Information competence across the

campus:the experience at Seton Hall

University, South Orange, N.J., USA and Ruhr University Bochum,

GermanyMarta Mestrovic Deyrup

Erda Lapp

Information competence across the campus of Bochum University,

GermanyErda Lapp, Bochum University

Library

1. Library tours and library training programwww. ub.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/Informationen/Informationsveranstaltungen.html

2. Getting into the BA program

Information competencein the age of the internet

The current situation for science and the humanities, the information circle

What is information competence? Basics of a literature search,

terminology Catalogue searches The internet as a communication and

information tool Searching for information: formulating

a search query, developing a search strategy

Selection and evaluation of search results according to relevance

Critical evaluation of information sources

Journal contents databases, subject databases

Information competencein the age of the internet

Electronic ILL and document delivery

Digital Libraries Portals, Virtual Libraries Orientation systems Search strategies The flow of a search Presentation of individual search

results

Information competence across the campus:

the experience at Seton Hall University, South Orange, N.J., USA

and Ruhr University Bochum, Germany

Marta Mestrovoc Deyrup, Erda Lapp

3. A quiz for all students of Spanish4. Roadshow – library in motion5. Working with highschool students6. Conclusion

- Computer training room- Equipment- Staff- Train the trainers- Online tutorial- Further developments