IL100 – THE PROCESS

Part I, The Topic Part II, Identifying the Thesis or Question Part III, Key Ideas/Concepts (search Words) Part IV, Where? Part V, Methods Part VI, Evaluation THE PROCESS

Broad Topic  Identify Key Ideas/Concepts The Concept  Words (tag, key, search)  Representation  Watch Spelling THE PROCESS, PART I, THE TOPIC

Basic Research  Lets you know the subject better Concepts  Yes, again  Identify the new set of concepts or key ideas THE PROCESS, PART II, IDENTIFYING THE THESIS OR QUESTION

Identify  Key words  Ideas  Concepts. "Should Native Americans practice religious and social customs that violate local and Federal laws?" GROUP ASSIGNMENT ACTIVITY 2

THE PROCESS, PART III, KEY IDEAS/CONCEPTS (SEARCH WORDS) "Should Native Americans practice religious and social customs that violate local and Federal laws?" Key wordsBroaderRelatedNarrower Native Americans Indigenous peoples, North American history Indians, Amerinds, North American Indians Makah, Nez Perce, Cherokee, Kwakiutl, etc. Customs Social systems, anthropology, Marriage, social relations, spirituality, rites and ceremonies, religion, culture Lodge house(s), hunting, whaling, potlatch, etc. Law Criminal justice, U.S. Constitution, constitutional law Legislation, crimes, treaty rights Bureau of Indian Affairs, NAGPRA,cases University of Idaho University of Idaho Information Literacy Portal UI Core Curriculum

WHY IDENTIFY KEY WORDS? RECALL Keywords that Allow for a Broad Net of Information PRECISION Focusing Search, As Few as Possible

WHY IDENTIFY KEY WORDS? FALSE DROPS Accurate but unneeded Information “employment or jobs or careers”  Steve Jobs STOP WORDS “Noise Words”

Particular Catalogs Libraries Search Engines Databases THE PROCESS, PART IV, WHERE?

Retrieval  Boolean  Berry Picking  Browsing Organization  Lists of Concepts  Outline Storing Information  Physical  Electronic THE PROCESS, PART V, METHODS

Operators Quotations Wildcard & Truncation Example - Google A type of search allowing users to combine keywords with operators. BOOLEAN

And Or Not Information Literacy = Information and Literacy BOOLEAN - OPERATORS Information Literacy

And Or Not Information or Literacy BOOLEAN - OPERATORS Information Literacy

And Or Not Information not Literacy Literacy not Information BOOLEAN - OPERATORS Information Literacy

“Information Literacy” Exact Phrase  Word for Word  Word Order BOOLEAN - QUOTATIONS Information Literacy

Hero!HeroES HeroINE HeroIC HeroN HeroISM Hero’s BOOLEAN – WILDCARD & TRUNCATION

Google BOOLEAN – EXAMPLE

Finding  Keywords  Sources  Stacks  Keywords  References  Notes  Citations (THE ART OF) BERRYPICKING Founding Fathers of the United States of America

Mainly at Retail Stores BROWSING

Some Sort of List Outline ORGANIZATION

SOME SORT OF LIST Founding Fathers FramersFounders U.S. Founding Fathers U.S. Constitution Declaration of Independence Revolutionary War Continental Congress

OUTLINE: WADSWORTH P. 8-9 I.Introduction: What your main theory is and why (thesis).] II.Main Topic a. Strongest Piece of Evidence b. Another illustration or example c. Another illustration or example III. Conclusion a. One sentence summarizing your first example b. One sentence summarizing your second example c. (One sentence for each example until you are done) d. A Final Statement strongly asserting your thesis

STORING INFORMATION PHYSICAL Index Cards Binder  “Never Ending” Reference Page ELECTRONIC Flashdrive Dropbox & Google Drive

INDEX CARD Title of the Topic Covered “Quoted information,” or a paraphrase of the information you are going to use author, title, year, pg # (On the Back)

BINDER PARTS “Never-Ending” Reference Page Journal Articles Notes TOOLS Binder (s) Highlighter Pen Dividers

List of Sources Categorized  Alphabetized  Format “NEVER-ENDING” REFERENCE PAGE

Flashdrive Dropbox Google Drive STORAGE DEVICE