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Introduction to research methods:
information literacy and the internet
Sarah Wilcock
Eastwood Learning Centre
London College of Fashion Library 1950s
Aims of today’s session
• To establish what information literacy is
• To give you some tips on how to
research effectively
• To demonstrate some useful websites
(for your assignments!)
What is information literacy?
Buzz group task:
What do you think information literacy
is?
Come up with one idea to feedback to the
class
What is information literacy?
“ Information literacy is knowing when and
why you need information, where to find
it, and how to evaluate, use and
communicate it in an ethical manner ”
Definition by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals
How can you practice information
literacy?
• Do you know how to use the learning centre catalogue?
• Do you use contents pages and indexes?
• Do you search the internet effectively?
• Do you evaluate resources and think about them critically?
• Do you cite and reference the information you use in assignments?
Research techniques 1: books &
journals
• WebView – the Learning Centre catalogue
Books and Journals
Remember to use…
• Contents pages
• Indexes
• Bibliographies
• Library catalogues
• Learning Centre staff
Research techniques 2: using the
internet
Too much information?
Reliability of information?
Google is not a brand
Copying and pasting
• Some tips…
Finding what you need on the
web: search tips
• Use key words
• Use synonyms
• Use operators e.g. AND OR
• BE CRITICAL!
Evaluating internet resources: being
critical
• When was it written?
• Who wrote it?
• Why was it written
Evaluating internet resources:
things to consider
Can you see:
- An author
- A date
- A purpose
- Contact/ About us page
Evaluating internet resources:
things to consider
• Do you trust the web address?
• A web address gives you insight into a sites
purpose, reliability, and relevance
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/ (commercial companies)
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/ (not for profit organisations)
- http://www.culture.gov.uk/ (government departments)
Evaluating websites…
Buzz group task…
Compare these two sites:
http://www.worldbank.org
and
http://www.whirledbank.org
What do you think?
Take a look at…
http://www.malepregnancy.com/
http://www.dhmo.org/
Any feedback?
Research tip: use resources that have
already been checked e.g. Moodle…
Learning centre resources…
Look for your subject area…
Use Moodle to find…
• Useful websites
• Journals
• Careers information
• Information on Harvard referencing (next week!)
• Useful presentations from the Further Education
National Consortium – info for your assignments!
Film & Sound Online- Access via Athens
Issues Online: media
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
Intute: collect some quality resources…
Try the virtual
learning suite
Take the tour
and use this
opportunity to
bookmark
some useful,
and reliable
resources
Next week…
Referencing and bibliographies
Thank you for listening…
Any questions?
Don’t forget to sign up for an Athens
password if you haven’t got one