Information Literacy

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved

Course Description Version:1.00

Study Course Accepted:02.03.2023 13:37:47

Study Course Information
Course Code:		B_025		LQF level:		Level 5
Credit Points:		2.00		ECTS:		3.00
Branch of Science:		Clinical Medicine		Target Audience:		Dentistry
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:		Daiga Spila
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:		Library
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:		Riga, 16 Dzirciema Street, bibliotekarsu[pnkts]lv
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		2	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		4
Classes (count)		14	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		28
Total Contact Hours								32
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Basic skills in work with computers, state language and English language proficiency.
Objective:
To improve the quality of study process in the fields of information collection, extraction and processing by providing students with general overview on options for the information search in the field of medicine and dentistry, in-depth skills in searching for medicine-related information in online databases and database PubMed.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Information literacy. Information seeking. Define topic (keywords, search terms). Information retrieval techniques: basic and advanced search, phrase search, hyphenating, truncating, boolen logic. Evaluating and saving information.			Lectures		1.00	computer room
2	RSU subscribed databases, resources, tools. Access to RSU subscribed resources.			Lectures		1.00	computer room
3	RSU subscribed databases, resources, tools. Access to RSU subscribed resources.			Classes		1.00	computer room
4	Catalogue and finding publications in library catalogues. Linking electronic catalogues to the Primo search engine.			Classes		1.00	computer room
5	E-books databases: EBSCO, EbookCentral, AccessMedicine, ClinicalKey. Information searching, evaluating and saving the results.			Classes		1.00	computer room
6	Types of scientific journals. Electronic journals. Citation databases. Citing and referencing. Citing and referencing. Systems of referencing. References from databases, Primo tool. RSU rules for creating references.			Classes		1.00	computer room
7	Full text journal databases. Information searching, evaluating and saving the results. Retrieval of full texts of publications. Interlibrary loan.			Classes		1.00	computer room
8	Primo search tool. Tool: E-resources from A-Z.			Classes		1.00	computer room
9	Reference tool EndNote. Exporting and retrieving references.			Classes		1.00	computer room
10	Reference, encyclopaedia, news databases: Letonika, News.lv, Leta, Nozare, Britanica.			Classes		1.00	computer room
11	Free access internet resources. Internet searching systems. Searching for trustworthy and reliable medical information. Quality of information on the internet (principles of quality). Evaluating the quality of free access resources.			Classes		1.00	computer room
12	Database PubMed: Database PubMed: characteristics, creating an individual profile, search strategy, managing results, saving results.			Classes		1.00	computer room
13	PubMed Tools: MeSH database (controlled medical vocabulary), Journal Database, Single Citation Matcher. Linking PubMed with other resources (databases, EndNote, Primo), full text retrieval.			Classes		1.00	computer room
14	Research search tools in the PubMed database. PubMed Central. Bookshelf.			Classes		1.00	computer room
15	Characterization of evidence-based medical resources, information search specifics in them. Evidence-based databases available at RSU: DynaMed, ClinicalKey, Cochrane Library, UpToDate.			Classes		1.00	computer room
16	Linking resources for full-text retrieval. Course summary. Interactive test.			Classes		1.00	computer room
Assessment
Unaided Work:
IIndependent and systematic learning from the indicated readings and information sources. Individual or group work in completing assignments on information search and presentation of the results. The student consolidates the acquired lecture material by reading the indicated sources, actively working with RSU subscribed databases and free access resources, performing independent work and submitting them. The aim of the practical work is to get acquainted with each resource, in which you can search for high-quality and evaluated information for your research work, to be able to evaluate the quality of resources in online resources, as well as to understand the connection between these resources for full text retrieval and reference.
Assessment Criteria:
Active participation in classes. 100% independent work and homework. Final test: test. Invitation to fill in the study course evaluation questionnaire.
Final Examination (Full-Time):		Test
Final Examination (Part-Time):
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:		Upon successful completion of the course, students will have gained knowledge allowing to identity and evaluate reliable, verified and scientific information resources in the field of dentistry and medicine. Students will be able to demonstrate information searching tools and develop appropriate strategy for information searching and apply critical thinking for the assessment of obtained information. They will be able to apply Web 2.0 resources and opportunities for the receiving and organizing of current information in the field of dentistry.
Skills:		Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to work independently with electronic resources in the field of medicine and dentistry, apply extended search skills for the obtaining of electronic information. They will be able to carry out the extended search options in online databases, the world's largest database of medical journals PubMed, and create accurate searching strategies and save the obtained results. Students will develop their digital skills related to data, information and digital content management. Students will be able to use digital technologies, create a personal profile in information resources, adapt their activities according to copyright and licenses, as well as be able to find and cite authors from digital content.
Competencies:		Students, applying the acquired theoretical and practical knowledge, will be able to carry out high quality, evaluated information searches. They will independently analyse information search options and situations and will develop an appropriate search strategy. They will critically analyse the reliability and usefulness of the information found, its compliance with the topic and specific situation and they will create complete reference lists.
Bibliography
No.	Reference
Required Reading
1	Mārtinsone K., Pipere A. Zinātniskā rakstīšana un pētījumu rezultātu izplatīšana / Kristīnes Mārtinsones un Anitas Piperes zinātniskajā redakcijā; autori: Uldis Berķis, Maija Dambrova, Inese Gobiņa, Kristīne Mārtinsone; Ivans Jānis Mihailovs [un vēl 7 autori]. Rīga: Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte, 2019.
2	Spila D., Znotiņa I. Medicīnas informācijas pamatu apgūšana elektroniskajos resursos: Mācību materiāls informācijpratībā [Elektroniskais resurss]. Rīga: RSU, 2014. Pieejams tiešsaistē: http://www.rsu.lv/images/stories/dokumenti/publikacijas/13-…
3	Spila D. Pasaules medicīnas citējamo žurnālu datubāze PubMed un informācijas meklēšanas iespējas: Mācību materiāls informācijpratībā [Elektroniskais resurss]. Rīga: RSU, 2013. Pieejams tiešsaistē: http://www.rsu.lv/images/stories/dokumenti/publikacijas/12-…
4	NCBI handbook [electronic publication]. [cited 2023 February 2]
5	Thomas N., Franklin L., Crow S. Information Literacy And Information Skills Instruction: Applying Research To Practice In The 21St Century School Library [e-book]. Santa Barbara, Calif: Libraries Unlimited; 2011. Available from: eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost).
Additional Reading
1	Berkman, Robert I. Find It Fast : Extracting Expert Information From Social Networks, Big Data, Tweets, and More. Information Today, 2015. (EBSCO)
2	Bradley, Phil. Expert Internet Searching. London: Facet Publishing, 2017. (EBSCO)
3	Downey, Annie. Critical Information Literacy : Foundations, Inspiration, and Ideas. Library Juice Press, 2016. (EBSCO)
4	Freedman T. Coming of age: an introduction to the NEW worldwide web [electronic publication]. [cited 2015 May 25]. (EBSCO)
5	Teaching Information Literacy and Writing Studies : Volume 2, Upper-Level and Graduate Courses, edited by Grace Veach, Purdue University Press, 2019. (EBSCO)
Other Information Sources
1	Apmācību ceļvedis Informācijpratība [Elektronisks resurss]. (2023.20.02). Pieejams tiešsaistē: http://www.netvibes.com/info_med#INFORMACIJA