tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24238442586200842202024-03-13T13:22:32.677-07:00SCIL: Seattle Central Information LiteracyNews and Information for Seattle Central's Information Literacy CommunityUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423844258620084220.post-79703786092622329082009-12-03T11:19:00.000-08:002009-12-03T11:26:15.613-08:00New Research about Student Research Habits<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a href="http://projectinfolit.org/">Project Information Literacy</a>'s latest research report just released. Here's what the authors Mike Eisenberg & Alison Head say about it:</span><br /></span><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">"In <a href="http://projectinfolit.org/pdfs/PIL_Fall2009_Year1Report_12_2009.pdf">"Lessons Learned: How College Students Find Information in the Digital Age,"</a> we present findings from our student survey, administered last spring to students (n=2,318) enrolled at six U.S. college campuses (42 pages, PDF, 3 MB).<br />We were struck by what we found. We hope that our findings will help inform educators, such as yourself, about today's college students and how they look for information and conduct research for course-related work and in their everyday lives."<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">The project web site also includes videos with student commentary on their research process.</span><br /></p><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423844258620084220.post-64795105492285578422009-12-03T11:05:00.000-08:002009-12-03T11:19:05.059-08:00Plagiarism<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">What to do about this perennial and pesky problem? Some have wondered if <a href="http://turnitin.com/">turnitin.com</a> is the solution. At Seattle Central, we don't have plans to subscribe to </span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">a service like turnitin, but we can offer ideas and suggestions for dealing with the problem. A handful of our counterparts at other colleges have offered it, but they find it expensive and limited in its effectiveness. We'd rather find creative ways of teaching students to do the right thing and spend our precious resources on access to content, such as databases and books. </span><br /><p class="MsoPlainText" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> Assignments can be designed to minimize plagiarism, and it may be helpful to assign a short reading or tutorial that addresses the issue, or even schedule a workshop with a librarian on on plagiarism. There are a plethora a of good resources you could direct students to review. Some instructors even require students to complete a tutorial like the ones listed below: </p><a href="http://seattlecentral.edu/iris/use/use_home.shtml">IRIS</a>, an information literacy tutorial which includes a section on plagiarism (includes an in depth quiz)<a href="http://library.camden.rutgers.edu/EducationalModule/Plagiarism/"><br />Rutgers Plagiarism Tutorial</a> Entertaining but to the point (with a short fun quiz at the end)<br /><a href="http://library.acadiau.ca/tutorials/plagiarism/">You Quote It, You Note It</a> Interactive tutorial with lots of examplesUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423844258620084220.post-83789218630302557082009-01-22T08:27:00.001-08:002009-01-22T08:30:21.256-08:00Open AccessOpen access to scholarly information is slowly catching on.<br /><br />"...articles by UC-affiliated authors accepted for publication in a Springer journal beginning in 2009 will be published using Springer Open Choice with full and immediate open access..."<br /><br /><a href="http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/19335">http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/19335</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423844258620084220.post-16707216673354488992009-01-15T09:22:00.000-08:002009-01-15T09:25:11.871-08:00The Librarian Song<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SB4HvVEMFig&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SB4HvVEMFig&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423844258620084220.post-62303966826261612942009-01-14T15:09:00.000-08:002009-01-14T15:10:57.495-08:00Chat up your librarianYour library has joined a national cooperative to provide enhanced reference service online help (email and chat) for students and staff. For assistance with research and library needs, click the <a href="http://dept.sccd.ctc.edu/cclib/Research_Help/question.asp">Ask-a-Librarian link </a>on the right side of the Library’s home page.<br /><br /><strong>Ask a Librarian</strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>Email</strong><br />Use the email form to get help with research or to share comments about the library.<br />Librarians at Seattle Central Community College check messages daily during the library's open hours each quarter.<br /><br /><strong></strong><strong>Chat<br /></strong>Connect to our live chat reference service for help anytime.<br />Research assistance is provided by librarians from Seattle Central, plus many other libraries in Washington State and beyond.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423844258620084220.post-78697623448921717122009-01-13T12:46:00.000-08:002009-01-13T12:54:54.302-08:00Life Magazine Image ArchiveGoogle now offers a search page for thousands of photographs from the archives of Life magazine. You can search by keyword, time period, or topic. The collection includes both published and unpublished photographs taken for Life magazine. <a href="http://images.google.com/hosted/life">http://images.google.com/hosted/life</a><br /><br />Another source of images is the AP Images, available through the library's research databases. Photographs go back to the 1800s. <a href="http://dept.sccd.ctc.edu/cclib/Research_Tools/ereference.asp#imgs">http://dept.sccd.ctc.edu/cclib/Research_Tools/ereference.asp#imgs</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423844258620084220.post-1797771627251376622009-01-13T12:44:00.000-08:002009-01-20T11:08:32.654-08:00Winter Quarter Faculty Development Series in the LibraryAll sessions will take place in Library Classroom T @ Seattle Central Community College. Save these dates. RSVP <a href="mailto:kmchenry@sccd.ctc.edu">kmchenry@sccd.ctc.edu</a><br /><br />Thursday, January 29, 2:00-4:00<br /><strong>Using Academic Databases to Teach your Subject and Build Information Literacy </strong><br />At this workshop you will learn about library databases and what they can do for you and your students, get caught up on some new and exciting tools, and sample cross-disciplinary applications.<br /><br />Thursday, February 19th 1:30-3:00<br /><strong>Is That Your Final Answer? Teaching with iClickers and other Student Response Tools</strong><br />This interactive workshop covers the basics to get started using student response systems (such as iClickers, available at Media Services). These tools are great for engaging students and getting immediate feedback on what they know or think.<br /><br />Thursday, February 26th , 2:00-4:00<br /><strong>There’s Nothing like a Good Book! An Interactive Workshop for Faculty</strong><br />The workshop will focus on instructional tools that main-stage the book, and provide a discussion forum about the importance of books in the college experience. Bring your expertise and opinions!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423844258620084220.post-86618526311975034932008-11-13T11:43:00.000-08:002008-11-14T09:41:36.931-08:00Notes from the Wikipedia Workshop<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-family: "Perspective Sans","sans-serif"; color: black;">What to do about Wikipedia</span><o:p></o:p></b></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-family: "Berlin Sans FB","sans-serif"; color: rgb(112, 48, 160);">Teaching Our Students to</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-family: "Berlin Sans FB","sans-serif"; color: rgb(112, 48, 160);">Evaluate Information<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-family: "Berlin Sans FB","sans-serif"; color: rgb(112, 48, 160);"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-family: "Berlin Sans FB","sans-serif"; color: rgb(112, 48, 160);">Presented by Lynn Kanne & Kelley McHenry - November 6, 2008<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Berlin Sans FB Demi","sans-serif"; color: rgb(71, 90, 141); letter-spacing: 3pt;">a definition <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: black;">A wiki is…</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);">A page or collection of pages designed for collective editing. Every change is tracked.</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: black;">Wikipedia is…mass collaboration:</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);">A constantly growing free online encyclopedia</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);">Run by a nonprofit</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);">Created by “peers”</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);">Over 9 million pages in 250+ languages…and growing</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: black;">Wikipedia is not…</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);">A complete repository of all knowledge or a final destination for research. </span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);">A directory, publisher of original thought, or a manual</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);">Source: Broughton, John. <i>Wikipedia: The Missing Manual. </i>Cambridge: O’Reilly, 2008. (Available in the library)</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Berlin Sans FB","sans-serif"; color: rgb(71, 90, 141);"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Berlin Sans FB Demi","sans-serif"; color: rgb(71, 90, 141); letter-spacing: 3pt;">everyone is an editor<o:p></o:p></span></p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: "Berlin Sans FB Demi","sans-serif"; color: rgb(71, 90, 141); letter-spacing: 3pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);">Anyone, anywhere</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);">Any age</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);">Any experience or qualifications</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);">About half live in the US; most others in English speaking countries</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);">Motivations</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essjay_controversy"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Essjay</span></a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essjay_controversy"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"> controversy</span></a><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);"> </span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: black;">"The ethos of Wikipedia is that anyone can contribute, regardless of status… What's relevant is their knowledge as judged by other readers, not whether they are professors or not – and the fact the student [Essjay] was exposed shows it works."</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essjay_controversy"><sup><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; position: relative; top: -3.5pt;">[53]</span></sup></a><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: black;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(71, 90, 141); letter-spacing: 3pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(71, 90, 141); letter-spacing: 3pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent: -0.25in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Berlin Sans FB Demi","sans-serif"; color: rgb(71, 90, 141); letter-spacing: 3pt;">Standards for Wikipedia articles<br /><o:p> </o:p></span><br /><!--[if !supportLists]--></p><ul><li><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);"><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);">Cite reliable sources – all articles must be based on cited information<o:p></o:p></span></li><li><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);"><span style=""></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);">Respect copyright<o:p></o:p></span></li><li><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);"><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Version_1.0_Editorial_Team/Assessment"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23); text-decoration: none;">Article Grades</span></a> (Featured articles meet the highest standards; wikipedia has developed a rubric for evaluating other articles. Grades are indicated on the discussion pages.)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);"><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);">Obscure facts: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seigenthaler_incident"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23); text-decoration: none;">Siegenthaler Incident</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);"><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);">Topic guidelines<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent: -0.25in; vertical-align: baseline;"><!--[endif]--></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 80%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);">These articles didn’t make the grade (thankfully)</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt 1in; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 80%; vertical-align: baseline;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="">o<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);">Evil Tutorial</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt 1in; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 80%; vertical-align: baseline;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="">o<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);">Famous watermelons</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt 1in; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 80%; vertical-align: baseline;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="">o<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);">Lame drivers</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt 1in; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 80%; vertical-align: baseline;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="">o<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Deleted_articles_with_freaky_titles"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">More</span></a><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);"> </span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Berlin Sans FB","sans-serif"; color: rgb(71, 90, 141);"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Berlin Sans FB","sans-serif"; color: rgb(71, 90, 141);"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Berlin Sans FB Demi","sans-serif"; color: rgb(71, 90, 141); letter-spacing: 3pt;">evolution of an article <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt 18.7pt; text-indent: -18.7pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Berlin Sans FB","sans-serif"; color: rgb(71, 90, 141);"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);">Writing by committee…</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <ul><li><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"></span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);">Stub (the very beginning of an article)</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);">Refinement (content is added)</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);">Compromises & discussion – view the discussion section of the article to follow its development</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);">Content disputes</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> <br /></span></span></span></li></ul><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);">Work it out informally</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span><br /><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);">Help from a more experienced editor</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span><br /><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);">Third opinions</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span><br /><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);">Formal mediation (mediation committee – with binding resolutions)</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt 18.7pt; text-indent: -18.7pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);">Trail of crumbs…</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Palin"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">example</span></a><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);"> </span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Berlin Sans FB","sans-serif"; color: rgb(71, 90, 141);"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Berlin Sans FB","sans-serif"; color: rgb(71, 90, 141);"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Berlin Sans FB Demi","sans-serif"; color: rgb(71, 90, 141); letter-spacing: 3pt;">perspectives: student <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in;"><o:p> </o:p><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);">"I trust wikipedia, i don't care what people say, anything listed on the article is cited at the bottom and most if not all are from trusted encyclopedias, I actually think wikipedia is better because there's more infomation [sic] than any other encyclopedia and its FREE!!” </span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; text-indent: 4.3pt;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; text-indent: 4.3pt;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);">(From a comment on “</span><a href="http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=w6mB4soRlR8"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">How (much) to trust Wikipedia</span></a><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);">,” a youtube video)</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(71, 90, 141);"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(71, 90, 141);"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Berlin Sans FB Demi","sans-serif"; color: rgb(71, 90, 141); letter-spacing: 3pt;">perspectives: researchers <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; text-indent: -1in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);">Giles, Jim. "Internet Encyclopaedias go Head to Head. " <i>Nature</i> 438.7070 (2005): 900-1. <i>Research Library Core</i>. ProQuest. Seattle Central Community Coll. Lib. 3 Nov. 2008 </span><a href="http://www.proquest.com.ez.sccd.ctc.edu:2060/"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">http://www.proquest.com.ez.sccd.ctc.edu:2060/</span></a></p><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size: 20pt; font-family: "Maiandra GD"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);"></span></span> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; text-indent: -1in; vertical-align: baseline;"> </p><ul><li><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);"><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);">42 articles reviewed<o:p></o:p></span></li><li><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);"><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);">8 major errors, 4 in each <o:p></o:p></span></li><li><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);"><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);">162 minor errors in Wikipedia; 123 in Britannica<o:p></o:p></span></li><li><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);"><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);">17% of Nature readers consult Wikipedia<o:p></o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);">Less than 10% contribute</span></li></ul> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; text-indent: -1in; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /><a href="http://www.proquest.com.ez.sccd.ctc.edu:2060/"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"></span></a><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);"> </span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Berlin Sans FB","sans-serif"; color: rgb(71, 90, 141);"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Berlin Sans FB Demi","sans-serif"; color: rgb(71, 90, 141); letter-spacing: 3pt;">other perspectives <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: black;">An Internet entrepreneur…<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: black;">Keen, Andrew. <i style="">Cult of the Amateur.</i><span style=""> </span>New York: Doubleday, 2007.</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Berlin Sans FB","sans-serif"; color: rgb(71, 90, 141);"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Berlin Sans FB Demi","sans-serif"; color: rgb(71, 90, 141); letter-spacing: 3pt;">other perspectives <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: black;">Wikipedia?</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 67.7pt;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);">…might be the best source…about itself: </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliability_of_Wikipedia"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">reliability</span></a><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);"> & </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Wikipedia"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">criticism</span></a><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);"> </span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: black;">Blogosphere?</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt 1in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);">“A document that anyone in the world can edit sounds like utter anarchy, yet the high quality of the majority of Wikipedia articles disproved that assumption. The reason? Because editors have a greater incentive to fix pages than vandals have to break them. Over time, articles get better and better.”</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt 1in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);">“Another great advantage of Wikipedia; we know it’s flawed. Subsequently we might even learn to read critically, check sources and perhaps think independently -rather than accept a premise just because it’s there in black and white.”</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt 1in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);">“Wikipedia isn’t an encyclopedia, it is more like the Guinness book of World Records, you use it to settle stupid bets that no other book is going to touch.” </span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; color: rgb(97, 22, 23);">From: http://www.commentarymagazine.com/blogs/index.php/johnson/202</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Berlin Sans FB Demi","sans-serif"; color: rgb(71, 90, 141); letter-spacing: 3pt;">Workshop group brainstorm – how to help students evaluate Wikipedia<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <ul><li><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Compare to other sources<o:p></o:p></span></li><li><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Review citations in Wikipedia for quality<o:p></o:p></span></li><li><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Consider the meaning of the peer review concept<o:p></o:p></span></li><li><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Emphasize the idea of fact versus opinion<o:p></o:p></span></li><li><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Have them review the article grading system and consider what it means<o:p></o:p></span></li><li><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Review date or currency of articles<o:p></o:p></span></li><li><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Look at the quality of the writing/language used <o:p></o:p></span></li><li><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Look at the edits and the number of contributors and their activity in Wikipedia<o:p></o:p></span></li><li><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Ask them to consider whether the writer is biased or if the article is promoting a particular idea or object<o:p></o:p></span></li><li><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Use Wikipedia as a way to discuss how knowledge is constructed – what it means to “know” something<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423844258620084220.post-48436468210025090722008-09-18T13:37:00.000-07:002008-09-22T15:30:29.611-07:00Workshops Coming Your Way<strong>Library Open House - October 9 2-3:30</strong><br />We'll pack this hour with an overview of the exciting information tools at your fingertips, answers to your questions about the library, and of course, delicious treats. New faculty are especially encouraged to attend and all are welcome.<br /><br /><strong>What to Do About Wikipedia - November 6 2-3:30</strong><br />Wikipedia: Google searches and students' bibliographies are peppered with it. Some of it is authoritative, some of it not so much. Is there a place for it in academic work? Come learn what researchers are saying about the quality of Wikipedia and explore how to help students learn to make responsible use of information, whatever the source. Bring your ideas, concerns, questions and anecdotes.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423844258620084220.post-34096959779990575122008-01-22T15:30:00.001-08:002008-11-14T09:59:20.198-08:00Library 2.0?Everyone is talking 2.0, a term that implies improvement, but Andrew Keen argues in The Cult of the Amateur that Web 2.0 is elevating amateurs above experts and ruining our culture. The prime examples of Web 2.0 are <a href="http://www.wikipedia.com/">wikipedia</a> and <a href="http://youtube.com/">youtube</a>. Many sites rely on user generated content to draw eyeballs to the advertising space they sell. Keen believes sites like these, along with illegal content downloads (primarily music but video is just down the like), are edging out the professionals who produce content (news, music, video, etc.) for a living in favor of amateurs who work for free. He argues that this phenomenon is bad for culture because it offers few rewards for the hard work that creativity requires.<br /><br />His is a compelling argument if you can get past his occasional potshots at the ACLU, but it only goes so far. It is difficult to ignore the fact that many creative people create with very little promise of compensation. They do it for love. It is also difficult to imagine that the marketplace for creativity won't help sort the good from the bad.<br /><br />The library world is also abuzz with 2.0 because we compete with it and because we could use more of it: our catalogs should provide the amazon.com style functionality that allows readers to share reviews. Database users should be able to save, notate and annotate the information they find. So 2.0 has great applications to library resources, if our Web 2.0-trained users can ever find them. And that is what worries me. Some students seem to believe that anything outside the world of web is irrelevant or unworthy of the effort. But if they cannot or will not use published sources, they still need to be able to distinguish high quality information from schlock, and Web 2.0 doesn't always make that so easy.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423844258620084220.post-1499763854341680452007-06-07T16:31:00.000-07:002007-06-07T17:03:18.357-07:00Retreat Follow Up = IL Action Plans<p>For some participants, the retreat led directly to IL action plans. For others, the event led to new partnerships and new thinking about teaching and learning. </p><ul><li>Carin & Cynthia have recommended that the Distance Learning committee adopt IL as an additional requirement for distance learning course grants. The DL committee as well as proposing faculty will need support for understanding and evaluating information literacy outcomes.</li><li>Michael plans revisions to Humanities 105 (Intercultural Communication) - he is making structural changes to the course to improve student involvement in presentations. </li><li>Denise reported that ESL 096, 097, and 098 - a group is planning to get together to work on curriculum plans to coordinate the content of these three courses.</li><li>Nursing faculty are collaborating on an incultural communication/awareness assignment</li><li>Karen reported that through interaction at the retreat, nursing and ESL faculty discovered they have much to collaborate on -- and they've made plans to do so.</li><li>Yun suggested creating a "learning respository" -- including information literacy content -- for a given course (for example, MIC 101) to share course information among the several faculty who teach it. Angel was suggested as a useful platform for sharing information. </li><li>Liz reported that Science & Math faculty are planning to present on IL to their colleagues at their fall retreat. They'll brainstorm IL connections in science and math courses.</li><li>Nada and Karen will offer a plagiarism workshop in fall 2007.</li><li>Jim is revisiting his music research assignments to improve the IL component.</li></ul><blockquote><p></p></blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423844258620084220.post-20488482847210477982007-05-25T10:42:00.000-07:002007-05-25T10:43:30.462-07:00<strong>More Fellowships Available!</strong> We still have several grant-funded IL fellowship opportunities for faculty. The purpose of the fellowship is to teach your colleagues about IL. Grants provide $150 per facutly participant; groups are encouraged to apply. The planning and content must be developed by July 15, but your presentations may be done in fall. Contact Karen Michaelsen (x4098) ASAP if you plan to apply for a fellowship.<br /><br />For example, you could…<br /><ul><li>Write an article about your experiences with IL</li><li>Develop a model curriculum component to present to collegaues</li><li>Develop a more general IL presentation</li><li>Develop training materials to accompany the research model </li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423844258620084220.post-71011590901378960492007-05-17T13:12:00.000-07:002007-05-17T13:37:32.679-07:00Taking Action - May 11 retreat<strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Goals for the day:</span></strong><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Strengthen participants’ awareness of IL in their curriculum</span></li><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Enable participants to promote IL among their colleagues by sharing its value and teaching and learning strategies</span></li><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Prepare participants to leave retreat with an IL action plan </span></li></ul><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>Defining IL:</strong> Kelley presented IL concepts and issues facing us and our students. Since some participants have been to other IL workshops while others had not, this presentation and the following activity helped to make sure that all present had a common understanding of IL. Following the presentation, small groups created a poem, song or picture to describe the information literate person. Please see Appendix 1 for descriptions of the group presentations. The PowerPoint for Kelley’s presentation is available to participants on the “IL Toolkit” CD and to others who are interested.<br /><br /><strong>From Library Skills to Information Literacy:</strong> Three faculty members, Tracy Lai (history), Jim Cauter (music) and Kate Wolfe (psychology), presented their experience integrating IL into their courses. They described the experience of improving their assignments over time and collaborating with librarians to give their students a richer experience. A common thread to their stories was how IL assignments enriched their courses and teaching and developed their students’ ability to successfully find and use appropriate information.<br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong><br />The SCCC IL Model:</strong> Lynn presented the graphics for the IL Model and library logo. The artwork, posters, bookmarks and other collateral have been made possible through a marketing grant from the Washington State Library. Tracy and Jim facilitated a brainstorm about how the model can be used for instruction and then groups of participants created assignments addressing different parts of the IL process “puzzle.” Selected assignments are described in Appendix 2. For the record, the instructions for this activity were not as clear as they might have been and there was some confusion over the task. If this exercise is repeated, ‘evaluation’ should be integrated in the other aspects of the IL process rather than as a separate aspect.<br /><br /><strong>Plan for Action: </strong>Participants were invited to complete an IL Action Plan individually or as a member of a team. The action plans were to define one action to be taken at the personal, course, program, or institution level. Participants were actively engaged in this activity, but there was no time allowed at the end of the day for individuals and groups to tell us what their plans were. As a result we are planning a follow-up event so participants can share their plans and learn about resources and support for carrying out the plans for action.<br /><br /><strong>Perfect IL Person Activity</strong><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><em>A song:<br /></em><br />A student went to SCCC<br />To see what she could see, see, see<br />And all that she could see, see, see<br />Was the big, bright world through liter’cy<br /><br /><em>Word Poems:</em><br /><br /><strong>C</strong>ritical<br /><strong>U</strong>biquitous<br /><strong>R</strong>elevant<br /><strong>I</strong>nquisitive<br /><strong>O</strong>pen-minded<br /><strong>U</strong>nstoppable<br /><strong>S</strong>uccessful<br /><br /><strong>P</strong>assionate<br /><strong>O</strong>rganized<br /><strong>W</strong>illing to wonder<br /><strong>E</strong>valuative<br /><strong>R</strong>esourceful<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>Pictures:<br /></strong><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><em>An IL person balancing plates full of the following qualities:<br /></em>inquisitive engaged<br />persistent open minded<br />thoughtful efficient<br />multi-disciplinary practical<br /><br />People connected to other people, books, computes, cell phones, and the world, over a birth to next-life timeline.<br /><br />A person juggling books, electronic devices, and standing on a globe with the words: Information = Power Flexible Adaptable<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>IL Assignments Activity<br /></strong><br />Selected assignments resulting from IL Model Brainstorm<br /><br /><em>Access:</em> Select a topic (such as Executive Order 9066) and use each of the following tools to locate resources on that topic:<br />- Library Catalog<br />- ProQuest<br />- Ethnic NewsWatch<br />- NY Times Historical<br />- Britannica.com<br />- Google or Yahoo<br />Describe and compare how you searched each tool and the types of resources each provides.<br /><br /><em>Strategize:</em> Identify and evaluate scholarly secondary sources related to the experiences of WWII veterans (1945-1960).<br />- Assessment strategy:<br />o Source addresses the correct topic<br />o Source is or is not a scholarly secondary source<br />o Student can explain why they chose a certain article<br />o Degree of relevance<br /><br /><em>Evaluate:</em> Select a nursing topic and find articles from Google.com and ProQuest. Compare the results and articles from the searches and address:<br />- Quality<br />- Usefulness<br />- Ease<br />Write a citation and description for each article.<br /><br /><em>Synthesize:</em> Prepare and deliver a training model for a software application.<br />- Students need to know methodologies for teaching and learning<br />- Students practice different presentation formats<br /></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423844258620084220.post-37027650477752473082007-05-04T11:25:00.001-07:002007-05-04T11:25:58.330-07:00Google BooksHistorians weigh in on the quality of the books scanned in Google:<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.historians.org/articles/204/google-books-whats-not-to-like">http://blog.historians.org/articles/204/google-books-whats-not-to-like</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423844258620084220.post-63954147070711900662007-05-01T16:52:00.000-07:002007-06-07T16:55:57.055-07:00Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423844258620084220.post-37946959885873919122007-04-04T09:41:00.000-07:002007-04-04T09:50:34.664-07:00Database Workshop<span style="color:#000099;"><strong> SCCC Library Research Databases take up the<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049614481315408386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rux8UbzTg1A/RhPVneN5KgI/AAAAAAAAABc/ti8y7ENPqps/s200/google.bmp" border="0" />Challenge!</strong></span> <br /><br />Where is the most appropriate, reliable, authoritative information?<br /><br /><strong>Come find out on Tuesday April 24 from 2 - 4 p.m.</strong><br /><p>Please join us for a relaxing, fun-filled, workshop in which we will take up the Google challenge to see just how well the library databases compare.<br /><strong><br />RSVP:</strong> <a title="mailto:kmchenry@sccd.ctc.edu" href="mailto:kmchenry@sccd.ctc.edu" target="_blank">kmchenry@sccd.ctc.edu</a> or <a title="mailto:jshoop@sccd.ctc.edu" href="mailto:jshoop@sccd.ctc.edu" target="_blank">jshoop@sccd.ctc.edu</a><br /><br /><strong>Participants will:</strong> </p><ul><li>Learn about library databases and what they can do for them and their students</li><li>Get caught up on some new and exciting tools </li><li>Be served yummy refreshments</li><li>Be awarded professional development credits</li></ul><p>In each research database workshop we choose a different database to examine in depth so even if you have attended past sessions, there will be something new. Everyone is welcome!<br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423844258620084220.post-38614551571500064692007-03-16T13:24:00.000-07:002007-03-16T13:28:27.747-07:00IL ContinuumThis continuum illustrates the different layers of information literacy instruction.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rux8UbzTg1A/Rfr9hyLRpQI/AAAAAAAAABQ/8mD2GsjRDkc/s1600-h/IL_Continuum_simple.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5042621489641268482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 477px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 309px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="309" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rux8UbzTg1A/Rfr9hyLRpQI/AAAAAAAAABQ/8mD2GsjRDkc/s400/IL_Continuum_simple.jpg" width="444" border="0" /></a><br /><div> </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423844258620084220.post-81132017903126409782007-03-08T13:14:00.000-08:002007-03-08T13:30:16.487-08:00Research Model DesignsHelp! We need feedback on our two proposed research model designs...<br /><br /><div>We're getting student feedback from several classes, and faculty at the <a href="http://seattlecentralil.blogspot.com/2007/02/lovely-day-for-il.html">retreat</a> (see below) gave us their feedback. Now, we want to know what you think.<br /></div><br /><div>Please comment on which one you like best & why. Tell us if you have any ideas for improving your preferred design (font, color, design changes etc.)<br /></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;">Design A</span></strong></div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rux8UbzTg1A/RfB_sqJGAgI/AAAAAAAAABI/j0U43IO1yn8/s1600-h/IF-puzzle-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5039668388230988290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rux8UbzTg1A/RfB_sqJGAgI/AAAAAAAAABI/j0U43IO1yn8/s320/IF-puzzle-1.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>Design B</strong></span><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5039668057518506482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rux8UbzTg1A/RfB_ZaJGAfI/AAAAAAAAABA/grZv6Kb9x18/s320/IF-dots-1.jpg" border="0" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423844258620084220.post-45238298073645561322007-02-27T09:45:00.000-08:002007-02-28T09:35:53.267-08:00A Lovely Day for ILFebruary 24th was a rainy Saturday but 15 faculty, 4 librarians, and one dean gathered at the lovely Bastyr campus for collaboration and contemplation on Information Literacy. <br /><br />At the end of the day, participants said,<br /><br /><blockquote>"IL is a first step to holistic education."<br /><br />"Now IL extends in my perception <em>beyond</em> library teaching to the entire SCCC organization."<br /><br />"I am aware of the college-wide need to bring IL into the lives of our faculty colleagues and their respective students."</blockquote><br />Next steps: Faculty will be invited to participate in IL fellowships that support efforts to engage more faculty from their programs and/or divisions.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423844258620084220.post-77925100890803322042007-02-14T10:52:00.000-08:002007-02-21T16:14:33.758-08:00Save the Date!<strong>Faculty IL Retreat</strong><br />Saturday February 24, 2007 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.<br />Bastyr University Birch Room 184; <a href="http://www.bastyr.edu/about/map.asp ">directions</a><br /><br />RSVPs & More Info: Contact Kelley McHenry<br /><br /><strong>Taking Action on IL<br /><P>Agenda<br /></strong><br /><blockquote>8:45 – 9:00 Arrival – coffee and pastries<br />9:00 – 9:30 Introductions & Goals for the Day (Kelley)<br />9:30 – 10:15 IL Presentation(Sharon)<br />10:15 – 11:30 IL Curriculum Analysis – bring syllabi, assignments (Lynn)<br />11:30 - 12:30 Lunch<br />12:30 – 1:15 Research Model Review with graphic designer Becky Dobbins (Kelley)<br />1:15 – 1:45 Walk & discussion<br />1:45 – 2:45 Force Field Analysis for IL/Developing an IL action plan (Jane)<br />2:45 – 3:00 Evaluations – Closing – Information on Follow-up Activities<br /><br />Participants will complete the following:</blockquote><ul><li>Curriculum Analysis</li><li>IL Action Plan<br /></li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0