Welcome to the 
102 English Information Literacy
page to support the assessment provided to you by your teacher

Where do I start?

You will need to use a variety of resources to complete this assessment task. This includes both:

• print resources (printed books, journals, articles) 
• digital resources (web searches, databases, online encyclopaedias, YouTube). 

Print resources have already had their credentials checked when they go through the editing process so the information is all ready to be used. This makes them a useful tool in the search for information as you can use these resources without wondering if the information is actually correct!

CHSLibrary staff have curated (brought together) some print resources for you which are held at the Library Desk for you to use. Your teacher may borrow these on behalf of the class or send you over to use them. 

Go to the Library Catalogue tab above and choose your own search using your chosen keywords. Please ask if you are unsure where these books are located - Library Staff are here to help.

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A quick way to find out more about Driving in New Zealand is to do an internet search but remember to think critically about which websites you use. For example, the Stuff.co.nz website is probably more reliable than Wikipedia.

Using a clustering search engine such as Carrot2 rather than relying on a JGI (Just Google It) approach is a more time effective strategy. You will still need to assess the websites you find for suitability but it clusters the results in a meaningful way that can provide additional feedback as well as a more comprehensive search of the web. Assess your sites using the CRAP test. :)

   
What sites to use to help you research:  

EPIC lets you access up-to-date full text articles covering a huge range of subjects. 

Use EXPLORA via EPIC. Think about some of the search terms you have decided on during your planning.

Try:
Tourist drivers
OR 
"New Zealand" driving

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Type 
New Zealand Road Code into the search box or use a general keyword search.

Use this searching tool to find information on your topic. Click on FOAM TREES to see a visual representative of your search.

Think about your search terms before you begin. Use "quotation marks" to keep your search terms together in the search.

Assess each site using the CRAP test. 

Sites ending in .edu are generally educational sites, .org means it is an organisation and if it is reputable could be a useful source, .gov or .govt are generally written by a governmental agency.     

Use this newspaper database, Stuff.co.nz,  to find information on your chosen topic. You can search directly in the box above.

There is a HUGE amount of information here so choose your keywords wisely to make your search more effective.

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Click here for the NZ Ministry of Transport. This site is VERY useful for statistics around foreign drivers in NZ plus other useful data.

Click below to download a report called Overseas Drivers in Crashes 2014

Use this newspaper database, NZ Herald.co.nz. to find information on your chosen topic. You can search directly in the box above.

There is a HUGE amount of information here so choose your keywords wisely to make your search more effective.

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RadioLive interview with Duncan Garner asking the question: Are we racist towards foreign drivers?

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Tourists take the law into their own hands ...

  
Referencing your work using APA style

Remember, you need to produce your own work and say (cite) where it came from. A great tool for this (using the APA referencing style) is RefMe. This tool also has Android and iPhone apps which makes using it very easy. I have added a YouTube video below that walk you through this very simple process. Please remember to select APA style from the drop-down list.

RefMe has a Chrome extension which you can load onto you toolbar and add your references from there. VERY SIMPLE!
Watch the tutorial below and create an account. It can be used on any device with your login.