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The document has included 13 knowledge briefs of data quality literacy series in one PDF file.
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Creation as Process, Research as Inquiry
Contributor: Grace Liu
Resource Type(s): Instruction Program Material, Professional Development Material, Worksheet
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The knowledge brief on evaluating survey data quality follows the total survey error framework to help users understand the potential quality issues of survey data.
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Creation as Process, Research as Inquiry, Framework as a Whole
Contributor: Grace Liu
Resource Type(s): Instruction Program Material, Professional Development Material, Worksheet
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The knowledge brief on understanding survey data and public polls help users to understand the key concepts in survey research and its methodology with examples for popular surveys and public polls.
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Creation as Process, Research as Inquiry, Framework as a Whole
Contributor: Grace Liu
Resource Type(s): Instruction Program Material, Professional Development Material, Worksheet
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The knowledge brief on evaluating international government data quality help users understand common data quality issues of international government data.
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Creation as Process, Research as Inquiry, Framework as a Whole
Contributor: Grace Liu
Resource Type(s): Instruction Program Material, Professional Development Material, Worksheet
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This knowledge brief on commercial data quality helps users to prepare conversation with researchers on data quality issues.
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Creation as Process, Research as Inquiry, Framework as a Whole
Contributor: Grace Liu
Resource Type(s): Instruction Program Material, Professional Development Material, Worksheet
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This knowledge brief on commercial data quality helps users to prepare the conversation of data quality issues with commercial data vendors.
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Creation as Process, Research as Inquiry, Framework as a Whole
Contributor: Grace Liu
Resource Type(s): Instruction Program Material, Professional Development Material, Worksheet
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The knowledge brief on evaluating commercial data quality guide users to go through a list of common data quality issues that need researchers' attention.
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Creation as Process, Research as Inquiry
Contributor: Grace Liu
Resource Type(s): Instruction Program Material, Professional Development Material, Worksheet
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The knowledge brief on understanding commercial data helps users understand commercial data, the benefits of using commercial data, and its limitations.
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Creation as Process, Research as Inquiry
Contributor: Grace Liu
Resource Type(s): Instruction Program Material, Professional Development Material, Worksheet
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The knowledge brief on evaluating administrative data guides users to go through the quality dimensions of relevance, accessibility, interpretability, coherence, accuracy, and institutional environment to assess the fitness for use of the…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Creation as Process, Research as Inquiry
Contributor: Grace Liu
Resource Type(s): Instruction Program Material, Professional Development Material, Worksheet
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The knowledge brief on understanding administrative data helps users understand administrative data, the benefits of using administrative data, and its limitations.
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Creation as Process, Research as Inquiry, Framework as a Whole
Contributor: Grace Liu
Resource Type(s): Instruction Program Material, Professional Development Material, Worksheet
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The knowledge brief on using and evaluating U.S. federal statistics introduces the basic quality standards and guidelines that ensures the quality of federal statistics and how to assess the fit between the statistical datasets and their research…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Creation as Process, Research as Inquiry, Framework as a Whole
Contributor: Grace Liu
Resource Type(s): Instruction Program Material, Professional Development Material, Worksheet
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The knowledge brief on evaluating dataset for research needs guide researchers to assess the fit between the dataset and the research question.
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Creation as Process, Research as Inquiry, Framework as a Whole
Contributor: Grace Liu
Resource Type(s): Instruction Program Material, Professional Development Material, Worksheet
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The knowledge brief on evaluating data documentation includes the characteristics of good documentation and the approaches to evaluate the quality of data documentations.
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Creation as Process, Research as Inquiry, Framework as a Whole
Contributor: Grace Liu
Resource Type(s): Instruction Program Material, Professional Development Material, Worksheet
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This knowledge brief on data reference interview include a list of questions to ask when a researcher has a request related to data.
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Creation as Process, Research as Inquiry, Framework as a Whole
Contributor: Grace Liu
Resource Type(s): Instruction Program Material, Professional Development Material, Worksheet
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This resource consists of three prompts for students to reflect on their research process at the beginning, the midpoint, and the end of a research assignment. The reflection responses can be used by librarians and instructors to identify where…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Information Creation as Process, Research as Inquiry, Searching as Strategic Exploration
Contributor: Kayleen Jones
Resource Type(s): Activity, Assessment Material, Assignment Prompt
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Goal: The primary goal of the activity or assignment is for students to develop an increased understanding of the peer review process and how it is connected to the authority or credibility of different information sources.…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Creation as Process, Information Has Value
Contributor: Jane Hammons
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This activity is intended to help students understand the types of sources that are most commonly cited in research in a specific discipline or field. Students will review the citations from multiple relevant journal articles to identify the…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Creation as Process
Contributor: Jane Hammons
Resource Type(s): Activity
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Infographic describing the parts of a research article in the sciences and social scienes, including the article information abstract, introduction or literature review, meths, results, discussion, and references.
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Information Creation as Process
Contributor: Tessa Withorn
Resource Type(s): Learning Object
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When it comes to research, a little planning goes a long way. We’ll go over how to come up with a research plan and start a research notebook!By the end of this activity, you'll be able to:Create a timeline of your research goalsDocument your…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Information Creation as Process
Contributor: UCLA WIRE
Resource Type(s): Activity, Learning Object, Tutorial
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Before getting started with research, it's important to know the difference between faculty- and student-led projects, as well as how to earn course credit for your research.By the end of this activity, you'll be able to:Identify benefits of faculty…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Information Creation as Process
Contributor: UCLA WIRE
Resource Type(s): Activity, Learning Object, Tutorial
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Whether you're working on a capstone project, a senior thesis, or taking on an in-depth research paper, it may seem overwhelming to put together an effective plan.In this activity, you will be asked to think about your research topic or question and…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Information Creation as Process
Contributor: UCLA WIRE
Resource Type(s): Activity, Learning Object, Tutorial
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Looking to get involved with research at UCLA? Anyone can do research, and this workshop connects you with resources and opportunities to help you get started today!In this activity, you will learn about getting started with research at UCLA.…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Information Creation as Process, Research as Inquiry, Scholarship as Conversation
Contributor: UCLA WIRE
Resource Type(s): Activity, Learning Object, Tutorial
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This is a visual resource you can use to show students how to start research and the steps they should follow along the way. This is applicable to all discplines. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at samkennedy@…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Creation as Process, Information Has Value, Research as Inquiry, Scholarship as Conversation, Searching as Strategic Exploration, Framework as a Whole
Contributor: Samantha Kennedy
Resource Type(s): Learning Object
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Comme une fiche-synthèse à remettre à la fin d'un atelier sur l'évaluation des sources. Encore mieux : dans l'atelier, insérez volontairement une erreur et en début d'atelier demandez aux étudiants de la repérer. À la fin de l'atelier, remettez la…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Creation as Process, Information Has Value
Contributor: Pascal Martinolli
Resource Type(s): Assessment Material, Worksheet
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Comment envoyer une minorité d'étudiants surmotivés sur des objectifs pédagogiques intégrés et connexes dont le parcours est structuré ?1) Faire une courte introduction engageante (15min.) 2) Identifier la minorité surmotivée et leur distribuer un…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Information Creation as Process, Information Has Value, Scholarship as Conversation
Contributor: Pascal Martinolli
Resource Type(s): Assignment Prompt, Blog Post, Learning Object, Worksheet