Information Literacy Training Darlington Musemburi dmusemburi@gmail.com dmusemburi@uzlib.uz.ac.zw +263772446434

Course Objectives This course is designed to fulfill the following objectives: To introduce the concept of information literacy and equip students with skills that enhance their lifelong learning capabilities. Enable students to effectively use information in different formats To understand the legal and ethical issues surrounding the use of information. To equip students with information retrieval skills

Course Overview Online Public Access Catalogue TSIME (Towards a Student-centred Interactive Multimedia Education) Accessing e-resources E-journals E-books Past Exam Database Access tools and Information retrieval Evaluation of information Plagiarism, Reference and Citation

How do I search for books/information resources in the UZ Libraries ?

UZ Online Public Access Catalogue What is OPAC? It is an online database of all of the resources held in the library. You can search OPAC to locate books in the library. It lists the number of the items, whether they are in the library or out on loan, and their call number. The library catalogue should be your first port of call when researching as it will let you know what relevant resources the library holds.

How to access the UZ Online Public Access Catalogue Go to library.uz.ac.zw Click on Catalogue

Search options available Select the search option that you want to use e.g. author Key in the author’s surname Then press enter on the keyboard or click Go

Advantages of using OPAC it is specific i.e. shows the actual location of the item it shows the status of the book (is it available or not) it is fast and efficient no geographical boundaries (remote access) It enables you to limit your search to a particular section of the library