Information Literacy

• Information explosion– Written– Electronic (Internet)

• Information overload

• Not just searching for books

Information Literacy

• Why should you be information literate?

–Later as a professional–Now during your studies

What will you learn?

• Know your information sources

– types and quality of sources– specific for your research field

What will you learn?

• Knowing how to search

• efficiently

• effectively

• basic search strategies

• special databases

What will you learn

• How to use the Wageningen UR library

– the physical library (HAAFF, HUCHT, NIEUWL)

– the virtual library (Digital Library)

What will you learn

• Referring, citing, quoting– literature lists– plagiarism

Learning method

• Assessment (= quizz)

• introduction

• practical work

• studying the BlackBoard modules

• PC-exam and assignment

27 October

Working in BlackBoard

• How does it look like?

• What can you do?

• What must you do?– Modules– Learning units– Assignments

• Your own responsibility……….but exam & short report