Course: Information Sources and Their Use

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Course title Information Sources and Their Use
Course code KUMK/INZDR
Organizational form of instruction Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech, Czech, Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Káčerková Eliška, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1.-3. Working with information, UTB library - funds and services. 4. Information retrieval, search strategies, operators. 5. Catalogues, electronic databases. 6.-8. Working in specific databases. 9.-10. Search services, search engines. 11. Grey literature. 12-13. Bibliographic record, citations according to current standards, list of literature used.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
  • Participation in classes - 2 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 30 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 20 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Knowledge of working with a computer - MS Word, MS PowerPoint; orientation on the internet, awareness about Czech and foreign search engines.
Knowledge of working with a computer - MS Word, MS PowerPoint; orientation on the internet, awareness about Czech and foreign search engines.
learning outcomes
Library system
Library system
Advanced search of academically relative content
Advanced search of academically relative content
Academical theses databases
Academical theses databases
Anti-plagiarism system
Anti-plagiarism system
Bibliographical quotation principles
Bibliographical quotation principles
Skills
Orientation in library system
Orientation in library system
Advanced search of academically relative content
Advanced search of academically relative content
Using databases of academical theses
Using databases of academical theses
Use of anti-plagiarism system
Use of anti-plagiarism system
Application of bibliographical quotation principles
Application of bibliographical quotation principles
teaching methods
Knowledge
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Skills
Demonstration
Demonstration
assessment methods
Knowledge
Analysis of the student's performance
Analysis of the student's performance
Recommended literature
  • Bergman, Ofer; Whittaker, Steve. The science of managing our digital stuff. Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2016. ISBN 9780262035170.
  • ČERNÝ, Michal. Informace a dokumentace - pravidla pro bibliografické odkazy a citace informačních zdrojů. Praha: Česká agentura pro standardizaci, 2022.
  • ČERNÝ, Michal. Život onlife: lekce z informační vědy. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2020. ISBN 978-80-210-9586-1.
  • HEWSON, C., VOGEL, C. M., LAURENT, D. Internet research methods. Second edition.. Los Angeles: Sage, 2016. ISBN 978-1-4462-0856-4.
  • Kapoun, Pavel. Informační zdroje. Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita v Ostravě, Pedagogická fakulta, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7464-400-9.
  • PAVLÍK, Jiří. Elektronické informační zdroje v knihovnách v ČR. Online. In. Duha, 2019.


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