Tutorial Objectives
Module 1:
Getting Started With Library Research
When you have completed Module 1 you should be able to:
- Identify the main concepts of a research topic and generate
a list of search terms.
- Identify different elements of an information need: type,
level, timeliness, and scope.
- Recognize that information resources will change based on
your research needs.
- Distinguish between popular and scholarly publications.
Module 2:
Evaluating Information Resources
When you have completed Module 2 you should be able to:
- Identify the criteria needed to evaluate print, electronic,
and web information resources.
- Describe the purpose of citing sources and list the steps
to avoid plagiarism.
- Determine the elements needed to write a citation for a bibliography.
- Identify additional sources for research assistance.
Module 3:
Applying Research Skills to Specific Subject Disciplines
When you have completed Module 3, in a subject specific discipline,
you should be able to:
For General Research:
- Identify general research resources and learn how to select
subject specific databases.
- Determine how to conduct a keyword and subject search for
books.
- Describe the steps necessary to identify and access general
research resources.
- Determine how to locate and retrieve information in two
general research databases: Academic Search Premier and
LexisNexis.
For Counseling:
- Identify research resources and know how to locate needed
information in Counseling.
- Determine the relevancy of information resources in Counseling.
- Learn how to locate and retrieve Counseling information in
two major research databases (PsycINFO and ERIC).
- Describe the steps necessary to identify and access Counseling
resources on the Libraries' web site.
For Education:
- Identify research resources and know how to locate needed
information in Education.
- Determine the relevancy of information resources in Education.
- Learn how to locate and retrieve information in the two major
research databases in Education (ERIC and Education Abstracts).
- Describe the steps necessary to identify and access Education
resources on the Libraries' web site.
For Nursing:
- Identify research resources and learn how to locate needed
information in Nursing.
- Determine the relevancy of information resources in Nursing.
- Identify core Nursing journals.
- Describe the steps necessary to identify and access Nursing
resources on the Libraries' web site.
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