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Introduction to Information Literacy for Students
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Newark :
John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated,
2017.
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| Colección: | New York Academy of Sciences Ser.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Preface
- Research: A Way to Understand
- The Method
- Types of Sources
- The Approach
- What This Book Can Do for Students (and You)
- Acknowledgments
- Flowchart
- Part I: The Method
- 1: Think Like a Detective
- Information: The Key to Just about Everything
- Join the Information Conversation
- Start Detecting
- Survey the Research Landscape
- Take Research One Step at a Time
- Conclusion
- Works Cited
- 2: Ask a Compelling Question
- It All Begins with a Research Question
- Explore Your Own Interests and Personality
- Consider the Assignment
- Brainstorm Ideas
- Draw a Concept Map
- Check an Idea Generator
- Explore the News
- Test and Refine a Topic
- Conclusion
- 3: Search for Answers
- Good News and Bad News
- Create a Research Log
- Identify Keywords
- Truncate Keywords When Necessary
- Identify Concept Phrases
- Combine Keywords with Boolean Operators
- Keep an Open Mind
- Conclusion
- Works Cited
- 4: Explore Possible Sources
- So Many Sources ... So Little Time!
- Distinguish among the Three Categories of Sources
- Survey the Range of Source Formats
- Conclusion
- 5: Evaluate Sources
- Is It Legit-For Real?
- Is It Relevant?
- Is It Reliable?
- Is It Recent?
- Critically Evaluate Books
- Critically Evaluate Periodicals
- Critically Evaluate Webpages
- Conclusion
- 6: Create a Paper Trail
- The Case for Documentation
- Know Why, What, and How to Cite
- Cite As You Go
- Compile an Annotated Bibliography
- Conclusion
- Note
- 7: Mine Your Sources
- Getting the Most from Your Sources
- Interrogate Your Sources
- Take Effective Notes
- Follow Leads
- Conclusion
- Part II: Types of Sources
- 8: Reference
- Start in the Right Place
- Choose the Right Reference Source
- Search the Online Catalog
- Check the Ready Reference Collection
- Search for Online Reference Sources
- Find and Study Entries in Reference Sources
- Conclusion
- 9: Books
- Books: More Than Mere Life-changers
- Search a Library's Online Catalog
- Search WorldCat
- Use Item Records
- Locate Books on Library Shelves
- Use Interlibrary Loan
- Look for E-books and Online Books
- Mine a Book's Contents
- Conclusion
- 10: Periodicals
- Periodicals: Something for Everyone
- The Basics-Not So Basic
- Search Databases
- Manage the Results List
- Check for Relevance
- Locate the Complete Article
- Try Advanced Searching
- Check Google Scholar and Open Access Journals
- Browse Periodicals
- Conclusion
- 11: Statistics
- The Numbers Game
- Find Statistics Online
- Check Government Sources
- Explore Specialized Sources
- Conclusion
- 12: Government Sources
- The World's Most Prolific Publisher
- Types of Government Sources
- Beware of Bias
- Limit a Catalog Search to Government Sources
- Search FDsys
- Run Searches in the U.S. Government Portal or on the Internet at Large
- Search for Bills and Laws
- Check Microforms