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Information Literacy
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Computer Science
9th Grade
08/04/2011

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Dewey Decimal System
Definition
Classifies information into 10 broad categories
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Effectively
Definition
Successfully
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Efficiently
Definition
Achieving a timely result
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Information Literacy
Definition
Ability to efficiently and effectively locate
evaluate
synthesize
communicate needed information
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Range of resources
Definition
All available sources of information
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Synthesize
Definition
Combine information from multiple sources to create new knowledge
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Search Strategy
Definition
Determine best resources, identify keywords and concepts, and select best search terms
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Broad search
Definition
Combine search terms with Boolean Operators to increase results
increases results
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Keywords
Definition
Most important words that
define/describe concept(s)
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Narrow search
Definition
Combination of terms
with Boolean Operators
decreases results
tightens focus
maybe not enough information
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Refine search
Definition
Adjust and improve search strategy
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Synonym
Definition
Same meaning or nearly same meaning
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Domain
Definition
Location of internet organization or entity
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Home page
Definition
First page of a web site
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Results page
Definition
Web sites retrieved by a search engine
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Search engine retrieval
Definition
Web spider searches web pages for requested search term(s)
compiles list
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Relevancy ranked
Definition
Search engine analyzes the spider's retrieval to best fit search terms
number of times search term appears on retrieved web pages
location of search term in web site title
How closely together search terms appear
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Snippet
Definition
Additional information below the title of the web site on the results page retrieved by a seach engine retrieved by a search engine
date
description
other: cached, similar, moreā€¦
URL
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Cache
Definition
Online data storage for loading accessed files quickly
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URL
Definition
Address of a web page,
Uniform resource Locator
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Digital footprint
Definition
Personal information shared online;
remains traceable forever
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Privacy
Definition
Confidentiality of personal information (stored online)
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Privacy settings
Definition
Options to control private information and posts that can be updated and/or changed releasing or protecting private information
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Profile
Definition
Description of who you are (on a Social Network site)
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Social Networking site
Definition
Online community used to communicate with "friends"
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Advanced search
Definition
Search engine options used to refine a search
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Creative Commons license
Definition
Copyright holders share rights to their work through Creative Commons licenses that give specific permissions
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Filter
Definition
Control options that limit access
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Accuracy
Definition
Content is valid and can be verified by other sources
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Authority
Definition
Content is endorsed by creator; often credentials are given
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Coverage
Definition
The amount of (useful)information
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Currency
Definition
Timeliness of information
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Relevancy
Definition
Connectedness, both closely and logically
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Bias
Definition
Does not present all points equally
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Database
Definition
Large collection of information that can be searched; information evaluated and chosen by a human brain, not a search engine spider
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Amount and substantiality
Definition
A Fair Use factor that measures how and how much of a copy protected work can be used
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Attribution
Definition
Giving credit to the creator of a copy protected work
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Citation
Definition
A formal statement giving the publication information of a copy protected work
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Commercial nature
Definition
A Fair Use factor that measures whether a copy protected work can be used for the profit of someone other than the copyright holder
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Copyright holder
Definition
The author of a creative work who has exclusive rights to its use
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Creative Commons
Definition
Non-profit organization that gives copyright holders a way to retain their exclusive rights, but to also grant some rights to others for specified uses
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Cross-reference
Definition
To check the accuracy of content from one source with the content of another source
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Ethical
Definition
Conforming to moral and sometimes legal standards
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Fair Use
Definition
Exceptions to the exclusive rights of a copyright holder are granted to others when the use meets the four factors stated in copyright law
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Intellectual Property
Definition
A creation of the mind
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Potential Market
Definition
Likely opportunities for the copyright holder to profit from his/her creation. Using copyright protected work is not Fair Use if it deprives the holder of profit
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Paraphrase
Definition
A restatement of someone else's word that retains the meaning of the original author
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Plagiarism
Definition
Using someone else's words without giving proper credit
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Quotation
Definition
A restatement of someone else's exact words
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Summarize
Definition
Concise restatement of main points
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Credit
Definition
To acknowledge authorship
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Medium of Publication
Definition
The type of media used to publish a creative work (i.e. print, web, interview)
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MLA
Definition
Modern Language Association is the authority on a documentation style often used in high schools and higher education
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Works Cited
Definition
Alphabetical list of sources used in a research paper
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In-text Citation
Definition
Author-page style of citing sources in parentheses within a research paper. Also called parenthetical citations
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