1. 1. Zombie Information RaceNicole Branch, MLISLibrarian for Research and DigitizationImage courtesy of flickr user mamsuco_un_peu_abs
2. 2. Accessing information online and in person Knowing where to go for information Finding library resourcesTodays EventsBackground image courtesy of flickr user dalibor_levick
3. 3. Where do you search forinformation?
4. 4. Where do you search forinformation?
5. 5. How search works.
6. 6. Reading Results
7. 7. Related searches
8. 8. In-Depth Articles
9. 9. Or how search works?
10. 10. Did this surprise you? Why or why not. How do you feel about this? Does this change your view of the informationyou get through Google?Search
11. 11. Information raceImage courtesy of flickr user Darren Flinders
12. 12. You will be competing in an information race. The first pair to successfully answer eachchallenge wins the event.Warm Ups
13. 13. There will a prizefor the winningpair. There will not bemedals.Will there be prizes?
14. 14. Zombies!!!Event Theme
15. 15. You will find information about zombies usingthe equipment provided. Raise your hand as soon as you feel you have ananswer. We will have five challenges, and the finalchampionship round. No touching the computer until Go is called.Rules of the game
16. 16. What is CONOP8888? Is it real ora hoax? Equipment:Search engine ofyour choice(Google, Bing,Ask, etc.)Event #1: 100 Meter Dash
17. 17. How did you find the correct answer? What was easy/hard? How might this relate to your assignments in thisclass?Cool Down
18. 18. Find a black and whiteimage related to thezombie apocalypse. Equipment: Googleimage search.Event #2: 200 MeterHurdles
19. 19. How did you find the image? How might image searches help you with yourown descriptive writing?Cool Down
20. 20. library.hnu.edu
21. 21. Find and open theOxford EnglishDictionary. What is theorigin of the wordzombie? Equipment: HNUEncyclopedias andDictionaries tabEvent #3: Shot Put
22. 22. Describe how you found this resource. How might you use this resource for descriptivewriting?Cool Down
23. 23. Find the book Prideand Prejudice andZombies. Does HolyNames own this book? Equipment: HNULibrary catalog search.Event #4: Half MarathonImage courtesy of flickr user mr. smashy
24. 24. Describe how you narrowed your search to findthis book.Cool Down
25. 25. Find and open anarticle from 2014about the zombieapacolypse. Equipment: HNULibrary catalog articlesearchEvent #5: High Jump
26. 26. How did you access the full text of the article? Where did the full text come from? What is an advantage and disadvantage of usingthis resource over Google or another searchengine?Cool Down
27. 27. Research Guides
28. 28. Find a research guide for your major or a field ofinterest to you. Who is the HNU librarian who you might contactabout this area of study? Name one article database recommended for thisarea of study. Equipment: HNU Research GuidesChampionship Round:Relay
29. 29. http://tinyurl.com/english1bsurvey