2006-12-04eva nordgren and linda thorn uppsala university web-based course in information searching
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2006-12-04 Eva Nordgren and Linda Thorn Uppsala University
Web-based course in information searching
2006-12-04 Eva Nordgren and Linda Thorn Uppsala University
The project
Financed by Swedish Learning Lab
Integration of ICT and teaching methods
Learning platform: PING PONG
Support from Uppsala Learning Lab
September 2006 – May 2007
2006-12-04 Eva Nordgren and Linda Thorn Uppsala University
Uppsala University Library
Serves 40,000 students and 6,000 faculty members
Supports the teaching and research activities of the University
Supplies 14,000 electronic journals, thousands of e-books, over 100 databases, 133 kilometers of shelves containing printed materials.
2006-12-04 Eva Nordgren and Linda Thorn Uppsala University
User education
Individual and scheduled user education at the University Library
2005: 8,785 students
2005: 1,344 hours
2006-12-04 Eva Nordgren and Linda Thorn Uppsala University
User education – the goal
The main goal - in collaboration with the teachers - is to help the students at Uppsala University to become information literate.
Definition:
The American Library Association's (ALA) Presidential Committee on Information Literacy, Final Report states that, "To be information literate, a person must be able to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information”
2006-12-04 Eva Nordgren and Linda Thorn Uppsala University
Getting started
Starting point – students perspectives and needs, not the library’s
Google and Google Scholar is not the only tool
A clear, logical structure from the start
Focus on the most relevant content
2006-12-04 Eva Nordgren and Linda Thorn Uppsala University
The course
• aims to complement to the regular user education at the library
• is a detached course
• is both interdisciplinary and subject specific
• contains self-corrected tests
2006-12-04 Eva Nordgren and Linda Thorn Uppsala University
Focus on:
Evaluation of information sources and various search tools
Criticism of the sources is • to evaluate the source critically• to evaluate the credibility• to find out who or what is the source• to establish the authenticity of the
source• to check it’s information
How to find scientific publications
2006-12-04 Eva Nordgren and Linda Thorn Uppsala University
Content
Introduction
Scientific publishing
Information sources
Search tools
Copyright
References & Citations
Evaluation
Self-corrected tests
2006-12-04 Eva Nordgren and Linda Thorn Uppsala University
What promotes E-learning?
•Text – simple, clear and organized. Short sentences and paragraphs. Links to larger documents
•Pictures and graphical features only when directly attached to the text
•Consistency
•Interactive and active participation, exercises and quizzes
•Audio and video
2006-12-04 Eva Nordgren and Linda Thorn Uppsala University
References
Li Zhang ”Effectively incorporating instructional media into web-based information literacy”. In Electronic Library; 2006, Vol. 24 Issue 3, p 294-306
Kesselman, Martin; Watstein, Sarah Barbara ”Google Scholar and libraries: point/counterpoint”. In Reference Services Review; 2005, Vol. 33 Issue 4, p 380-387
2006-12-04 Eva Nordgren and Linda Thorn Uppsala University
Integration of ICT and teaching methods!