The course literature should be read until the sessions 'Search and research process', ‘Reading skills’ and 'Scientific communication'. During the sessions the literature will be discussed and it is expected that you contribute with your reflections and comments.
Before session 'Search and research process' on November 12:
Start reading the web pages about information literacy in Search Collect Publish, just to get acquainted with the concept. When you read the literature below, beside the content itself, reflect on how the literature relate to the Information literacy concept.
Pickard, A.J. (2007). Reviewing literature. In: Research methods in information. facet publishing. p. 25-37. (This chapter will be sent to you by mail)
Benos, D.J., Bashari, E., Chaves, J.M., Gaggar, A., Kapoor, N., LaFrance, M., Mans, R., Mayhew, D., McGowan, S., Polter, A., Qadri, Y., Sarfare, S., Schultz, K., Splittgerber, R., Stephenson, J., Tower, C., Walton, R.G. & Zotov, A. (2007). The ups and downs of peer review. Advances in Physiology Education 31(2), 145-152. Available at: http://advan.physiology.org/cgi/content/abstract/31/2/145
Wiley, S. (2008). My favorite fraud - A paper I read more than 25 years ago taught me a lesson I'll never forget. The Scientist 22(9), 29. Available at: http://classic.the-scientist.com/article/display/54959/
Grant, B., 2009. Citation amnesia: The results. The Scientist : NewsBlog. Available at: http://www.the-scientist.com/blog/display/55801/
Before the session 'Scholarly communication' on November 20:
Cheung, W., 2008. The economics of post-doc publishing. Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics, 8(1), 41-44. Available at: http://www.int-res.com/articles/esep2008/8/e008p041.pdf
Dong, P., Loh, M. & Mondry, A., 2005. The "impact factor" revisited. Biomedical Digital Libraries, 2, 1-8. Available at: http://www.bio-diglib.com/content/pdf/1742-5581-2-7.pdf
Lawrence, P., 2008. Lost in publication: How measurement harms science. Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics, 8(1), 9-11. Available at: http://www.int-res.com/articles/esep2008/8/e008p009.pdf
Swan, A., 2007. Open Access and the Progress of Science. American Scientist, 95(3), 197. Available at: http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/pub/2007/5/open-access-and-the-progress-of-science