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Information Cycle
Learning outcomes
What is the Information Cycle?
The Information Cycle
Primary sources
Secondary sources
Tertiary sources
Scholarly information cycle
Assignment research process
Information Sources
Encyclopedia/dictionary
Books
Journal articles
Newspaper / magazine articles
Internet Websites
Tools for selecting resources
Exercise

 

Search Strategies
Learning outcomes
Analysing an assignment topic
Creating an initial search strategy
Brainstorming for keywords
Keyword searching
Keyword search tools
Boolean connector – AND
Boolean connector – OR
Boolean connector – NOT
Nesting
Truncation
Creating and using a search strategy
Using a subject link
Exercise

 

Library Catalogue
Learning outcomes
Basic search:
Author
Title
Keyword anywhere
Keyword Boolean
Subject
Guided search
Exercise
Classification systems
Call numbers
Finding items on the shelves
Recalls and holds
Course reserves
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Finding Journal Articles
Learning outcomes
What is a journal?
Why use a journal?
Types of journals
Using indexes and journal databases
Types of databases
Interpreting database records
Exercise 1
Steps to take when searching for articles
Define the topic
Choose appropriate databases/indexes
Search the databases
Search the Library Catalogue for journals
No results: where to next?
Exercise 2

 

Internet and WWW
Learning outcomes
Terminology quiz
World Wide Web
Webpage
Browser
Cookies
Plugins
Exercise 1
Internet research
Search engine
Web directory
Types of websites
Search strategies
Evaluating information
FAQs
Exercise 2

 

Avoiding Plagiarism
Learning outcomes
What is plagiarism?
What is copyright?
Using research sources
Intentional plagiarism
Unintentional plagiarism
Why acknowledge sources?
Common knowledge
What is a reading list?
Example of a reading list
Reference lists and bibliographies
Bibliographic details
Exercise
Referencing styles
Quoting
Summarising
Paraphrasing

 

Evaluating Sources
Learning outcomes
Why evaluate?
Quality control
Evaluation criteria:
Authority
Content
Accuracy
Relevance
Currency
Summary
Exercise
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