FROM WIKIPEDIATO ACADEMIA

A transliteracy approach to undergraduate instruction

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CONTACT & SCOPE: Katherine AhnbergAcademic Services Librarian University of South Florida

Lux_Serviamkeahnberg@usf.edu

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Initially developed for:Conditional admittance

studentsIncoming freshmenTransfer students

Audience: New to the subject Familiar and looking to

learn more

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SESSION OBJECTIVES Discussion:

Defining transliteracy in an information literacy context

undergraduate digital literacy competencies

The role of perceived efficiency vs. relevancy in searching

Mapping relevant topics across information environments, from tertiary to proprietary sources

UI/UX design principles and casting a wider net beyond the library website

Topics:Scaffolding literaciesTertiary sources Keyword generation Topic mapping Faceted interface designLibX Browser Extension

Examples:Wikipedia, Zappos, Facebook, Pinterest, InstagramCQ Researcher, FindIt!

DEFINING “TRANSLITERACY” (IT’S EXACTLY WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE)

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“the ability to read, write and interact across a range of platforms, tools and media from signing and orality through handwriting, print, TV, radio and films, to digital social networks”

Transliteracy:

-Alan Liu, UCSB Transliteracies Project

Q: How does transliteracy relate to information literacy?

SCAFFOLDING LITERACIES By scaffolding upon skillsets and

research methodology that many students do not recognize as transferable to the library environment, it is possible to:

❏ Create one-shot sessions that are meaningful and empowering to first time users.

❏ Key into methods of student-centered instruction and authentically ‘meet’ students where they are in the search for information

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WARMUP ACTIVITY:

Working on your own:

1.Navigate to Zappos.com

2.Find one pair of black, ankle height boots for >

$100

3.Raise your hand when you’ve located your pair2 minutes #TEACHINGTRANSLITERACY

the easiest interface for students is the one they already know...

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THINK, PAIR, SHAREIn your groups:

Q1: What are some of the differences between how popular websites and library databases look and feel?

Q2: What obstacles do new users face when transitioning to library discovery tools? Databases?

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UI/UX DESIGN, AUTHORITY, AND ACCESS

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Efficiency is not a matter is time spent searching, it’s a factor of finding relevant information

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IN THE ONE-SHOTTRANSLITERACY FROM POINT A TO POINT B

MEETING STUDENTS WHERE THEY ARE*

*actual student data

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THREE STEPS TO TRANSLITERACY INSTRUCTION:

I. TERTIARY SOURCEII. INTERMEDIARY DATABASEIII. DISCOVERY TOOL

Source Material

Make it relevant: use real curricular examples that ask students to step up to the plate in a risk-free environment

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Step One:

Students locate a Wikipedia page relevant to a topic appropriate to the prompt

Groups select keywords from Wikipedia and map their topic using a topic map

Computational thinking supports students in their transition to controlled vocabularies

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Wikipedia: The Lexical Leveler

Using Wikipedia to capture keywords and academic terminology: Keywords defined at a more accessible level on Wikipedia open the

gates for stronger search terminology Subject Term (SU) searching in library databases becomes more

transparent

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Step 2: Getting from Point A to Point B

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Relevancy is efficiency in disguise

STEP THREE: FROM WIKIPEDIA REFERENCES TO THE DISCOVERY TOOL

Which one of these is a journal article?

#TEACHINGTRANSLITERACYBut, for the most part, undergraduates still utilize tertiary sources before thinking about the library...

CREATE YOUR OWNIn your groups:Choose one common learning objective for incoming students

(keyword searching, using facets, citation styles etc.)Brainstorm a tool or aspect from popular website that matches

your information needAre there any next-step tools in your library toolbox? Test it out! *

*Bonus points for using the library website’s mobile interface

5-7 Minutes

FUTURE APPLICATIONS...

LibX +

LibX Edition Build Aleph/LibX integrates to supply browser cues that link directly to SFX holdings and more

One click access!

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SESSION RECAPDiscussion:

Defining transliteracy in an information literacy context Identifying undergraduate digital literacy competencies The role of perceived efficiency vs relevancy in searching Mapping topics across information environments, from

tertiary to proprietary sources UI/UX design principles and casting a wider net beyond the

library website

QUESTIONS?Katherine Ahnberg

keahnberg@usf.edu

LIBX EDITION BUILD: DBORTMAS12 (GITHUB)SLIDES: INSTRUCTIONPORTFOLIO.WORDPRESS.COM