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MetaLib and Information Literacy;

or What I want my Students to Know about Metalib/Xerxes

Presentation to eSWUG Midwinter MeetingFebruary 19, 2010

Marcia Henry

Contents

1. Context-ACRL Information Literacy Competencies

2. Metalib and SFX for the 50 minute class3. The literature on federated searching4. Discussion with conference attendees5. Conclusions

1. Identify appropriate databases2. Find additional search terms (ie

subject headings), understand connectors, parts of record

3. Identify bibliographic information4. Learn to connect to native interface

for more refinements5. Learn how to find and cite the

articles

Learning Outcomes 50 minutes

Questions to ask about Databases

• Coverage? • Currency?• Full text?• Controlled vocabulary?• Features in native interface?• Are all databases multisearchable?

Questions to ask about SFX •Is

bibliographic information captured correctly?

•What are the menu choices advising?

Questions to ask about Multisearch

• Retrieval numbers – does 0 mean 0?• Is it useful to review same title from

different databases?• Are the largest retrievals important

indicator of database’s usefulness?• How does changing search terms

effect retrievals?• Is it worthwhile to connect to native

interface?

? Questions librarians have asked-

• Do technologies like metasearch mask the limitations of students information literacy skills?

• Do technologies like metasearch impair student information literacy skills?

• Should librarians rethink the content of information literacy lectures because of metasearching technologies?

Discusssion• Your thoughts on federated

searching and information literacy

Literature

Cox, C. (2006). An Analysis of the Impact of Federated Search Products on Library Instruction Using the ACRL Standards. Portal, 6(3), 253-67. Retrieved February 19, 2009, from Project Muse database.

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Literature 2

• Lampert, L.D. & Dabbour, K.S. (2007). – Librarian Perspectives on

Teaching MetaSearch and Federated Search Technologies. Internet Reference Services Quarterly 12 (No. 3/4 2007):253-278.

“Future of Search” on YouTube

The Future of Search (YouTube)-2

The Future of Search, Peter Norvig (Google)

Artificial Intelligence as the Future of Search•http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zRUozxcOxo

Ice cream theory of information retrieval

Multisearch – cell phones Cuba

Danny Sullivan –Search Life Meets Real Life on YouTube

Danny Sullivan - Search Life Meets Real LifeTurn down the lights

• Multisearch identifies several resources• Using more resource offers opportunities

to see the range of subject headings• Multisearch (Federated Searching) is an

effective way to enpower patrons’ information literacy skills

• Many opportunities in Multisearch and its retrievals to encourage critical thinking skills

Conclusions