The Search Guide

an interactive course on how to search, evaluate and work with information

Internet Librarian International 061017 B204

Eva Norling & Peter GigerBlekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden

ILI 04 -The Quick Searchguide

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What is the Search Guide?

An extension of The Quick Search Guide > A search guide in Swedish and in English Based on texts and a variety of media Eight separate sections > A course in information literacy A tool for making lessons > Works of reference Learning objects >

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The Search Guide – by whom?

© Blekinge Tekniska Högskolas bibliotek / Blekinge Institute of Technology Library We have made the Search Guide:

Eva Norling, BTHAnne-Marie Pettersson, BTHand Johan Olofsson, Iconsulting

Texts: Anne-Marie Pettersson, Eva Norling, Kent Pettersson, Jenny Löfkvist, Anna Stockman, Peter Linde and Peter Giger. The subject specific texts were written by contact librarians, see signatures by the respective texts.

Translation: Jenny Löfkvist

Illustrations: Robert NybergFlash och layout: Lena ÅleniusPhoto: Malin Johansson

Web programming:Annika Lindquist, Kajsa Bjerstedt Blom

Thanks to: Lasse, Jörgen, Mia, Peter, Ulrika

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Different learning styles Questionnaire on the web > Usability tests Interviews with students and professors Colleagues’ experiences Integration into courses Collection of training resources

The Search Guide - why?

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User survey – How do you learn best? Choose one or several options!

A) By reading 66.1%  251B) By listening 57.6%  219

C) By practicing 84.5%  321D) By reflecting/analyzing 46.6%  177

E) By presenting 15.5%  59F) By seeing how other people do 42.4%  161

G) By giving form to 6.1%  23H) By discussing 53.7%  204

I) By solving problems 51.6%  196J) By trying to understand 39.2%  149

K) By seeing connections/context 49.7%  189L) By building on experiences 45.3%  172

M) By realizing the benefit of it 30.8%  117N) By creating new possibilities 12.9%  49

O) By focusing on details 9.5%  36P) Other (specify in comment field) 2.4%  9

Q) ? 0.8%  3Total 614.5%  2335

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Students online Campus students Teachers / tutors Librarians Freely available online

The Search Guide – for whom?

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Use of The Search Guide

New patrons Library introductions In our LMS – Learning Management

System Information folders The library web site

In education >

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In education Course material in information searching Private studies Reference literature In education

The teacher The contact librarian Collaboration to prefer Course plan The higher education act ”ability to search and

evaluate knowledge at a scientific level”

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The Search Guide

http://www.sokguiden.se/en/

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Next step - 2.0?Learning by: Communication Collaboration Processes Presentation Expressing, reformulating Reflection

Development: better possibilities to communicate in the searchguide

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Next Step 2.0 Other libraries want to have it Licence Problems

What we need: Open Source

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Next Step 2.0 Development Variety, diversity Different languages Updates Learning Objects Interaction

What we need: cooperation, networking

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Web 2.0 Wish List: Communication Open Source Networking

= Web 2.0

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The Search Guide 2.0 Web 2.0 / Library 2.0 Participate – share Collaboration between libraries Community

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Stimulate cooperation around library education

Content sharing Competence, expertise, participation,

responsibility Dialogue Invitation to participate

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Network for librarians

Searchguide 2.0 Structure

http://searchguide.se

Community

http://yourownchoice.com

Local Installation

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Open Source Technology Everything is based on open source Philosophy of participation and openness Sharable Templates & Plugins Linux Apache Web Server MySql Database Server PHP, Javascript, XHTML, CSS, (Ajax) Wordpress Blog/CMS Server Software

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The Community Pages Hosting learning objects in all forms as Video,

Flash, Audio Hosting Themes for the local searchguide Hosting function plugins for the local searchguide All languages is allowed for articles and objects Site language in English International aim Discussion Academic Creative Playground Participation/Web 2.0 Licence

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Participation License Development through participation Builds on the same thought as many file

sharing communites: You have to share to download.

Participation leads to responsibility Avoiding a ”free bank” situation where a

few deposit and many withdraw If not using our local system, then the

system must have Web 2.0 intentions. The essence is web 2.0

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Local Searchguide gets content from the community pages to

the local server Light system, possible to install in a web

hotell for 50 euro/year We provide a customizable interface > We recommend it, but if you have another

web 2 solution, it is ok.

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Comments Possibly chat, i.e. MeeboMe plugin Users’ Evaluations Users’ Presentations Users’ Reflections Possibly integrate podcast, videocast

function (even on a user level)

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Interaction in the Local Searchguide

The Searchguide 2.0 idea Participate in the open source movement Collaboration among library collegues Raise awareness and knowlege about

lightweight, open source, web 2.0 systems Communicate participation strategies Let users participate in the creation of

content – in the local Searchguide. Communicate library interaction strategies

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Invitation

Welcome to jointhe Search Guide Librarian Community

Invitation:http://www.searchguide.se/blog/

Please mail to:eva.norling@bth.sepeter.giger@bth.seanne-marie.pettersson@bth.se

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