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Library 1600: Introduction to College-Level Research

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Library 1600: Introduction to College-Level Research

You will learn how scholarly information is produced, organized, and accessed; how to construct and use effective search strategies in a variety of web tools and scholarly databases; how to choose finding tools appropriate to the type of information you need; critical thinking skills in the evaluation of resources; and best practices in the ethical use of information.

Library and Information ScienceSocial Sciences
Author
Library Instruction Services
Publisher
Iowa State University
Source
LibreTexts
License
CC BY-SA
Language
EN
Category
Basic Sciences
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Contents· 51 sections
  1. 01: Getting Started with Research
  2. 1.01: Starting your Research
  3. 1.02: Determining your Scope
  4. 1.03: Popular and Scholarly Information
  5. 1.04: Formats
  6. 1.05: Primary and Secondary Sources
  7. 1.06: Developing a Research Question
  8. 1.07: Translating your Topic into Searchable Keywords
  9. 1.08: Finding Background Information in Wikipedia
  10. 1.09: Keeping Track of your Sources
  11. 02: Locating Information
  12. 2.01: Three Categories of Finding Tools
  13. 2.02: Paywalls and Access
  14. 2.03: Web Search Engines
  15. 2.04: Google Scholar
  16. 2.05: Library Discovery Tools
  17. 2.06: Exploring your Quick Search Results
  18. 2.07: Using Call Numbers to find Books
  19. 2.08: Articles and Databases
  20. 2.09: Finding Indexes
  21. 2.10: Subject-focused Indexes
  22. 03: Search Techniques
  23. 3.01: Basic Search Techniques
  24. 3.02: Boolean Operators
  25. 3.03: Nesting
  26. 3.04: Using Advanced Search
  27. 3.05: Item Records
  28. 3.06: Field Searching
  29. 3.07: The Subject Field
  30. 3.08: Using Citations to find an Item
  31. 3.09: Getting Access to Materials
  32. 04: Evaluating Information
  33. 4.01: Why Evaluate Information
  34. 4.02: Evaluating with SIFT
  35. 4.03: Stop
  36. 4.04: Investigate the Source
  37. 4.05: Investigate the Source- Bias
  38. 4.06: Find Better Coverage
  39. 4.07: Trace it Back
  40. 4.08: More Moves for Evaluating Scholarly Sources
  41. 4.09: Putting SIFT into Practice
  42. 05: Using Information Ethically
  43. 5.01: Citing your Sources
  44. 5.02: How to Cite
  45. 5.03: Style Manuals
  46. 5.04: Plagiarism
  47. 5.05: Copyright
  48. 5.06: Copyright Infringement versus Plagiarism
  49. 5.07: Understanding Fair Use
  50. 5.08: Promoting Yourself as a Student Researcher
  51. 5.09: Putting It All Together