INFORMATION LITERACY - INDEX & COMPLETE PAGE LISTING
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GETTING STARTED
INTRODUCTIONMODULE 1 SEARCHING DATABASES AND EVALUATING RESULTS
LESSON 1 WHAT IS A DATABASE?
- Objectives
- What Is a Database?
- Databases, Records, Fields & Access Points (page 1)
- Databases, Records, Fields & Access Points (page 2).
- Database Examples
LESSON 2 INDEXING AND SEARCHING
- Objectives
- Indexing
- Online Research & Controlled Vocabulary
- Searching - Access Points
- Searching Strategies
- Logic and Boolean Operators - Using a Little Logic
- Boolean Operators - "AND"
- Boolean Operators - "OR", "NOT"
- Boolean Operator Quiz
LESSON 3 THE SEARCH PROCESS
- Objectives
- Where Do I Begin? - The Search Process
- Choosing a Topic
- The Disciplines
- Search Strategy
- Scholarly vs Popular Periodicals
- Primary vs Secondary Sources
- Is Currency of the Work Important?
- Where Should I Look for Information?
- Defining your Search Statement
LESSON 4 EVALUATION
- Objectives
- Evaluation - Introduction
- Evaluation - Who, What
- Evaluation - Where, When, Why, How
- Evaluating a Source: The Mark of Oppression (page 1 )
- Evaluation of The Mark of Oppression (page 2)
- Evaluation of The Mark of Oppression (page 3)
- Evaluation of The Mark of Oppression (page 4)
LESSON 5 CITATION OF SOURCE(S) USED
LESSON 1 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS AND ONLINE CATALOGS
- Objectives
- Learning to Explore Library Collections
- Classification Systems
- Online Public Access Catalogs
- Searching Innopac (Page 1)
- Searching Innopac (Page 2)
- Using Subject Headings
- Searching Innopac Walkthrough
- Search Results
LESSON 1 REFERENCE SOURCES AND STRATEGIES
- Objectives for Lessons 1 - 5
- Role of Reference Source/Tools in the Research Process
- Importance of Libraries
LESSON 2 ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND ATLASES
- Encyclopedias and Atlases
- Practice - Searching Encyclopedia Britannica Online
- Specialized Encyclopedias/Subject Sources
- Specialized Encyclopedias/Subject Sources (page 2)
- Atlases
LESSON 3 BOOK REVIEWS
LESSON 4 PERIODICAL INDEXES AND ABSTRACTS
- Periodical Indexes and Abstracts
- Searching a General Periodical Database
- Practice - Searching Expanded Academic
- Searching a Specialized Database
LESSON 5 MISCELLANEOUS RESOURCES
- Directories
- Biographical Sources
- Practice - Searching Literature Resource Center
- Bibliographies
- Dictionaries, Statistical Sources, Quotation Sources
- Virtual Reference Sources
- The Role of the Reference Librarian
- Review Exercise
LESSON 1 THE INTERNET
- Objectives
- What is the Internet?
- Growth of the Internet
- Introduction to the World Wide Web (WWW)
- Information Transfer on the Web
- Client-Server Relationship
- Anatomy of a Web Site
- URLs, Domains, etc.
- URL Names and Structure
- Protocols and Domains
- File Extensions
- Internet - Review
- Beware of the Web
- Web Evaluation (page 1)
- Web Evaluation (page 2)
LESSON 2 WEB DIRECTORIES
- Objectives
- Search Directories - Introduction
- Directory Structure - Yahoo
- Practice - Searching the WWW Virtual Library
LESSON 3 SEARCH ENGINES
- Objectives
- Search Engines - Introduction and Listings
- Web Searching Strategies
- Additional Ways of Searching
- Practice - Searching Excite
- Evaluation of Information
- General Searching Observations
- Trouble Shooting Searches
- Narrowing a Search
- Links to Additional Internet Resources
LESSON 4 LEGAL & SOCIO-POLITICAL ASPECTS OF INFORMATION
References
| MODULE 2 | SEARCHING FOR LIBRARY MATERIALS |
| MODULE 3 | SEARCHING FOR REFERENCE SOURCES  PRINT AND ELECTRONIC |
| MODULE 4 | SEARCHING THE INTERNET AND THE WORLD WIDE WEB |
| References
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