by LIS101 | Jul 25, 2019 | libguides, Research Skills, working with sources |
About this Hearing US Special Counsel Robert Mueller is testifying on Wednesday before two congressional committees about his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and possible obstruction of justice by...
by LIS101 | Jun 4, 2019 | Advocacy, Blogs, global warming, Interviews, lecture notes, libguides, Readings, video content, Video Content and Multimedia |
This overview begins by talking about the political spectrum in the US and then describes the various biases of different news outlets. Attention is paid to different expressions and types of bias. After the relationship between politics and mass media is more fully...
by LIS101 | Mar 1, 2019 | Boolean operators, Keywords, libguides, Research Skills, Search Tools |
Having trouble turning your research question into keywords? Not sure how to use Boolean operators to connect your keywords in the most effective way? This excellent tool at the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Library is exactly what you need to...
by LIS101 | Mar 1, 2019 | Lesson Plans, libguides |
JUNE 17, 2013 / JENNIFERESTEELE A common topic many college students need instruction on to aid in their information literacy skills is the concept of Boolean operators. The following is a lesson plan I thought would be a fun way to introduce the topic to a...
by LIS101 | Sep 11, 2018 | Blogs, libguides, Research Skills |
Propaganda is used to support a narrative in the public’s debate about how the world works, what everything means, and how we should think and act. In order to create and disseminate propaganda, these are the steps a propagandist might take. Incidentally, I am using...
by LIS101 | Aug 18, 2017 | libguides, Readings, Research Skills |
Many of us have been taught that in order to start a research paper we need a thesis statement, and while it is true that every research paper needs a thesis, coming up with the thesis statement first is not necessarily a good way to start. Simply stated, a thesis...
by LIS101 | May 2, 2017 | libguides, Research Skills |
When investigating your subject, books can provide in-depth coverage, overviews of topics, historical and/or social context, chronology, and lists of other sources to study. You needn’t necessarily read a book cover to cover to cite it in your research paper, but you...
by LIS101 | Feb 2, 2017 | libguides, Research Skills |
The Information Life Cycle Because of the information life cycle, where you look for information depends in large part on when it happened. For reasons of public interest, technology, and economics, information moves through society at a somewhat predictable pace....
by LIS101 | Jan 26, 2017 | libguides, Readings |
Definitions and Explanations A primary source is an original object or document from a specific time or event under study. Primary sources include historical and legal documents, interviews, eyewitness accounts, results of experiments, survey data,...
by LIS101 | Oct 8, 2016 | Boolean operators, libguides, Research Skills |
Because most research tasks are complex, they require more than one search strategy. Additionally, such tasks require students to organize and synthesize the results of those searches into one cohesive document. This handout intends to introduce students to that...