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LIBS 1000

Resources to use when teaching LIBS 1000 Introduction to Using the Library

Date Added to MERLOT:: January 21, 2014
Created by:: Deborah Van Petten
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Researching 101: 36 tips to propel your college research and help you find the authoritative information your professor will love (Quiz/Test)

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Research Strategies: finding your way through the information fog (Open (Access) Textbook)

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The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly or Why It's a Good Idea to Evaluate Web Sources (Syllabus)

Start with what they know
Wikipedia: Beneath the Surface (Animation)
Searching Using AND, OR, NOT (Boolean Searching) (Animation)
Google search tricks. (Open (Access) Textbook)
Google Scholar (Quiz/Test)
Seeking Information: Web vs. Library Databases (Animation)
Scholarly vs. Popular Periodicals (Syllabus)
Research Roadmap (Syllabus)
Plagiarism Tutorial (Syllabus)
Guide to Library Research: Citing Sources (Quiz/Test)
Using Call Numbers (Syllabus)
Library of Congress Call Number Tutorial (Presentation)
Flow of Information (Syllabus)
Writing and Citing: Info Research 101 Tutorial (Syllabus)