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Data Quality Literacy: Full Series
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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
Data Quality Literacy Series 13 - Evaluating Survey Data Quality
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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
Data Quality Literacy Series 12 - Understanding Survey Data and Public Polls
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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
Data Quality Literacy Series 11 - Evaluating International Government Data Quality
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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
Data Quality Literacy Series 10 - Commercial Data Quality: Conversation with Researchers
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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
Data Quality Literacy Series 09 - Commercial Data Quality: Conversation with the Vendors
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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
Data Quality Literacy Series 08 - Evaluating Commercial Data Quality
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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
Data Quality Literacy Series 07 - Understanding Commercial Data
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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
Data Quality Literacy Series 06 - Evaluating Administrative Data Quality
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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
Data Quality Literacy Series 05 - Understanding Administrative Data
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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
Data Quality Literacy Series 04 - Using and Evaluating Federal Statistics
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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
Data Quality Literacy Series 03 - Evaluating Dataset for Research Needs
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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
Data Quality Literacy Series 02 - Evaluating Data Documentation
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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
Data Quality Literacy Series 01 - Data Reference Interview
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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
Strategy for Business Consulting with Market Research
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An infographic guide on strategies and resources for comprehensive market analysis and planning for local businesses. It was used to support experiential learning marketing research classes, which student groups work with individual small business…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Searching as Strategic Exploration, Framework as a Whole
Contributor: Grace Liu
Resource Type(s): Instruction Program Material
Self-directed Exercises for Business Consulting with Market Research
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This guide can be used together with the Strategy for Business Consulting with Market Research. It guides students to go through several library databases to find consumer reports, market research handbook, industry reports, customer profiles, and…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Searching as Strategic Exploration, Framework as a Whole
Contributor: Grace Liu
Resource Type(s): Activity, Instruction Program Material, Worksheet
Self-directed Exercises for Researching a Public Company
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It can be used together with the Strategy for Researching a Public Company. The worksheet takes students to explore several library databases to find company profiles, swot analysis, industry reports and articles.
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Searching as Strategic Exploration, Framework as a Whole
Contributor: Grace Liu
Resource Type(s): Activity, Instruction Program Material, Worksheet
Self-directed Research Exercises for Debated Finance Topics
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A self-directed research exercise worksheet that guide students to explore several library databases and find different perspectives on a particular detable finance-related topics given by the instructor.
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Searching as Strategic Exploration, Framework as a Whole
Contributor: Grace Liu
Resource Type(s): Activity, Instruction Program Material, Worksheet
Self-directed Research Exercises for Finding Statistics and Data
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It can be used together with the Strategy for Finding Statistics and Data to enhanced students' self-directed learning. The exercise intended to address the faculty's challenge in guiding students to find a good data research topic. It can be…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Searching as Strategic Exploration, Framework as a Whole
Contributor: Grace Liu
Resource Type(s): Activity, Instruction Program Material, Worksheet
ChatGPT Bookmark (English & Spanish)
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Tips and Advice on using ChatGPT effectively and ethically (English & Spanish)(PPT files included for easier editing)
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Creation as Process, Research as Inquiry
Contributor: Sarah Hood
Resource Type(s): Instruction Program Material, Learning Object, Research Guide
4-step Strategy for Evaluating Online Sources [A Learning Module]
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This learning module will help students find and critically evaluate online sources for class discussions and assignments and form unbiased judgments and decisions. What is it?A five-part series learning module that takes 1.5…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Framework as a Whole
Contributor: Grace Liu
Resource Type(s): Instruction Program Material
Strategy for Researching a Public Company
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This infographic displays where to look for information and where to search for finding public company information.
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Searching as Strategic Exploration
Contributor: Grace Liu
Resource Type(s): Instruction Program Material
Authority is Constructed and Contextual Overview
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This web resource provides a brief overview of the concept Authority is Constructed and Contextual. It includes a video, a concept description, and the related knowledge practices and dispositions. 
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual
Contributor: Jane Hammons
Resource Type(s): Instruction Program Material, Learning Object, Other
Strategy for Finding Statistics and Data
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Comprehensive strategies on finding statistics and data.
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Searching as Strategic Exploration
Contributor: Grace Liu
Resource Type(s): Instruction Program Material, Research Guide
Sample of Assignment II: Database Scavenger Hunt & Analysis for Valuation Professionals
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These materials accompany the book chapter 7 "Database Scavenger Hunt and Analysis for Accounting Students" from Teaching Business Information Literacy published by ACRL Press.
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Information Has Value, Searching as Strategic Exploration
Contributor: Robbi De Peri
Resource Type(s): Assignment Prompt, Instruction Program Material