Information Skills

• Learn how to find information you want to read and research

• Explore why our library is organized the way it is

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Once Upon A Time, There Was A  Guy Named "Melvil Dewey"...

1. Melvil Dewey vs.                            the Library Labyrinth        

• ***Click on INFOMANIA, then click on THE STORY OF THE DEWY DECIMAL
• Learn the real story behind why our library uses the Dewey Decimal System
• See how our library and public libraries are organized

2.  Do We Really Know Dewey?

• Website about the Dewey Decimal System

3. Dewey to the Rescue Tour 

• Animated Tour of the Dewey Decimal System  

4. Dewey Decimal System for Kids

• See a listing of how information is arranged in our BPC School Library

5. Order in the Library Game

• Library Challenge!
• How accurately can you shelve library books?
  

6. The Dewey Decimal Memory Game

• Test if you can match the subject headings to the correct DDC number
• http://src.spx.nsw.edu.au/Dewey/deweyconcentration/index.html
  

6. Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC)
Links to several PowerPoint presentations on the Dewey Decimal Classification system.
http://www.oclc.org/us/en/dewey/resources/public.htm

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Boolean Search Terms & Research

1. Boolify.org

• Puzzle pieces are used to visualize and to help understand the logic of how using AND, OR and NOT can change search results in Google

2. Boolean Machine

• Tool to help visualize the effects of Boolean operators AND, OR and NOT on keyword searches.

3. Rocket Dog's Research Tutorial

• Hop aboard the Research Rocket
  

http://www.kyvl.org/kids/portal.html

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Search Engines

Google's Information Tools

• Google's Information Toolbox
• Used for searching the web
• Contains: Search engines, encyclopedias,

        news, biography, law

See Lots of Search Engines for Kids

• http://springfieldlibrary.wikispaces.com/KidSearch2

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Web Site Evaluation

1) RADCAB
- Tips to Evaluate Websites http://www.radcab.com/

2) Credible Sources Count
- Website Evaluation Tutorial
http://Library.acadiau.ca/tutorials/webevaluation/

3) Searching with Success Tutorial
http://library.acadiau.ca/tutorials/websearching/

How would you
evaluate
these articles?

4) World Nearly Out of Chocolate Article
http://www.idiotica.com/cranium/encyclopedia/content/chocolatesupplyexhausted.htm

5) All About Explorers Article
http://www.allaboutexplorers.com/

Website Evaluation - Rainforest Animals

Visit http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus.
Answer these questions:

1. What is the scientific name of the Tree Octopus?
2. Where does the Tree Octopus live?
3. Why is it endangered?

Visit http://www.rainforestanimals.net/rainforestanimal/redeyedtreefrog.html Answer these questions:

1. What does the Red-Eyed Tree Frog eat?
2. Where does it live?
3. What is the scientific name?

Download Tips on Evaluating Websites Here:

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(Source: http://websites.nylearns.org/ekeller/2009/3/5/255107/page.aspx,, retrieved on 8/23/11)

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Database vs. Website

• What's the difference between a database and a website?

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Writing Tools

Perdue Owl Writing Lab

• Grammar, punctuation, spelling exercises
• http://owl.english.purdue.edu/exercises/2/

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Technology Terms Explained

CommonCraft.com

• Short 3 minute videos that explain tech concepts such as blogs, wikis, RSS feeds, etc.

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Digital Citizenship Articles

1. Social Media History Becomes a New Job Hurdle (July 20, 2011)
A start-up helps companies dig into potential employees' activity online, from Facebook posts to e-commerce usage.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/21/technology/social-media-history-becomes-a-new-job-hurdle.html

2. Digital Books and Your Rights
"Are digital books as good or better than physical books at protecting you and your rights as a reader?" This article explores issues of privacy that we should be aware of, and thinking about, as readers in the age of digital reading.    
http://www.eff.org/wp/digital-books-and-your-rights

3. Eli Pariser: Beware Online "Filter Bubbles"
TED talk, posted May 2011 about how Google filters results
http://www.ted.com/talks/eli_pariser_beware_online_filter_bubbles.html

4. New Web Search Formulas Have Huge Implications for Students and Society
http://www.eschoolnews.com/2011/08/10/new-web-search-formulas-have-huge-implications-for-students-and-society/

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Library Standards & Curriculum

NYCDOE  Library Services' Standards & Curriculum

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