Session One

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Session One

• Columbus State University
• CSU Libraries
• Information Literacy
• Spring 2007

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Welcome to Information Literacy

• DURING THIS SESSION YOU WILL LEARN
• What is meant by information literacy.
• The differences between various types of
  libraries.
• Services available in libraries.
• How information is organized and arranged in
  libraries.
• What materials are available and in what format.
• NOTE items in red are hyperlinked to provide
  pictorial examples.

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What Is Information Literacy?

• The abilities to recognize when information is
  needed and to locate, evaluate, effectively use,
  and communicate information in its various
  formats.
• -Information Literacy Competency Standards for
  Higher Education. American Library Association

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But What Does This Mean?

• This means you are able to
• Identify a need for information
• Effectively and efficiently access information
• Evaluate information critically and competently
• Use information accurately, ethically and
  creatively

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Understanding Libraries and Information

• Before learning the skills necessary to
• becoming information literate, it is a good
• idea to understand what kinds of
• libraries exist, how libraries organize
• information and in what ways they
• make information available.

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First Things FirstInformation Libraries

• There are various types of libraries that
  meet specific information needs for specific
  groups of people in terms of their collections.
  Whenever you have an information need it will be
  helpful to know what kind of library can best
  meet your information needs.

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Types of Libraries

• Various types of libraries include
• Public Libraries
• Special Libraries
• Academic Libraries

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Types of LibrariesPublic Libraries

• Public Libraries serve communities of all sizes
  and types. Public libraries are distinct from
  research libraries, or other special libraries in
  that their mandate is to serve the public's
  information needs generally rather than serve a
  particular school, institution, or research
  population.

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Types of LibrariesSpecial Libraries

• Special Libraries usually serve a distinct
  population with highly specialized collections
  such as
• Corporate libraries
• Medical libraries
• Law libraries
• Archives

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Types of LibrariesAcademic Libraries

• Academic Libraries are affiliated with and
  serve post secondary institutions such as
  colleges and universities. Academic libraries
  house collections that are discipline oriented in
  nature serving the research needs of students,
  faculty and staff.

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Library Services

• With the information age, computer and
  information technologies have made it easier to
  store and retrieve information and have also
  enhanced basic library services. Some of the
  basic services covered here are generally offered
  in many academic libraries.

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Library Services continued..

• Circulation - books and other library materials
  are usually checked in and out from this desk.
  Information regarding lending policies, fines and
  overdue notices are also duties performed at this
  desk as well.

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Library Services continued..

• Reference - librarians at the reference desk
  offer numerous services to library users such as
  basic and detailed research assistance, help with
  evaluating resources and using various research
  tools.

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Library Services continued..

• Library Instruction - is a service usually
  provided by reference librarians to aid patrons
  in learning how to conduct research using library
  research tools such as online catalogs and
  databases.

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Library Services continued..

• Interlibrary Loan - this service, usually free
  of charge, is provided when library users need
  books and copies of articles not available within
  a librarys collection. Requests for these
  materials are sent to other libraries that are
  able to provide them.

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Organization of Information Within Libraries

• In order to make information more easily
  accessible, libraries usually organize their
  collections in two major ways
• Subject- refers to information that is
  organized according to its shared content
• Format- refers to information organized by its
  shared physical qualities and appearance

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Classification of Information by Subject

• Information organized by subject is done so by
  classification systems. Classification systems
  allow information to be efficiently accessible.
  Here we will discuss the following systems
• Dewey Decimal Classification System
• Library of Congress Classification (used by
  CSU Libraries)
• U.S. Superintendent of Documents
  (SuDocs/Govt Docs)

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Organization of InformationDewey Decimal System

• The Dewey Decimal Classification System
  divides all knowledge into ten different subject
  classes using decimals to categorize subjects
  even further. The example below demonstrates how
  this system organizes information
• 900- Geography and History
• 970- General History of North America
• 973- United States History
• 973.7- Political and economic history (Civil War
  Period)

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Organization of InformationLibrary of Congress
Classification

• Library of Congress Classification System is a
  bit more comprehensive allowing larger libraries
  to expand their collections within each subject
  area. The LC system has 21 different subject
  classes with numerous subdivisions designated by
  alphanumeric combinations.

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Library of Congress Call Numbers

• The following is an example of how LC call
  numbers are organized in a particular subject
  area from a general subject to a specific book
• HT- Communities. Classes. Races
• HT 101-395 Urban Groups. Urban Sociology
• HT151 .S265 2002 Urban Sociology, Capitalism
  and Modernity by Mike Savage

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Organization of InformationU.S. Superintendent
of Documents (also know as Government Documents)

• The U.S. Superintendent of Documents, (also
  know as
• government documents/SuDocs) is the
  classification
• system used by the United States Government to
• organize government documents in an
  alphanumeric
• scheme based on the agency that issues the
• publication rather than by subject. Following
  is an example of a typical SuDocs (GovDoc) call
  number and its various elements

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SuDocs cont

• Elements of a SuDocs Call Number
• C 3.134/2C 83/2/995
• C Issuing Department-Commerce
• 3 Sub agency- Bureau of the Census
• 134/2Series- Statistical Abstract Supplement
• C 83/2/995- Title and date- County and City Data
  Book, 1995

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Formats of Information Resources

• Information is also made available in several
  formats. The term format refers to the general
  physical quality or appearance of an information
  resource which includes
• Books E-books
• Serials
• Dissertations Theses
• Audiovisual

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Formats of Information SourcesBooks
E-Books

• Books- traditionally consist of printed text
  fastened together at one edge and covered with a
  protective cover.
• E-Books- are published in electronic format and
  available on the internet or via subscription
  online databases such as NetLibrary.
• There are several features books have in common
  that allow you to use this resource more
  efficiently

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Features of Books E-Books

• Title Page- provides the title of the work,
  authors name, edition, place of publication and
  year published
• Table of Contents- a list in order of the
  chapters or parts of the book and pages on which
  they begin
• Glossary- a list with definitions of the special
  words or unfamiliar terms used in the text,
  usually found at the end of the book.

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Features of Books cont..

• Appendix- Supplementary materials following the
  text such as tables, maps and questionnaires.
• Bibliography- A list of books, articles, and
  other materials the author used in writing the
  book also know as a list of references.
• Index- An alphabetical list of subjects covered
  in a book

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Formats of Information SourcesSerials

• A serial is a publication that is issued on a
  continuing basis at regular intervals. The
  frequency varies from daily, weekly, monthly,
  quarterly (every three months), annually (once a
  year), or semiannually (twice a year).

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Serials continued..

• Periodicals- are numbered consecutively and
  given volume designations so that several issues
  make up a volume. Periodicals include magazines
  and journals
• Newsweek
• Journal of Marketing Research
• New York Times

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Formats of Information SourcesDissertations
Theses

• A dissertation is research that is conducted
  and written in partial fulfillment of the
  requirements for the doctoral degree at a
  university. A thesis is a research project
  completed in partial fulfillment of the
  requirements for the masters degree. An original
  copy of each written at university is kept in the
  university library and oftentimes preserved in
  microform as well.

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Formats of Information SourcesAudiovisual

• Audiovisual materials (A-V) include audio,
  video and microforms. Audiovisual material
  require special equipment in order to be used.
  Examples of A-V materials include
• Microforms
• CD-ROM
• DVD
• VHS

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Audio Visual FormatsMicroforms

• Microforms which are printed materials that
  are reduced in size by photographic means that
  can only be read with special readers. There are
  two major microforms usually found in libraries
• Microfilm- is print that is reproduced on a
  roll of 35 or 16 mm film.
• Microfiche- is a flat sheet of film, usually
  measuring 4x6 inches, on which separate pages of
  text are reproduced.

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Formats of Information Audiovisual

• CD-ROM- is a small plastic covered optical disk
  on which large amounts of information can be
  stored such as encyclopedias, dictionaries, maps
  and journal back files. CD-ROMs require the use
  of a computer with appropriate software to run
  the program.

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Audiovisual FormatsDVD

• DVD- is similar to a CD-ROM except it holds
  much more information, enough for a full length
  movie and requires the use of a computer with
  appropriate software or a DVD player.

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Audiovisual FormatsVHS

• VHS- video cassette tapes store images and
  audio on magnet tape and require the use of a
  video cassette player (VCR)

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Whats Next Session Two

• In this session you have learned what is meant
  by information literacy, different types of
  libraries and services that are available, how
  libraries organize information by subject and
  format. In session two you will learn
• The steps in the research process
• How to evaluate materials for relevancy
• How to evaluate websites

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Sources Cited forSession One

• Bolner, Myrtle S., Poirier, Gayle A. (2001).
  The Research Process Books and Beyond. Iowa
  Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co.
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• http//library.shu.edu/cdi4lib/silt2/images/microf
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• http//staff.aist.go.jp/zhen.yang/images/dissertat
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• http//instructional1.calstatela.edu/sgray/Agnesi/
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