1. Information Literacy Definition: Information Literacy is defined as the ability to know when there is a need for information, to be able to identify, locate, evaluate, and effectively use that information for the issue or problem at hand.

2. Information Literacy Information explosion (overload) –Electronic (Internet)

3. Internet growth

5. Information Literacy Information explosion (overload) –Electronic (Internet) Scientific information –Library info (Digital Library)Digital Library

6. Information Literacy Information explosion (overload) –Electronic (Internet) Scientific information –Library info (Digital Library) Problem with reliability Brittanica WikipediaBrittanicaWikipedia Scopus Google ScholarScopusGoogle Scholar

7. Information Literacy Why should you be information literate? –Later as a professional –Now during your studies

8. What will you learn? Know your information sources –types and quality of sources (BB) Books, scientific journals, professional journals, encyclopedia, proceedings, maps, reports, etc. Scopus/Brittanica Google Scholar/ Wikipedia –specific for your research field Portals

9. What will you learn? Knowing how to search efficiently effectively basic search strategies special databases

10. What will you learn How to use the Wageningen UR library –the physical library (Forum, Leeuwenborch) –the virtual library (Digital Library)

11. Physical and Virtual Library

12. Physical Library

13. Library stacks

15. Journals in the library

16. What will you learn How to use the Wageningen UR library –the physical library (Haaff, Nieuwlanden, UB) –the virtual library (Digital Library)Digital Library

17. What will you learn Referring, citing, quoting –literature lists –plagiarism

18. Learning method Assessment (= quiz) introduction practical work library assignment studying the BlackBoard modules Assignment!

19. Working in BlackBoard How does it look like? What can you do? What must you do? –Modules –Learning units –Assignments Your own responsibility…… ….but exercises & short report

20. For next week practicals Before March 11th : Assessment, M1, M2, M3, M4a.2 –Assessment See what you (don’t) know –M1: General introduction –M2: Information sources –M3:Wageningen UR library sources –M4a.2 Searching for beginners Choose a research topic for your assignment, preferably in groups of 2. If you have selected your topic, make exercise 1 of the MSc-Assignment. We like to discuss this with you during the practicals.

21. Example How to define your search strategy

22. “ Natural disasters are natural phenomena, but their victims and the damage caused are the consequences of the human activity. Therefore preventive measures or protection against natural disasters like earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, and landslides are of extreme importance. Spatial planning is one of the activities which can prevent, abate, or mitigate their consequences, by proper physical planning, taking into account the knowledge of risk concerning the occurrence of the phenomena that can provoke disasters. In accordance with the need for rising the awareness of policy makers land use planners should take any opportunity to include the aspect of reduction of the effect of natural disasters in their planning practice.” (S. Balram, P.D. Molotov Spatial planning as a means of protection against natural disasters, Landscape and Urban Planning 69 (2004) 145–162) Concepts/aspects and keywords: natural disasters: natural disasters, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, etc. spatial planning: spatial planning, land use planning, urban planning, etc. prevention: prevention, mitigation, protection, etc.