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--- module_4_search_strategies_ref-ex [2024/02/15 18:08] – ellen.forsyth_sl.nsw.gov.au
+++ module_4_search_strategies_ref-ex [2024/04/16 21:52] (current) – ellen.forsyth_sl.nsw.gov.au
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 You may want to explore further by reading [[https://indyreads.libraries.nsw.gov.au/info/fake-news-and-alternative-facts-information-literacy-in-a-post-truth-era-00007370|Cooke, Nicole A (2018)]]. //Fake news and alternative facts : information literacy in a post-truth era//. ALA Editions, Chicago
-You can watch a video of Nicole A Cooke talking at the NSW public library reference seminar in 2022.
+You can watch a video of Dr Nicole A Cooke talking at the NSW public library reference seminar in 2022.
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   * What is the result for your patron if you use old information?
   * What is the result for your patron if you use only one source of information and it is not the most complete source?
-  * What problems did you encounter in your search? i.e. Is the information being behind a paywall.
+  * What problems did you encounter in your search? i.e. Is the information behind a paywall.
 . Look up the population of Australia and the population of New Zealand.
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   - Which of the resources you've been working with earlier in this module has information on the population of your town, your local government area or the state? Where else might you look?
-  - Without using ABS resources, how might you discover information about your local Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community groups? What language or dialect do they use? What is the name, and where can you contact your local Aboriginal Land Councils?
+  - Without using ABS resources, how might you discover information about your local Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community groups? What language do they use? What is the name of the language, and where can you contact your local Aboriginal Land Council/s?
   - What resources might you use to locate a snake catcher or the winner of the local camp drafting competition?
   - Is there someone in your library or in your community who would have this information?
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 Libraries often use community information directories. These directories are indexed by standard keywords describing the kinds of help offered. [[http://www.datadiction.com.au/lincs/|LINCS]] is an example of a community information directory. Your community information may be collated using a different system for example    [[https://sacommunity.org/|SA Directory of Community Services]]
-A complex information need (for example, looking after a relative with a head injury) may be met by a combination of things:
+A complex information need (for example, looking after a relative with a head injury) may be met by a combination of sources:
   * Make sure the person has sought medical advice.
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 If you are moving about the library with a patron, explain to them where you are going, what you are doing and why.
-Patrons can add valuable refining information to aid in your search if you explain how and where you are looking and often appreciate the chance to learn more about the library. This will build on the reference interview defined in [[Module 2 Reference interview skills and question types (Reference Excellence)]].
+Patrons can add valuable refining information to aid in your search if you explain how and where you are looking and often appreciate the chance to learn more about the library. This will build on the reference interview defined in //Module 2: Reference interview skills and question types// [[module_2_reference_interview_skills_and_question_types_ref-ex|Reference interview defined]]
 The following are some helpful phrases and tips to keep the patron informed about the progress of an ongoing search,