Lenuța URSACHI Elena SCUTELNICU Mioara VONCILĂ Dunarea de Jos University of Galati STRATEGY FOR INFORMATION LITERACY PROMOTING IN SECONDARY AND HIGH SCHOOLS 47 Domneasca St, Galati, RO Tel: Fax: URL:

BIBLIO BRASOV 2 CONTENT INTRODUCTION RESEARCH PROCESS Defining Phase Investigation Phase Project Developing Phase Dissemination Phase CONCLUSIONS

BIBLIO BRASOV 3 INTRODUCTION Information literacy: recognize the need of information locate and evaluate the information sources use efficiently and effectively the information Source: American Library Association

BIBLIO BRASOV 4 Develop a research project:  get definitions about the topic  learn about types and formats of information sources  locate, select, organize and evaluate critically  use efficienty and effectively retrieved information INTRODUCTION

BIBLIO BRASOV 5 RESEARCH PROCESS A deep research means: 1. Defining 2. Investigating 3. Developing 4. Sharing

BIBLIO BRASOV 6 GOALS: - get an overview on the topic analyzed - get an overview on the topic analyzed - be able to develop a project - be able to develop a project RESEARCH PROCESS: Defining Phase ACTIVITIES: - Concept - Concept - Research questions - Research questions - Keywords - Keywords

BIBLIO BRASOV 7 Which is the audience? Which is the audience? RESEARCH PROCESS: Defining Phase What is the topic about? What is already known? Which is the format? Which is the deadline? Project requirements:

BIBLIO BRASOV 8 CONCEPT Use reference materials Discuss with a specialist RESEARCH PROCESS: Defining Phase

BIBLIO BRASOV 9 RESEARCH QUESTIONS Main question: comprehensive answerable Secondary questions: brainstorming not a fact narrow or broad 12 RESEARCH PROCESS: Defining Phase

BIBLIO BRASOV 10 KEYWORDS essential concepts essential concepts broader terms (discipline or subject) broader terms (discipline or subject) related terms (synonyms/other) related terms (synonyms/other) narrower terms (cases/events) narrower terms (cases/events) controlled vocabularies/databases controlled vocabularies/databases RESEARCH PROCESS: Defining Phase

BIBLIO BRASOV 11 GOAL: organize a flexible search plan ACTIVITIES: information sources search strategy locating, collecting and organizing critical evaluating RESEARCH PROCESS: Investigation Phase

BIBLIO BRASOV 12 INFORMATION SOURCES TYPES: fiction/non-fiction fiction/non-fiction printed/media printed/media books/journals books/journals popular/scientific/commercial popular/scientific/commercial primary/secondary/tertiary primary/secondary/tertiary FORMATS: printed/digital printed/digital video/sound recordings video/sound recordings multimedia multimedia microformats microformats human human RESEARCH PROCESS: Investigation Phase

BIBLIO BRASOV 13 Reference materials Audiovisual materials Online databases EncyclopediasDictionariesAlmanacsAtlases Interviews Video/sound recordings Internet RESEARCH PROCESS: Investigation Phase INFORMATION SOURCES

BIBLIO BRASOV 14 INFORMATION SEARCH STRATEGY TRADITIONAL Library Other forms Library catalogs Information tools Interlibrary loan LettersInterviews RESEARCH PROCESS: Investigation Phase

BIBLIO BRASOV 15 INFORMATION SEARCH STRATEGY Online catalogs (library/database) ELECTRONIC Search engines Simple search & Advanced search boolean operators boolean operators truncation truncation wildcard wildcard nesting nesting directories metasearch engines portals RESEARCH PROCESS: Investigation Phase

BIBLIO BRASOV 16 LOCATING, COLLECTING & ORGANIZING shelf quote / web address gather, screen, keep & save arrange according the questions plan arrange according the questions plan RESEARCH PROCESS: Investigation Phase

BIBLIO BRASOV 17 CRITICAL EVALUATION RELIABILITYUTILITYACCURITY certain complete complete coherent coherent professionist professionist clear clear clues to biases clues to biases RESEARCH PROCESS: Investigation Phase

BIBLIO BRASOV 18 CRITICAL WEBSITE EVALUATION AUTHORITY UP-TO-DATE QUALITY ACCESSIBILITY info type, responsibility, credibility launching date, up-to-date level clear, attractive, accessible, grammar free, fee-based, register RESEARCH PROCESS: Investigation Phase

BIBLIO BRASOV 19 answers to research questions citing sources used title & bibliography revising & checking RESEARCH PROCESS: Developing Phase processing the research results processing the research results GOAL ACTIVITIES

BIBLIO BRASOV 20 ANSWERS Own words Information founded Information founded RESEARCH PROCESS: Developing Phase

BIBLIO BRASOV 21 somebody's idea not a general fact informational note well-known fact well-known fact statistical data statistical data easy-to-find data easy-to-find data RESEARCH PROCESS: Developing Phase CITATION YESNO

BIBLIO BRASOV 22 Footnote Footnote Endnote Endnote Parenthetical paranthesis Parenthetical paranthesis Bibliography RESEARCH PROCESS: Developing Phase CITATION

BIBLIO BRASOV 23 Printed books author, title, city, publisher, year Chapter in printed book chapter author & title, book title, city, publisher, year, chapter pages RESEARCH PROCESS: Developing Phase CITATION - How to

BIBLIO BRASOV 24 Printed article article author & title, journal title, volume, year, issue number, pages Electronic article author, title, version, citation date, web address RESEARCH PROCESS: Developing Phase CITATION - How to

BIBLIO BRASOV 25 Electronic book author, title, version, city, publisher, year, citation date, web address Website website title, version, citation date, web address RESEARCH PROCESS: Developing Phase CITATION - How to

BIBLIO BRASOV 26 RESEARCH PROCESS: Developing Phase TITLE & BIBLIOGRAPHY TITLE according to the studied topic BIBLIOGRAPHY alphabetical list printed & online sources

BIBLIO BRASOV 27 REVISING & CHECKING research requirements research requirements ideas logical order & coherency ideas logical order & coherency eliminate/add ideas eliminate/add ideas revise & improve sentences revise & improve sentences citation & format citation & format title & bibliography title & bibliography spelling grammar & punctuation spelling grammar & punctuation professional opinion professional opinion RESEARCH PROCESS: Developing Phase

BIBLIO BRASOV 28 GOAL: make the information available to the public ACTIVITIES: publishing & presentation reflection on results RESEARCH PROCESS: Dissemination Phase

BIBLIO BRASOV 29 PUBLISHING & PRESENTATION PUBLISHING journals, books, presentations conferences, workshops... PRESENTATION practice the speech clear, loud, never read look & thank to audience RESEARCH PROCESS: Dissemination Phase

BIBLIO BRASOV 30 Strengths Strengths Weakness Weakness Opportunities Opportunities Threats Threats Challenges Challenges Risks Risks Expectations Expectations RESEARCH PROCESS: Dissemination Phase REFLECTION ?

BIBLIO BRASOV 31  Education process impact  Independent learning role  Useful & necessary tool for education  Earliest education level curricula  Lifelong learning essential skill CONCLUSIONS INFORMATION LITERACY

BIBLIO BRASOV 32 References European Commission – Education and Traning. Available at: European Commission – Education and Traning. Available at: Humes, Barbara. Understanding Information Literacy. Available at: Humes, Barbara. Understanding Information Literacy. Available at: Information Literacy. Available at: Information Literacy. Available at: Information Literacy Tutorial. Available at: Information Literacy Tutorial. Available at: Learn Information Literacy Initiative. Available at: Learn Information Literacy Initiative. Available at: The Research Process : a step-by-step tutorial from the Oregon School The Research Process : a step-by-step tutorial from the Oregon School Library Information System. Available at: Library Information System. Available at: Teaching for Information Literacy. Available at: Teaching for Information Literacy. Available at: REFERENCES

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