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Lenuța URSACHI Elena SCUTELNICU Mioara VONCILĂ Dunarea de Jos University of Galati

STRATEGY FOR INFORMATION LITERACY PROMOTING IN SECONDARY AND HIGH SCHOOLS. Lenuța URSACHI Elena SCUTELNICU Mioara VONCILĂ Dunarea de Jos University of Galati. 47 Domneasca St, 800008-Galati, RO Tel: +40 336 130 134 Fax: +40 236 461 353

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Lenuța URSACHI Elena SCUTELNICU Mioara VONCILĂ Dunarea de Jos University of Galati

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  1. STRATEGY FOR INFORMATION LITERACY PROMOTING IN SECONDARY AND HIGH SCHOOLS Lenuța URSACHI Elena SCUTELNICU Mioara VONCILĂ Dunarea de Jos University of Galati 47 Domneasca St, 800008-Galati, ROTel: +40 336 130 134 Fax: +40 236 461 353 E-mail:lenuta.ursache@ugal.roURL: http://www.ugal.rohttp://www.lib.ugal.ro

  2. BIBLIO 2010 - BRASOV CONTENT INTRODUCTION RESEARCH PROCESS Defining Phase Investigation Phase Project Developing Phase Dissemination Phase CONCLUSIONS

  3. BIBLIO 2010 - BRASOV INTRODUCTION • Information literacy: recognize the need of information locate and evaluate the information sources use efficiently and effectively the information Source: American Library Association

  4. BIBLIO 2010 - BRASOV INTRODUCTION • Develop a research project: • get definitions about the topic • learn about types and formats of information sources • locate, select, organize and evaluate critically • use efficienty and effectively retrieved information

  5. BIBLIO 2010 - BRASOV RESEARCH PROCESS • A deep research means: • Defining • Investigating • Developing • Sharing

  6. BIBLIO 2010 - BRASOV RESEARCH PROCESS: Defining Phase GOALS: - get an overview on the topic analyzed - be able to develop a project ACTIVITIES: - Concept - Research questions - Keywords

  7. BIBLIO 2010 - BRASOV RESEARCH PROCESS: Defining Phase Project requirements: What is the topic about? What is already known? Which is the format? Which is the deadline? Which is the audience?

  8. BIBLIO 2010 - BRASOV RESEARCH PROCESS: Defining Phase CONCEPT • Use reference materials • Discuss with a specialist

  9. BIBLIO 2010 - BRASOV RESEARCH PROCESS: Defining Phase RESEARCH QUESTIONS 1 2 • Main question: • comprehensive • answerable • Secondary questions: • brainstorming • not a fact • narrow or broad

  10. BIBLIO 2010 - BRASOV RESEARCH PROCESS: Defining Phase KEYWORDS • essential concepts • broader terms (discipline or subject) • related terms (synonyms/other) • narrower terms (cases/events) • controlled vocabularies/databases

  11. BIBLIO 2010 - BRASOV RESEARCH PROCESS: Investigation Phase • GOAL: • organize a flexible search plan • ACTIVITIES: • information sources • search strategy • locating, collecting and organizing • critical evaluating

  12. BIBLIO 2010 - BRASOV RESEARCH PROCESS: Investigation Phase • INFORMATION SOURCES • TYPES: • fiction/non-fiction • printed/media • books/journals • popular/scientific/commercial • primary/secondary/tertiary • FORMATS: • printed/digital • video/sound recordings • multimedia • microformats • human

  13. BIBLIO 2010 - BRASOV RESEARCH PROCESS: Investigation Phase • INFORMATION SOURCES • Encyclopedias • Dictionaries • Almanacs • Atlases • Reference materials • Interviews • Audiovisual materials • Online databases • Video/sound recordings • Internet

  14. BIBLIO 2010 - BRASOV RESEARCH PROCESS: Investigation Phase • INFORMATION SEARCH STRATEGY • TRADITIONAL Library • Other forms • Library catalogs • Information tools • Interlibrary loan • Letters • Interviews

  15. BIBLIO 2010 - BRASOV RESEARCH PROCESS: Investigation Phase • INFORMATION SEARCH STRATEGY • Online catalogs • (library/database) • ELECTRONIC • Search engines • Simple search & • Advanced search • boolean operators • truncation • wildcard • nesting • directories • metasearch engines • portals

  16. BIBLIO 2010 - BRASOV RESEARCH PROCESS: Investigation Phase • LOCATING, COLLECTING & ORGANIZING • shelf quote / web address • gather, screen, keep & save • arrange according the questions plan

  17. BIBLIO 2010 - BRASOV RESEARCH PROCESS: Investigation Phase • CRITICAL EVALUATION • RELIABILITY • UTILITY • ACCURITY clear clues to biases complete coherent professionist certain

  18. BIBLIO 2010 - BRASOV RESEARCH PROCESS: Investigation Phase • CRITICAL WEBSITE EVALUATION info type, responsibility, credibility • AUTHORITY launching date, up-to-date level • UP-TO-DATE clear, attractive, accessible, grammar • QUALITY free, fee-based, register • ACCESSIBILITY

  19. BIBLIO 2010 - BRASOV RESEARCH PROCESS: Developing Phase GOAL • processing the research results ACTIVITIES • answers to research questions • citing sources used • title & bibliography • revising & checking

  20. BIBLIO 2010 - BRASOV RESEARCH PROCESS: Developing Phase ANSWERS • Own words • Information founded

  21. BIBLIO 2010 - BRASOV RESEARCH PROCESS: Developing Phase CITATION YES NO • somebody's idea • not a general fact • informational note • well-known fact • statistical data • easy-to-find data

  22. BIBLIO 2010 - BRASOV RESEARCH PROCESS: Developing Phase CITATION • Footnote • Endnote • Parenthetical paranthesis • Bibliography

  23. BIBLIO 2010 - BRASOV RESEARCH PROCESS: Developing Phase CITATION - How to • Printed books • author, title, city, publisher, year • Chapter in printed book • chapter author & title, book title, city, publisher, year, chapter pages

  24. BIBLIO 2010 - BRASOV RESEARCH PROCESS: Developing Phase CITATION - How to • Printed article • article author & title, journal title, volume, year, issue number, pages • Electronic article • author, title, version, citation date, web address

  25. BIBLIO 2010 - BRASOV RESEARCH PROCESS: Developing Phase CITATION - How to • Electronic book • author, title, version, city, publisher, year, citation date, web address • Website • website title, version, citation date, web address

  26. BIBLIO 2010 - BRASOV TITLE & BIBLIOGRAPHY TITLE according to the studied topic • BIBLIOGRAPHY • alphabetical list • printed & online sources RESEARCH PROCESS: Developing Phase

  27. BIBLIO 2010 - BRASOV RESEARCH PROCESS: Developing Phase REVISING & CHECKING • research requirements • ideas logical order & coherency • eliminate/add ideas • revise & improve sentences • citation & format • title & bibliography • spelling grammar & punctuation • professional opinion

  28. BIBLIO 2010 - BRASOV RESEARCH PROCESS: Dissemination Phase • GOAL: • make the information available to the public • ACTIVITIES: • publishing & presentation • reflection on results

  29. BIBLIO 2010 - BRASOV RESEARCH PROCESS: Dissemination Phase PUBLISHING & PRESENTATION • PRESENTATION • practice the speech • clear, loud, never read • look & thank to audience • PUBLISHING • journals, books, presentations • conferences, workshops...

  30. BIBLIO 2010 - BRASOV RESEARCH PROCESS: Dissemination Phase REFLECTION ? • Strengths • Weakness • Opportunities • Threats • Challenges • Risks • Expectations

  31. BIBLIO 2010 - BRASOV CONCLUSIONS INFORMATION LITERACY • Education process impact • Independent learning role • Useful & necessary tool for education • Earliest education level curricula • Lifelong learning essential skill

  32. BIBLIO 2010 - BRASOV References REFERENCES • European Commission – Education and Traning.Available at: • http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/llp/guide/valor/what.en.html • Humes, Barbara. Understanding Information Literacy.Available at: • http://www.libraryinstruction.com/infolit.html • Information Literacy.Available at: • http://www.webs.uidaho.edu/info_literacy • Information Literacy Tutorial.Available at: • http://collaborations.denison.edu/ohio5/infolit • Learn Information Literacy Initiative.Available at: • http://www2.tafe.sa.edu.au/lili/ • The Research Process : a step-by-step tutorial from the Oregon School • Library Information System.Available at: • http://www.oslis.org/front-page • Teaching for Information Literacy.Available at: • http://h226.lskysd.ca/pd/

  33. BIBLIO 2010 - BRASOV Thank you for your attention • Lenuţa URSACHI • Universitatea “Dunărea de Jos” din Galaţi • Tel: 0336 130 134 • Fax: 0236 461 353 • e-mail:lenuta.ursache@ugal.ro

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