Information literacy and

Internet research

for

Wikipedia editors

ShyamalLSHYAMAL @ GMAIL . COM

User:Shyamal

Content includes copyrighted images used for instruction (non-commercial - fair-use)

Information

• environment via senses

• people

• media – print - books ...– tv, radio, film …– internet

© David McCandless http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2010/data-information-knowledge-wisdom/

“ the sum of all human knowledge ”

Source: http://www.knowledge-management-tools.net/different-types-of-knowledge.html

Reliability ?

Shannon-Weaver communication model - by Einar Fanneshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Communication_shannon-weaver2.svg

Reputation: based on creator, content and publisher

© Richard Russell - http://www.scientificamerican.com/slideshow.cfm?id=illusions-whats-in-a-face

© Artist: István Orosz

Information Literacyold roots

Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information on it... - Samuel Johnson (1791)

Information Literacy

If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants - Isaac Newton, 1676

other version from at leastthe 12th century

In Greek mythology the blind giant Orion carried his servant Cedalion on his shoulders.

Image source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Library_of_Congress,_Rosenwald_4,_Bl._5r.jpg

Information Literacy•Searching

- know needs, finding sources•Evaluating

- primary/secondary/tertiary sources- evaluating content

•Using (ethically)- synthesising, citing, paraphrasing - copyrights, plagiarism

•Sharing - publishing- archiving, licensing for reuse

SearchingSearch engines

not semanticincomplete - deep web (>90% of Internet - not indexed)

People are resourcesspecialist sites, email list-servers, other groups

Not all information is in soft formatOCR-ed material often error prone

Published sourcesSometimes inaccessibleSometimes expensiveAuthor archivesFind and contact authors

Source: http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct07/NoMoreCards.ws.html

Search engines

Google currently considered the best

Advanced usage

•Site specification•Filetype specification•Using Google Scholar •The Internet Archive

The Internet is a librarybut not a replacement yet

Cartoon © by Ed Stein

Libraries in India

http://www.funzug.com/index.php/travel/15-incredible-libraries-around-the-world.html

•Public libraries

•Specialist libraries•Attached to institutions

•government bodies, courts, universities •State Archives

Internet resources

Digital librariesJournal websitesSubject specific websites

databases / bibliographiesFinding experts

Email listserversSocial networking

Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+

Evaluating

Primary / secondary and tertiary sourcesAuthor credibilityPublisherReviewsCitation of others - quality of scholarshipCitations by othersRecognize quality indicators or their lackIdentify plagiarism or copyright violationsContact and interact with authors

Using

Research material, keep notesBibliographic tools - Zotero, MendeleyCite authors inlineKnow the copyright law - rise above it

License openly esp. if you are govt. fundedAvoid plagiarism including close paraphrasing

Sharing

Share bibliographies and reviewsArchive your own publications onlineShare your knowledge, mediaInteract online with the public

without discriminationLearning and teaching

indistinguishablecontinuous processes Image: http://novatonft.blogspot.com/

Questions

L. Shyamal < LSHYAMAL @ GMAIL.COM >muscicapa.blogspot.com

Wikipedia editor : User:Shyamal

Pick a topic

Under Wikiproject India - preferably a topic that is unfamiliar and one that deals with something outside of popular culture

Research the topic

Locate books, journals, websitesIdentify the type of sourceComment on reliabilityUse Zotero to create bibliographyMake notes

Install Zotero for Firefox from www.zotero.org

Improve an article

Paraphrase and synthesizeUse the citation templates