inflite Objectives

Module 1 - Identifying Sources

When you have completed this tutorial, you should be able to:

• identify a variety of information sources
• identify characteristics of information on the Web
• identify characteristics of University Library's information sources

Module 2 - Choosing a Topic

After completing this tutorial, you should be able to:

• define your purpose for research
• getting help
• narrow a topic
• select a topic
• place a topic in a research question

Module 3 - Finding Articles

After completing this tutorial you should be able to:

• distinguish between popular and scholarly periodicals
• choose a periodical database appropriate to your information need
• identify keywords for a topic
• use periodical databases to find an article on a topic

Module 4 - Using the Web

After completing this tutorial, you should be able to:

• recognize the difference between the Visible Web and Invisible Web
• get more relevant results from the Visible Web
• use search engines more effectively
• interpret and evaluate Visible Web search results

Module 5 - Searching ACE Catalog

After completing this tutorial, you should be able to:

• recognize that ACE Catalog contains more than books
• find books on a topic using a Keyword Search
• find journals by using a Periodical Title search
• use a map to identify the location of books or journals

Module 6 - Citing Sources

After completing this tutorial, you should be able to:

• recognize different parts of a citation
• describe when to cite sources used in your work
• list ways to avoid plagiarism
• understand reasons for copyright