Teaching Information Skills at UEA

Carly Sharples @carlysharples

From… to…

Or worse….

Looking for a book?

What’s in the box?

• Typical classmark = BF201 REV. The letters show which floor you need

• Floor 3 = top floor of library. Book run starts here at ‘A’

• B = psychology• Wall charts in all

stairwells

Odd one out?Odd one out?

Searching

Access resources

Adapt your search to improve your results

Assess the quality and relevance of resources

Choose your keywords

Define your topic

Identify where you need to look

Locate full-text

Search resources

Task: rank these stages of a search in order

Stage of a search

Define your topic

Choose your keywords

Identify where you need to look Adapt your search

Search resources

Access resources

Locate full-text

Assess quality and relevance

Quick Quiz!

1. When is the library open?2. How many books can you borrow at a

time?3. What does ‘peer review’ mean?4. Where can you go for help?

But this is really what we’re up against…

Finding a journal article

Herbst, C. M. & Tekin, E. (2010) Child care subsidies and child development. Economics of Education Review, 29(4), pp. 618-638.

Does it matter? What do you think?