Doing Library Research

Tutorial Outline by Topic

version 1, 6/6/06

Topic
Skill Sets

Introduction

  • Video clip of Library Director
  • About the libraries
  • About the services
  • Getting help

Practicalities

  • Connecting
  • Getting help
  • Interlibrary loan

Scholarly Communication
SS2

Information Landscape

  • Developing a Research Strategy
  • Identifying & Distinguishing among Types of Sources
  • Understanding Information Retrieval Systems
SS1, SS3, SS7

Searching

  • Selecting Finding Tools
  • Selecting Search Terms
  • Constructing a Search
  • Evaluating and Revising Search Results
SS4, SS5, SS6, SS8

Sources

  • Retrieving Sources
  • Evaluating and Selecting Sources
  • Documenting Sources
SS9, SS10, SS11
Economic, Legal and Social Issues
SS12

 

 

      
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