Sequence: Web Opac Advanced

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Sequence: Web Opac Advanced
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Basic Description
The purpose of this LAMS session is to introduce students to some of the advanced features of the college's web OPAC and how these features can help with research techniques including bibliography writing. Students achieve this through live interaction with the web OPAC that is paced and directed through LAMS. Students are also given the opportunity to collaborate through surveys and voting.

Keywords
Information literacy, searching, opac, library, research, ALeD

Subject
Information Literacy Skills / Research Skills

Audience
Post-16 education

Run time
1 hour

Resources
Computer and Internet access per student; access to a live OPAC

Outline of Activities

Students are introduced to the session and the aims of the session are explained.
Tool: Notice board

Students access the live OPAC and are introduced to various icons within the OPAC. They are asked to search on a subject of their choice and take note that a new icon has appeared, the basket facility.
Tool: Shared resource

The basket facility is explained in more detail.
Tool: Notice board

Students access the web OPAC and carry out a search as before. Students are then instructed how to use to basket facility and shown what it does.
Tool: Shared resource

Students, through live use of the OPAC are shown how to export their basket item in the correct bibliographic format and email the results to their college email
Tool: shared resource

Students check to see if their results have arrives by accessing their email direct from the LAMS sequence.
Tool: Notice board

Students are asked to complete a short questionnaire about the web OPAC, how much they knew before and how much they know after the session.
Tool: Survey
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Language: English

LAMS Version: 2.0.2

License: Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike

Support Files: No files

Sharing with: Everyone in Public

Status: Active

Average Rating: Not rated yet!

Number of downloads: 14 times

Number of previews: 16 times

Authored By: Kristian Besley

Date: 29 June 2007 08:44 AM

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Sequence Information
Sequence:	Web Opac Advanced Preview \| Open LessonLAMS \| Download
Description:	Basic Description The purpose of this LAMS session is to introduce students to some of the advanced features of the college's web OPAC and how these features can help with research techniques including bibliography writing. Students achieve this through live interaction with the web OPAC that is paced and directed through LAMS. Students are also given the opportunity to collaborate through surveys and voting. Keywords Information literacy, searching, opac, library, research, ALeD Subject Information Literacy Skills / Research Skills Audience Post-16 education Run time 1 hour Resources Computer and Internet access per student; access to a live OPAC Outline of Activities Students are introduced to the session and the aims of the session are explained. Tool: Notice board Students access the live OPAC and are introduced to various icons within the OPAC. They are asked to search on a subject of their choice and take note that a new icon has appeared, the basket facility. Tool: Shared resource The basket facility is explained in more detail. Tool: Notice board Students access the web OPAC and carry out a search as before. Students are then instructed how to use to basket facility and shown what it does. Tool: Shared resource Students, through live use of the OPAC are shown how to export their basket item in the correct bibliographic format and email the results to their college email Tool: shared resource Students check to see if their results have arrives by accessing their email direct from the LAMS sequence. Tool: Notice board Students are asked to complete a short questionnaire about the web OPAC, how much they knew before and how much they know after the session. Tool: Survey
Author view:
Audience:
Subjects:
Language:	English
LAMS Version:	2.0.2
License:	Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike
Support Files:	No files
Sharing with:	Everyone in Public
Status:	Active
Average Rating:	Not rated yet!
Number of downloads:	14 times
Number of previews:	16 times
Authored By:	Kristian Besley
Date:	29 June 2007 08:44 AM
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