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Information Literacy
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:8.00
Study Course Accepted:04.09.2024 13:47:32
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | B_010 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Communication Sciences; Library Science | Target Audience: | Psychology | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Daiga Spila | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Library | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 16 Dzirciema Street, biblioteka rsu[pnkts]lv | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 1 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 2 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 11 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 22 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 24 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 1 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 2 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 11 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 22 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 24 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Basic skills in work with computers, official language and English language proficiency. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To improve the quality of study process by providing in-depth knowledge of the variety of psychology related information and to improve skills in searching, evaluating, retrieving and processing of psychology related information. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Information literacy. Information seeking. Define topic (keywords, search terms). Information retrieval techniques: basic and advanced search, phrase search, hyphenating, truncating, Boolean operators. Evaluating and saving information. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Searching for books, RSU academic staff publications and final theses in the electronic catalogue. Institutional repository. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Catalogue and finding publications in library catalogues. Linking electronic catalogues to the Primo search engine. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | E-books databases: EBSCO, EbookCentral, AccessMedicine, ClinicalKey. Information searching, evaluating and saving the results. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Types of scientific journals. Electronic journals. Citation databases. Journal impact factor searching. Citing and referencing. Systems of referencing. References from databases, Primo tool. RSU rules for creating references. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Full text journal databases. Information searching, evaluating and saving the results. Retrieval of full texts of publications. Interlibrary loan. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Primo search tool. Tool: E-resources from A-Z. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Reference tool EndNote. Exporting and retrieving references. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Reference, encyclopaedia, news databases: Letonika, News.lv, Leta, Nozare, Britanica. Artificial Internet tools. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Free access internet resources. Internet searching systems. Searching for trustworthy and reliable medical information. Quality of information on the internet (principles of quality). Evaluating the quality of free access resources. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 11 | Database PubMed: PubMed tools, search strategy, managing results, saving searches, getting the article. MeSH database (controlled medical vocabulary). Journal Database. Single Citation Matcher. PubMed Central. Linking PubMed with other resources (databases, EndNote, Primo), full text retrieval. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 12 | Diversity of resources, their interconnection. Test. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Information literacy. Information seeking. Define topic (keywords, search terms). Information retrieval techniques: basic and advanced search, phrase search, hyphenating, truncating, Boolean operators. Evaluating and saving information. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Searching for books, RSU academic staff publications and final theses in the electronic catalogue. Institutional repository. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Catalogue and finding publications in library catalogues. Linking electronic catalogues to the Primo search engine. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | E-books databases: EBSCO, EbookCentral, AccessMedicine, ClinicalKey. Information searching, evaluating and saving the results. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Types of scientific journals. Electronic journals. Citation databases. Journal impact factor searching. Citing and referencing. Systems of referencing. References from databases, Primo tool. RSU rules for creating references. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Full text journal databases. Information searching, evaluating and saving the results. Retrieval of full texts of publications. Interlibrary loan. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Primo search tool. Tool: E-resources from A-Z. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Reference tool EndNote. Exporting and retrieving references. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Reference, encyclopaedia, news databases: Letonika, News.lv, Leta, Nozare, Britanica. Artificial Internet tools. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Free access internet resources. Internet searching systems. Searching for trustworthy and reliable medical information. Quality of information on the internet (principles of quality). Evaluating the quality of free access resources. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 11 | Database PubMed: PubMed tools, search strategy, managing results, saving searches, getting the article. MeSH database (controlled medical vocabulary). Journal Database. Single Citation Matcher. PubMed Central. Linking PubMed with other resources (databases, EndNote, Primo), full text retrieval. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 12 | Diversity of resources, their interconnection. Test. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Independent, systematic learning from the indicated readings and information sources. Individual or group work in completing assignments on information search and presentation of the results. The student consolidates the acquired lecture material by reading the indicated sources, actively working with RSU subscribed databases and free access resources, performing independent work and submitting them. The aim of the practical work is to get acquainted with each resource, in which you can search for high-quality and evaluated information for your research work, to be able to evaluate the quality of resources in online resources, as well as to understand the connection between these resources for full text retrieval and reference. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Active participation in classes. 100% independent work and homework. Final test: test. Students are invited to fill in the study course evaluation questionnaire. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Test | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Test | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Upon successful completion of the course students will have acquired knowledge that will allow them to recognise and appreciate high quality, reliable, evaluated and scientific psychological and medical information resources and to use evidence-based information resources. Students will demonstrate information search tools and instruments, will develop appropriate search strategy and apply critical evaluation of the information found. The acquired knowledge will allow them to make precise references and the source lists as well as to use Web 2.0 tools and facilities to receive and organise the latest medical information. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Upon completion of the course students will be able to work independently with electronic resources in the field of psychology, to use the advanced search skills for searching electronic information. They will be able to make bibliographical references, to carry out in-depth information search in online databases and the world peer-reviewed journal database PubMed, to develop precise search strategies and to save the results. They will be able to independently search for medical information in on evidence-based resources and to evaluate them critically. Students will develop their digital skills related to data, information and digital content management. Students will be able to use digital technologies, create a personal profile in information resources, adapt their activities according to copyright and licenses, as well as be able to find and cite authors from digital content. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Applying the acquired theoretical knowledge and practical skills, students will be able to carry out high quality, evaluated and evidence-based information search. They will be able to independently analyse information search options and situations, and will develop appropriate search strategy. They will critically analyse the reliability and usefulness of the information found, its compliance with the topic and specific situation, and they will be able to create complete reference lists. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Mārtinsone K., Pipere A. Zinātniskā rakstīšana un pētījumu rezultātu izplatīšana / Kristīnes Mārtinsones un Anitas Piperes zinātniskajā redakcijā; autori: Uldis Berķis, Maija Dambrova, Inese Gobiņa, Kristīne Mārtinsone; Ivans Jānis Mihailovs [un vēl 7 autori]. Rīga: Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte, 2019. | ||||||||
| 2 | Spila D., Znotiņa I. Medicīnas informācijas pamatu apgūšana elektroniskajos resursos: Mācību materiāls informācijpratībā [Elektroniskais resurss]. Rīga: RSU, 2014. | ||||||||
| 3 | Spila D. Pasaules medicīnas citējamo žurnālu datubāze PubMed un informācijas meklēšanas iespējas: Mācību materiāls informācijpratībā [Elektroniskais resurss]. Rīga: RSU, 2013. | ||||||||
| 4 | Znotiņa I. Uz pierādījiem balstītas medicīnas resursi: labāko pieradījumu meklēšana un izmantošana: Mācību materiāls informācijpratībā [Elektroniskais resurss]. Rīga: RSU, 2014. | ||||||||
| 5 | Thomas N, Franklin L, Crow S. Information Literacy And Information Skills Instruction: Applying Research To Practice In The 21St Century School Library [e-book]. Santa Barbara, Calif: Libraries Unlimited; 2011. Available from: eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost). | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Berkman, Robert I. Find It Fast : Extracting Expert Information From Social Networks, Big Data, Tweets, and More. Information Today, 2015. (EBSCO) | ||||||||
| 2 | Chen I, Kidd T. Wired For Learning : An Educator's Guide To Web 2.0 [e-book]. Charlotte, N.C.: IAP, Information Age Pub; 2009. Available from: eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost), Ipswich, MA. Accessed February 10, 2014 | ||||||||
| 3 | Downey, Annie. Critical Information Literacy : Foundations, Inspiration, and Ideas. Library Juice Press, 2016. (EBSCO) | ||||||||
| 4 | NCBI. PubMed help: NCBI help manual. Bethesda: National Center for Biotechnology Information National Center for Biotechnology Information, 2022. | ||||||||
| 5 | Safko L. The social media bible: tactics, tools & strategies for business success. (3 ed., p. 622). Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, 2012. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Informācijpratības ceļvedis veselības aprūpes zinātnēs. (2022.06.06). | ||||||||
| 2 | Informācijpratības ceļvedis sociālajās zinātnēs. (202.06.06). | ||||||||
