6. Information on the market
copyright law – software, video and
sound recordings market
sanctions against photocopying
distribution of information –
electronic banking, Web-based
businesses
7. Easier and cheaper access to
information
Information and communication
skills and competences
Need for continuous learning
10. Information literacy
select relevant information
disregard irrelevant information
recognise patterns in information
interpret and decode information
learn new skills
12. Authentic sources of
information
«oral and written texts – genuine
products of native (or non-native)
foreign language
speakers, produced for the
purposes other than
teaching/learning and not adapted
for the language learners»
(Азимов Э.Г., Щукин А.Н., 1999, 34)
13. Authentic sources of
information
Can you choose the
books
appropriate source
periodicals and extract the
necessary
Internet sites
information from it?
15. Use a book:
when looking for comprehensive
information on a topic,
to put your topic in context with other
important issues,
to find historical information,
to find summaries of research to support
an argument.
17. Use an Encyclopedia
when looking for background information
on a topic,
when trying to find key ideas, important
dates or concepts,
to check facts.
21. Use magazines:
to find information or opinions about
popular culture,
to find up-to-date information about
current events,
to find general articles for people who
are not specialists in the topic.
23. Use a journal
when doing scholarly research,
to find out what has been studied on
your topic,
to find bibliographies that point to other
relevant research.
25. Use newspapers:
to find current information about
international, national and local events,
to find editorials, commentaries, expert
or popular opinions.
27. Use the Web
to find current news and information,
to find information about companies,
to find information from all levels of
government,
to find both expert and popular opinions.
28. Libraries
books,
magazines,
electronic resources:
CD-ROMs,
video and audio,
Internet access.
31. Library The Web
Quality information, goes Information doesn’t go
through a review process through a review process
32. Library The Web
Quality information, goes Information doesn’t go
through a review process through a review process
Free to use Some services are not
free, fee for Internet-
access
33. Library The Web
Quality information, goes Information doesn’t go
through a review process through a review process
Free to use Some services are not
free, fee for Internet-
access
Resources are organised Information is not
organised
34. Library The Web
Quality information, goes Information doesn’t go
through a review process through a review process
Free to use Some services are not
free, fee for Internet-
access
Resources are organised Information is not
organised
Contains both current and Information is not
older information comprehensive and
permanent
35. Library The Web
Quality information, goes Information doesn’t go
through a review process through a review process
Free to use Some services are not
free, fee for Internet-
access
Resources are organised Information is not
organised
Contains both current and Information is not
older information comprehensive and
permanent
DIY - “do-it-yourself”
Personal assistance
36. Evaluating sources
where to look?
what clues to search for?
what to accept?
37. 1. Author
Printed resources The Web
What is the author’s ALSO
educational/ professional Can the author be
background? contacted?
What has the author
What can you find out
written in the past about about the author on the
this topic? site and on the Web?
Why is the person
considered an expert?
38. 2. References
Printed resources The Web
Did a teacher or librarian or some other person
mention/ recommend this person?
Did you come across this name/ site before?
39. 3. Institution
Printed resources The Web
What organisation/ ALSO
institution/ company is Does the organisation
the author associated take responsibility for
with? what’s on the site?
What are the goals of the
Does it monitor or review
institution? what’s on the site?
Might this group be
What can the URL tell
biased in some way? you?
(.edu, .org, .gov, .com)
40. 4. Timeliness
Printed resources The Web
When was the source published?
Is the source a revision of an earlier version?
41. 5. Publisher
Printed resources
Who published the
material?
Is the publisher
reputable?
Is the publisher
appropriate for this kind
of information?
Might the publisher be
biased on this topic?
42. 6. Audience
Printed resources The Web
Can you tell who the intended audience is?
Is there a point of view being promoted?
Might the material be too scholarly, too
specialized, or too popular to be useful to you?
43. For the Web also mind:
Accuracy of information:
Is there documentation to indicate the source of
the information?
Is the information well researched?
Are there links and bibliography?
Goals of the site:
What is the purpose of the site?
Are the goals indicated?
Access
How did you find the site? Were there links from
reputable sites/ ads/ search engine?
44. Searching the Web
Document your findings (ГОСТ Р 7.0.5-2008)
Author. Title [Электронный ресурс] // Title of the
site [сайт]. [year]. URL: www.knowall.org/author.htm
(дата обращения dd.mm.yyyy)
Example
Evaluating sources of information [Электронный
ресурс] // OWL Online Writing Lab [сайт]. [2004].
URL:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_e
valsource.html (дата обращения 23.03.2009)
48. Explore the reading hall and make a
list of resources it offers
books CD-ROM
magazines games
encyclopedias Internet access
dictionaries
video
audio
DVD
49. When do you use encyclopedias?
when looking for background information
on a topic,
when trying to find key ideas, important
dates or concepts,
to check facts.
50. Which encyclopedia to use?
Target age
Encyclopedia Structure
group
Propedia – 1 vol, Micropedia – 12 vol A-Z,
Macropedia – 17 vol A-Z, Index – 2 vol,
1. Britannica adult
World Atlas, Yearbooks
2. Americana adult 29 vol,A-Z, Index
3. Groiler Student Encyclopedia 10-15 years 17 vol A-Z
19 vol, A-Z, World Atlas, Reference and
4. Children’s Britannica 12-15 years
Index
5. My First Britannica 7-11 years 13 vol, topics, Reference Guide and Index
10 vol (1- 5 vol – history of art, 6-9 vol –
6. Encyclopedia of Visual Art adult
biographical dictionary, 10 vol – index)
7. Schrimer Encyclopedia of Art students 4 vol A-Z
