Module Identifier IL11020  
Module Title USING INFORMATION  
Academic Year 2002/2003  
Co-ordinator Dr David A Stoker  
Semester Semester 2  
Other staff Mr Geraint I Evans  
Course delivery Lecture   10 Hours 10 one hour lectures  
  Seminars / Tutorials   6 Hours 6 one hour seminars  
Assessment Semester Exam   2 Hours Two hour written examination.   50%  
  Semester Assessment   Presentation: Oral presentation   20%  
  Semester Assessment   Report: Evaluation report   30%  

Learning outcomes

By the end of the module students should be able to:

Brief description

This module investigates a wide range of formal and informal information sources and looks at their characteristics, value and use and some of the problems associated with them. Electronic and print-based sources are also compared and analysed.

Transferable skills

During the course of the module, the following skills will be developed:

Reading Lists

Books
** Essential Reading
Katz, W. A.. (1997) Introduction to reference work: Volume 1. Basic Information Sources. 7th. New Yor : McGraw- Hill
Lea, P.W. and Day, A. (editors). (1996) The reference source handbook.. 4th. London : Library Association

Articles
UWA Information Services Department. (2001) Electronic Information Resouces - Library Leaflet LL24.