Information Literacy Tutorial: Module Table of Contents

What Will You Learn? Steps in the Research Process Your Assignment Assignment Requirements Creating a Usable Research Statement/Question Creating a Usable Research Statement/Question (flowchart) Your Research Question Background Information Key Concepts Related Terms/Synonyms Now What? Assessing Value Conclusion   back to top

What Will You learn? Your Topic The Search Process Search Results What's a Record? How Did I Get Here? Boolean Searching The AND Operator The OR Operator The NOT Operator Search Tools Complex Searching Subject Headings Keyword vs. Subject Searching Reminder! Conclusion   back to top

What Will You learn? Locating Information Deciding Where to Go The Library Catalog Why Use It? When to Use it? How Do You Use It? Periodical Indexes Why Use Them? When to Use Them? Magazines v Scholarly Journals How Do You Use Them? So, What's On the Web? Using a Search Engine Why Use Them? When to Use Them? How Do You Use Them? Conclusion back to top

What Will You Learn? What, Me Evaluate? Why Bother? What Gets Evaluated? Evaluation Criteria Evaluating Websites Evaluating Print Materials Conclusion   back to top

What Will You Learn? Using Sources Responsibly Plagiarism--What Is It? Avoiding Plagiarism Why Cite Sources? Citation Styles Copyright Fair Use Conclusion   back to top