Credo Reference Discovery Session WALDO, March 12, 2012

Credo Reference Discovery Session
WALDO, March 12, 2012
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PROMOTE INFORMATION LITERACY & RESEARCH EFFECTIVENESS
Reference
Database
2000
customers
80 publishers
Reference
eBook
Platform
Publisher
Collections
Subject
Collections
Topic Pages
Discoverability
of library
Connectivity
to other
eResources
Information
Literacy
Information
Literacy Tools
& Services
What is the problem?
For over three-fourths (84%) of the students
surveyed, the most difficult step of the courserelated research process was getting started.
How do I begin my research?
“We’ve never had instruction really on
navigating the internet and picking out
good resources.”
–Engineering student in a follow-up interview
* Truth Be Told: How College Students Evaluate and Use Information in the Digital Age, Alison J.
Head and Michael B. Eisenberg, Project Information Literacy Progress Report, University of
Washington's Information School, November 1, 2010 (72 pages, PDF, 602 KB).
What is the problem?
Overall consensus between faculty and librarians is that
students need assistance with the following information
literacy skills:
•  Finding research tools beyond Google and Wikipedia
•  Understanding the purpose of the library
•  Navigating the library
•  Assessing quality and reliability of information
•  Discerning between different types of materials
•  Conducting effective searches
•  Narrowing topics
•  Citing sources and avoiding plagiarism
Discovery Solutions
Subjects Types of Content Biology Subject Encyclopedias Education Handbooks Gender Studies Research Guides History Dictionaries Literature Atlases Philosophy Dynamic Tables Psychology Audio & Video Clips Sociology Art & Photographs Performing Arts Musical Scores …and more! …and more! Discovery Solutions
Discovery Solutions
Discovery Solutions
Home Page
Search Results Page
Your
Library’s EResources
Literati
Content
Search Results Page
Your library catalog
and all library
resources can be
integrated into
Literati.
Tooltips can be
added to library
resources to take
the guesswork out
of research.
Topic Page
Content
Your Library’s E-Resources
Topic Page
Informative,
authoritative article
from a Credo
Reference e-Book,
along with definition
and citations
Topic Page
Featured videos
and tutorials aid the
research process
Informative,
authoritative article
from a Credo
Reference e-Book,
along with definition
and citations
Discover your
library’s resources
at the bottom of
each topic page
The Mind Map
allows students to
research in a
dynamic, visual
space
Related topics
connect the student
with similar Topic
Pages
Topic Page
Your library catalog
and e-resources are
shown on a subjectspecific basis on the
bottom of every Topic
Page.
Credo/Ebsco Discovery Service integration
Libraries Thriving:
A Collaborative Space for e-Resource Innovation.
Thinking and doing.
www.librariesthriving.org
Questions?
Contact Information:
Jackie LaPlaca Ricords
jackie@credoreference.com