21cif.imsa.edu Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 21 st Century Information Fluency Project Power Searching: Digital Information Fluency at your Fingertips June 25, 2007 Find today’s workshop materials online using only the clues on this page.

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21cif.imsa.edu Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 21 st Century Information Fluency Project Mission -- build the capacity of librarians, teachers and students to Locate, Evaluate and Use digital information resources efficiently, effectively and ethically … … by providing professional development and instructional resources. 21 st Century Information Fluency

21cif.imsa.edu Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 21 st Century Information Fluency Project 21 st Century Information Fluency History -- A 6+ year project funded by federal ED grants working initially with Middle and High Schools in Illinois. We are now involved in expanding information fluency in lower grades, higher education and globally.

21cif.imsa.edu Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 21 st Century Information Fluency Project Traditional Library Skills Technology Skills Our niche: the intersection of Information Literacy and Technology Literacy that enables people to locate, evaluate and use digital information resources efficiently, effectively and ethically. “Fluency” encompasses the competencies that are required. Successful searching and evaluation requires multi-tasking, critical thinking, flexibility, and is mastered only by practice. Information Fluency and NETS-S 3 21 st Century Information Fluency

21cif.imsa.edu Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 21 st Century Information Fluency Project Digital Information Fluency – Big 6 2. Locate 3. Evaluate 4. Use Ethically

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21cif.imsa.edu Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 21 st Century Information Fluency Project 21cif.imsa.edu events > Jun 25, 2007 > Agenda page Google Google: information fluency fingertips Bookmark the Agenda page IE: Favorites Firefox: Bookmarks Manage multiple windows Close windows to avoid clutter Toggle Today’s Workshop Materials

21cif.imsa.edu Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 21 st Century Information Fluency Project Translating a question into a query Choosing the best database Finding better keywords Recognizing information that’s relevant Verifying the credibility of information

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21cif.imsa.edu Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 21 st Century Information Fluency Project How many buffalo are there in North America today? Group Search

21cif.imsa.edu Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 21 st Century Information Fluency Project Getting Started Methods that may be used, depending on what you know: Subject directory Browsing Search engine Table of Contents Flip through the pages Index What do you already know? ?

21cif.imsa.edu Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 21 st Century Information Fluency Project Getting Started: Subject Directory Little knowledge of the subject or how to find info

21cif.imsa.edu Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 21 st Century Information Fluency Project How many buffalo are there in North America today? Knowledge of the subject and/or an appropriate site Getting Started: Browsing NATURE: American Buffalo: Spirit of a Nation - Buffalo Nation Like people, the buffalo -- known to scientists as Bison bison -- came to North America long ago from Asia, crossing a land bridge that once connected k - Cached - Similar pages - Note thisCachedSimilar pagesNote this

21cif.imsa.edu Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 21 st Century Information Fluency Project Write your query on the index card provided. Knowledge how to turn a question into a query Getting Started: Search Engine How many buffalo are there in North America today?

21cif.imsa.edu Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 21 st Century Information Fluency Project Buffalo Search Challenge

21cif.imsa.edu Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 21 st Century Information Fluency Project What doesn’t work? What works best? Common Search Engine Mistakes One word query (missing important ideas) Too many words Keywords with multiple meanings Looking in the wrong database 2 – 3 strong keywords Nouns, numbers Progressively more specific keywords Generally, Google, then multiple databases

21cif.imsa.edu Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 21 st Century Information Fluency Project 1  Starts with a question or a problem to solve.  Task: Translate a natural language question or statement into language that is understood by a search engine.  Search engines differ in how they process queries, but for the most part, what works on one big commercial search engine tends to work on the others.  Search engines perform a variety of literal matching functions with Boolean and special operators. Translating a question into a query

21cif.imsa.edu Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 21 st Century Information Fluency Project 1 Which of the following is an effective query for ' find the top speed of earth's fastest animal '?  speed fastest animal  what is earth’s fastest animal  top speed earth’s fastest animal Translating a question into a query

21cif.imsa.edu Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 21 st Century Information Fluency Project 1 Question to query checklist 1.How many key concepts (important ideas) are found in the question? 2.How many key concepts will I search for? 3.What keywords are probably effective “as is?” 4.For which concepts are more effective keywords probably needed? 5.Are there hyponyms or professional language for any of the intermediate words? 6.Are there words that have multiple meanings? 7.Did I use any stop words or clutter words? 8.Did I spell the words correctly? 9.Did I put the most important words first?

21cif.imsa.edu Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 21 st Century Information Fluency Project 1 Try it: What toy models a construction principle that can reduce damage from earthquakes? Build an optimal query using this list. Write your query on your index card. 1.How many key concepts (important ideas) are found in the question? 2.How many key concepts will I search for? 3.What keywords are probably effective “as is?” 4.For which concepts are more effective keywords probably needed? 5.Are there hyponyms or professional language for any of the intermediate words? 6.Are there words that have multiple meanings? 7.Did I use any stop words or clutter words? 8.Did I spell the words correctly? 9.Did I put the most important words first?

21cif.imsa.edu Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 21 st Century Information Fluency Project Earthquake Toy Challenge What toy models a construction principle that reduces damage from earthquakes? Keyword Challenge Game

21cif.imsa.edu Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 21 st Century Information Fluency Project Earthquake Toy Challenge What toy models a construction principle that reduces damage from earthquakes? Search for the name of the toy online.

21cif.imsa.edu Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 21 st Century Information Fluency Project Earthquake Toy Challenge What toy models a construction principle that reduces damage from earthquakes?

21cif.imsa.edu Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 21 st Century Information Fluency Project 1  This failure occurs before submitting the first query.  Task: Predict where expert information may be found.  No search engine performs a live Internet search when you submit a query. (Otherwise, how could they come back with a page that’s not found?)  That which is stored in one search engine’s database is invisible to another search engine (also called the Deep Web or Enterprise Data) Choosing a database

21cif.imsa.edu Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 21 st Century Information Fluency Project 1  Information that is stored in a different database than where you are searching now. Deep Web, Invisible Web  Information that is “buried” deeper in the abstracts than results from another database.

21cif.imsa.edu Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 21 st Century Information Fluency Project 1 Evidence of Database Searching  Retrieval Speed e.g., Results of about 111,000,000 (0.11 seconds)  HTTP Error 404

21cif.imsa.edu Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 21 st Century Information Fluency Project 1 Database Searching  Information available (Google):  One or more matching words in the  Characters in the URL  One or more matching words in the description or body (except stop words)  Pages that link to this page

21cif.imsa.edu Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 21 st Century Information Fluency Project 1 Choosing an alternate database 1.What person would know the answer I am looking for? 2.Where would I find that expert? 3.Use Google/Yahoo to get there and then use the proprietary search engine to go farther. 4.To find a relevant database use keywords like DATABASE, ARCHIVE, INFORMATION, ALMANAC, REPOSITORY in combination with subject matter keywords.

21cif.imsa.edu Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 21 st Century Information Fluency Project John Williams Challenge Classical guitarist John Williams has composed all the music for only one motion picture. What is the name of the movie?

21cif.imsa.edu Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 21 st Century Information Fluency Project John Williams Challenge Classical guitarist John Williams has composed all the music for only one motion picture. What is the name of the movie? Questions to askWho would know the answer and how do I locate that person or organization?

21cif.imsa.edu Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 21 st Century Information Fluency Project John Williams Challenge movie soundtrack database Who would know the answer and how do I locate that person or organization?

21cif.imsa.edu Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 21 st Century Information Fluency Project 1 What airplane finished the Sport Qualifying race in second place at the Reno Air Races, September 11, 2002? Air Race Challenge

21cif.imsa.edu Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 21 st Century Information Fluency Project 1 Page Not Found Google cache truncation Database search Magic Squares Challenge

21cif.imsa.edu Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 21 st Century Information Fluency Project Sorting Hat Test Challenge Who is collecting the data from this online test for research? Copyright Owner Not Found Search the page Search the site Search a different Database

21cif.imsa.edu Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 21 st Century Information Fluency Project 1  This failure starts when a student looks at the results returned by a search engine and doesn’t recognize relevance.  Task: Match findings with expectations, evaluate relevance  Task: Select and try increasingly specific keywords  Frequently, effective keywords go unnoticed in snippets. Homing in on information

21cif.imsa.edu Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 21 st Century Information Fluency Project 1 Resource Kit Resources To improve scanning: Gold Rush To find clues in snippets: Snippet Sleuth Snowsport Challenges Soccer Challenges Viking Challenge Homing in on information

21cif.imsa.edu Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 21 st Century Information Fluency Project Viking Challenge What type of coins were highly treasured by Vikings?

21cif.imsa.edu Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 21 st Century Information Fluency Project 1 Using Operators Effectively  This failure occurs while building a query.  Task: Increase the effectiveness of keywords with Boolean and special operators  Students generally do not use operators, but when they do, they tend to use them inappropriately.

21cif.imsa.edu Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 21 st Century Information Fluency Project 1 Using Operators Effectively Resource Kit Resources To improve use of operators: QuickPick: Operator Smarts MM Companion: Operators Operators Assessment Try your operator skills with the Piranhas Challenge

21cif.imsa.edu Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 21 st Century Information Fluency Project 1 Using Operators Effectively Practice with keywords and operators: What query would you use to find information about an artist by the name of Paul Saint? not that St. Paul On your index card: Build a query for this search using keywords and operators.

21cif.imsa.edu Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 21 st Century Information Fluency Project 1 Evaluating credibility  This failure occurs after information has been located.  Task: Check the credibility of the information and its source  Typically, students forego this decision altogether and uncritically accept whatever information they found.  Depending on which database the information was taken from, information may be unedited, unendorsed and inaccurate.

21cif.imsa.edu Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 21 st Century Information Fluency Project 1 $3.95 – anyone can be a.org Free/anonymous hosting sites The Tilde ~ in.edu Means un-edited, un-endorsed Resource: Investigate site ownership Evaluating credibility

21cif.imsa.edu Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 21 st Century Information Fluency Project 1 Sifting information to verify credibility  Author  Publisher  Bias  Links From Evaluate the Source Evaluate the Content  Evidence  Accuracy  Date  Links To Asking the right questions, knowing where to look for answers 21CIF Evaluation Wizard Should I keep searching? (Revision Decision)

21cif.imsa.edu Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 21 st Century Information Fluency Project Golf Cross Challenge What compelling evidence can you find to determine if this is a real sport or a hoax?

21cif.imsa.edu Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 21 st Century Information Fluency Project 1 Ethical Use Copyright Plagiarism: MM Companion Fair Use: Scenarios Citation Secondary searching: Citation Assessment Find the publisher in the Fish Ladder Challenge

21cif.imsa.edu Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 21 st Century Information Fluency Project 1 More Ethical Use Web-based citation tools: Citation Wizard (websites only) Citation Machine (websites and print materials) Tutorial MicroModules on plagiarism and copyrightMicroModules Copyright WebliographyWebliography CreativeCommons.org Copyscape.com

21cif.imsa.edu Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 21 st Century Information Fluency Project Check out a topic of interest: Question to Query Deep Web Searching Recognizing Relevance Finding Better Keywords Using Operators Effectively Evaluating Credibility Maximizing Resources Ethical Use 1 Explore

21cif.imsa.edu Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 21 st Century Information Fluency Project 1 What practical strategy or information did you learn today that you will share with others? Questions? Comments? Please leave your index card

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