Information Literacy

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Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy Information Literacy WRI 100 Session 1 ADA

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Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy

Information Literacy

WRI 100

Session 1

ADA

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Information literacy is a set of abilities requiring individuals to "recognize when

information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the

needed information."

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An information literate individual is able to:

Determine the extent of information needed Access the needed information effectively and efficiently Evaluate information and its sources critically Incorporate selected information into one’s knowledge base Use information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose Understand the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the

use of information, and access and use information ethically and legally

Note: ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards for HigherEducation will be used as a guideline as we develop our program.

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/standards/informationliteracycompetency.cfm#ildef

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Added Title

Searching for Books

Title

Call NumberLocation

Author

BOOK

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Example

√ Title: Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs

√ Added title: How to be insanely great in front of any

audience

√ Author: Carmine Gallo

√ Call number: HF5718.22 G35 2010

√ Location: General Collection

√ Status: Available

√ Publisher McGraw Hill

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Exercise

• Title: 18 Minutes

• Added title: ?

• Author: ?

• Call Number: ?

• Location: ?

• Status: ?

• Question: can it be checked out?

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Author

Searching for E-books

Title

Added Title

Access Link

E-book

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Example

√ Title: The War for Palestine

√ Added title: Rewriting the History of 1948

√ Author: Eugene Rogan

√ Access Link

√ Download

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Exercise

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Advanced Search

√ Modify Search

√ Narrowing Down Your Search

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Searching the

√ EBSCOhost

√ JSTOR

√ PROQUEST

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Any Questions?

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