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
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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
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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
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What Will You Learn?
What, Me Evaluate?
Why Bother?
What Gets Evaluated?
Evaluation Criteria
Evaluating Websites
Evaluating Print Materials
Conclusion
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What Will You Learn?
Using Sources Responsibly
Plagiarism--What Is It?
Avoiding Plagiarism
Why Cite Sources?
Citation Styles
Copyright
Fair Use
Conclusion
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