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Information literacy and
Internet research
for
Wikipedia editors
ShyamalLSHYAMAL @ GMAIL . COM
User:Shyamal
Content includes copyrighted images used for instruction (non-commercial - fair-use)
Information
• environment via senses
• people
• media – print - books ...– tv, radio, film …– internet
© David McCandless http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2010/data-information-knowledge-wisdom/
“ the sum of all human knowledge ”
Source: http://www.knowledge-management-tools.net/different-types-of-knowledge.html
Reliability ?
Shannon-Weaver communication model - by Einar Fanneshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Communication_shannon-weaver2.svg
Reputation: based on creator, content and publisher
© Richard Russell - http://www.scientificamerican.com/slideshow.cfm?id=illusions-whats-in-a-face
© Artist: István Orosz
Information Literacyold roots
Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information on it... - Samuel Johnson (1791)
Information Literacy
If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants - Isaac Newton, 1676
other version from at leastthe 12th century
In Greek mythology the blind giant Orion carried his servant Cedalion on his shoulders.
Image source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Library_of_Congress,_Rosenwald_4,_Bl._5r.jpg
Information Literacy•Searching
- know needs, finding sources•Evaluating
- primary/secondary/tertiary sources- evaluating content
•Using (ethically)- synthesising, citing, paraphrasing - copyrights, plagiarism
•Sharing - publishing- archiving, licensing for reuse
SearchingSearch engines
not semanticincomplete - deep web (>90% of Internet - not indexed)
People are resourcesspecialist sites, email list-servers, other groups
Not all information is in soft formatOCR-ed material often error prone
Published sourcesSometimes inaccessibleSometimes expensiveAuthor archivesFind and contact authors
Source: http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct07/NoMoreCards.ws.html
Search engines
Google currently considered the best
Advanced usage
•Site specification•Filetype specification•Using Google Scholar •The Internet Archive
The Internet is a librarybut not a replacement yet
Cartoon © by Ed Stein
Libraries in India
http://www.funzug.com/index.php/travel/15-incredible-libraries-around-the-world.html
•Public libraries
•Specialist libraries•Attached to institutions
•government bodies, courts, universities •State Archives
Internet resources
Digital librariesJournal websitesSubject specific websites
databases / bibliographiesFinding experts
Email listserversSocial networking
Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+
Evaluating
Primary / secondary and tertiary sourcesAuthor credibilityPublisherReviewsCitation of others - quality of scholarshipCitations by othersRecognize quality indicators or their lackIdentify plagiarism or copyright violationsContact and interact with authors
Using
Research material, keep notesBibliographic tools - Zotero, MendeleyCite authors inlineKnow the copyright law - rise above it
License openly esp. if you are govt. fundedAvoid plagiarism including close paraphrasing
Sharing
Share bibliographies and reviewsArchive your own publications onlineShare your knowledge, mediaInteract online with the public
without discriminationLearning and teaching
indistinguishablecontinuous processes Image: http://novatonft.blogspot.com/
Questions
L. Shyamal < LSHYAMAL @ GMAIL.COM >muscicapa.blogspot.com
Wikipedia editor : User:Shyamal
Pick a topic
Under Wikiproject India - preferably a topic that is unfamiliar and one that deals with something outside of popular culture
Research the topic
Locate books, journals, websitesIdentify the type of sourceComment on reliabilityUse Zotero to create bibliographyMake notes
Install Zotero for Firefox from www.zotero.org
Improve an article
Paraphrase and synthesizeUse the citation templates