Lessons

1. The Research Process

2. Defining Research Needs

3. Developing a Strategy

4. Conducting Research

5. Evaluating Resources

6. Using Resources

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Lesson 1: The Research Process

• Research – Product vs. Process
  

Lesson 2: Defining Research Needs

• Defining Research Needs
• Understanding the Assignment -- Intro
  • Understanding the Assignment -- Dissect the Assignment Description
  • Understanding the Assignment -- Intended Audience
  • Understanding the Assignment -- Needing Library Resources
• Differences Between Resource Types – Intro
  • Books
  • Journals
  • Magazines
  • Web Sites
    

Lesson 3: Developing a Research Strategy

• Developing a Research Strategy
• Define Your Topic
• Brainstorm Search Terms – Intro
  • Break Down Main Topic into Concepts
  • Find Synonyms for Concepts
  • Consider Spelling, Abbreviations, & Multiple Endings
• Build a Keyword Search – Intro
  • Boolean AND
  • Boolean OR
  • Understanding the System – Intro to Truncation & Phrase Searching
  • Truncation
  • Phrase Searching
    

Lesson 4: Conducting the Search

• Conducting the Search
• How to Find Books w/Video Demo
• How to Find Articles – Intro
  • What is an Article Database?
  • What’s Included in an Article Database?
  • Database Recommendations
  • ProQuest Intro w/Video Demo
  • Finding Articles Once You Have a Citation w/Video Demo
• How to Find Call Numbers – Intro
  • What’s a Call Number?
  • How Do You Get a Call Number?
  • How Do You Find a Call Number in the Library?
  • Call Number Diagram – Books on Shelf
  • What if You Can’t Find the Call Number You Need?
• How to Find Web Sites
  • What's on the Web
  • Untangling the Web
  • Choosing a Good Search Engine
  • When searching the web, it's best to:
    

Lesson 5: Evaluating Resources

• Evaluating Resources
• Evalutate Books
• Evaluate Articles – (Scholarly vs. Popular)
• Evaluate Web Sites
• Select Useful Information – Don’t Force a Fit
  • Select Useful Information – Do Research First
  • Select Useful Information – Scanning & Getting Help
    

Lesson 6: Incorporating Resources

• Incorporating Resources
• Understanding Plagiarism
• Integrating Research – Intro
  • Integrating Research – Quoting
  • Integrating Research – Summarizing
  • Integrating Research – Paraphrasing
• Cite Your Sources – Intro
  • When & How to Cite
  • In-Text Citations – Intro
  • In-Text Citations – MLA
  • In-Text Citations – APA
  • Works Cited Citations – Intro
  • Works Cited Citations in Papers
  • Works Cited – MLA
  • References – APA
  • MLA vs. APA

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