library research skills slideshare version-classroomedition
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A Basic Introduction to Researching Using Basic Tools Available at a local public library and in your home! Designed for the great Grade 10 class at Father Michael McGivney Academy in Markham, Ontario.TRANSCRIPT
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Basic Research Skills
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What We’ll Learn Before you Start your Research Basic Resources
Using a Library Catalogue Using a Database Using the Internet
Tips on Putting it All Together Apply/Demonstrate What We’ve
Learned
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First a Few Questions
Who has a library card? How many use their library card? Or
have used it in the past year? How many of you have a smart phone
– either Android or Iphone? How many have Internet access @
home? How many are scared by this
assignment?
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Where Do We Begin?
A Few Things to Consider
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Before You Start Your Research
Have assignment sheet/project sheet
Know the topic (Preliminary Research)
Have all questions you want/need to answer written ahead of time
Ask questions - your teachers, your instructors, your librarians
Track EVERYTHING! What do you have to hand in?
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The Three Basic Tools:What Are
They?
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The ToolsCatalogues – directory of what a
library has e.g. books, DVDs, magazines,
Databases – electronic resources with current/historical info; controlled and scholarly-reviewed
Internet – e-universe of everything/anything; not entirely controlled, massive, but useful
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How The Resources Work
Library Catalogue
InternetDatabases
Information
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Library Catalogue Easy to use Simple and Advanced Search First place you should go to find
material for your assignment Need a library card to borrow
anything from the library Example:
http://markham.bibliocommons.com
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The Database A little more difficult to use Open 24/7, can use ANYTIME Subject specific or general but can
always find something on your topic
Full-text articles, or partial-content
Free to use, IF you have a library card
Example: http://www.markhampubliclibrary.ca click on >> online databases <<
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But I don’t Want to Use Those…
Who uses those resources first?
Who uses the Internet first?
Who knows anything about Internet PowerSearching? Advanced Google Searching? Filtering Internet Results? Evaluating Internet Sites?
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The Internet Sometimes first and last source Can find useful AND useless
information Easy to use; dozens of unknown,
unused and powerful search features
Always offer advanced search tips & search tricks
Google is king of search engines, though there are a few others…
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Evaluating Your Sources
What are you looking at when noting usefulness of a resource? Origin :: Purpose :: Value :: Limitation
A more in-depth explanation of evaluting sources can be found in your assignment sheets…
Other important things to think about: Current? Validate another source? Filled with
inaccuracies? Presents list of sources referred to in creating document? Are the sources OWN sources peer-reviewed and/or valid?
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What’s Next? -Breaking Down Your Assignment
Question…
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A Simple but Useful System
Get topic(s)/subject Get important terms/break down
terms (note ALL synonyms or similar terms)
Terms + Catalogue+Database+Search Engine = Information
Jot down ALL search strings/phrases used
Create bibliography while researching
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Simple Rules/Strategy
Simple Rules: This process can be broken down into 5 common
steps known as SKILL: Summarise your topic in one or two sentences Keywords and phrases need to be highlighted Identify synonyms/ alternate terms and variant
spellings Link your keywords and phrases Locate your information
@ http://www.library.uq.edu.au/how-to-guides/create-search-strategy
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The Last Stages: Taking All You
Have and Putting It All
Together
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Putting It All Together
Have checklist of requirements; shape final work based on requirements
Map final assignment Track EVERYTHING/evaluate
resources Write/produce assignment (2 rough
copies minimum) Review work (you or someone else) Looks weak? Re-write/Do more
research
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Sample and Demonstration:Applying What
We Know!
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Let’s Begin Searching
Library Catalogue e.g. Markham Public Library @ http://markham.bibliocommons.com
Database Searching e.g. MPL E-Resources@ http://www.markhampubliclibrary.ca
Internet Search Engine e.g. Google (scholar & books) & PDF
Search Engine – http://www.google.com
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Extras
Mobile Site and Apps (for Iphone and
Android) Markham Public Library App – What’s
available, reserve items, library card barcode JUST IN CASE you forget your card
CAMScanner App – Can take pictures of print documents (e.g. book covers, specific pages in a book) & convert them (PDFs) & can email
In-depth Presentation found @ http://theinformationsepulchre.wordpress.com/
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A Side Note: Expectations of
Colleges/Universities: Critical thinking skills Research skills Writing skills Using all (as they are interdependent) Most important is critical thinking
Critical Thinking: The kind of thinking which seeks to explore
questions about existing knowledge for issues which are not clearly defined and for which there are no clear-cut answers.
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Why is Critical Thinking Important?
In general, students who develop critical thinking skills are more able to: achieve better marks become less dependent on teachers
and textbooks create knowledge (or a logical point
of view) evaluate, challenge and change the
structures in societySource: Orientation Lecture Series LEARNING TO LEARN:
Developing critical thinking skills
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Questions?