Effective SearchingWeb addresses – limit your searches: uk – uk websites only sch – school websites often very helpful ac – academic institutions – no advertising in these two! gov – government websites are reliable org – organisations usually reliable but check!

Use Boolean operators AND, OR, NOTUse Google Advanced search or Google ScholarUse subscription resources!

Boolean logic is essentially very simple. When used in constructing a search expression, it can be very useful in specifying exactly what information you want.

The basis of Boolean logic can be illustrated by the following diagrams:

Boolean 'AND’ This is expressed as 'blue AND yellow' in a search.

When using AND in this search expression, results retrieved will contain both blue and yellow information. The results will not include those documents containing only blue or only yellow information. In the diagram the documents retrieved by using this search expression are contained within the green area.

Boolean logic

When using OR in this search expression, results retrieved will contain either blue information, or yellow information, or blue and yellow information together. Such a search will not merely retrieve documents containing only blue information or only yellow information. In the diagram the documents retrieved by using this search expression are contained within all the colour areas.

EXAMPLE: ceramics OR pottery This will retrieve all records containing the keywords ceramics or pottery, as well as those containing both.

When using NOT in this search expression, results will contain only blue. The NOT operator will exclude yellow completely and thus any green information will be excluded also. It is important, therefore, to be careful when using this operator in order to avoid hindering your search. In this diagram the documents retrieved by using this search expression are contained within the blue area.

EXAMPLE: film NOT photography This will retrieve all records containing the keyword film but not the keyword photography.

Making Boolean fun!

Use other examples:Chocolate AND (fruit OR nut) AND milk

Gin AND tonicTonic NOT ginGin OR TonicGin NOT Tonic

Remember “Guess Who” ?

So what is a good, reliable website?

Wikipedia

Othersource

Othersource

Is this the decline of Wikipedia? A third of editors have QUIT complaining site bosses have 'lowered the bar' on quality.

Mail Online October 2013

DISCLAIMER:This site was made in jest, for fun for love of dogs and for love of life.You are to take NO actions, make NO decisions based on the content of this website.In other words, we are not responsible for ANYTHING you do. If I could make this any clearer to you, I would. You can't blame us for ANYTHING. You can't be mad at us for ANYTHING. The only point for you on this website is to enjoy yourself. And if you don't enjoy yourself, you absolutely canNOT blame us for this lack of enjoyment - it is completely your fault.We are selling nothing, we want nothing from you, not your personal information, not your credit card, not your dog, not your money... NOTHING. We have asked you for nothing, we will continue to ask you for nothing, so please, make sure to NOT GIVE IT TO US, as we will not accept it.To all friendly, kind, loving people, who don't find a need to blame other people for any and everything, thank you for your time, sorry if you read this and felt unloved - WE LOVE YOU !!! :::))))

Evaluate:

CARSCredible-Accurate-Reliable-Supported

OR

ABCAuthority-Bias-Content

Why shouldn’t I cut and paste ? Copyright – explain intellectual property – new

copyright laws to include digital information

Information goes over your head not through your brain!

No independent learning – don’t understand or absorb information

Plagiarism – never too young to learn the term!

Lots of good Youtube videos for all ages

Plagiarism

Making effective notes“New research shows that if learning is their (students) goal, using a laptop during class is a terrible idea. Taking notes by hand forces you to actively listen and decide what's important.

It's not just because internet-connected laptops are so distracting. It's because even if students aren't distracted, the act of taking notes on a computer actually seems to interfere with their ability to remember information.

Laptop users remember less information later on.Vox Science & Health March 2015

The “two sides” of your brain

Left side Right side

RhymeRhythm and music

PicturesPatterns

CreativityImagination

Colour

LanguageLogicNumbersSequenceWordsOrderLists

A Mind-Map is a logical pattern and it is also creative

Mind MapsMind-Maps are brilliant because they mix colour, pictures and imagination with logical and sequential information. This means that they use both sides of your brain, giving you double the power!

The key to note-taking

Only what is Important but Everything you need

Teachers often assume students can take notes but don’t teach how to do it:Provide templates or Q&A boxesUse KWL gridsHelp students to pick out key words and phrasesModel note-takingWebsites: cut & paste what you need then make notes by making mind-maps, bullet points, highlighting etc.

Dear Milkman,We hope you are well. We are OK but we have had an awful week. We normally have 4 pints every day but tomorrow we only want 1 pint because we are going to a funeral. On Saturday we need 3 pints and a carton of orange juice because we are bringing Aunty back with us. On Sunday we need 2 pints and a pot of cream because Aunty will make a crumble.

Thank you.No.25(Mum, Dad, Sophie, Daniel & the cats)

The key to note-taking

Referencing Encourage teachers to insist on sources from Year 7 Simple bibliography template at KS3 GCSE sessions Subject based sessions for sixth form students Bibliography tools online Practical activities Cite them Right!

Assessment and evaluation

Build in self & peer assessment as often as possible

Encourage bibliographies from Year 7

Students are more satisfied with their work if they have assessed it honestly

Use post-it notes to evaluate learning.Groups, pairs or individuals can answer:

What have I learnt?

What have I found easy?

What have I found difficult?

What do I want to know now?

Whole-school information literacy Ensure generic list of skills agreed by all departments

(IL committee ?)

Audit of current practice

Do not assume information literacy is age-related

Decide your own IL model

Provide Assessment document (note some skills are covered more often within subjects than others)

Ensure skills progression through the key stages

Provide training & guides for staff

Spiralling Curriculum

Important to start young

Repeat skills on a regular basis and through different subjects

Measure progression – vital to ensure value

APPG Report on School Libraries The Beating Heart of the School 2014

Australian School Library Association http://www.asla.org.au/

Bergson-Michelson, Tasha & Glass, Kathy, Picking the right search terms

Birmingham University Library http://www.skills4uni.bham.ac.uk/

Bradley, Phil http://www.philb.com/fakesites.htm

British Library / JISC Study - Information behaviour of the researcher of the future http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/programmes/reppres/ggworkpackagei.pdf8

Bubbl Mind Map tool https://bubbl.us/

Cambridge Librarians’ Teachmeet – slideshare presentation: http://www.slideshare.net/missadkins/debunking-the-myth-of-the-google-generation-camlibtm

CILIP – Definition of Information Literacy http://www.cilip.org.uk/getinvolved/advocacy/learning/information-literacy/pages/definition.aspx

Bibliography

DCMS The Byron Review 2008

Demos Truth, Lies and the Internet 2011

Dennis, Nick, the Road to Learning, SLG Conference 2014

Futurelab Digital Literacy across the Curriculum 2011

Grey, Duncan Getting the Buggers to Find out 2008

Herring, James, School Library Research 2011 http://www.ala.org/aasl/sites/ala.org.aasl/files/content/aaslpubsandjournals/slr/vol14/SLR_Year7Students_V14.pdf

“Is this the decline of Wikipedia?” Mail Online October 2013

National Literacy Trust – School Libraries: A Plan for Improvement 2010

Ofsted Improving Literacy in Secondary Schools 2013

Padrick, Bryan Thinking Skills, LVS 2014

Pavey, Sarah Create an Essay Jigsaw

Philadelphia University, US

http://www.philau.edu/infolit/what_students.htm

Reading University Library, Reading, Berkshire.

Robert Gordon University Impact of School Libraries on Learning 2013

School Libraries Commission: A plan for improvement http://www.mla.gov.uk/~/media/Files/pdf/

Todd, Ross: http://schools.natlib.govt.nz/supporting-learners/inquiry/guided-inquiry#guided-inquiry-and-the-school-library

Unesco http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/resources/publications-and-communication-materials/publications/full-list/towards-information-literacy-indicators/

Vox Science & Health Why you should take notes by hand http://www.vox.com/2014/6/4/5776804/note-taking-by-hand-versus-laptop