Ta Info Lit Workshop
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Information Literacy Teaching Tips &
Techniques
Esther GrassianUCLA College Library
January 2009(1/26/09)
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About you…
Your name, department & course?
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Handouts...
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Survey Results
6 WP Tas + 12 Cluster TFs 13 TA’ing for 1st Time Some TA’ed 1-3 Years Research Papers… Referrals…
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Agenda
Top 5 Teaching Topics Online & In-Person Student
Help Help for TAs/Instructors Questions Welcome!
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Top Topics
1. Website, Blog, etc. Critical Thinking2. Broadening/Narrowing Research Topic3. Library Catalog Searching 4. Magazines v. Journals5. Effective Database Searching
Online Student Help
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“Hoax, Scholarly Research, Personal Opinion? You Decide!”
TOPICS
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Web 2.0 Critical Thinking
“Evaluating Web Content” “Thinking Critically About Web 2.0
& Beyond”TOPICS
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Topic Narrowing/Broadening
Topic Keywords Exercise Topic Narrowing Exercise Worksheet Road to Research: Starting Points
TOPICS
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Topic Broadening
Hispanic women 85 and older in LA need protection from abuse in nursing homes. TOPICS
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Key Topic Words
Hispanic Women 85 and older L.A. Abuse Nursing homes
TOPICS
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Related Words/Concepts
Latin*; Chican* Senior Citizen*; Elderly California; Los Angeles Neglect; Violen* Long-Term Care
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Topic Narrowing
Broad topic: Immigration Limiters…TOPICS
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Topic Narrowing
Broad topic: Immigration Limiters…
Timeframe: 1940s – 1950s Geographic Region: California Person/Group: Braceros Event/Aspect: Living conditions
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Topic Sentence/Argument
“Poor living conditions for Braceros did not improve over a 10-year period they worked in California, from the 1940s to the 1950s.”
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Online Help…
Road to Research: Starting Points OWL: Topic Invention Techniques OWL: Planning (Invention) Thought
StartersTOPICS
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UCLA Library Home Page
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All 13 UCLA Libraries Books Periodical Subscriptions Other materials No Articles!
TOPICS
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Help Using It…
Road to Research: Find It! Books College Library How-To Guides UCLA Library Catalog guide Catalog Worksheet
TOPICS
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Magazines vs. Journals
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Academic Conversations
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“Visible” v. “Invisible” Web
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Which Database?
Subject Matter? Time Period? Publications?
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Web of Science
Topics: Sciences, Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities
Materials: Articles (from 5300 Journals), Book Chapters
Time: 1900+ (sciences)
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Let’s try it...
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Get Copies
Online Copy Paper Copy Request a FREE Copy
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Key Points
Pick Useful Database Can search, display, save Look for…
Online Help Boolean Operators Truncation (Wild Card) Symbols
DON’T PAY FOR ARTICLES!!
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Online Student Help
Assignment Calculator Road to Research Research Paper Planner
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More Help for Undergrads…
Academics in The Commons Workshops (Covel Commons)
½ hour Research Appointments (through MyUCLA Workshops)
Questions? Ask Us!
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Questions?
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Help for TAs/Instructors…
Information Literacy Assignment Ideas
UCLA LibGuides In development: Information
Literacy LibGuide for TAsTOPICS
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Information Literacy Enhanced Syllabus
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Review
Information Illiteracy Undergraduate Research Prize Teaching Topics Online & In-Person Student Help Help for TAs/Instructors
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UCLA Library in Second Life
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