Wikipedia, YouTube & Information Literacy!

Esther GrassianUCLA College Library

[9/9/08] Sep 2008

Pew Internet & American Life

75% of US Adults Use the Internet (12/07)

48% Watched a Video (12/07) 36% Used Wikipedia (2-3/07)

Agenda Wikipedia & IL YouTube & IL UCLA College Library Web Site New Online Researching Tools UCLA Library Privileges LILi Group, Blog & Calendar Questions Welcome!

Handouts…

Wikipedia

What is it? How does it work?

WikipediaVision

Your Turn…

Your community collegeOR…

Credibility Library instruction Reference interview School library Teacher-librarian

Next Steps…

1. Read the page2. Is anything missing?3. Is anything inaccurate?4. Make a correction or addition

Wikipedia as a Teaching Tool

Submit Papers to Wikipedia Martha Groom, University of

Washington, Bothell

Why?

Form of Peer Review Articles include

Reference/Citations Reach Wider Audience

How?

Wikipedia Editing Tutorial Required Training & Handouts in Class

Other “’Pedias”

Conservapedia Lostpedia Wookiepedia Congresspedia Uncyclopedia

“The content-free encyclopedia”

Your Wikipedia Teaching Tips?

YouTube

Using Wikipedia for Academic Research

YouTube

What is it? How does it work?

Goals/Type of Video?

Weigle Information Commons Music Video

Placing a Hold So Easy… but can a Caveman do it?

Boolean Operators

More…

Friendofdarwin’s Darwin Poster EPIC 2015

ILI Video Sites

PRIMO A.N.T.S. &

Best Practices in Screencasting LION TV (hosted by: blipTV)

Other “Tubes”

TeacherTube YouTomb

Questions?

Stand & Stretch!

UCLA Library Home Page

All 13 UCLA Libraries Books Periodical Subscriptions Other materials No Articles!

College Library Web Site

Resources for Faculty Effective Library/Research Based

Assignments Ideas and Strategies for Incorporating

IL… Outreach Programs

APHS Community Colleges

More…

How to Guides Road to Research (+ videos) Using EBSCO Research Databases Thinking Critically… Guides Hoax Exercise Assignment Calculator

New Licensed Online Resources

Academic Search Complete American Mosaic

African-American Experience Latino-American Experience

Reference Universe

Outreach: Library Privileges

APHS, TAP & Other Students http://www2.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/11314.cfm

California Public School Certificated Employees

CSU & California Community College Faculty (& Librarians)

Private School Teachers & Librarians

Questions?

Messages!

Wikipedia, YouTube & Google are NOT enough!

Use Your School & Public Libraries 1st

Prepare for a UCLA Visit UCLA Library Catalog Road to Research Help Guides

LILi…

Mission: Create Model Sequential ILI Curriculum for Lifelong Learning in California

Survey Blog & Calendar Advisory Board Need Public HS Librarians! http://www2.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/10645.cfm

Review

Wikipedia, YouTube & IL UCLA College Library Web Site UCLA Library Privileges New Online Researching Tools LILi Group, Blog & Calendar and now…

Assessment