1. Information Literacy Internet/Problem Based Learning Session III Frederic Murray Assistant Professor MLIS, University of British Columbia BA, Political Science, University of Iowa Instructional Services Librarian Al Harris Library frederic.murray@swosu.edu

2. The Internet is… a worldwide collection of computer networks ubiquitous

3. Beginnings

4. Anatomy of a URL

5. Domain Names Which one is right? – www.whitehouse.com www.whitehouse.com – www.whitehouse.gov www.whitehouse.gov – www.whitehouse.net www.whitehouse.net – www.whitehouse.org www.whitehouse.org Whois.net – www.whois.net www.whois.net.gov.org.mil.com.edu.net.int Indicates a reliable domain name

6. GoogleGoogle: Improve Your Searches Site Specific Command What it does: searches only specific domains What to type: children's health site:edu children's health site:gov

7. Google Scholar Predatory Journals Unless you’re familiar with Research Methodology ( Cohort/Systematic Reviews i.e.) $$$$

8. Focus Question How do you evaluate/trust the authority of what you find?

10. Focus Question How do you evaluate/trust the authority of what you find?

11. Importance of Context Reliable: Is the author qualified to write about the topic? Does the domain name reveal anything about the author or source Does the source reveal a bias? Is the information factual? Are there spelling, grammar or other errors? Is the information current? Relevant: Does the information relate to your topic or answer your question? What kind of source is it (popular/news/scholarly? Does the source meet the requirements of your assignment? Is the information at an appropriate level (not too elementary or too advanced for your needs)?

12. Discovery Discovery is an all-in-one search of the library catalog and many full-text databases. Beta Very useful for locating specific citations.

13. Managing Your Research Discovery Folders – Create Account – Off Campus 1. Sign in into Library 2. Sign into EBSCO RefWorks – Create Account – Sign In

14. Class Exercise Read this Article ( 500 words)Article Brainstorm for Keywords Find 5 digital books in Ebrary related to the topic Put in Bookshelf Find 6 articles in Academic Search Complete (3 must be Peer Reviewed; 3 newspaper or magazine) Put in Temp. Folder

15. RefWorks

16. REVIEW Search Strategies –Keywords/Boolean AND/OR/NOT Organization of Information –Catalog/Ebrary –Databases/Discovery –Popular vs. Scholarly Resources

17. Review Critical Evaluation –Relevant, Reliable, Contextual –Google: Site Specific Search site:edu or site:gov

18. Thanks!