INFORMATION LITERACY MODULES

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GETTING STARTED

• Tools Needed to Get Started

INTRODUCTION

• The Information Age

MODULE 1    SEARCHING DATABASES AND EVALUATING RESULTS

• LESSON 1  -  What is a Database?
• LESSON 2  -  Indexing and Searching
• LESSON 3  -  The Search Process
• LESSON 4  -  Evaluation of Information
• LESSON 5  -  Citation of Source(s) Used
  
  

MODULE 2    SEARCHING FOR LIBRARY MATERIALS

• LESSON 1  -  Using Classification and Access Systems (Including INNOPAC)

MODULE 3    SEARCHING FOR REFERENCE SOURCES PRINT AND ELECTRONIC

• OBJECTIVES FOR LESSONS 1 - 5
• LESSON 1  -  Role of Reference Sources/Tools in the Research Process
• LESSON 2  -  Encyclopedias and Atlases
• LESSON 3  -  Book Reviews
• LESSON 4  -  Periodical Indices and Abstracts
• LESSON 5  -  Miscellaneous Resources

MODULE 4    SEARCHING THE INTERNET AND THE WORLD WIDE WEB

• LESSON 1  -  Using the Internet
• LESSON 2  -  Web Directories
• LESSON 3  -  Search Engines
• LESSON 4  -  Legal & Socio-political Aspects of Information

REFERENCES    

• References

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