INFORMATION LITERACY

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INFORMATION LITERACY
CHS Library Team

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• USING THE LIBRARY TO FIND INFORMATION

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• LIBRARY STAFF
• Faculty of Communications, Health and Science
  Library team at Joondalup
• Librarians Lynette Hirsch
• Pam Thornton
• Lesley Hastings
• Lyn Leslie
• Maria Woodhouse
• Technician Beth Manning
• Pia Henry

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• FINDING INFORMATION
• The session will cover
• the research process - finding information in the
  Library and beyond
• demonstration of Library tools (catalogue and
  databases)

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• LIBRARY RESEARCH PROCESS
• Understanding the topic
• Define the scope
• Gather the information
• ECU Catalogue
• Databases
• Internet search engines
• Analyse the data
• Write the report

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Location
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• Understanding the topic planning
• your search

Examine define your topic Main
keywords Synonyms, broader or narrower
terms Directive words (examples)
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Search plannerThe effect of nitrogen on the
growth of mung beans. Discuss
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• Define the scope
• Consider the length of the assignment
• Do you want to cover many areas briefly?
• OR to look at one area in great detail
• For broad cover use books.
• For up to date and in depth information
• Journal articles.

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Search planner
GATHER THE INFORMATION Use a subject dictionary
or encyclopedia for definitions Then look for
books Use the subject numbers bookmark for broad
subjects Do a keyword search in the catalogue for
books on more specific subjects. Find journal
articles using the keywords you have selected.
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Library Databases

• Commercial, usually Internet-based products which
  identify journal articles by subject.
• Not all articles referred to in databases are
  held by the ECU Library.
• Databases always give article citations. Most
  give abstracts too - some provide full text of
  articles.
• Many have links to full text where we
  purchase the journal separately.

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Boolean operators

• AND
• to retrieve references containing both (or all)
  concepts
• eg environment and mining
• Using more terms retrieving fewer references

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Boolean operators
OR to retrieve references covering either or both
concepts eg plants or animals Using more
terms more references
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eg food crops not fruit
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Record ALL Your Sources

• Always write the full details of any materials
  you plan to reference, e.g.
• Books
• Title, Author, Publisher and Publication
  date
• Print Journals
• Journal title, journal issue date and
  Author
• Electronic sources
• Retrieval date (date found)
• Database retrieved from, or URL

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5. Referencing/EndNote

• This link on the homepage takes you to the
  following page where you can access videos,
  Powerpoints about referencing, the ECU
  Referencing Guide ALSO the Endnote link will take
  you to a page where you can download the software
• http//www.ecu.edu.au/library/media/Referencing/r
  eferencing.html

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Produce your assignment

• Citing Your Sources
• Acknowledge the source of all material you used
  to write your paper
• Citations are placed both within the text
• in-text reference
• At the end of the paper in reference list
• end-text reference