how would you define access points?

 You can also search from the online public access catalogs of these great public libraries.

Question # 8 : 

Is the book Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

available in all 3 public libraries?

 ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS?

Well, these are databases and they're all available thru 

the ASA website.

Click on any of the above databases so you have an idea of what they are.

What is a database? 

A library database is an online resource that the library subscribes to that contains articles

and information from print sources such as magazines, newspapers, journals, and reference books.

For more information, log on to http://webclass.lakeland.cc.il.us/info_lit/database1.html

INSTRUCTIONS:

Let’s say that you were asked by your Instructor to go to the school website and use

the Literary Reference Center (part of EBSCOhost Research Databases).  Do a search

on a full-text article on the biography of Ralph Ellison.

Question # 10 :  Name the source of this biography.

Question # 11 : 

If you were to include this article from a database as part of your term paper        

project’s Bibliography, how would you cite this source using the MLA format?

WHAT ABOUT IF  A SOURCE IS AVAILABLE BOTH AS A PRINT AND AS A DATABASE SOURCE?

               Gale Virtual Reference Library

The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine is a classic example.  At ASA Library, it is available both as a print and as a database source.

The rule is that if one were to cite this book as a print source, then one has to follow the MLA rule for citing from a print source.

If one has to cite a database article, then one has to follow the MLA rule for citing from a database source.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Let's assume that you are to search for an article on causes of diabetes insipidus from the Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine database.

And you found out that there are two (2) articles: one from 2002 and one from 2006.

Question # 12 :   Which one would you choose and why?

Question # 13: 

 If you were to include this article from a database (after doing a search on "causes of diabetes insipidus"

as part of your term paper project’s Bibliography, how would you cite this source using the MLA format?

Let's review again the type of sources that we've done.

So far, we did research on print sources.  Then we did database sources.

CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN!  You've come this far!

 The last type that we have to do is the Internet or online sources.

Between a database and the Internet, the database is more credible.  With the Internet, you have to be critical of all the information presented in each record that's available. One must know how to evaluate such information.

Because doing so is another trait of an information literate person. 

To review, we'e learned these things:

• Knows how to determine a need for information
• Knows how to access information from a correct source(s)
• Knows how to evaluate the information you
   
   

   

  For a tutorial on how to evaluate information on the World Wide Web, click on the     http://www.lib.purdue.edu/ugrl/staff/sharkey/interneteval/      Note the links to the following items:     Accuracy Authority Objectivity Currency Coverage

   

   

   INSTRUCTIONS:

   

   

  Let’s say that you were asked by your Instructor to search on the Internet  

  (www.google.com) for a Saul Bellow’s review of  Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison.    

  Choose one (1) relevant article.

   

   

  Question # 14:  Name the website address.

   

   

   

  SAUL BELLOW

   

   

  Who is Saul Bellow?     [If you wonder how this website came about, first you go to google then you do a search on biography of Saul Bellow. The above website is just one of the many credible and authoritative sites on his life based on the guidelines discussed earlier.]       For more information, go to  http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1976/bellow-bio.html

   

   

  Question # 15:

   

  If you were to include this article from the Internet as part of your term paper             

  project’s Bibliography, how would you cite this source using the MLA format?

   

   

   

  Question # 16:

   

   

  After citing your print, database and Internet sources, why do you think it is important to cite your sources?

   

   

  PRINT

  DATABASE

  INTERNET

   

   

   

  REMEMBER:     By knowing how to cite your sources, you're giving credit where credit is due. This is another mark of an information literate person. Knows how to use information legally and ethically.

   

   

  

   

   

  Question # 17: In your own words, how would you define plagiarism?

   

  Plagiarism is a serious academic offense!      To avoid plagiarsim, here are some guidelines, go to http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/plagiarism.shtml

   

   

   

  And Then There's Copyright Copyright is a right of ownership attached to an original work. The U.S. 1976 Copyright Act gives the copyright owner the exclusive right to -- reproduce, adapt, distribute, publicly perform and publicly display a work. The copyright owner or holder is often the creator of the work but not always. The PURPOSE of copyright is to balance the rights of copyright owners with the rights of the public to access and use original works. Ensuring rights for both parties promotes the sharing of information and allows for the creation of new ideas, which in turn encourages the advancement of knowledge. Copyright impacts your right to copy materials, whether the material is a journal article or a graphic from a web site. The law is complex, but ignorance is no defense. It is important to be aware of copyright law whenever you consider copying, using, or distributing others' works.     SOURCE: http://caspian.switchinc.org/~tutorials/mod6/07-copy.html

   

   

  Question # 18:

  When you searched  for the book Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

  from the ASA catalog, what is the copyright year?

   

   

  Class	813.54 E47
  Copy Mgmt	Copy 1 : Library ; Bar code 112490 Copy 2 : Library ; Bar code 116254 (Manhattan)
  Title	Invisible man
  Author	Ellison, Ralph
  Place	New York, NY
  Publisher	Vintage
  Pub Date	1980
  Phys Desc	xxii, 581p. ; 20 cm.
  Type	Book
  Subjects	African Americans -- Social conditions -- To 1964 -- Fiction | African Americans -- Fiction
  Notes	Library has: 1 copy in Manhattan
  ISBN	0679723137
  Bar Code	112490 116254
  Loan Policy	Copy 1 : Circulates Copy 1 : Circulates (Manhattan)
  Cataloged	5/29/2007
  Circulation Information
  Loans	2 copies, 0 out on loan.
  Order Information
  Order Date	5/29/2007
  List Price	1.00
  Order Notes	c.1 gift; Strand
  Additional Fields
  Date Cataloged	5/29/2007
  Int Acct Number	General Education

   

   

  To review again -

   

   there are three types of information sources where one can do research:

   

  • print sources
  • database sources
  • Internet sources

   

   

  And to be an information literate person, one must

   

  • Know how to determine a need for information
  • Know how to access information from a correct source(s)
  • Know how to evaluate the information you get
  • Know how to incorporate information for a specific purpose
  • Know how to use information legally and ethically

   

   

  Question # 19:

   

  After answering all the questions in this exercise, how would you define in your own words Information Literacy?

   

  Question # 20:

   

  After answering all the questions in this exercise, would you consider yourself Information Literate?

   

   

                            CONGRATULATIONS!   YOU MADE IT!

   

                            

   

   

     

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