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“HELP! I’M DROWNING IN INFORMATION SOURCES!”
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A GUIDE TO GOOD RESEARCH ASSIGNMENTS
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT EVENINGJANUARY 14, 2016JANE HUANGAMY FERGUSON
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WHY DO WE GIVE RESEARCH ASSIGNMENTS?
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WHAT OBSTACLES DO STUDENTS FACE WHEN
COMPLETING RESEARCH ASSIGNMENTS?
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RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT TIPSRESEARCH ASSIGNMENTS THAT ARE APPROPRIATE AND
HELPFUL FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS
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GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSIGNMENTS ARE NOT APPROPRIATE FOR COLLEGE
FRESHMAN.
GRADUATE STUDENTS
COLLEGE FRESHMAN
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GIVE ASSIGNMENTS THAT TEACH STUDENTS ABOUT RESEARCH.
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“SEARCH” REALITY CHECK
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GOOGLE VS. LIBRARY DATABASES – A COMPARISON OF
SEARCH INTERFACE
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WEB VS. LIBRARY DATABASES – A COMPARISON
• WHEN TO USE• RELIABILITY / AUTHORITY• ACCESSIBILITY• USABILITY (SCOPE AND DEPTH)• STABILITY
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LIBRARY SERVICES FOR FACULTY
• WHAT DO WE HAVE?• HTTP://LIBGUIDES.RICHLANDCOLLEGE.EDU/FACULTYANDS
TAFF
• HOW TO GET THEM?• HTTP://LIBGUIDES.RICHLANDCOLLEGE.EDU/C.PHP?G=21
8741&P=1589828
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LIBRARY DATABASES – NAVIGATION
• ALPHABETICAL
• BY SUBJECT / BY COURSE / BY FORMAT
• POPULAR LIST
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LIBRARY DATABASES – FEATURES
WITH EDITORIAL FEATURES – SUBJECT GUIDESTOPIC SUMMARYLEXILE LEVELS – ESL
STUDENTSTYPE OF SOURCES
WITHOUT EDITORIAL FEATURES -- EBSCO
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LIBRARY DATABASES - COMMON FUNCTIONALITIES
• PRINT• SAVE (OR DOWNLOAD) (SIGN IN TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT)• EMAIL• CITE (MULTIPLE STYLES)• SHARE
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LIBRARY MYSTERIES
• CAN I FIND EBOOK IN THE DATABASES?
• DO YOU HAVE THIS MAGAZINE / JOURNAL?
• DO YOU HAVE JSTO?
• DO YOU HAVE ERIC?
• DO YOU HAVE TRADE JOURNALS?
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CITATION• BUILD A CITATION VS.
COPY AND PASTE?• COPY AND PASTE CITATION
• BOOKS FROM LIBRARY CATALOG BY USING WEBBRIDGE DATA
• ARTICLES FROM LIBRARY DATABASES
• CITATION STYLE: MLA, APA (LIBRARY GUIDES)
• MOBILE APPS
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EVALUATING SOURCESEXAMPLES OF EXERCISES
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TRAAP
T TIMELINESS
R RELEVANCE
A AUTHORITY
A ACCURACY
P PURPOSE
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ASSIGNMENT AND TRAAP
• IT CAME FROM THE INTERNET !
HTTP://LIBRARYSCHOOL.LIBGUIDESCMS.COM/CONTENT.PHP?PID=595111&SID=4907103
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RED LIGHT, YELLOW LIGHT
RED LIGHT: STOP. OBVIOUS BIAS
YELLOW LIGHT: SLOW DOWN. “I SEE YOUR POINT, BUT…”
GREEN LIGHT: GO. CLAIM IS SOLID.
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RED AND YELLOW LIGHTS• SWEEPING
GENERALIZATION• ONE-SIDED ARGUMENTS• BOLD CLAIM, NO
ARGUMENT• BLATANT SELF-INTEREST• EXTREME CONVICTION
• NO OBVIOUS EXPERTISE• ANGRY OR EMOTIONAL
CLAIMS• FEELINGS: SEEMS
IMPLAUSIBLE, UNCERTAIN, TENTATIVE
• PLAINLY AN OPINION
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
• "ACRLFRAME - ACRL FRAMEWORK FOR INFORMATION LITERACY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION." - INFO. ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES, 2 FEB. 2015. WEB. 05 JAN. 2016.
• ACRL. "INFORMATION LITERACY COMPETENCY STANDARDS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION." INFORMATION LITERACY COMPETENCY STANDARDS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION. ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES, 18 JAN. 2000. WEB. 05 JAN. 2016.