Information Research Lib101

Can You Find the Answers? n Use the PSU homepage: u How many international students are at PSU? n Use Library page: u How many homepages are recommended as research sties for anthropology?

Can You Find the Answers? n Use the PSU homepage: u How many international students are at PSU? -150 n Use Library page: u How many homepages are recommended as research sties for anthropology? 5-7

Unit 1 n Student information sheet n The college network and research n Unit 1 assignment

Student Information Sheet n Calendar n Classes n Assignments n Information guide n Final exam n Final grading

Calendar n Aug 281. The college network and research n Sep 42. Library web site and online catalog n Sep 113. Browsing: web directories and ref sources n Sep 184. Web search engines n Sep 255. Commercial databases n Oct 26. Evaluating search results n Oct 97. Citing information in papers/report n Oct 168. Final exam

Classes n Present major concepts, lab practice n No cuts, absence affects grades u Report required absence beforehand via , phone message n Withdrawal date without penalty: September 20

Assignments n Handed out in class n Deposit in LIB101 drop-off box in Ref Room n Drop off by Friday, 5PM (2 days) n Assignments graded and returned next class n Three possible assignment grades u 7.5 or 6.0 or 3.5 u Redo 3.5 for 6.0 pts if handed in with next assignm n Late assignments downgraded 1.5pts, not accepted after 2 weeks

Information Guide n Assigned topic distributed October 9 n Find various books, articles, web sites and cite in a standard format n Test of ability to use ref sources, online catalog, databases, web directories and search engines n Due Friday, October 18, 2002

Final Exam  Given October 16, 2002 in class  Short, written answers  Questions on how to search, where to find books, journal articles, using commercial databases, and web search engines and directories

Final Grading n Six assignments worth 7.5; total of 45 points n Information guide: 25 points n Final exam: 30 points n Completion of 3 TILT Lite modules and quizzes (+3pts); non-completion (-3pts) n Grades available at end of semester from registrar,

Unit 1 The College Network and Research n Information literacy n The college network n Library web pages n The web, the library, and research

Information Literacy - the ability to: n Analyze what you need u Encyclopedias, books. articles, statistics, databases web sites? n Develop a search strategy u Selecting the best sources u Deciding which keywords to use? u Knowing how to use search technologies n Evaluate and cite search results

The College Network n Connects to local information u College homepage F Administrative information F department web sites F College life n Connects to global information u free search engines u commercial databases

Web Connections n The College homepage: your link to local web sites u Prospective students u Academics u Athletics u Library u Discover Plattsburgh u Web mail

Prospective Students n Academic majors n Tuition and fees n Campus Life

Library n n Collections u u General (books) u u Periodicals n n E-Reserves n n ILL – Interlibrary Loan n n Subject Databases n n Library policies

Interlibrary Loan n ILL/Copy Service - description n ILL/Copy Service - forms

Subject Databases n Art u Art index u Humanities Abstracts n Chemistry u Applied Science and Technology Index u General Science Abstracts n Political Science u Lexis-Nexis u Social Sciences Abstracts

Library Web Page and Global Information Online Catalog Databases CDRoms Print Indexes Search Engines Ref Sources

Tips When Using a Web Page n Scan the entire page n Notice if the page has frames u Top, center, sides n Always scroll to the bottom of page n Pay attention to links in the page’s text, headings, sidebars, or frames

The Web, the Library and Research u Web F communication tool F repository of digital information u Libraries F repository of print information F provides access to digital information u Library and Web = new research structure

What We Need to Learn n How libraries and the Web work together to access different kinds of information n What is unique about info provided by libraries n What is unique about info from Web n What is the Library on the Web? How does it fit in with the Web and with resources in the physical library n What search skills do I need to tap into databases via library or Web to find what I need?

This Week’s Assignment n Explore u College homepage u Library web pages n Practice u Using frames, links, critical thinking, and guesswork to answer questions