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!