1. Carla Pfahl pfahl001@umn.edu Minitex Reference Outreach & Instruction mtxref@umn.edu AskMN Coordinator

2.  Minitex is:  An Information and Resource Sharing Program of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education and the University of Minnesota Libraries.  We support all libraries in MN – academic, public, K-12, special…

3.  Minitex Instruction for media specialists, teachers, and K-12 students: Call us at 1-800-462-5348 or E-mail mtxref@umn.edu Request On-site or Webinar Instruction https://www.minitex.umn.edu/Reference/Request.aspx Upcoming Webinars http://minitex.umn.edu/Training/ Self-Paced http://minitex.umn.edu/Training/Browse.aspx?Filter=SelfPaced  ELM Resources for media specialists: http://www.elm4you.org/librarians

4.  Getting started with topics  Learn some search strategy tools to use with students  Identify key concepts from topic questions  Combining key concepts  Searching for information  Where to go to find information

5.  K-12 students are new to this “research” thing  Research is one part of Information Literacy  Students have difficulty identifying key concepts to use as search terms from their topics  Students see Google as all- knowing and truthful

6.  Create search terms that will bring back the best results.  What is it I’m looking for?  Identify what information you need to look for from your topic question.

7. Get an understanding of a topic by answering the following questions  Who?: Find a biographical sketch or topic overview  What?: Consider the issues or controversies surrounding the person, event, program, legislation, etc.  When?: Time frame of the person, event, program, legislation, etc.  Where?: Location of the person, event, program, legislation, etc.  Why?: Impact of the person, event, program, legislation, etc. then and now (connection to present day)

8.  What did Europeans demand after the Crusades?  During the Renaissance, which two classical civilizations did the Italians look to for their inspiration? EuropeansCrusades RenaissanceItalians and Or: Italian Renaissance

9.  Quotes are used to combine multiple words into one concept

10. Quotes are used to combine multiple words into one concept  What were the events that led up to the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794? Don’t: whiskey and rebellion Do: “whiskey rebellion”

11.  What effects did the Mayo Clinic have on the health care industry? “Mayo clinic” and “health care industry” Mayo and clinic and health and care and industry Without quotes it is like searching for:

12.  If you use a website make sure you CITE where you got your information.  Include the link/url of the website  Ask yourself:  How reliable is the information from this website? Does the author provide references (citations) for where they got the information, data, and quotes?  Who is the author or creator? Are they reputable?  How recent is the information?  Is the information on the website fact or opinion?  Are there any advertisements on the website?

13.  Currency  How recent is the information?  How recently has the website been updated  Is it current enough for your topic?  Reliability  What kind of information is included in the resource?  Is content of the resource primarily opinion? Is is balanced?  Does the creator provide references or sources for data or quotations?  Authority  Who is the creator or author?  What are the credentials?  Who is the published or sponsor?  Are they reputable?  What is the publisher's interest (if any) in this information?  Are there advertisements on the website?  Purpose/Point of View  Is this fact or opinion?  Is it biased?  Is the creator/author trying to sell you something? From: http://loex2008collaborate.pbworks.com/w/page/18686701/The%20CRAP%20Test

14. Exercise

15. Experiment

16. Citing Sources  Whenever you read something that you use in a report  To credit the person who wrote the thing you’re using in your report  Provide at least the title of the source and the author’s name When to Cite Why to Cite How to Cite

17.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBfi8 OEz0rA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBfi8 OEz0rA

19.  ELM!  AskMN  School’s library  Public library  Homework Rescue (online tutoring service)  Sweetsearch.com

21.  We are real librarians  Chatting with a librarian – NOT a chat room  Librarians help find best resources, develop search strategies, and much more  One or two at a time, please!

22.  Don’t copy and paste assignment in chat form  Whenever you need help with an assignment  Have a good understanding of what you need to do for an assignment

24. Carla Pfahl pfahl001@umn.edu