“Your goals are the road maps that guide you and show you what is possible for your life – Les Brown EP004 Information Literacy & Research Skills Semester 1, 2011 Week 3 / Lecture 2 Overview Share the important links you identified between “information literacy” and “the research cycle” Review Research Cycle Step 4 – Search Comments on reading Library Website Library Visit Amazing Race Outcomes of Lecture Analyse a topic Create a brainstorm Establish concepts/keywords Navigate and find sources in the ND library The Happy Couple “Information Literacy and Research Cycle” List at least 4 points that “cement the relationship between information literacy and the research cycle” Research Cycle Find a diagram of research cycle on the internet Copy and paste onto a word doc Highlight the 1st three steps Next to each step list the important points of that step. Practise Step 1 ANALYSE THE TOPIC / QUESTION What are the 3 parts of a topic / question? Analyse the following topic/question: “Discuss the ways information technology has changed work and working practices in the past 10 years.” Practise step 2 & 3 Identify the main concepts (using the keywords and limiters) BRAINSTORM ideas for each concept for 2 minutes. Create a concept table or map to ESTABLISH KEYWORDS. STEP 4 - SEARCH STEP 4 of the ‘research cycle’ - SEARCH “Search Smarter, Search Faster” Comments on the reading: Form a group of 4 (move if necessary) List as many points about searching as you can [from your reading / video “Search Smarter, Search Faster”] Share with class “Search Smarter, Search Faster” Identify key concepts Find synonyms for your key concepts Group together in brackets using a boolean = “or” Use a thesaurus or synonym dictionary to find synonyms Search key concepts using a boolean = “and” between brackets Notre Dame University Library http://library.nd.edu.au/home Directed Study - Homework Create own diagram of the research cycle” on a PPT slide Email slide to your lecturer Library Visit Form Teams of 3 At least one team member needs: Phone that can take photos Money on card to print in library Introduction – by Reference Desk staff “Amazing Race”