LWIT & LWTHS Media Center

ORIENTATION

Hours:Monday through Friday (except holidays)7:00am – 2:30pm

Location:Building One – LobbyOffice – 1-101

Media Specialist: Marie Coleman, Ed.D.

Your Turn!How often do you read for pleasure (i.e., not for school or work)?

A. Daily B. Every other dayC. Once a weekD. Once a monthE. Rarely, if ever

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LWIT & LWTHS Media Center

SERVICES

BooksFiction, Nonfiction, and ReferenceOnline CatalogLoan Period

3 weeksOverdue fees: $0.05/dayMax checkout: 5 books

Inter Library Loan

Magazines

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LWIT & LWTHS Media Center

Online Subscription ServicesInfoTrac (Gale)SIRSUnitedStreaming

TechnologyLaptopsDigital

Cameras

Internet Safety

Information Literacy

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What do you know?

1. Searching for Information?

A. I find a lot of information, but it isn’t what I was looking for!

B. I need help using search tools!

C. It’s easy to find anything online!

What do you know?

2. Evaluating Information?

A. All pages on the Internet and in print are accurate…or they wouldn’t be published!

B. Sometimes I look for the date to make sure it is recent.

C. I need strategies to be sure the

information is honest and fair.

What do you know?

3. Using Information Ethically?

A. Plagiarism is a form of cheating and is not ethical.

B. It is okay to download music and videos for my projects.

C. I need to know more about citations.

Understanding ….

Search, Plagiarism, Cites

Search v. Research

• To find

• To interpret and analyzeCredit to Naccarato on Flickr

Your Turn!

You are looking for information online. What website do you usually use for find that information?

A. GoogleB. YahooC. AskD. WikipediaE. Another website

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Searching…

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Where, oh where, does that information hide?

Keywords & concepts

Search engines

Online databases

Searching…

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Sometimes…. what you are looking for is not where you expect it!

Your Turn!

What do you consider when evaluating a website?

A. Author’s QualificationsB. Objectivity (non-bias)C. Date of PublicationD. Other Links to/fromE. Publisher (.com, .edu)

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Evaluating…

How good is the information?

POP!

Valid sources?

Check it out!

Evaluation Wizard

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Ethical/Legal Use of Information

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• Cultural perspective

• Common Knowledge

• Copyright• Fair Use• Creative

Commons

Types of Plagiarism – no citation

THE GHOST WRITER

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Using someone else’s writing or ideas (word-for-word or significant portions) as your own.

Types of Plagiarism – no citeTHE POTLUCK PAPER

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Copying from several different sources, trying to fit them together while keeping the original phrasing.

Types of Plagiarism - cite

THE FORGOTTEN FOOTNOTE

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Mentioning an author’s name, but neglecting to include specific information of the material referenced.

Types of Plagiarism - cite

THE MISINFORMER

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Providing inaccurate information regarding the sources, making it impossible to find them.

Types of Plagiarism - cite

THE TOO-PERFECT PARAPHRASE

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Proper citation of a source, but neglects to use quotation marks for copied text or close to it.

Your Turn!

What is Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia?

A. PlagiarizedB. Not Plagiarized

A. PlagiarizedB. Not Plagiarized

A. PlagiarizedB. Not Plagiarized

How to Avoid Plagiarism

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• Plan and organize,• Evaluate your sources,• Know and practice:

• Quotes• Paraphrase• Own ideas

• Cite accurately!• Not sure? Cite source!

Cite

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• Citation Styles

• APA • MLA• Chicago

• Noodle Tools

References

Beck, Susan. (1997). Evaluation Criteria.  The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: or, Why It’s a Good Idea to Evaluate Web Sources. Retrieved March 23, 2007 from http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/evalcrit.html

Illinois Math and Science Academy. (2007). 21st Century Information Fluency Project. Retrieved June 11, 2007 from http://21cif.imsa.edu/

Plagiarism Today. (2007). Plagiarism. Retrieved March 25, 2007, from iParadigms,LLC Web site: http://www.plagiarism.org/plagiarism.html