Database and information competency

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Global Studies Programme (GSP)
Database and information
competency
Dr. Wilfried Sühl-Strohmenger
University Library of Freiburg/Br.
[email protected]
Universitätsbibliothek · Postfach 1629 · D-79016 Freiburg · www.ub.uni-freiburg.de
Global Studies Programme
Database & Information Competency
Definitions of „Information Literacy“
• “…the ability to find, evaluate, use, and communicate
information in all of its various formats.”
• "..the fusing or the integration of library literacy, computer
literacy, media literacy, technological literacy, ethics, critical
thinking, and communication skills.“
<Work Group on Information Competence, Commission on Learning Resources
and Instructional Technology (CLRIT), California State University (CSU) system.
Information Competence in the CSU: A Report. Dec. 1995.
<http://www.csupomona.edu/~library/InfoComp/definition.html>
• "..the ability to locate, evaluate, and use information to
become independent life-long learners"
(Commission on Colleges, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. SACS.
Criteria for Accreditation. 10th ed. Dec. 1996).
http://www.sacs.org/pub/coc/cri70.htm
•"..the abilities to recognize when information is needed and to
locate, evaluate, effectively use, and communicate information
in its various formats"
(State University of New York / SUNY. Council of Library Directors. Information
Literacy Initiative. 30 Sept. 1997).
http://olis.sysadm.suny.edu/ili/final.htm
• "…a
new liberal art that extends from knowing how to use
computers and access information to critical reflection on the
nature of information itself, its technical infrastructure, and its
social, cultural and even philosophical context and impact“
(Shapiro, Jeremy J. and Shelley K. Hughes. "Information Literacy as a Liberal Art".
Educom Review. 3.2. Mar./Apr. 1996).
http://www.educause.edu/pub/er/review/reviewarticles/31231.html
•"…the skills of information problem solving“
(Wisconsin Educational Media Association (adopted by the National Forum for
Information Literacy). Position Statement on Information Literacy. 1993.)
http://www.ala.org/aasl/positions/PS_infolit.html
Information literacy (Steps)
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Defining the need for information
Initiating the search strategy
Locating the resources
Assessing and comprehending the information
Interpreting the information
Communicating the information
Evaluating the product and process
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ACRL Standards of Information Literacy
1.) The information literate student determines the nature and extent of
the information needed.
2.) The information literate student accesses needed information
effectively and efficiently.
3.) The information literate student evaluates information and its sources
critically and incorporates selected information into his or her
knowledge base and value system.
4.) The information literate student, individually or as a member of a
group, uses information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose.
5.) The information literate student understands many of the economic,
legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information and accesses
and uses information ethically and legally.
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GSP / Database & Information Competency
Searching for Literature
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Searching for Literature
Types of searching literature and information:
• Catalogue search (XOPAC, KVK)
• Database (bibliographic) search (Soc. Abstracts, IBSS etc.)
• Fulltext search (E-Books, E-Journals, Reference Works, Google Books
etc.)
• Internet search (Google Scholar etc.)
• Portal seach / Metasearch (vascoda, Intute etc.)
ÆSystematic search (by use of Subject Headings)
ÆBrowsing and Berrypicking (serendipity)
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Local information resources in the University
Library of Freiburg i. Br.
• XOPAC online catalog (Freiburg OPAC)
connected with
• OLAF lending system
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XOPAC online catalog of Freiburg
• Contains holdings of university library as well as of other college
libraries in Freiburg
• Contains printed books, periodical titles, e-journals, e-publications,
audio-visual materials
• offers a search interface in German (english interface via university
library Tuebingen)
• connected to OLAF lending system („Ausleihstatus“)
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OLAF lending system, interlibrary loan and
document delivery
• Open stacks (GE, SW, NA, MD, LB, FZ)=Ausleihbar
• Closed stacks (must be ordered)=Bestellbar
• Reserving books =Vormerken
• Reading room areas
• „Fernleihe“ (interlibrary loan)
• „Subito“ (document delivery on the web)
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OLAF lending system
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Electronic Journals
• Electronic Journals Library (EZB) nationwide
• Available titles in subject or alphabetic order
• Yellow means: licensed e-journals by Freiburg university
library
• Green means: e-journals free accessible on the web
• Red means: e-journals not licensed by Freiburg
university library (no access)
Æ Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
http://www.doaj.org/
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Regional, national and international scientific information
resources on the Internet
• “Karlsruhe Virtual Catalog (KVK)”, offering access to the
Southwest German Shared Catalog (SWB) and to many other
national and international catalogs
• “WEBIS” / “Vascoda” information system of supra-regional
literature and information supply in Germany.
• Search engines (Google Scholar etc.)
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Bibliographic Databases
• Database information system (DBIS) offers an
overview on licensed as well as on freely accessible
databases and other e-publications nationwide
• ReDI (Regional Database Information System)
includes only licensed databases and e-publications
for members of Freiburg university
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Bibliographic Databases (DBIS)
Æ Social Sciences
• Sociological Abstracts (CSA)
• International Bibliography of Social Sciences (IBSS)
• wiso / social sciences
• PAIS
• FRANCIS
Æ Multidisciplinary
• Academic Search Premier (ASP)
• Int. Bibliography of Periodical Literature (IBZ)
• Int. Bibliography of Book Reviews (IBR)
• Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS)
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Metasearch in multiple information resources
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Metasearch in multiple information resources
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Subject-Portal Soziologie
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GSP-Test (it‘s a must ...)
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Wednesday, 29 april 2009
Æ14.00h: Group 1
Æ 15.15h: Group 2
University Library UB 1 (Stadthalle)
Seminarraum
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Database and information competency

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