1. Library Search Skills Carmen Cole IST & Business Liaison Librarian

2. One Library, Geographically Dispersed Ranked 8 th in the nation by the Association of Research Libraries. We’re a pretty big deal! After Penny Huffman & Lauren Reiter / Map: Student Affairs. (2015). Commonwealth Location Map. Penn State University.

3. You Have Access To: Over 7 million books Course Reserves! Thousands of electronic texts 700+ databases DVDs, streaming audio & video Laptops & iPads Group Study Rooms After Penny Huffman & Lauren Reiter

4. Great! I Have All of These Resources, But… How do I know what I need? Where do I find what I need? Once I find what I need, how do I know if the information will be useful for my assignment? How do I incorporate the useful information into my assignment properly and effectively?

5. When You’re Looking For Information At the Library, You’re Practicing Information Literacy Recognizing the extent of an information need Locating the relevant information Evaluating the information Effectively and ethically using the information After Dan Hickey

6. You Already Practice Information Literacy Everyday! Help me find a great Indian Food restaurant in Washington D.C. I’m staying at the Washington Hilton and don’t want to go TOO far from my hotel. After Penny Huffman

7. Thinking About Using Something As a Source? Put It Through the CRAAP Test! C urrency : Timeliness of the info R elevance : Importance of the info for your needs A uthority : Source of the info A ccuracy : Reliability, truthfulness & correctness of info P urpose : Reason the info exists Adapted from: Meriam Library. (2010, September 17). Applying the CRAAP Test. California State University, Chico.

8. A Quick Introduction to Searching for Info Using the University Libraries Website: You’ll probably get a LOT of results from your search. We make it VERY easy to narrow those results.

9. Activity: 1)Find a book about App Development published in 2015 2)Find a magazine article about Snapchat 3)Find a scholarly journal article about Snapchat (yes, they do exist)

10. I’ve found my info, put it through the CRAAP test, and incorporated it into my assignment. I’m done, right? Not quite…

11. Part of Incorporating Info Into Your Assignment Is Making Sure You’re Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due Ethically using information means citing your sources. Citation styles may vary by course, so be sure to consult your syllabi.

12. Becoming Familiar With the Library Now Will: Save you a lot of time and effort in the future Give you a competitive advantage over your peers when it comes to finding good material to use in assignments Develop your information literacy skills … Something you can take with you to use in the workplace

13. Email me with any questions or to set up a research consultation appointment! Carmen Cole ccc143@psu.edu