teaching information literacy with discovery tools
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TEACHING INFORMATION LITERACY WITH DISCOVERY TOOLSNancy Fawley, University of Alabama
Nikki Krysak, Norwich University
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Introduction
About our presentation
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Webinar Outcomes• Understand the unique qualities of discovery tools in order to better instruct students in the classroom
• Learn how to maximize discovery tool features in order to teach students to fully evaluate search results
• Understand how discovery tools integrate with subject-specific databases in order to meet upper-level course needs
• Acquire new ideas for teaching in order to fully capitalize on the benefits of teaching with a discovery tool
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Poll #1: Understanding Our Audience
Does your institution have a discovery tool?
a. Yes, we have one
b. Not yet, but we will be implementing one
c. No, and we have no plans to implement one
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Poll #2: Understanding Our Audience
If you have a discovery tool, when did your institution implement a discovery tool?
a. Less than 1 year ago
b. 1 to 2 years ago
c. 2 to 3 years ago
d. More than 3 years ago
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Understanding Our Students
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Digital Natives
• Love to customize and personalize• Often visual learners• Say what they think
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Digital Natives
• Collaborative • Multitaskers• Crave speed and entertainment
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“Google’s simplicity and single search box seems to have created the expectation among students of a specific search experience within the library”
Asher, Andrew D. and Lynda M. Duke. 2011. “Searching for Answers: Student Research Behavior at Illinois Wesleyan University.” In College Libraries and Student Culture: What We Now Know.” Ed. Lynda M. Duke and Andrew D. Asher. Chicago: American Library Association.
…Which means that they rely too much on simple keyword searches.
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Digital Natives as Information Seekers
• Adept with technology as a tool, but lack critical thinking and evaluation skills
• Lack the methodological understanding to search for and evaluate resources in the library
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Poll #3: Understanding Your Institutions
If you use a discovery tool, is it positioned as a main default search box on the library homepage?
a. Yes
b. No
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Discussion
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Benefits of Teaching with Discovery Tools
• One-stop shop model (also a drawback)• Unified search platform
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• Intuitive, Google-like interface• Accommodates broad keyword searches
Benefits of Teaching with Discovery Tools
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• Facets and limiters
Benefits of Teaching with Discovery Tools
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• Interdisciplinary-friendly• Encourages critical thinking (also a drawback)
Benefits of Teaching with Discovery Tools
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• Overwhelming number of retrievals• Relevancy rankings • Lack of controlled vocabulary between databases skews rankings
Challenges of Teaching with Discovery Tools
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• Requires critical thinking (also a benefit)• One-stop shop model (also a benefit)
Challenges of Teaching with Discovery Tools
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• Spotty interdisciplinary coverage• dependent on topic/subject area
• Obtaining buy-in (from faculty & library colleagues)
Challenges of Teaching with Discovery Tools
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Getting others on board
• Include librarians in the decision-making process• Write the discovery tool into learning outcomes• Work with tech services to customize discovery tool
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• Be ready for surprises!
Challenges of Teaching with Discovery Tools
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Discussion
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Teaching: Best Practices
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• Focus on keyword development
Teaching: Best Practices
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• Focus on facets and limiters
Teaching: Best Practices
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• Emphasize critical thinking
Teaching: Best Practices
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Teaching: Best Practices
• Use as a scaffold for discipline-specific databases
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• Develop supplemental subject guides
Teaching: Best Practices
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• Highlight link resolvers
Teaching: Best Practices
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• Emphasize interlibrary loan
Teaching: Best Practices
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Lesson Ideas
• Keyword development
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• Evaluating sources
Lesson Ideas
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• Flip the classroom
Lesson Ideas
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Discussion
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Selected Bibliography
Buck, Stefanie, and Margaret Mellinger. "The Impact Of Serial Solutions’ Summon™ On Information Literacy Instruction: Librarian Perceptions." Internet Reference Services Quarterly 16.4 (2011): 159-181.
Cmor, Dianne & Xin Li. “Beyond Boolean, Towards Thinking: Discovery Systems and Information Literacy.” Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences (2012): Paper 7.
Debonis, Rocco, Edward O'Donnell, and Cynthia Thomes. "(Self-) Discovery Service: Helping Students Help Themselves." Journal Of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning 6.3-4 (2012): 235-250.
Fagan, Jody, Condit. "Discovery Tools And Information Literacy." Journal Of Web Librarianship 5.3 (2011): 171-178.
Fawley, Nancy & Nikki Krysak. “Information Literacy Opportunities within the Discovery Tool Environment.” College & Undergraduate Libraries 19 (2012): 207-214.