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Direita |
Library Introduction (5 min.) |
Identify the Personal Librarian Know Library's Services |
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Research Question (10 min.) |
Formulate a focused, clear relevant research questions |
Learn: Short presentation on how to formulate a good research question Remember: Quiz students on what are the main points of a good research question Do: Use the basic HoyaSearch skills to check the literature |
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Background Knowledge (15 min.) |
search the Credo database use the Mind Map feature to create meaningful connections between concepts |
Learn: Librarian explains what reference sources are and their usefulness. Remember: Librarian quizzes, discusses with students major points and confusion with reference sources Do: Students create Mind-Map based on their topic/research question on a piece of paper and find at least a couple of articles from Credo or other reference source |
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Basic HoyaSearch (15 min.) |
search for books and articles find & access materials online locate physical items with a call number
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Learn: Librarian short presentation of what a federated search engine is and its features Remember: Librarian quizzes/discusses with students the concept and features of HoyaSearch to make sure they remember basic information Do: Ask students to search and find book/article based on research question keywords. if in the library, students can roam the shelves |
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Primary vs. Secondary sources (15 min.) |
define what is a primary source use the library and the internet to locate primary sources distinguish between primary and secondary sources
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Remember: Students do a quick quiz on what is a primary vs. secondary source and where they can find it in the library Do: Activity: students work with a primary sources database to find a material, view/read/summarize it and cite it |
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Proper Citing (20 min) |
know where to look for assistance with citation read citations find machine generated citations and correct the mistakes, if any understand what copyright is, why it’s important, and when it is applicable (ex. public domain vs. common knowledge) |
Learn: Short presentation on proper citing and avoiding plagiarism, what automated tools are available in HoyaSearch, and how to correct mistakes Remember: Quiz students on the necessary components of a citation/reference entry Do: Ask students to build a citation for a book, article, newspaper story, etc. |
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Centro |
Expert HoyaSearch (30 min) |
break down the research question and extract the concepts find related keywords combine search terms search HoyaSearch for a variety of content (e- Books, peer-reviewed articles, etc.) locate and download the full text Apply subject terms in the search copy citations from HoyaSearch records |
Learn: Short presentation on Field search, Boolean operators and Subject search. Also, how to save results and searches to account and how to export citations to Refworks. Remember: Ask students how field search would work with combination of Boolean operators and how they can retrieve and then change their search query |
Evaluate online information using the CRAAP method (20 min) |
evaluate information sources for Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy and Purpose distinguish between scholarly and popular sources |
Learn: Short presentation on what CRAAP is Remember: Quiz students on what the acronym means Do: Apply an activity where students will need to evaluate sources |
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Searching for News (30 min) |
locate newspaper and magazine articles using HoyaSearch search specialized databases for newspaper and magazine content set up alerts and feeds on topics of interest (if possible) |
Learn: Students are introduced to the concept of news resources, how they are created and how reliable they are. They are also shown where to find news in the library (HoyaSearch and News Databases) Remember: Student complete a short quiz on what is the production process of news and 3 different ways to find them in the library (HoyaSearch filter, Journal Search, Databases) Do: Based on a news issue that was dominant a while ago or their research topic, find newspaper articles in any of the locations of the library |
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Subject Database Search (30 min) |
identify database type based on information need (dataset, image, peer-reviewed journals, etc) use advanced search features and techniques Set email alerts for selected journals explore and take advantage of other specialized features for specific databases |
Learn: Short presentation on what is a subject database, what it contains and how it is organized, any special features available, what is its usefulness and how it is different from HoyaSearch. Remember: Librarian quizzes students on the defining features of subject database(s) Do: Students will use the database(s) to find materials according to their research topic |
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Esquerda |
Expert Google Scholar Search (20 min) |
use the advanced search feature of Google Scholar Apply forward and backward citation search Set connection to the home library Refine search results |
Learn: Explain how advanced search works and other tips (asterisk, search within cited works etc) Remember: Ask students if they remember to repeat some major points of advanced features Do: Search for articles on their assignment, create their own digital library with labels in and set up alerts |
Use a citation tool: RefWorks or Zotero (45 min) |
add/grab/export references from HoyaSearch, Google Scholar or other websites organize references by folders cite while they write create bibliography share references |
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Multimedia and Copyright Guidelines (30 min) |
navigate specialized library databases for multimedia content navigate and evaluate an assortment of open access multimedia databases for multimedia content understand the unique aspects of copyright and multimedia content |
Learn: Librarian presents information about public domain, licensing statement, Fair Use and where students can find freely available multimedia. Also, mentions copyright of photos of objects taken by students. Remember: Librarian quizzes students on the main points of copyright Do: Find multimedia objects in a library database/online for a specific topic |
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Data and Dataset searching (30 min) |
Use specialized library databases to find datasets according to information need Find, evaluate and use openly accessible datasets Explore data visualization options |
Learn: Librarian explains the concept of open (government) data and gives general directions on where students can usually find them and what they should be aware of regarding usage rights and evaluation. Also demonstrates the various ways data can be downloaded and visualized. Remember: Librarian repeats main points about data access and evaluation Do: Students find, download, and visualize datasets from a suitable database related to their research question |