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 | Apr 7, 2019 | global warming, information malpractice, Readings, Research Skills, rubrics, Webpages, working with sources |
Posted on 27 November 2011 by John Cook at skepticalscience.com The Debunking Handbook, a guide to debunking misinformation, is now freely available to download. Although there is a great deal of psychological research on misinformation, there’s no summary of...
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 | 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 24, 2018 | Research Skills |
Student use these worksheets to write research questions, find keywords, and construct search strategies using Boolean operators. Each worksheet prompts the student with a different research topic and asks them to create a search strategy to find as many relevant...
by LIS101 | Aug 22, 2018 | Assignments, Research Skills |
Please review the sources linked below and compose both an MLA and an APA citation for each. You can review MLA and APA citation styles using the library’s research guides. 1. A website: The EPA Eliminates a Strong Safeguard Against Industrial Air Pollution MLA:...
by LIS101 | Aug 21, 2018 | Research Skills |
Find It Before you can use a book, you need to be able to find it in your library’s Online Book Catalog. Books tend to be broader and more general than articles, so when searching for books, think in terms of subjects rather than specific keywords. For instance, a...
by LIS101 | Feb 13, 2018 | Readings, Research Skills |
Resources compiled by Nicole A. Cooke, for the Fake News Workshop presented at the iSchool at the University of Illinois – February 1, 2017. Read more!
by LIS101 | Sep 12, 2017 | Research Skills |
You can find some interesting things on the Internet (and in Canada). Use research and visual literacy skills to determine which products are real and which are fake. Ketchup Doritos? Sounds weird to Americans, but quick searches at retail websites,...
by LIS101 | Aug 25, 2017 | Assignments, Research Skills |
This sample outline is meant to guide you through your own outline. Your outlines should show a progression of your paper topic while indicating which sources you intend to use and how you will use them to prove your point Your outline should also include a works...
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 | Jul 24, 2017 | Blogs, Pedagogy, Readings, Research Skills |
by Amanda Hovious of The Designer Librarian and Todd Heldt of LIS101 As a PhD student in Information Science, I have been chewing on one problem in particular: What are the missing components of information literacy instruction? What is not currently being addressed?...
by LIS101 | Jul 18, 2017 | Blogs, Research Skills |
Your research needs will most often be determined by your assignment. How many sources will you need? Do they need to be scholarly, primary, or secondary? Should you use a newspaper or government source? A research task may or may not come with stipulations about...
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 | Mar 15, 2017 | Readings, Research Skills |
One example of how businesses use information is seen in the “environmental scan,” which is a concept that has existed since the 1960s. The idea is that organizations should keep an eye on the “environment” in order to make informed decisions about future challenges....
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 | Dec 8, 2016 | Readings, Research Skills |
Fake news is in the headlines, and already a phalanx of tech-savvy students have come to our rescue by creating apps to root out verified and unverified stories. The effort is commendable, and the technology impressive. Unfortunately, the problem is harder to solve...
by LIS101 | Nov 19, 2016 | Research Skills |
A skilled writer may defy any of these ethical considerations without his audience being able to spot it. Below are listed additional caveats that may not necessarily mean that a source is inaccurate, irrelevant, or otherwise unusable, but which should definitely...
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...
by LIS101 | Sep 28, 2016 | Boolean operators, Research Skills |
This handy .pdf will help you teach your students about Boolean operators and how to use them to create search strategies! Duck, Duck, Goose, Boolean Operator