Library Resources and Information Literacy

Service	Specific Tools	Resource Identification	Learning Challenge
			Skills	Contents	Critical thinking
LUIS WebLUIS	FIU Catalog Reserve Materials Other individual library catalogs on the WWW Union catalog for SUS libraries	Materials owned at FIU (books, journals magazines, newspapers, government documents, a/v, curriculum materials, juvenile collection, reference primary sources Materials on reserve Materials owned by the SUS libraries	Keyboard and mouse skills Navigating Keyword and boolean searching with proximity and truncation Details of specific search engines (proximity, truncation, fields) Marking printing, downloading, e-mailing Using Multiple Search engines Using e-mail function of Web browser Locating materials selected Using types of materials found Citing material found Netscape Basics	Uderstanding scope of online catalogs and databases Understanding types of materials that might not be in catalogs Understanding scope of database Recognizing when database does not meet information need Understanding record display to recognize the type of resource cited Understanding formats of materials	Selecting appropriate tools to use Creative problem-solving in developing and revising a search strategy Selecting appropriate citations/information Applying criteria to evaluate information identified Determining print equivalent of tool when appropriate Intellectual curiosity and tenacity to try another tool
LUIS/ Databases	Academic Index Books in Print Business Index Current Contents ERIC Engineering Index Essay and General Literature Everglades Medline PsycInfo	Magazine journal and newspapers in specific disciplines
First Search	Over 60 databases representing literature from many disciplines, including: business, education, social Science, humanities, geology, and health. Also includes fulltext popular magazines, some basic reference sources List of databases	Journal literature by discipline Newspapers Full text of popular magazines Some full text ref sources Over 36 million items owned by libraries world wide	Keyboard and mouse skills Navigating Keyword and boolean searching with proximity and truncation Details of specific search engines (proximity, truncation, fields) Marking printing, downloading, emailing Using Multiple Search engines Using email function of Web browser Locating materials selected Using types of materials found Citing material found Netscape Basics	Understanding scope of databases Recognizing when database does not meet information needed Understanding record display to recognize the type of resource cited Understanding formats of material	Articulate question or problem Selecting appropriate tools to use Creative problem-solving in developing and revising a search strategy Selecting appropriate citations/information Applying criteria to evaluate information identified Determining print equivalent of tool when apropriate Intellectual curiosity and tenacity to try another tool
Eureka	RLIN-BIB-(over 30 million holdings from research libraries) Avery (architecture) HAPI (hispanic american periodical index) Anthropology World Law	Over 30 million items owned by researh libraries Journal literature, confernce proceedings, in literature of disciplines listed
Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	Over 30 databases from biosciences, computer sciences, and engineering literature List of databases on reverse side	Journal literature by discipline Conference papers Government publicaations Technical reports Links to web sites	Keyboard and mouse skills Navigating Keyword and boolean searching with proximity and truncation Details of specific search engines (proximity, truncation, fields) Marking printing, downloading, emailing Using Multiple Search engines Using email function of Web browser Locating materials selected Using types of materials found Citing material found Netscape Basics	Understanding scope of databases Recognizing when database does not meet information needed Understanding record display to recognize the type of resource cited	Articulate question or problem Selecting appropriate tools to use Creative problem-solving in developing and revising a search strategy Selecting appropriate citations and information Applying criteria to evaluate information identified Determining print equivalent of tool when appropriate Intellectual curiosity and tenacity to try another tool
EI Village	Editor's choice (websites) Current awareness services Engineering discussion groups Fee-based document delivery service Compendex on the www (engineering index)	Over 16,000 "reliable and relevant" web sites for engineers and sorted described Journal literature, conference proceedings, technical reports, patents, standards, and specifications in engineering
ISI Web of Science	Arts and Humanities Citation Index Social Science Citation Index Science Citation Index	Articles from over 8000 journals Conference proceedings	Keyboard and mouse skills Navigating Keyword and boolean searching with proximity and truncation Citation searching Marking printing, downloading, emailing Locating materials selected Using types of materials found Citing material found Netscape Basics	Understanding scope of databases Recognizing when database does not meet information needed Understanding record display to recognize the type of resource cited Understand when to use citation searching	Articulate question or problem Selecting appropriate tools to use Creative problem-solving in developing and revising a search strategy Selecting appropriate citations/information Applying criteria to evaluate information identified Determining print equivalent of tool when apropriate Intellectual curiosity and tenacity to try another tool
Lexis-Nexis/ Universe	Company, Industry and Market News and Finnancial Information Federal and State Statistics code Case Law Country Profiles Accounting, Auditing and Tax	Full text of: Law reviews Court cases Biographical information Newspaper articles Business, industry and political news Country and State Profiles Medical and health news State and federal statutes and codes.	Keyboard and mouse skills Navigating Keyword and boolean searching with proximity and truncation Details of specific search engines (proximity, truncation, fields) Marking printing, downloading, emailing Using Multiple Search engines Using email function of Web browser Locating materials selected Using types of materials found Citing material found Netscape Basics	Understanding scope of databases Recognizing when database does not meet information needed Understanding record display to recognize the type of resource cited Understand when to use citation searching	Articulate question or problem Selecting appropriate tools to use Creative problem-solving in developing and revising a search strategy Selecting appropriate citations/information Applying criteria to evaluate information identified Determinig print equivalent of tool when apropriate Intellectual curiosity and tenacity to try another tool
Congressional Compass	Congressional Publications Bills, laws and regulations Members of Congress and Congressional Committees Inside Washington Hot Topics in Congress	Full Text of Congressional Record Committee Prints Bills, Reports, Testimony Laws, regulations Members of congress, biographical information, voting records, financial disclosures National Journal and Congress Daily
FIU Webpages	FIU libraries Home Page http://www.fiu.edu/~library	Electronic Library (links to services) Connect to WebLUIS (links to WebLUIS, FIU Catalog and Databases) Library Services (userguides, ILL form, Internet guides, etc.)	Keyboard and mouse skills Navigating Keyword and boolean searching with proximity and truncation Details of specific search engines (proximity, truncation, fields) Marking printing, downloading, emailing Using Multiple Search engines Using email function of Web browser Locating materials selected Using types of materials found Citing material found Netscape Basics	Understanding capabilities and limitations of each tool Navigating efficiently Understanding web publishing process and removal of editorial "filters"	Deciding when to use a search engine or a directory Selecting a specific search engine or directory most appropriate to the task Creative problem solving in developing and revising a search strategy Applying criteria to evaluate information identified Intellectual curiosity and tenacity to try another tool
WWW	Search Engines Web Directories	Web pages created by organizations, government, companies, educational institutions, and individuals