Introduction to Information Literacy for Students presents a concise, practical guide to navigating information in the digital age. _ Features a unique step-by-step method that can be applied to any research project _ Includes research insights from professionals, along with review exercises, insiders' tips and tools, search screen images utilized by students, and more _ Encourages active inquiry-based learning through the inclusion of various study questions and exercises _ Provides students with effective research strategies to serve them through their academic years and professional careers…mehr
Introduction to Information Literacy for Students presents a concise, practical guide to navigating information in the digital age. _ Features a unique step-by-step method that can be applied to any research project _ Includes research insights from professionals, along with review exercises, insiders' tips and tools, search screen images utilized by students, and more _ Encourages active inquiry-based learning through the inclusion of various study questions and exercises _ Provides students with effective research strategies to serve them through their academic years and professional careers _ Ensures accessibility and a strong instructional approach due to authorship by a librarian and award-winning English professor
Michael C. Alewine is the Outreach and Distance Education Librarian at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. He teaches information-literacy courses and research seminars, and he has published and presented on information literacy, student learning and motivation, and teaching and learning in online environments. Mark Canada is Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Professor of English at Indiana University Kokomo. A 2008 recipient of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors' Award for Excellence in Teaching, Dr. Canada is author of Literature and Journalism in Antebellum America (2011), and editor of Literature and Journalism: Inspirations, Intersections, and Inventions from Ben Franklin to Stephen Colbert (2013) and Out of the West: Notes from Thomas Wolfe's Final Western Journey (2014).
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List of Figures xi
Preface xiii
Acknowledgments xvii
Flowchart xix
Part I The Method
1 Think Like a Detective 3
Information: The Key to Just about Everything 4
Join the Information Conversation 6
Start Detecting 9
Survey the Research Landscape 13
Take Research One Step at a Time 14
Conclusion 16
Steps to Success 16
Works Cited 16
2 Ask a Compelling Question 18
It All Begins with a Research Question 19
Explore Your Own Interests and Personality 20
Consider the Assignment 22
Brainstorm Ideas 24
Draw a Concept Map 26
Check an Idea Generator 27
Explore the News 29
Test and Refine a Topic 31
Conclusion 32
Steps to Success 33
3 Search for Answers 34
Good News and Bad News 35
Create a Research Log 36
Identify Keywords 39
Truncate KeywordsWhen Necessary 41
Identify Concept Phrases 42
Combine Keywords with Boolean Operators 43
Keep an Open Mind 44
Conclusion 46
Steps to Success 46
Works Cited 47
4 Explore Possible Sources 48
So Many Sources...So Little Time! 49
Distinguish among the Three Categories of Sources 50
