Googled a useful site which is similar with the RAI course.
Information Literacy Tutorial - Minneapolis Community & Technical College
http://camellia.shc.edu/literacy/index.html
(haven't started Mary's book collection case study report. it is a big one. have to start it tomorrow
otherwise will have no time to do it. ....so many works to do... tired...:((( )
Written Assessment Practice
PART A Analysis of topic
<!--[if !supportLists]-->1. <!--[endif]-->Provide an initial analysis of your topic including a breakdown of its aspects.
Aspect One: detailed information about the history of the wool industry in Australia;
Aspect Two: recent information about the breeds of sheep used in the Australian wool industry;
Aspect Three: statistics about wool production (no older than 2002);
Aspect Four: information about John Macarthur, the prominent in the early Australian wool industry.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->2. <!--[endif]-->Suggest at least four possible sources you will search to find information on your topic in relation to the needs of your client. Give a brief explanation of why you chose each source and a description of what you hope to find using this source.
A: I will go to SLNSW’s catalogue. The reason I use SLNSW’s catalogue is because it contains a large amount of monographs with various topics. By searching the SLNSW’s catalogue I will locate relevant monographs with detailed information about Australian’s wool industry. From the catalogue I also might search biography of John Macarthur.
B: I will also go to SLNSW’s online database and search the SAGE database via INFORMIT. The reason I use SAGE (Science And Geography Education) database is because it is a bibliographic database that indexes popular journals on a broad range of subjects including agriculture, Geography and physics. Through the SAGE I hope I can find some journal articles with recent information about the breeds of sheep used in Australian wool industry.
C: I will also use specialised statistical source from LIS Internet sources to search the information for the client. The statistical source I will use is Australian Bureau of Statistics online. The reason I sue ABS online is because it is Australian government website and it provides detailed statistical information on Australia. From ABS’s website I will located relevant statistics data about wool production (no older than 2002).
D: I will also use the specialised reference source – biographical source to locate information for the client. The specialised biographical sources I would use are from LIS Internet sources. I will use at least three different online biographical sources to find relevant biographical information about John Macarthur, the prominent in the early Australian wool industry. The reason I use the specialised biographical sources is that these sources provide precise information which can be quickly and concisely located from these sources.
PART B Report of Search Results
Name of source 1:
SLNSW’s catalogue
Which aspect of the question does this source cover?
Aspect One: detailed information about the history of the wool industry in Australia
<!--[if !supportLists]-->a) <!--[endif]-->A brief description of your search strategy.(3 marks) You must include field names and search terms.
My strategy is to search relevant LCSHs for my topic through the library catalogue. These LCSHs include:
<!--[if !supportLists]-->² <!--[endif]-->Wool Industry -- Australia.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->² <!--[endif]-->Wool Industry -- Australia -- History.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->² <!--[endif]-->Wool Industry -- Australia -- Bibliography.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->² <!--[endif]-->Wool Industry -- Australia -- Study And Teaching ( Secondary)
<!--[if !supportLists]-->b) <!--[endif]-->Answer or brief description of information provided by source (2 marks)
Under the LCSH of Wool Industry -- Australia there are 182 results in different topics about Australia wool industry.
Under the LCSH of Wool Industry -- Australia – History I found 29 results, most of them are relevant to my search topic.
There are 2 results under the LCSH of Wool Industry -- Australia – Bibliography which can provide my client with a wide recommended reading list.
Because my client is preparing his essay for HSC written assessment task, I also serach the LCSH of Wool Industry -- Australia -- Study And Teaching ( Secondary), which contains 1 book that may be suitable for my client.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->c) <!--[endif]-->Citation of item (2 marks)
Hitches, Barbara. Wool in Australia: 1788-1988, Parkville, Vic.: Communications Dept., Australian Wool Corporation, 1988.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->d) <!--[endif]-->Evaluation of source in terms of relevance in satisfying client’s needs. (3 marks)
Authority: This book was published by Australian Wool Corporation, which offered primary sources to this book;
Aims: This book introduced the 200 years (1788-1988)’s history of wool in Australia, which is relevant to the topic I am searching;
Scope: This 80 pages book provides a brief introduction of Australia’s wool industry. The scope of the book is suitable for my client to prepare his essay task;
Documentation: This book contains a bibliography from p. 59-63 which allows the reader for a further reading. It also has an index;
Book production: The book has Spiral binding, 4 pages of plates and illustrations;
Currency of information: This book was published in 1988 and its topic was talking about the history from 1788-1988. As a history book about Australia’s 200 year’s wool industry, the currency of the book is acceptable.
Name of source 2:
Periodical article found using SLNSW’s online database: SAGE via INFORMIT
Which aspect of the question does this source cover?
Aspect Two: recent information about the breeds of sheep used in the Australian wool industry
<!--[if !supportLists]-->A) <!--[endif]-->A brief description of your search strategy.(3 marks) You must include field names and search terms.
My strategy is to search relevant subjects for my topic in SAGE:
SUBJECT=(breed*) AND SUBJECT=(sheep) (2008-2011)
In this search strategy I used Boolean operator (AND) and truncation (*) to construct the search in order to locate more relevant information with my search topic.
Because the information the client needed is “recent information”, I also limited the date range as 2008-2011 to find more recent articles.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->B) <!--[endif]-->Answer or brief description of information provided by source (2 marks)
With the query term: SUBJECT=(breed*) AND SUBJECT=(sheep) (2008-2011) there are 63 results are found. Almost all of the results contain a subject field “sheep breading”. When I further narrowed the article publishing year to 2011-2011, there are 7 results.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->C) <!--[endif]-->Citation of item (2 marks)
Dingle, Chris. "Running a small flock of sheep." Town and country farmer; Vol. 28, Issue: 2; Apr/May 2011: 31-34. Retrieved November 16, 2011 from Science And Geography Education (SAGE) on INFORMIT online.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->D) <!--[endif]-->Evaluation of source in terms of relevance in satisfying client’s needs. (3 marks)
Authority: This periodical article was published in the Town and country farmer Journal;
Aims: In the article the writer examines the different method of sheep breeding that would suit a small farm operation and provides advice on how to go about purchasing the breeding ewes.
Scope: This 4 pages article provides comprehensive information on the topic.
Currency of information: This article was published in the spring of this year and it provided updated information on the topic.
Name of source 3:
Specialised statistical source from LIS Internet sources - Australian Bureau of Statistics online
Which aspect of the question does this source cover?
Aspect Three: statistics about wool production (no older than 2002)
<!--[if !supportLists]-->a) <!--[endif]-->A brief description of your search strategy.(3 marks) You must include field names and search terms.
There are two way to locate information in ABS online. The first one is to go through the navigation menu to find the information. The other way is to use the internal search engine to locate relevant information by searching keyword. The strategy I applied is to search keyword "wool production" through ABS online.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->b) <!--[endif]-->Answer or brief description of information provided by source (2 marks)
Using the keyword search the system found 76 search results for "wool production". In each search result the statistics article title, brief citation and the url link are listed. By checking these information I can locate the more relevant data that I need.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->c) <!--[endif]-->Citation of item (2 marks)
“1301.0 - Year book Australia, 2008 - agricultural production.” Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved November 16, 2011 from http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/bb8db737e2af84b8ca2571780015701e/3310BE70A640767DCA2573D20010BB7D?opendocument
<!--[if !supportLists]-->d) <!--[endif]-->Evaluation of source in terms of relevance in satisfying client’s needs. (3 marks)
Authority: This information is from Australia government department - Australian Bureau of Statistics;
Aims: The data provides detailed statistics information about Australia’s wool production;
Scope: The data provides extensive and detailed figures and yearly comparisons of wool production;
Production: The data was illustrated with data table and line chart to clearly demonstrate the wool production’s change from 1906 to 2006.
Currency of information: the data are from ABS’s 2008 Year book and the information is up-to-date.
Name of source 4:
Specialised biographical reference source from LIS Internet sources –Australian Dictionary of Biography Online .
Which aspect of the question does this source cover?
Aspect Four: information about John Macarthur, the prominent in the early Australian wool industry.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->a) <!--[endif]-->A brief description of your search strategy.(3 marks) You must include field names and search terms.
Because John Macarthur is Australian, I chose Australian Dictionary of Biography Online as my search source. On the top of the homepage there is a searching box. I changed the search item from text to person and then typed in “John Macarthur”’s name in the box.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->b) <!--[endif]-->Answer or brief description of information provided by source (2 marks)
There are two searching results. One is “Macarthur, John (1767–1834) soldier, entrepreneur and pastoralist” and the other one is “Yuill, William John (1885–1960) dairyman”. Obviously, the first result is what I needed.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->c) <!--[endif]-->Citation of item (2 marks)
Steven, Margaret, "Macarthur, John (1767–1834)." Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved November 16, 2011 from http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/macarthur-john-2390
<!--[if !supportLists]-->d) <!--[endif]-->Evaluation of source in terms of relevance in satisfying client’s needs. (3 marks)
Authority: This online biographical source is Australia's pre-eminent dictionary of national biography with a collection of over 12,000 significant and representative persons in Australian history.
Aims: This biography provides information about John Macarthur’s life;
Scope: This biography contains very comprehensive information about John Macarthur’s life. In particular, it offers an extensive introduction about John MacArthur’s role he played as the leader of Australia’s early wool industry.
Arrangement: This biography provides a very detailed introduction and a brief life summary which highlights John Macarthur’s occupations.
Documentation: It also provides a Select Bibliography which allows reader for further reading.
Production: The biography contains a portrait of John Macarthur. In the content it also provides many hyperlinks for some other related famous people or events;
Currency of information: This article was first published in hardcopy in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 2, (MUP), 1967.
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