Computer Competencies / Module 4: Basic Library Research

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Lesson 1: What The Library Can Do For You?

• Welcome To The Information Age
• The Heart Of The Library: The SPL Web Page
• Isn't Everything On The Web?
• Your Friendly Neighborhood Librarian

Lesson 2: Getting Started

• Cooking Up A Good Topic
• Take Time To Refine Your Topic
• In Print: The Old Fashioned Way
• Introducing The Reference Collection
• Legwork: Finding Supporting Details

Lesson 3: The Amazing Online Catalog

• The Amazing Online Catalog
• Getting Down To Business
• Book Citations Explained
• An Example Search
• Keyword vs. Subject
• Advanced Webcat Searching
• Don't Be Afraid To Use Booleans
• Creativity Is The Key
• Webcat At Your Service

Lesson 4: A Brief Introduction To Periodicals

• The Fundamentals
• Two Types To Consider
• Popular vs. Scholarly
• A Few Examples

Lesson 5: Periodical Indexes

• Rounding Up A Few Good Articles
• Questions To Consider
• Print Indexes
• Using A Print Index
• Electronic Indexes (a.k.a. Online Databases)

Lesson 6: How To Search And Retrieve Articles

• Exploring Your Search Options
• More Online Search Strategies
• Article Citations Explained
• Significant Details
• How To Retrieve Your Article
• Getting Closer
• Interlibrary Loan
• TexShare

Lesson 7: The Five Step Program For Evaluating Sources

• The Information Explosion
• Your Five Steps To Success
• Online Databases vs. The WWW
• Avoid The Full-Text Shortcut

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