by next class
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Late work downgraded 1.5 pts, not accepted
after 2 weeks
Term Project
Broad topic assigned March 24, 2004
 Define topic, find books, articles, web
sites
 Form proper citations for findings
 Tests use of Reference Room, online
catalog, databases, web directories,
search engines
 Due Friday, March 26, 2004, 5PM
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Final Exam
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Wed, March 24, 2004, FL108
Short answers based on readings,
homework
Lab part testing ability to use databases,
directories, search engines
Final Grading
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6 Homeworks (7.5 each)
45 points
Term Project
25 points
Final Exam
30 points
Extra Credit
3
(3 TILT Lite modules and quizzes)
Final Grade: last week of semester via email
Unit 1
The College Network and
Research
 The
College network
Local,
institutional information
Global information
Web, the library, and research
 Information literacy
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The College Network
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Local, institutional information
 Administrative
information
 Academic information
 Student life
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Global information
 Online
and print resources
 Commercial databases
 Search engines and directories
Library Web Page is Gateway to
Global Information
Databases
Search Engines
Online Catalog
Reference Sources
CD-roms
Print Sources
The Web, the Library and Research
Web
 Communication
tool
 Electronic Information bank
Library
 Information
bank (electronic and print)
 Access to variety of Web information
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Research
 Library
and Web are partners
Library and Web are Partners
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How does information in libraries and on the
Web differ?
How do libraries use the Web to share their
information?
What’s the difference between Web search
engines and library databases?
How do we use both libraries and the Web to
get the best information?
What search skills are needed to make best use
of this new partnership?
What is Information Literacy?
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Analyze, define information need
 Want
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books. articles, statistics, web sites?
Develop a search strategy
 Where
 Web,
 What
to search?
Ref Room, Databases, Search Engines?
to search?
 Keywords,
headings, special terms
 How to use technology intelligently
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Syntax for databases, search engines
Evaluate and cite search results
Can You Find the Answers?
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What SAT score is needed to gain admission
into the Plattsburgh State Honors Program?
SAT 1150
 PS home -> AcPr -> Honors -> Admission
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Which subject database for sports indexes
major health profession journals?
 Nursing
and Allied Health: CINAHL
 PS home -> UseLib -> SubjDatabase
This Week’s Assignment
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Explore
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College homepage
Library web page
Practice
 Using
frames and links on both pages to
answer questions
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Get familiar with LIB101 page