LOCATING INFORMATION ON BEHALF OF CLIENTS

Assessment

Look at the extended logbook exemplar

Reference Interview

1.1 Why do they want the information & what do they already have

E.g.s What would you need to know if the client wanted info on:– Flights to Spain– Building grants– Andy Goldsworthy or Jimmy Carr

Body Language

See handout on Moodle

Exercise: In twos one partner to tell the other about their hobbies/interests

Open & Closed Questions

Open

– Why?– What?– How?

Closed

– When?– How many?– Is?

– How much?– Does/Do?

Related Terms

• In groups of 2 or more write down related terms for the following searches:– Environment– Home Front– Polar Exploration– Romans– Politics– Sport

PersonalisationNot Just Google

Personalisation search based on•Location•Device•Past search history•Past browsing activity•Activity in other areas eg video, blogs, images•Interactions with others in your network

What to do about it..

Private browsing

• Chrome – incognito window Ctrl+shift+N

• Firefox - Ctrl+shift+P

• Internet Explorer Ctrl+shift+P

• Opera - Ctrl+shift+N

This is built into the browser

Portals & Subject GatewaysName Purpose Web Address

ATHENS Portal www.athensams.net/myathens

Information Literacy

Finding, evaluating and using a range of resources

https://moodle2.gllm.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=882

Leeds University

Subject Gateways https://library.leeds.ac.uk/subject-gateways

Portals & Subject Gateways

British Library – Social Sciences - http://www.bl.uk/eresources/socsci/gateways.html Pinakes http://crl.du.ac.in/Subject%20Gateways%20for%20DU%20site.html 

Engineering, Maths, Computing EEVLLibrary and Information Science BUBLHealth and Life Sciences BIOMEAnd many more..

Evaluation of Results

– Expertise and reputation – Lack of bias – Opposing views – Equal emphasis – Accuracy – Currency

• Establishing currency – direct/indirect

Measuring Success

– Sufficiency

– Format

– Language

Structuring & Saving Results

– Ordering results (depends on nature of enquiry)

– Bibliographic references - standardised

– Archiving searches

– Frequently asked questions

– Updating data