Table of Contents

Table of Contents

 

Introduction

 

1 Identify: Understanding Your Information Need

 

Exercise: Identifying What You Don’t Know

 

Exercise: Taking Stock of What You Already Know

 

Exercise: Research Question/Thesis Statement/Search Terms

 

2 Scope: Knowing What Is Available

 

Exercise: Searching in Databases

 

3 Plan: Developing Research Strategies

 

Exercise: Google Searches

 

Exercise: Reviewing Search Strategies

 

4 Gather: Finding What You Need

 

Exercise: Comparing Search Strategies

 

Exercise: Primary Sources

 

Exercise: Identifying Citations

 

5 Evaluate: Assessing Your Research Process and Findings

 

Exercise: Assess Currency

 

Exercise: Find Relevant Sources

 

Exercise: Identify Authoritative Sources

 

Exercise: Find Accurate Sources

 

Exercise: Identify the Information Purpose

 

6 Manage: Organizing Information Effectively and Ethically

 

Exercise: Plagiarism Quiz

 

7 Present: Sharing What You’ve Learned

 

Exercise: Present Your Information in Different Formats

 

Exercise: Plan for Your Audience

 

8 Visual Literacy: Applying Information Literacy to Visual Materials

 

Exercise: Observing the Visual Landscape

 

Exercise: Accuracy and Bias

 

Exercise: Putting it All Together

 

9 Science Literacy: Information Literacy in the Sciences

 

Exercise: Iodine Case Study

 

Exercise: Tracing a Primary Research Article From Secondary Publications

 

Exercise: Science Zine

 

Conclusion

 

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