This document provides an overview of an information literacy and library orientation session. The session covers library policies, resources and databases, citation styles, and avoiding plagiarism. It emphasizes the importance of using library resources and databases for research rather than just the open internet, as library databases provide more authoritative and reliable information. Students are taught how to search the online catalog, access databases, evaluate sources, and properly cite sources using APA or MLA styles to avoid plagiarism.

1. Information Literacy
and Library Orientation

2. Today we’ll learn about:
 Library hours, staff, policies and procedures
 An overview of Library resources
 The Library’s online data bases
 The Library’s online catalog
 Avoiding plagiarism
 Online citation resources

3. Why is today’s presentation
important?
 You’ll need to know how to use The Library to
handle research assignments in your classes –
and it will save you a lot of time as a student
 Being an effective researcher is part of
“problem-solving” and will save you time:
 In your professional life and
 In your personal life
 There will be a quiz at the end of class

4. What is Information Literacy?
It’s the ability to:
 Recognize when information is needed
 Identify a likely source for that information
 Locate or access the relevant information
 Evaluate the information critically

5. Library Staffing and Hours
 Regional Library Director--Christine
Weber
 Elizabeth Neill—Library Assistant
 Michael Mader—Student Worker
 Kara Krasucki--Student Worker
 Hours:
 Monday—Thursday: 8:00 am-10:00 pm
 Friday: 8am-7 pm
 Saturday: 9:00 am-3:30 pm

6. Why visit The Library?
 To use materials not available on the Internet
 To use materials that you might have to pay
for if you were using the Internet
 To learn more about which resources are
available from a librarian

7. My Role
 My role, as Library Assistant:
 To be an expert on Library resources
 To help you learn how to access them

8.  Today we’ll be talking mostly about:
 Locating information
in the Westwood Library
 Evaluating information critically

9. Library Policies
Book/Periodical Checkout Policy
and
Internet Acceptable Use Policy

10. Book/Periodical Check-out Policy
 Current Westwood Students with ID may check-
out materials.
 Students may borrow books and magazines for
two weeks. Both items may be renewed once.
 Four items may be borrowed at one time.
 Overdue books
 Students with overdue books may not check out
additional materials.
 Students will be charged for lost materials.

11. Magazines
 Back issues of magazines can be checked
out for two weeks and can be renewed once
 Back issues are found underneath the display
of current issues
 Magazines are listed in the online catalog

12. Library– Internet Acceptable Use Policy
 Computers and Internet access are
provided for educational,
communication and job searching
purposes.
 Students, faculty and staff are
expected to use the Internet in a
responsible manner in accordance
with the student conduct and
discipline guidelines set forth in
Westwood’s Academic Catalog.

13. Other Library Policies
 Cell phones may not be used in The Library
 Students may not bring food into The Library
 The Library is a quiet study area

14. Overview of Library Resources
 Library Resources include:
 Books
 Magazines
 DVDs and Videos
 CDs
 Chicago Tribune, Monday-Friday
 Online Data Bases
 InterLibrary Loan
 Online course resources

15. InterLibrary Loan
 Allows borrowing items from other libraries
 May take 3 days to 3 weeks
 Usually takes 1-2 weeks
 Best to request materials by 5th week of term
 All InterLibrary Loan books are due back by the
end of term
 Can find titles by going to the I-Share web site or
to amazon.com
 I-Share web site URL:
 http://i-share.carli.illinois.edu

16. Review
 What are the names of the people who work in
The Library?
 What are The Library hours?

17. Research:
Surfing the Net
v.
The Library’s Subscription Databases

18. Students sometimes ask:
 Isn’t everything on the Web?
 What are subscription databases?
 How do subscription databases differ from
the Internet?
 How do I choose one over the other?
 Choose information that’s current and accurate

19. Isn’t Everything on the
Internet?
 The short answer is NO!!
 And - not all information is good
information!
 On the Internet you have issues of:
 Quality and reliability
 Trying to sort through lots of search results
 Currency

20. Wikipedia
 What’s the problem with Wikipedia?
 The problem is, anyone can edit it. For that
reason, you can’t rely on it.
 Might still be good to use to give you an overview
or a quick answer.

21. What are Subscription Databases?
 Subscription databases use the
Internet for access (through the
library.westwood.edu web site) but
they are not free.
 Westwood College pays a fee for
access to the databases.
 The databases are free for you to
use as a Westwood student.
 The databases contain material
useful for academic research.

22. How Do Subscription Databases
Differ from the Web?
 Web sites on Internet
 Subscription Databases
 Free to anyone with
 Purchased by libraries
access to the Internet
 Almost all material has
 No review process: appeared in print before
Content can be
influenced by revenue
 Content is reviewed by
 Information is not scholars and librarians
stable: Location and
content may change.  Information is stable.

23. Evaluating Internet Resources
Some criteria for evaluation
Authority -- who wrote it?
Accuracy -- is it accurate?
Objectivity -- is it objective?
Currency -- is it up-to-date?
Coverage -- does it cover the topic thoroughly?
More information appears in the handout

24. Library data bases are a more reliable
choice for research
 In a few instances, you’ll find identical
information on the Net and in a library data
base
 But -- Using the library data bases to find
books and articles is more likely to be
reliable
 It’s free to you
 It’s very convenient
 Not subject to firewalls

25. Now you know why the library
data bases are especially useful:
Data bases contain more reliable and
authoritative information than the
Internet, on the whole

26. Review
 Why would a student choose to use Library
data bases instead of just “Googling” it?
 Why not use Wikipedia?
 Why not use MySpace?

27. New Data Bases this year
 Britannica Online
 Grove Art Online (online art
encyclopedia)
 Business Searching Interface
 Points of View (Ebsco)

28. Data Bases and topics
 ProQuest – Criminal Justice and
Healthcare
 Ebsco-General academic
 LexisNexis- Legal research and
newspapers, topics in the news
 Points Of View – Bioethics, topics in
the news

29. Search Language
 Search language is a little different from
everyday conversation.
 Example:
 When thinking about how the psychology of
prison inmates you might say:
 “I would like to write a paper about the psychology of
prison inmates.”
 But when searching for an article about this
subject your search terms might look like this:
Prison and inmates and psychology

30. Example
“What’s going on with Brad and Angelina?”
Take the question and break it into concepts that
can be used to search for articles.
Concept One Concept Two
Brad Pitt Angelina Jolie
Search Syntax
“Brad Pitt” and “Angelina Jolie”

31. Finding Books in the
Westwood College Library
Using the
Online Catalog

32. DuPage Library Online Catalog
 Go to the library’s website at
http://library.westwood.edu
 Select your campus and click ‘Go’
 Click ‘Find Books’ blue box
 Choose your topic and enter your search
terms

33. Library web site Home Page

34. Click on “Find Books”

35. Online Catalog

36. Online Catalog: Results Page
These are the call
numbers.

37. Online Catalog: Book Detail
This is the book’s
Library of Congress
call number.
There is one copy of
this book available..

38. Westwood College Online
Learning Resources
Research Data Bases and E-
Books

39. Accessing the Online Learning
Resources
 Go to http://library.westwood.edu
 Click on Online Books and Articles in the green
banner
 Click on ”Please login here”
 Enter your campus login ID and password
“CHD” and “chd”

40. Library web site Home Page
Note the GREEN BAR
The green bar has:
•Online Course Resources
•Online Books and Articles
•General Reference

41. Click on
westwood.ecollege.com/login.
learn

42. Login Page
Type “chd” into
Type “chd” into
the Login ID Box
the Password Box
Click on “Go to Class”

43. Click the
library tab.
This is the
Westwood
Online page.

44. Here is a
list of data
base links
You have to scroll down the
page to see the entire list

45. Online course resources and
General Reference
 Found on Library web site
 Online Course Resources has information
about citing sources
 General Reference has links to online
dictionaries and more information about citing
sources – as well as other resources

46. Review
 How do you access the Online Catalog?
 How do you access the Online Data
Bases?
 Why use the online catalog?
 What are the Online Course Resources?
 What’s in General Reference?

47. Citing Sources
APA and MLA

48. Citing Sources
 When you paraphrase or directly quote another
author’s work you must cite the original source.
 If it is not your original thought then it must be
cited in text and in a “References” or “Works
Cited” page.
 Every in-text citation must have a corresponding
reference/works cited page entry, and vice versa.
 Failure to cite your sources is considered
plagiarism.

49. Plagiarism
 Presenting another person’s ideas, writing, or
images as your own either through direct quote or
paraphrasing.
 Plagiarism is against Westwood College’s
Academic Integrity Policy.
 Ensure that you are not plagiarizing by:
 Citing the original author when you paraphrase, directly
quote, or use images of their work.
 Include in-text citations and corresponding
reference/works cited entries.

50. Citing Sources
 There are two main methods of referencing resources.
 MLA: Modern Language Association
 APA: American Psychological Association

51. Citation Help
 The MLA and APA style guides can be found in the
library’s collection.
 Online style guides can be found at
http://owl.english.purdue.edu
 library.duke.edu/usered/ncplaga/index.html
These web addresses appear on the 2nd page of your handout, “How
to Recognize Plagiarism”

52. APA Citation Style
Book with one author
Jackson, M. (2001). History of libraries. Chicago: AB
Press.
Article from online database
Jones, M.J. & Brown, L.J. (2006) A trip down memory
lane. Journal of Dreams 9 (6). Retrieved March 9, 2007,
from Lexis-Nexis database.
Webpage
Smith, E.V. (2007) How to win in life. Retrieved March 9,
2007 from http://www.lifewin.com.

53. MLA Style
Book with one author
Jackson, Mary. History of Libraries. Chicago: AB Press, 2001.
Article from an online database
Jones, Mary. “A Trip Down Memory Lane.” Journal of Dreams 9 (2006):
30-34. Lexis-Nexis. Westwood College Library, Chicago, IL. 9 March
2007
Website
Smith, Earl. “How to Win in Life.” Lifewins.com. 10 May 1999. 9 March
2007. <http://www.lifewins.com>

54. More information
Information about citing sources:
1. Purdue Online Writing Lab:
owl.english.purdue.edu
2. MLA Handbook and APA Handbooks are
both in the Library
3. Is available through the library web site
 In the green bar, under:
 Reference
 Online course resources

55. Plagiarism and Citing Sources
 Your instructor will be happy to answer any
questions you may have

56. Review
 Where can students get information about citing
sources?
 Why is citing sources important?
 How do you find information within the
handbook?
 Where can students get more information about
plagiarism?

57. Use The Library
 Use the Westwood Library and the library web
site:
 Library.westwood.edu available 24/7
 Don’t forget InterLibrary Loan!
 Ask Elizabeth or Mike or Kara
for help
 Get a library card! And use your local public library
or the College of DuPage library
 A copy of this presentation is available in The Library