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Lecture One: Introduction to the Research Process

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Sharon Rankin

Introduction
Review of Course Outline
Using Moodle
Connecting to the wireless network
Defining Information Literacy
The Research Process - overview
Concordia Libraries

LC call numbers – shelf marks

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Become more information literate

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Learn about a variety of information sources

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http://www.lib.vt.edu/help/research/info-sources.html

Understand the research process

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http://biblio.laurentian.ca/research/pages/choosing-topic-1

Learn how to use information sources to information about your topic

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Learn how to search more effectively

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Learn how to evaluate sources based on established criteria

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Strategies for organizing the information you have selected as relevant

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Organize sources into a bibliography

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Prepare an outline of your research paper, using a writing style appropriate to academic writing

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Objectives

Evaluation (Grades)

Assignment

Mid-term

Research paper

Class participation

Communicating with me

Office Hours

Course text

Lecture slides

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Connect to MyConcordia

Weekly schedule

Due dates

Assignment

Mid-term - in class

Research paper

Academic integrity

Plagiarism

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Web course software

Uses:

to submit assignments

to email me

copies of lecture slides

Interesting links

How to connect

Netname and password

MyConcordia portal

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From Home

http://library.concordia.ca/research/databases/anydomain.html

VPN: http://www.concordia.ca/iits/services/vpn/

Finding computers on campus

CU labs http://iits.concordia.ca/services/labs_equipment/index.shtml

Wireless laptops – Library loan

http://library.concordia.ca/services/computers/laptops

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The set of abilities requiring individuals to "recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.” (American Library Association)

Considered essential lifelong learning skills.

http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/informationliteracycompetency

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“Information literate people will demonstrate an awareness of how they gather, use, manage, synthesise and create information and data in an ethical manner and will have the information skills to do so effectively.”

http://www.informationliteracy.org.uk/information-literacy-definitions/

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Webster and Vanier

First Floor: Circulation, Reference, Gov. Docs, Workstations

Second Floor: Periodicals and Media Centre (non-print)

Third floor: Stacks

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A General Works

B Philosophy, Religion

C History

D History, Topography (except America)

E America (general), United States (general)

F United States (local), America (except the United States)

G Geography, Anthropology

H Social Sciences (general), Statistics, Economics, Sociology

J Political Science

K Law

L Education

M Music

N Fine Arts

P Language and Literature

Q Science

R Medicine

S Agriculture

T Technology

U Military Science

V Naval Science

Z Bibliography,

Library Science

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21 main divisions

Main categories are subdivided by a second capital letter:

L Education

LA History of Education

LB Theory and Practice of Education

LC Special Aspects of Education

LD Individual Institutions-US

LE Individual Institutions-America (except US)

LF Individual Institutions-Europe

LG Individual Institutions-Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Is.

LH College and school magazines and papers

LJ Student Fraternities and Societies

LT Textbooks

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Further subdivided by numbers 1 to 9999 to which decimals may be added. Some subdivisions for LC are the following:

65-245 Social aspects of education

68-70 Demographic aspects

71-120.4 Education and the state

129-139 Compulsory education

149-161 Literacy

251-951 Moral and religious education

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Cutter numbers are then assigned:

LC149.7 G63

G63 (Author’s name starts with a G)

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Books about Information Literacy may be found in several different classes:

LB1028 Theory & practice of education- Teaching

LC149 Social aspects of education-Literacy

P96 Communication-Mass media

TK5105 Telecommunication

Z 711.2 Library Science. Public services

ZA3075 Information resources

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“I hear and I forget,

I see and I believe,

I do and I understand.”

Where does this come from?

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http://biblio.laurentian.ca/research/pages/choosing-topic-1

Select a topic

Develop a preliminary thesis

Conduct a literature search

Create a working bibliography

Evaluate selected sources

Write a final thesis

Prepare a paper & bibliography

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http://biblio.laurentian.ca/research/pages/choosing-topic-1

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Overview of library organization

LC Call numbers

To Do’s

Test your wireless connection

Connect to Moodle to display course info

Explore the Library web site

Consult the course textbook for next week’s readings

Next week

Step 1 – Selecting a topic

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