INFORMATION LITERACY : RESEARCH: SKILLS AND TRAINING : EDUCATION: TUTORIALS: Information Skills Tutorial: A Brief Course in Information Literacy
David P. Dillard
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INFORMATION LITERACY :
RESEARCH: SKILLS AND TRAINING :
EDUCATION: TUTORIALS:
Information Skills Tutorial: A Brief Course in Information Literacy
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Information Skills Tutorial: A Brief Course in Information Literacy
State University of New York
Empire State College
http://commons.esc.edu/informationskills/
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Information literacy amounts to being able to find, think critically about
and use the information you need for whatever purpose you have in mind. We
have designed this tutorial to be used in three different ways:
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work through it from beginning to end on your own
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skip around to the sections you need, as you need them
integrate it into a class, if you are an instructor
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You may find the Six-Phase Approach to Research a helpful shortcut that
takes you to the most important highlights of the tutorial so you can get
started on your research assignment right away.
http://commons.esc.edu/informationskills/advanced/six-phase/
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Many pages of the tutorial link to videos and activities to help you
become more comfortable with the new knowledge and skills you will gain.
At the end of each section of the tutorial, there is a quiz. Dont be
concerned about getting a grade. Its only meant to help you decide whether
youre ready to move on to the next section. Finally, under the Advanced
tab is the Research Portfolio. This is a set of optional, self-directed
assignments that guide you through a quick version of an actual research
project, using the knowledge and skills you have learned.
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Topic Sections of This Tutorial
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Table of Contents with links
http://commons.esc.edu/informationskills/help/contents/
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Welcome
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Develop Topic
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Decide On A Topic
Get Background Info Using Reference Sources
Narrow Your Topic A Final Time
Develop Topic Quiz
Strategize
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Sources of Information
Scholarly Vs. Popular Sources
Primary Vs. Secondary Sources
Current Vs. Retrospective Sources
Strategize Quiz
Search
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Identify Keywords
Combine Keywords Into A Search
Locate Search Tools
Fine-Tune Search Results
Locate Full-Text
Search Quiz
Evaluate
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Evaluate Sources And The Information In Them
Timeliness
Reliability
Authority
Purpose And Perspective
Evaluate Quiz
Cite
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Why Cite?
What Is A Citation?
Parts of a Citation
Citing Tools And Tips
Citation Styles
Cite Quiz
Advanced
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Using Your First Search Results To Improve Your Next Search
Searching With Controlled Vocabulary
The Six Phase Approach to Research
Information Ethics And Citizenship
Copyright And Intellectual Property
Privacy And Information Security
Freedom of Speech And Information
Equity And The Digital Divide
The Research Portfolio
Help
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Table Of Contents With Links (this page)
Glossary
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Content Sample:
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Search
Identify Keywords
Combine Keywords Into A Search
Search
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Identify Keywords
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Once you have decided on your research topic or question, the next step is
to plan how you will search for information sources on your topic in
databases, library catalogs, web search engines, etc. Computers arent
advanced enough yet to understand human language. As a general rule, they
can only search for matches of the keywords you type.
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A research topic is made up of concepts. Every concept needs to be
represented by keywords. You combine the keywords in certain ways (which
will be covered in the next few paragraphs) to create an effective search.
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A good way to identify keywords is to create a concept chart where you put
each concept at the top of its own column. Underneath each concept, you
write all the synonyms and related words and phrases you can brainstorm.
It is often helpful to scan through your text books and reference sources
for more ideas. Since different authors use different language to
describe the same concepts, the more keywords and phrases you can
identify, the better chance you have of locating information sources that
deal with your exact question.
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Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
(215) 204 - 4584
jw...@temple.edu
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