IL11020 - USING INFORMATION

Module Identifier

IL11020

Module Title

USING INFORMATION

Academic Year

2005/2006

Co-ordinator

Dr David A Stoker

Semester

Semester 2

Other staff

Dr Geraint I Evans

Course delivery

Lecture

12 one hour lectures.

Seminars / Tutorials

Assessment

Assessment Type	Assessment Length/Details	Proportion
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:

explain what is meant by the term 'information sources' and describe the various formats in which information is published;
critically evaluate information sources based on the criteria discussed in lectures and seminars;
discuss the relative strengths and weaknessess of both print-based and electronic information sources.

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.

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

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 4