1. Online Databases & HSC students Presented by Jenni Campbell-Watt Information Services Librarian Randwick City Library Service

2. Overview What are NSW libraries currently doing? ‘Selling’ the databases to HSC students Importance of Information Literacy for Generation Y & beyond Simplifying the Search Strategy

3. Invite them to come to you image reference: http://www.flickr.com/photos/extraketchup/748443511/http://www.flickr.com/photos/extraketchup/748443511/

4. Outreach You go to them… image reference: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jaredchapman/2867929450/http://www.flickr.com/photos/jaredchapman/2867929450/

5. Key Teachers Identify the key teachers, teacher librarian, year coordinator Encourage communication & sharing of information Developing this relationship can lead to greater usage of online databases Image reference: http://www.flickr.com/photos/judybaxter/399132059/

6. Teaching research skills image reference: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hermida/1535960661/http://www.flickr.com/photos/hermida/1535960661/

7. How do I find the databases? Offer multiple entries to database links – by subject and title, through the HSC page Federated search engines such as Webfeat One login to access all databases image reference: http://www.flickr.com/photos/osuarchives/2659419894/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/osuarchives/2659419894/

8. E-Journal portal Hornsby Library’s E-Journal Portal using Serials Solutions

9. City of Canterbury Library Online Databases Brochure

10. City of Canterbury Library Online Databases Brochure pg 2

11. Excerpt from Griffith City Library HSC Help Brochure

13. Willoughby Library HSC seminar

14. Sample of Willoughby Library’s HSC Resources Seminar Powerpoint

15. Parkes Shire Library HSC Brochure – page 1

16. Parkes Shire Library HSC Brochure - page 2

17. Holroyd City Council Library Students Brochure

18. Holroyd City Council Library Students Brochure – databases page

19. Mid-Western Regional Council Library “Headspace” package

20. Hornsby Shire Library & Information Service Online Resources Brochure

21. Hornsby Shire Library & Information Service Online Resources Brochure - otherside

22. Wyong Shire Council have created a bookmark

23. Would you like a database with that? image reference: http://www.flickr.com/photos/99655906@N00/344169954/http://www.flickr.com/photos/99655906@N00/344169954/

24. The needs analysis or Reference Interview..through a series of thought provoking, open-ended questions successful sales people assist their customers to uncover potential needs… Would you like fries with that? Boe, J. Agency Sales, Dec 2008 image reference: http://www.flickr.com/photos/herzogbr/1658397241/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/herzogbr/1658397241/

25. Born into a Web World image reference: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stabilo-boss/93136022/http://www.flickr.com/photos/stabilo-boss/93136022/

26. But I’ll just Google it…. image reference: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefan2904/419948621/http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefan2904/419948621/

27. Or ask Yahoo Answers…

28. Anyone can put anything on the web Information can be unreliable, inaccurate, inauthoritative, biased and not credible No review process on free internet Not time limit –can be out of date Can be changed without warning image reference: http://www.flickr.com/photos/samhines/1588018876/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/samhines/1588018876/

29. Misinformation the Internet www.martinlutherking.org

30. Databases offer Quality Control

31. Search tips & tricks 1.KISS principle 2.Develop a search strategy 3.Key concepts & words 4.Boolean operators 5.Database defaults image reference: http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrewparnell/106239111/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrewparnell/106239111/

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