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Library ResourcesFor Acquisition of Knowledge
Activity: Locating Library Services
Before you start your research, it’s good to know your way around our new library website. In groups find and prepare to explain:Group 1: How do you connect from off campus?Group 2: How do you renew a book online?Group 3: How can you talk to a subject librarian?
take 5 minutes
Talk to a real person
Tips for Successful Online Reference Help
Remember: not everyone has free access to a research expert.
Librarians staff the chat desk between 10 AM and 12 Midnight Sunday-Thurs
Here’s how to get the most out of chatting with a librarian:
Isolate the part of your assignment that is research oriented Concisely tell the librarian why you need information State your questions clearly Be patient It’s ok to ask more than one question!
There’s a Guide for That
“…the relationship between knowledge, power and authority”
Image: Christopher Dombres [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Activity: Image Citation
In your groups or on your own…
Locate the image at left
Be ready to answer:• What level of
copyright is this image protected under?
• How do you cite it appropriately to avoid plagiarism?
• Can you remix this image? How?
take 5 minutes
“Today’s citizens are expected to attend social processes anytime and anywhere. Thus, they are required to have mastery in new literacies which allow them to use all kinds of emerging technologies to share their views and make their voices heard."
Q1: What kind of information overload is “too much” when you are researching?
Q2: What can you do to find what you need, without limiting your learning?
Eylem, S., & Ali, S. (2013). New Literacies for Digital Citizenship. Contemporary Educational Technology, 4(2), 126.
FindIt! at USF vs. the Catalog
FindIt! A federated search
engine Retrieves all formats of
data Indexes most, but not
ALL, library databases
Best for: finding articles
The Catalog A library created
electronic record of everything in our holdings
Offers subject headings to search under
Best for: finding books
Search Plan: Hamlet’s Blackberry
Activity: Searching in
Findit!In your groups:
Navigate to the library homepage and follow the search plan challenge • Record how many results
you find• Write down the citation in
MLA
Questions?