Concise Guide to Information Literacy. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Scott Lanning, Caitlin Gerrity.
• Authors: Lanning, Scott; Gerrity, Caitlin
• Contents: List of FiguresPrefaceChapter 1: Information and Information LiteracyQuestions to Guide Your ReadingIntroductionWhat Is Information?Information SourcesWhat Does It Mean to Be Literate?What Is Information Literacy?Why Is Information Literacy Important?VocabularyQuestions for ReflectionAssignmentReferencesChapter 2: Information Literacy and the LibraryQuestions to Guide Your ReadingIntroductionLibrary AnxietyThe LibrarianResearch HelpInterlibrary LoanLibrary InstructionThe Research ProcessVocabularyQuestions for ReflectionAssignmentReferencesChapter 3: Curiosity, the Information Need, and the Research QuestionQuestions to Guide Your ReadingCuriosityCuriosity and LearningCuriosity and MotivationInformation NeedFormulating and Reformulating the Research QuestionVocabularyQuestions for ReflectionAssignmentReferencesChapter 4: The Types of Information and Its SourcesQuestions to Guide Your ReadingThe Organization of Academic Knowledge and Publishing LiteracyParts of InformationOriginAudienceTimeFormats of InformationPhysicalDigitalTypes of InformationBackground Information SourcesBooksNews SourcesMagazinesJournalsIncluding Diverse PerspectivesVocabularyQuestions for ReflectionAssignmentReferencesChapter 5: Exploring the Information Landscape and Finding ResourcesQuestions to Guide Your ReadingChoosing the Right Search ToolWhat Is a Database?Free DatabasesFee DatabasesSearching Library DatabasesChoosing a DatabaseAccessing the Information in DatabasesFederated Searching and Discovery LayersSearching DatabasesBasic SearchAdvanced SearchPhrase SearchingBoolean OperatorsNestingStemmingRevising the SearchChoosing KeywordsUsing Subject Searching and Field SearchingFacetsSearching the Library CatalogRetrieving MaterialsSearching the WebWeb Search EnginesAdvanced SearchingVocabularyQuestions for ReflectionAssignmentReferencesChapter 6: Evaluating Research and InformationQuestions to Guide Your ReadingEvaluation and Critical ThinkingEvaluating Sources Found through the Library CatalogRelevancePurposeScope and DepthStyleValidityTimelinessAuthorityAccuracyEvaluating ArticlesRelevancePurposeScope and DepthStyleValidityTimelinessAuthorityAccuracyEvaluating WebsitesRelevancePurposeScope and DepthStyleValidityTimelinessAuthorityAccuracyEvaluation of Your Research ProcessResearch QuestionSearch StatementKeywordsDatabase SelectionDiverse and Inclusive SourcesVocabularyQuestions for ReflectionAssignmentReferencesChapter 7: Research Management and Your Role in the Research CommunityQuestions to Guide Your ReadingUsing Information EthicallyCitationsCitation StylesStyle GuidesResearch ManagementDatabase Research ManagementResearch Management SoftwareInserting Citations and Bibliographies into Research PapersResearch CommunityScholarly CommunicationsVocabularyQuestions for ReflectionAssignmentReferencesChapter 8: Creating a Product and Using InformationQuestions to Guide Your ReadingUsing InformationIntellectual Property and CopyrightFair UsePlagiarismQuoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing InformationSynthesizing InformationUsing Library ResourcesUsing Electronic SourcesUsing Web SourcesVocabularyQuestions for ReflectionAssignmentReferencesChapter 9: Critically Reflecting and Sharing Your ProductQuestions to Guide Your ReadingOrganizationLogicProofreadingCritically ReflectingCommunicating Your FindingsClassroom CommunicationProfessional CommunicationThe TakeawayVocabularyQuestions for ReflectionAssignmentReferencesBibliographyIndex.
• Edition: Third edition
• Publisher Details: New York : Libraries Unlimited
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource (224 pages)
• Subjects: Education -- Teaching Methods & Materials -- Library Skills; Language Arts & Disciplines -- Library & Information Science -- General; Language Arts & Disciplines -- Library & Information Science -- School Media; Library & information sciences
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9798216064473; 8216064470
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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