Library Media

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Research Skills introduces students to tools and concepts that will support them in their other academic classes. 

UNITS OF STUDY

• Library Catalog

  1. How to do a Keyword, Title, Author, Subject or Series search

  2. Understanding Call Numbers (what they tell you about the book and its location)

  3. Dewey ranges

• Understanding and processing informational texts

  1. Note Taking (2 column notes)

  2. Skimming/Scanning (Efficiently gleaning information from a text)

  3. Highlighting effectively (Not too much, just enough)

  4. Nonfiction Text Features

• Database Usage

  1. How to access databases

  2. Strategies to find relevant information

  3. How to narrow the search for the best results

• Website Evaluation

  1. Criteria for recognizing good quality web sites

  2. Practice assessing websites for accuracy, ease of use and useful content

• Citation

  1. Understanding when to cite your sources

  2. Using an online citation tool

• Plagiarism

  1. What it is

  2. Strategies to avoid doing it